I am not sure who is more nervous [UPDATED]

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 01/09/2018 at 11:39 • Filed to: None

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[UPDATE] He

He would have passed, except there was a clusterfuck in the parking lot and he bumped a curb with his tire pulling into the space. Poor kid. He is really upset.

WilliamsSW > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 11:43

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Good luck to him!

Svend > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 11:44

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Fingers crossed.

extraspecialbitter > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 11:46

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reminder: public transportation is still a thing.

Wacko > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 11:47

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Good luck to him,

and good luck to everyone else in the Fresno area too.

Pich, with Z32 now featuring Civic [Si] / No > extraspecialbitter 01/09/2018 at 11:49

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not a great one in Fresno it isnt

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 11:54

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My daughter will be doing this in two years. Thoughts and prayers!

Ash78, voting early and often > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 11:57

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DRIVE TEST SUPPLICANTS ONLY

facw > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 12:07

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When I was a kid, one of my au-pairs (already licensed in Germany) took seven tried to pass the MD test (2 written test failures, and 4 driving failures). Most of these tests are petty easy though, so hopefully this will go well.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 12:14

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Will there be a celebratory donut lessons in the nearest parking lot upon passing?

jimz > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 12:32

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on the upside, he’ll be less nervous the next time and know what to expect.

InFierority Complex > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 12:35

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Well that sucks. Just means he’ll be able to pass next time, no worries. How long till they let him retake it?

E90M3 > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 12:35

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Sorry to hear he failed. I somehow passed even though I’m pretty sure I broke a couple laws. The guy might have passed me because I had AC.

Arrivederci > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 12:42

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Bummer he didn’t pass - how soon can he take it again?

My road test was soooooo easy. Unbelievably. I was wearing a cross country shirt and the examiner noticed and just chatted with me about it the entire trip. Literally drove a loop around four or five different roads, all right hand turns. No parallel parking, no three point turns, nada. Maybe he just sensed my greatness :).

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 01/09/2018 at 12:45

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Thinking donuts in a sporttrac aren’t the best idea

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/09/2018 at 12:49

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That should donut just fine, although I suppose donuts in the nearest dirt lot would be a lot easier on the tires.

Textured Soy Protein > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 13:07

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When I took my driver’s test for the first time, I got a particularly stern drive tester lady. She got in the car with me at the MVA building (this was in Maryland which calls the DMV the MVA because they insist on being different) then drive across the street to the test course.

I got as far as the stop sign to exit the parking lot and drive across the street when the lady told me to put the car in park and the test was over. I was oblivious as to why, and she explained that I had stopped with the front of the car over the line for the stop sign, and she was failing me.

Being as car-obsessed as I still am now, I was stunned. I was the kid who paid attention and took notes in driver’s ed. I thought surely stopping with the nose of the car over the line for a stop sign was just reason to mark a couple points off my score, not stopping the test before it even started, but what was I supposed to do, argue with her?

My mom brought me back the next day and I got a different tester dude who was bending over backwards nice. He even offered to get out of the car and guide me in to the exceedingly large parallel “parking space” on the test course. I was like, “thanks but I’ve got this.” I nailed it.

Fuck that tester lady though.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > extraspecialbitter 01/09/2018 at 13:12

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In certain parts of the country*

In my area, kids get a special school license at 14 because otherwise it’s a parent driving them to school. You have to live at least 3 miles away, which is, well, everyone.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/09/2018 at 13:14

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wimp

jkm7680 > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 13:24

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When your instructor guy is a possibly intoxicated Iraqi guy who slept half the time, it becomes a little less challenging.

RPM esq. > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 13:29

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My kid passed by like one point. Like father, like son: so did I. Your kid will take care of it like a boss when he retakes it.

TheRealBicycleBuck > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 13:44

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Let him know Oppo is pulling for him!

Your boy, BJR > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 13:46

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I passed my written test by a point.

I hit a cone and forgot a blinker on the road test.

They GAVE ME A LICENSE ANYWAY.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/09/2018 at 13:55

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I’m not saying I haven’t gotten the 4Runner plenty sideways but also, it wasn’t the best idea probably.

jimz > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 14:08

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I swear your son looked familiar to me, then it clicked. He could be mistaken for Dave Mustaine.

in the ‘80s, that is. Dave’s all old and shit now.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/09/2018 at 14:13

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lol, used to take my old 88 s10 blazer sideways at every OPPOrtunity

boxrocket > extraspecialbitter 01/09/2018 at 14:32

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This isn’t jezebel or one of those other awful GMG sites...

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 14:35

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Took me 3 times, and I’m like “the car guy” good luck typical teenager.

Shift24 > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 14:53

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Man that stinks, I remember mine. As we were walking out I noticed he had already written pass on the test. We did the cone test and looped around the block. That was it, max maybe 3 minutes.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 15:46

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My first driver’s test was also failed because I bumpe the curb while parallel parking. I believe my exact reaction was “aw son of a...shit”

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ImmoralMinority 01/09/2018 at 16:52

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Damn, tell him not to worry and he’ll get it next time! I had to take my test twice - our test car was a 2003 Impala....HATED it as we had to back into our parking space at the end and I couldn’t see a damn thing out the back of that boat, haha! I didn’t get in between the lines correctly. Aced it on my second time though!

CaptDale - is secretly British > ImmoralMinority 01/10/2018 at 11:47

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That really sucks. Just a mistake though. Just has to take the test again.