| Product: |
Learning to Drive |
| Date: |
09/05/05 (295 review reads) |
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Advantages: freedom
Disadvantages: expensive
Passing your driving test gives you imense freedom especially if your 17 and live in the middle of nowhere! even if that is not the case it will still bring you so much freedom. to be able go places by yourself, and not have to rely on others or public transport as which we know is not always as reliable as it should be!
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MY STORY:
I started of my driving lessons at the beginning of June after my 17th birthday. I was really eager to get them over and done with as soon as possible because i really wanted to be able to drive by the time i went back to college. I decided to use the same driving instructor that my sister had used. i started off doing two hour slots, 3 times a week. i then increased it to 3 hours each slot- although it was very tiring i was determined to get as many done as possible. i didnt have a car at the time so i couldnt practice outside of my lessons- so this meant i had to have even more hours of lessons. After 40 hours of lessons i thought i would never be ready for my test. i had done two practice tests and failed both of them by miles!!! this didn't exactly boost my confidence! But we booked it for a month in advance on the 21st august. and after alot more lessons i was finally ready for my test.
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THE DAY OF THE TEST!!!!
I am quite a nervous person and was worried that my nerves would take the better of me. however i thought to myself i really want to do this- and thougth positive thoughts which actually made me calm down a bit. I had an hour lesson before my test- it went dreadfully- my positive thinking went away and i was suddenly thinking there was no hope of me passing! i drove into the test centre and parked. I then went into the test centre where i had to wait 5 minutes which seemed ages! then the examiner came out, i signed the forms and off we went. I tried to stay calm and drove out of the test centre and did everything the instructor said. Then a problem arose- he asked me to reverse round a corner which i attempted to do- but messed it up and started to panick! but he was very nice and let me drive to the next corner and do it again- which luckily i managed to do it perfectly! however i still felt i had failed. after about 30 mins we started driving back to the tet centre which was fine. But once we were back it was time for the bay park! and yes once again i messed it up! i reversed and was half way across two bays then went forward then reversed!!! and once again i started to panick!! and said o the examiner ' oh god ive really failed now haven't i!' he just told me to keep calm and finish of the manouvere which i eventually managed to do!!
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THE RESULTS!!!
I was convinced that i had failed-i felt really angry with myself for messing up the manouveres after doing them perfectly in my lessons. But then he said 'well emily i'm pleased to tell you that you have passed' i couldn't believe it, i was completely shocked and even asked him if he was joking. I looked at the test form and saw that i had i had only got 3 minors in the whole test!! it was the happiest day ever! i could now drive on my own- my life would now change so much!
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AFTER PASSING MY TEST!
I have now become so much more confident with my driving and i'm still shocked that i passed- it really has given me so much more freedom- my life definitley has changed.
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MY ADVICE TO YOU:
O keep calm in your test, try not to let your nerves make the better of you.
O You have to think positive- this will also help your nerves sty down. Think 'i can do this'
O do your best but don't try too hard at it beacuse this may well make it worse for you.
O be very polite to the examiner by talking to them and being very smiley-acting as if you are not as nervous as you feel.
O If you mess something up don't less this ruin the rest of your test as you might have just got a minor for the bit you messed up- you never know!
O even if you don't pass first time- don't let this get you down too much just think of it as a practice.
O one thing you musn't do is act too confident as this could fail you straight away- if you go to the test looking like and acting like a boy or girl racer then you have a much higher chance of failing!
and just remember you must think positive!!!
and finally good luck! just do your best and follow my advice!!
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