Tips for a driving test?

[JWinn]

I think what might help you the most, based on your first post, is to just spend some time with your dad (or whoever) driving before you test again.

Get comfortable and confident behind the wheel. Drive to new areas, in the same car you plan to test in. Get comfy in that car.

Go to large parking lot, take out a few cones if you have them, and practice parallel parking between them, and anything else your still iffy on. Get comfortable in traffic.

Remember what happened in your previous tests. If there were certain things that caused you to fail, work on those until you feel confident in your ability on those things.

Being nervous is never a good way to go into any kind of test. Easy to say, I know, but it's true.

Relax. This really isn't all that hard, or that big of a deal. Everyone gets the hang of it.

Well, most everyone. Like Roaddog said, there are plenty of em out there who have not really gotten it.

But most of them have a license! You will too.

[BAZINGA0212]

thanks a lot, will try all that stuff!

[Dodgersalltheway]

Make sure you can see 100-150 feet both ways when you come to an intersection with a stop sign. That got me but I still barely passed.

And people are not worth any kind of "points" whatsoever, no matter what anyone tells you...

[ajw9356]

Well, to start with definitely don't wreck during the test, that would be bad for your chances of passing. Just kidding there. Leave your cell phone at home! Not kidding about that, you don't want that anywhere within a mile of you when you are taking that test. I think you've had some good advice here. If you have trouble backing up or parallel parking, practice in a mostly empty parking lot and try to steer in between spaces etc. I learned to parallel park at college where you had to bump bumpers in order to squeeze into limited space all the time. My dad taught me how to drive and back up all on a little truck with limited visibility and a touchy clutch backing in and out of our 200 ft driveway with a 180 degree sharp turn to pull under the deck at the back of our house in the middle of summer with the AC off. It was no fun for me because I didn't get a lesson I got a bunch of "No don't do that" or "Not like that" and "Look at what you're doing". The lesson ended when I hit the side of the house backing up and broke off the water spigot. The rest of my day was learning how to do plumbing on copper water lines. I was 13. So not passing a driving test isn't that bad, at least you haven't backed into a house. I think you'll find that passing a driving test will come easily once you are comfortable knowing the rules and being able to follow them without thinking, practice following all the rules, believe it or not, practice helps no matter what Allen Iverson says. Being polite and respectful, will go a long way, be confident in your ability, make sure you have practiced to increase your ability. Always practice your weaknesses most, that's where you need to increase you're ability. If you think you are going to fail going in, you're half the way to doing it. If you know you can pass no matter what comes up, you're 3/4 away from doing that. It doesn't sound like you're far off from passing anyway. Thank the person you are with for their time, whether you pass or not. It may be them who tests you the next time and they may remember that kind of respect, they don't always get it. As long as you do you're best, I'm sure you'll be able to pass, sooner or later, most likely sooner. Very best of luck for the next try!!

[BAZINGA0212]

thanks a lot, appreciate it