27-05-23, 04:11 PM
Yay! Just passed my Driving Test :thumbup
Only picked up two minors (that's minor *faults* you dirty minded sods!) :lol
The first was pulling out of the Test Centre, there's a mini roudabout onto the main road and there was traffic to my left and right, plus it's slightly uphill, so I stopped for the cars on my right, then a car on my left (which *should* have given me priority!) decided they weren't going to wait for a learner and pulled out :rolleyes
This meant my pull out was less smooth than I'd have liked, also, in trying to get around the white circle of the roundabout without running over it, I went slightly too deep, so then had to haul the car around and then haul it back before I went over the wrong side of the road :eek
I apologised for my test nerves and the very nice lady examiner said "Don't worry, just brush it off and carry on".
The only other issue was where I was pulling out of a T Junction onto a 60mph B road and there was a bend in the distance on my right, but a large tractor was parked right in my sight line, so I although I could see vehicles coming around the bend, I then lost sight of them behind the tractor.
I eventually started to pull out, but then saw a bike coming and, knowing that some riders tend to hoon it along that bit of road at 80mph (not me, of course :angel ) I said I was going to wait (I tend to talk along to my driving, it helps me concentrate on what I'm doing and also makes it clear to the Instructor or Examiner what my thought processes are.)
So I waited, only to wait a bit more and eventually, as it finally came into view I went "Oh, it's a 125!" realising that I would have had plenty of time to clear the junction before it arrived.
The Examiner said "How can you tell at this distance?!" and I explained that it had a skinny front tyre, so it was obviously a small bike.
"Oh, I didn't know that!" 8)
Anyway, I had got slightly over the Give Way line, so I decided to roll back a bit, but, as she said in the debrief, there was nothing behind me, so I could have easily rolled a bit further back to get back behind the line so traffic wouldn't have to possibly move out past me.
Apart from that, everything was fine and then I drove down the M275 on the way home as a newly qualified driver :car
Only picked up two minors (that's minor *faults* you dirty minded sods!) :lol
The first was pulling out of the Test Centre, there's a mini roudabout onto the main road and there was traffic to my left and right, plus it's slightly uphill, so I stopped for the cars on my right, then a car on my left (which *should* have given me priority!) decided they weren't going to wait for a learner and pulled out :rolleyes
This meant my pull out was less smooth than I'd have liked, also, in trying to get around the white circle of the roundabout without running over it, I went slightly too deep, so then had to haul the car around and then haul it back before I went over the wrong side of the road :eek
I apologised for my test nerves and the very nice lady examiner said "Don't worry, just brush it off and carry on".
The only other issue was where I was pulling out of a T Junction onto a 60mph B road and there was a bend in the distance on my right, but a large tractor was parked right in my sight line, so I although I could see vehicles coming around the bend, I then lost sight of them behind the tractor.
I eventually started to pull out, but then saw a bike coming and, knowing that some riders tend to hoon it along that bit of road at 80mph (not me, of course :angel ) I said I was going to wait (I tend to talk along to my driving, it helps me concentrate on what I'm doing and also makes it clear to the Instructor or Examiner what my thought processes are.)
So I waited, only to wait a bit more and eventually, as it finally came into view I went "Oh, it's a 125!" realising that I would have had plenty of time to clear the junction before it arrived.
The Examiner said "How can you tell at this distance?!" and I explained that it had a skinny front tyre, so it was obviously a small bike.
"Oh, I didn't know that!" 8)
Anyway, I had got slightly over the Give Way line, so I decided to roll back a bit, but, as she said in the debrief, there was nothing behind me, so I could have easily rolled a bit further back to get back behind the line so traffic wouldn't have to possibly move out past me.
Apart from that, everything was fine and then I drove down the M275 on the way home as a newly qualified driver :car