Failed my road test once, Next test 17th :(

[Andrewr05]

and I got raped. :thumbs-up:

You could have called in and changed the testing date, no need to try and drive around with your bum hurting...

[ir_cow]

in NY you basically can't pass if you hit the curb once when parallel parking. I did it once to get my license and never parallel parked again, what a useless thing.

Edited September 16, 2009 by hornybluecow

[nickosha]

I hit the cone (on the line) when I parallel parked and passed. In fact, that wasn't even close to why I was worrying about failing. I was making a right turn where there was a sign, two poles, and a bush on the left so I could barely see anything, then a car turned right onto the road from the nearest road on my left. Well I ALMOST got hit by that car. Then that freaked me out and also later I asked the instructor what way to go when I was turning onto a one-way road.

 

MI is pretty lenient though, because I passed. I think the instructor could tell that I was really nervous, too.

[Waco]

but I just bumped into the curb twice when parallel parking which is basically a instant fail.

I'm not sure how your state is...but generally that'll just get you a couple points off. Did you ask the instructor what you did wrong?

[ir_cow]

NYC is worse than the rest of the state, they REALLY don't want people to drive. you have to be 18 to drive in the city.

[Baulten]

Wow. Out here they are really lax. I never had to parallel park on my test (not that it would've done me any good, my pickup literally can't turn well enough to parallel park in tight places with... I hate it!), and a friend of mine passed after running over a sign.

[Miek]

The first time I went on a road test, I did BADLY. I failed. Hard.

 

My score was a -36. A fail is -10.

 

The second time I got -9 (2 items, yielding to someone at a green light, final position on parallel park).

 

Don't get discouraged. You'll get it.

[slick2500]

Whats parallel parking?

[davidst]

At 16 I took my test in a 1965 Cadillac, I don't how I parallel parked that beast.

 

http://100megsfree4.com/cadillac//cad1960/cad65d.htm

[xchrissypoox]

My tester never even had me parallel park, most of the time I was sitting in the car while he got coffee.

[GabrielT]

I failed the first time too, I wasn't paying attention to my speed and hit like 45mph in a 30. Both times I paralel parked I totally failed but Minnesota doesn't really care if you can or not because I have yet to need that skill since.

[WhenKittensATK]

Live in Florida, parallel parking isn't required on the driver test. Didn't even drive on the road. We used the test track behind the DMV. I think that's what helped me pass. Not having to worry about other drivers.

 

I never drove more than 10 hours before taking my driver's license test. I pretty much got my license the week before college started. 30 min - 1 hr drives everyday, you pretty much learn from your mistakes and get used to all the traffic.

Edited September 16, 2009 by Krazyxazn