FailedOn my third driving test, I turned right out of the test centre, reached a pedestrian crossing, attempted to run over a little old lady, was prevented from doing so by the examiner grabbing the wheel, then proceeded straight back to the test centre.
The drive home was very, very quiet. I've never felt such a complete failure.
What have you failed at?
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chthonic, Fri 5 Jan 2007, 10:21)
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CBTThat's Compulsory Basic Training, for motorbikes, not the other thing...
Anyway, clutch control was an utterly new experience, as up until that point the most complicated motorised vehicle I had so far piloted had been of the bumper-car variety. After a dozen aborted starts, with rather dramatic lurches and stalls, I gave up and switched to a moped to carry on.
Apparantly, I had managed to pull a rather impressive wheelie on one of the stalled starts. That must have been a sight.
Was living with an ex-motorbike instructor at the time, so after a lot of practice around Wickes car-park, being instructed up to old-school standards (very, VERY tight figure of 8s, having to be able to ride at a very slow walking pace, etc) I took the CBT again and passed it in my sleep.
(, Mon 8 Jan 2007, 12:16, Reply)
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