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Driving test

  • 25-04-2019 6:46pm
    #1
    arcticoptimism
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭


    I’m having my 4th driving test soon. I would say I’m a decent driver and everyone who’s been in my car with me agree but test nerves get the better of me and I end up making stupid mistakes that I wouldn’t ever do outside the driving test and end up failing. Does anyone have any advice on how I can pass?


Comments

  • #2
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    If you arent doing sessions with an instructor, Get someone who doesn't give a damn how you feel to sit in the car with you. You've failed 3 times and other than suggesting its nerves, you aren't clear what your nerves affected. Both times I failed, I knew exactly what it was I had to focus on, and it wasn't based on the opinion of someone accompanying me who though I was good.


  • #3
    arcticoptimism
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭arcticoptimism


    2 of the times I was failed unfairly, which the rsa confirmed when I rang them about it but they couldn’t do anything about it and there’s no point in appealing tests. My nerves affect me a lot like I never stall but in my tests I stall at least 2 times also my mind looses focus a lot ( it’s because of my ptsd ) so I’ll sometimes forget to check my middle mirror enough times on the straight and other silly mistakes like that.


  • #4
    zepman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 203 ✭✭zepman


    Like the other poster said, people saying you drive well isn't very useful when you are a learner. They are likely not looking at every aspect of your driving as much as they should, simply because they're not trained to do so. When my test was days away, my driving had got to a point where my mate (who was my sponsor) said he was comfortable falling asleep in the car while I was driving. Huge compliment, but couldn't let it get to my head. There were some mistakes I was making that he would have missed but which I would have realised as soon as I made them, e.g., failing to check the left mirror for cyclists etc when moving off at a green light to make a left turn.

    I think you should do a few sessions with an instructor, especially lots of mock test sessions since it looks like it's the test-like atmosphere that you need to get used to. These would also expose the areas that need focus, which the instructor should then work with you to fix.


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