I failed my driving test today...

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: mobobuff
He wasn't docked for engine braking, he was docked for NOT engine braking. And since when is it illegal?

I guess you can read his first post both ways. I read it that he was docked since he should not engine brake. It is illegal in virtually every city I see in Nebraska (signs posted as you enter the city). Why is it illegal? Since when semis do it, it often creates a god-awful sound that is very loud. Thus to make it illegal for semis, they have to make it illegal for all vechicles.

I live in Nebraska, and can't think of a single sign I've seen about engine braking. Maybe you have to enter the cities through a specific road, I dunno. I do it a lot of times.

I almost failed my driver's test (first and only time I took it) because it took me a minute to decide if I was going to pull out in front of one car, and apparently put quite a scare into the tester, because he plastered himself to the side of the vehicle and said "Whooaa!" Told me I had to decide quicker.
But the next part of the test was through a residential area, and some kid's ball bounced into the street, with him following soon after, and I did a splendid job braking on that, which I think is what passed me.
The parallel parking test in Austin, TX (at least for me) was to park between these two concrete poles.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: mobobuff
He wasn't docked for engine braking, he was docked for NOT engine braking. And since when is it illegal?

I guess you can read his first post both ways. I read it that he was docked since he should not engine break. It is illegal in virtually every city I see in Nebraska (signs posted as you enter the city). Why is it illegal? Since when semis do it, it often creates a god-awful sound that is very loud. Thus to make it illegal for semis, they have to make it illegal for all vechicles.

Hmm, well I guess that makes sense, but maybe it's just a Nebraska law, I've never seen any signs around here disuading it. And semis have considerably larger trannies than cars.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I live in Nebraska, and can't think of a single sign I've seen about engine braking. Maybe you have to enter the cities through a specific road, I dunno. I do it a lot of times.

I'd say in at least half of the small towns the signs have gone up on the main highway to the town (because the laws are meant as feable attempts against semis doing it). This has really started happening in the last 5 years. Little white signs just as you enter the city, very easy to overlook.

 

[skace]

Its been so long since I parallel parked that I would probably screw it up. Infact the last time I parallel parked was during my drivers test.

BTW, I passed mine first try. But the lady gave me some lecture on how she should have failed me but is letting me off with a 76 or whatever since I seemed like I was improving. I think she just wanted to scare me. I had to drive a car without power steering for my test.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: FrogDog

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: mobobuff
He wasn't docked for engine braking, he was docked for NOT engine braking. And since when is it illegal?

I guess you can read his first post both ways. I read it that he was docked since he should not engine break. It is illegal in virtually every city I see in Nebraska (signs posted as you enter the city). Why is it illegal? Since when semis do it, it often creates a god-awful sound that is very loud. Thus to make it illegal for semis, they have to make it illegal for all vechicles.

OK, well to clear it up, I was docked for NOT engine braking. I would coast to stop signs with the clutch in, and thus got tagged with things like "being in the wrong gear" and "coasting in neutral."

The reason for that is theoretically if you had to take evasive action, you can't do much in neutral. Personally though, in 6 years of driving I've never been in a situation where the only way I could avoid an accident is by accelerating.

Originally posted by: phreakah
who was that guy who used to always post on here about failing his driving test over and over and had social problems etc? this thread reminded me of him and i havent seen him post in a while

I don't remember his name, but he quit Anandtech because of all the flames he got. He seemed borderline suicidal, so who knows what's happened to him since. Hopefully he got his license.

 

[vood0g]

Originally posted by: Amorphus
What I don't get is how the majority of high school kids can pass it...

i am not sure about other states, but in texas (well houston at least), high school kids do not have to take the driving test to get a license. all they have to do is take 3 weeks (or was it 4, anyhow, that's besides the point) of driver's ed and after that, they get a license. however, i think they changed the rule on that because my sister-in-law had to wait 6 months after driver's ed to actually get her license, in the mean time, she had a permit or something like that. during the 6 months after driver's ed, the kids are supposed to be practicing, however, practice or not, after the 6 months they get a license, no questions asked. my sister-in-law couldnt drive worth a sh1t, and she got one anyway. during her first 6 months with the car, she got in 3 wrecks, and the last one resulted in the car being totalled.

it just seems as if they will give licenses out to anyone that wants one. something really needs to be done about it. not trying to start a flame war or anything, but many (not all) high schoolers drive like sh1t. many times i think texas law should just allow the adults to be able to shoot those stupid kids driving like dumba$$es.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: mugs
The reason for that is theoretically if you had to take evasive action, you can't do much in neutral. Personally though, in 6 years of driving I've never been in a situation where the only way I could avoid an accident is by accelerating.

Happened to me once. I guess someone decided that even though I had a green light and was already nearly half way through the intersection, they were gonna go ahead and go (they were turning left). If I hadn't punched the engine as hard as I could and swerved to get my back end to where they would clear it, they definitely would have tagged us. Scary stuff. I hate idiots.