Dear readers,

Today I went (again) for my driving test & FAILED.

I'm not afraid of traffic conditions nor the duration of the driving test, what I'm tested on BUT I strongly believe it's the mere sight of the examiner getting into the front passenger seat beside me. I get petrified/terrified & it trips me up.

This is placing tremendous stress & anxiety on myself. How can I overcome this fear & get that PIECE OF PAPER known as "the driver's licence"? I really need this licence.

if its that specific examiner - go somewhere else or try to get another one.

If it is just any examiner - tell them you need a minute. Tell them "I am really nervous of being watched" and maybe if you can think of something to say or ask them that would make you feel better. It might feel stupid to say that, but how many times do you want to go back? If it were me I'd look them right in the eye and say "hi my name is Cristyn, I am not scared to drive but I am scared about you watching me."

i agree with city.. i am also nervous of my driving test i keeps putting it off.. as they watch you etc... but when i do eventually go for it i will be looking him in the eye and saying *hi my name is donna and i am very nervous as you are watching me* see what they say.. try it? just be honest and then you will feel more relaxed http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

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donna

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dear posters,

i m in deep despair. i have just about given up hope on myself. i failed the driving test today by one point; when i reversed the car, i didn't (according to the examiner) reverse the car enough before turning the steering wheel & so, failed me.

when i saw i failed, my brain immediately "switched off" & i started bawling my heart out. i cried so much that my instructor had to take over the wheels.

i mean, i have practiced so much, spent much $$$$$ & how shall i say it, it's STRESSING me out. Pschologically, i m seriously thinking tat there's something wrong with me. Tat i m old, stupid, useless, bad apple, crazy plain jane, ...

pls, can someone help me out with suggestion? silly thoughts r starting to creep up into my mind & i m starting to believe.

Hi, I have the same fear but then im sure lots of people do about their driving test. Im going to take mine soon when i can pluck up the courage and stop feeling so dizzy but thats another story.
I was told to just try and see the examiner as your instructor and concentrate on the driving not the examiner next to you, as they do want you to pass, take deep breaths and believe in yourself. Good luck http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

hey - I failed my learner's permit three times and my driving test once..it was incredibly stressful. At the time, all I could think of was why those morons with the fancy cars and drinking and doing drugs and getting low grades in school when I, who got straight A's and never did anything wrong couldn't. I hated having the tester watch me too but I just ignored him. By the time I took the test I passed, I had been driving for almost a year (usually with my mother sitting in the passenger seat babbling away) and I only got two points off. So just focus on the car, join with it, pretend you are an extension of the car...and check all your mirrors every eight seconds.

Raelite!
I felt the same!
Stupid teenagers in nice cars!

I failed my road test the first time and I came home and cried, I felt useless! Totally useless! The guy ragged on me for stupid ****!

A few months later, I had another appointment and I made sure I didn't get the same instructor! (They have different ones walking around, they take whatever the next car in line is) So I remember the last time he said I drove too slow, so I left a bit faster! I did all of my turns well, on the first test I failed because I turned into the wrong lane on a one way street! SUE ME! lol Life is a one way street!

But the second time, the guy said "I dunno what to tell you" and I slumped back and threw my head on the head rest and said "WHAT?" and he said "You passed very easily!"

Sometimes it takes a very understanding instructor, and sometimes it takes much practice the DAY OF your exam! That way, it's fresh in your head!

Any other suggestions are to make sure your seat is comfy, in good relation to the pedals and arms adjusted COMFORTABLY, that's most important!
The one thing I did the last time I took it was "When you stopped on that hill and turned your wheels, you weren't close enough to the curb" so I got docked 1 point! And I think I went over a STOP line by about a foot, but who doesn't?

I did mine in a court thing, they have a course set out only for driving courses, which is MORE nerve racking!

Just take it easy, pump up the valium LOL, jk don't do that, take a breather, and DON'T push yourself.

My first time, my brother's gf had driven me to my appointment and I didn't know she had left the car on, it's very quiet, so when the instructor got in he told me I could go when I was ready. And I EEK, tried to turn on the car! WHat a horrible sound! Don't do that! He didn't say anything about it, I was nervous and not paying attention!

And I told him, after he failed me, that I was nervous, and he said "Everyone is nervous, but you have to do all the road precautions and instructions before I can pass you, nervous or not!" Made sense, I failed!

I went home and was destined for the next time, and bang, the next time I got it!
So no worries, take your time, don't panic my dears!

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A good friend is someone who will bail you out of jail.
A best friend is someone who will sit next to you and say "That was fawkin' awesome!"

I think that the driver examination people are worse than cops, they're cruel! They probably don't even have a license! They couldn't get one, those picky *******s! LOL

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A good friend is someone who will bail you out of jail.
A best friend is someone who will sit next to you and say "That was fawkin' awesome!"