Today was rainy like the first time I attempted the test. This time, I came with an umbrella. I also stopped at the local convenience store beforehand to pick up lunch. I walked the course as usual, this time taking care to measure how long 30 meters was, and where before the earlier turns I should signal. I had a bit of confidence in myself this time, because I knew for sure what I had to do differently compared to last time.
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Most of the lighting in the lobby is shut off during the lunch hour. |
I was the last of three people to test. My third-party duty today involved riding with a Japanese person as he navigated the local streets. In some cases in Japan, you apparently take the test on the road, and I got to see the local residential zone as well as all the narrow side streets that brought a significant challenge to the driver. (He failed. So did the first person. As a matter of fact, I don't think I've tested on a day where a single person passed their driving test.)
This time, I was especially precarious in my driving. I used the turn signal way earlier, and when it came to that final straight and curve, I pumped those brakes so hard that the proctor's head was in my field of vision. That portion was fine.
But I still failed the fuckin' test.
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Some time during the afternoon, these three guys got on mopeds and drove around. No clue why, and they were gone when I went to test. |
It seems so far like every time I've tested (and he's been my proctor every time), he's given me three points to consider. Here's today's:
- I'm going too slow on parts of the course, especially towards the beginning and when coming up to the turns onto other roads.
- There was something about me activating my blinker when making a turn towards the end of the course. I made sure to do it at around 30 m before the turn, but the proctor still brought it up, and I don't even know if I was was too late or too early. Maybe it was how I was making the turn or how I positioned the vehicle before the turn. Anything this guy says is a fuckin' mystery at this point.
- I rolled back about two inches when exiting the crank and making the turn back onto the course. I know for a fact that if you roll back when setting off on the incline portion of the exam [which I didn't have to take], you fail automatically. I bet that this was what caused me to fail, especially because he brought it up twice and was trying to teach me how to properly leave a stop without rolling back by using his hands. I already know how to do so, and do so frequently, but it's very difficult when you have a shitty clutch, and it's not even my car in the first place.
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Officially zero for three. Will the fourth break the cycle? |
And finally, as a final "fuck you" from fate itself, as I was leaving, I went to get my umbrella from the front lobby. It was gone, so I had to walk back to my car in the rain. What a way to end a shitty day.
-wp
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