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MrCleveland · 06-20-2008, 01:18 PM

I tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried, (that's 6 tries with a Learners Permit) but still, I failed. I have this temp packet for November, but the way things are going since I'm in a program where they help the disabled, I'll get my Drivers License when Cleveland wins a Championship.

This also means...

1-I live in the city.
2-I might as well forget about dating.
3-I rent.
4-I cut myself off of my own family.
5-I change my name.

catlover79 · 06-20-2008, 01:52 PM

Hey, I didn't get my driver's license until I was 25 - and after failing the road test 3 times!! If I can do it, so can you.

Furienna · 06-20-2008, 07:52 PM

I haven't got a driver's license either. I'm too affraid to cause accidents, if I get behind a wheel.

Nighthawk76 · 06-20-2008, 11:51 PM

Driving actually gets really old after awhile. Everyone who has posted in this thread either doesn't drive or hasn't been driving that long. I've been driving since 1994 and after all these years, I can honestly say that driving isn't all that it is cracked up to be. Over the last decade traffic here in Illinois has become really, really bad...especially during the rush hour. Also, too many drivers on the road are not safe drivers...they have their minds on everything but the road.

Max Whittaker · 06-21-2008, 12:02 AM

The only good thing about driving is the independence.

The rest is only barely worth it; the expense, the aggravation, the stress, the possibility of killing someone....

Not fun...

If a girl only likes you because you have a car and can drive, I'd suggest looking somewhere higher on the gene pool... There are guys who never drive, will never drive, for any number of reasons, and they have very lovely ladies after them.

You're only as limited as you chose to be.

BarneyFife · 06-21-2008, 12:15 AM

Never ever give up on anything.

Chelsea · 06-21-2008, 12:30 AM

OK, first thing's first? Which are you failing, the written test or the road/driving portion of the test? I'm not sure how Ohio does their tests, and I couldn't tell from your post exactly what you failed?

If you're failing the driving portion of the test, is there a particular portion of the test that you keep failing? When I failed my driving test on my first attempt it was because I absolutely was terrible at parallel parking. Is there some specific aspect that's tripping you up?

And if you're stuck at the written test - again, is there some specific question or questions you can't seem to get right? I had trouble figuring out the meaning behind Yield signs for example. (which if anyone's ever in a car with me - this explains my reluctance to slow at those). Are there certain questions that are tripping you up?

Six tries at it is an awfully high number of misses - but I certainly admire your persistence and refusal to give up. Take the opportunity to figure out what you're not getting, and work on that. I'm sure any of us will help with advice if we can.

PunkyP0WER · 06-21-2008, 12:39 AM

i can't stand driving. i try not to drive if i don't have to. unfortunately i work 6 days a week and the busline is unavailable in my town so its not possible. i work 3rd shift so the drive there isn't too bad but on the way home i hit morning gridlock and its a nightmare. because i'm not in a hurry to go anywhere but home i do the state minimum of 45mph which aggravates all the speed demons who try to bully me into going faster by tailgating me. same people who complain on the evening news about the cost of gas but then waste more money by speeding. if they headed out a few minutes earlier they wouldn't be in such a hury and could conserve more gas. anyway, you'll get your license sooner than you think. don't worry you have the whole rest of your life to drive, believe me

PunkyP0WER · 06-21-2008, 12:42 AM

i think you're onto something seth. i failedmy first time on the driving portion because i had difficulty with backing up into spaces. so thats all my dad and i did was back into spaces over and over and over. and i passed the test on my second try

PunkyP0WER · 06-21-2008, 12:46 AM

a little o/t: hey family ties forver, do you remember jennifer practicing driving with her dad in the kitchen on family ties? they arranged the chairs to look like the inside of the car and the dad kept screaming over invisible obstacles in the road. lmao i just watched it on youtube

Max Whittaker · 06-21-2008, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by PunkyP0WER

i think you're onto something seth. i failedmy first time on the driving portion because i had difficulty with backing up into spaces. so thats all my dad and i did was back into spaces over and over and over. and i passed the test on my second try

Same here. I hit the pole in parallel parking.

Since the test I really haven't had to employ the maneuver, so I don't think I'd manage it again if I needed to.

PunkyP0WER · 06-21-2008, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Max Whittaker

Same here. I hit the pole in parallel parking.

Since the test I really haven't had to employ the maneuver, so I don't think I'd manage it again if I needed to.

me neither, i only mastered it for the test and never used it gain.

HuntingtonM15 · 06-21-2008, 02:08 AM

I've only been driving (with a license) for 5 years, and the majority of the time I can't stand it. Other drivers are so obnoxious and it just gets old really fast.

InspectorExstead · 06-21-2008, 03:34 AM

there is nothing wrong with not having your license yet. just keep taking the test until you pass it. you can do it!
but really though, like all the other drivers on this thread said, driving gets old...really fast.
at first, it's wonderful & exciting. FREEDOM! and then freedom just disappears and becomes full of annoying responsibilities. running errands for the parents, dealing with stupid drivers, or worse...drunk drivers, paying for gas (you might as well just pee out money because it'll disappear so quickly), having friends ask you for rides all the time, etc.
driving is fun, but it also sucks at the same time. either way, not having your license is not something that should make you look down on yourself. you have plenty of time to get a license.

Furienna · 06-21-2008, 05:41 AM

Unfortuneately, I live out in the countryside. I have six miles to town, and I even have two miles to the closest bus stop. It's a good thing to have a car out here. I always need rides from my dad or my sister or my brother. My mum doesn't have a license either though, which actually makes me feel like a little bit less of a failure. If I only had lived six miles outside a big city like Stockholm instead of six miles outside the little town of Örnsköldsvik, I wouldn't even think of having to drive. Because big cities have better public transportations than small towns, since there are more buses, and maybe even street-cars. Stockholm even has a subway system! More public transportations would have been so great for me! And really now, if I only lived closer to a bus stop, I wouldn't think about it either. But now, it's a little bit difficult.

06-20-2008, 01:18 PM	#1
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,222	I may be a non-driver forever. I tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried, (that's 6 tries with a Learners Permit) but still, I failed. I have this temp packet for November, but the way things are going since I'm in a program where they help the disabled, I'll get my Drivers License when Cleveland wins a Championship. This also means... 1-I live in the city. 2-I might as well forget about dating. 3-I rent. 4-I cut myself off of my own family. 5-I change my name.
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06-20-2008, 01:52 PM	#2
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06-21-2008, 12:02 AM	#5
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	The only good thing about driving is the independence. The rest is only barely worth it; the expense, the aggravation, the stress, the possibility of killing someone.... Not fun... If a girl only likes you because you have a car and can drive, I'd suggest looking somewhere higher on the gene pool... There are guys who never drive, will never drive, for any number of reasons, and they have very lovely ladies after them. You're only as limited as you chose to be.
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06-21-2008, 12:15 AM	#6
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06-21-2008, 12:30 AM	#7
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	OK, first thing's first? Which are you failing, the written test or the road/driving portion of the test? I'm not sure how Ohio does their tests, and I couldn't tell from your post exactly what you failed? If you're failing the driving portion of the test, is there a particular portion of the test that you keep failing? When I failed my driving test on my first attempt it was because I absolutely was terrible at parallel parking. Is there some specific aspect that's tripping you up? And if you're stuck at the written test - again, is there some specific question or questions you can't seem to get right? I had trouble figuring out the meaning behind Yield signs for example. (which if anyone's ever in a car with me - this explains my reluctance to slow at those). Are there certain questions that are tripping you up? Six tries at it is an awfully high number of misses - but I certainly admire your persistence and refusal to give up. Take the opportunity to figure out what you're not getting, and work on that. I'm sure any of us will help with advice if we can.
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06-20-2008, 07:52 PM	#3
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,277	I haven't got a driver's license either. I'm too affraid to cause accidents, if I get behind a wheel.

06-20-2008, 11:51 PM	#4
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Driving actually gets really old after awhile. Everyone who has posted in this thread either doesn't drive or hasn't been driving that long. I've been driving since 1994 and after all these years, I can honestly say that driving isn't all that it is cracked up to be. Over the last decade traffic here in Illinois has become really, really bad...especially during the rush hour. Also, too many drivers on the road are not safe drivers...they have their minds on everything but the road.

06-21-2008, 12:39 AM	#8
PunkyP0WER Member Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2008 Location: MACY*S on 34th St. Posts: 1,908	i can't stand driving. i try not to drive if i don't have to. unfortunately i work 6 days a week and the busline is unavailable in my town so its not possible. i work 3rd shift so the drive there isn't too bad but on the way home i hit morning gridlock and its a nightmare. because i'm not in a hurry to go anywhere but home i do the state minimum of 45mph which aggravates all the speed demons who try to bully me into going faster by tailgating me. same people who complain on the evening news about the cost of gas but then waste more money by speeding. if they headed out a few minutes earlier they wouldn't be in such a hury and could conserve more gas. anyway, you'll get your license sooner than you think. don't worry you have the whole rest of your life to drive, believe me

06-21-2008, 12:42 AM	#9
PunkyP0WER Member Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2008 Location: MACY*S on 34th St. Posts: 1,908	i think you're onto something seth. i failedmy first time on the driving portion because i had difficulty with backing up into spaces. so thats all my dad and i did was back into spaces over and over and over. and i passed the test on my second try

06-21-2008, 12:46 AM	#10
PunkyP0WER Member Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2008 Location: MACY*S on 34th St. Posts: 1,908	a little o/t: hey family ties forver, do you remember jennifer practicing driving with her dad in the kitchen on family ties? they arranged the chairs to look like the inside of the car and the dad kept screaming over invisible obstacles in the road. lmao i just watched it on youtube

06-21-2008, 02:08 AM	#13
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	I've only been driving (with a license) for 5 years, and the majority of the time I can't stand it. Other drivers are so obnoxious and it just gets old really fast.

06-21-2008, 03:34 AM	#14
InspectorExstead Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 29, 2001 Location: The Golden State Posts: 12,902	there is nothing wrong with not having your license yet. just keep taking the test until you pass it. you can do it! but really though, like all the other drivers on this thread said, driving gets old...really fast. at first, it's wonderful & exciting. FREEDOM! and then freedom just disappears and becomes full of annoying responsibilities. running errands for the parents, dealing with stupid drivers, or worse...drunk drivers, paying for gas (you might as well just pee out money because it'll disappear so quickly), having friends ask you for rides all the time, etc. driving is fun, but it also sucks at the same time. either way, not having your license is not something that should make you look down on yourself. you have plenty of time to get a license.
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06-21-2008, 05:41 AM	#15
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,277	Unfortuneately, I live out in the countryside. I have six miles to town, and I even have two miles to the closest bus stop. It's a good thing to have a car out here. I always need rides from my dad or my sister or my brother. My mum doesn't have a license either though, which actually makes me feel like a little bit less of a failure. If I only had lived six miles outside a big city like Stockholm instead of six miles outside the little town of Örnsköldsvik, I wouldn't even think of having to drive. Because big cities have better public transportations than small towns, since there are more buses, and maybe even street-cars. Stockholm even has a subway system! More public transportations would have been so great for me! And really now, if I only lived closer to a bus stop, I wouldn't think about it either. But now, it's a little bit difficult.