Man, I Have been able Apply For a Licence for a Provisnal here in the UK for at least 4 years, But then when Most things are walking Distance or Public Transport can get me there. I closer to the Bus station than any game store (only 50 yards).
Me It’s Cash Flow and Confidence. I when go-karting and the staff where surprised when I spun the kart around to get me facing the right way. (That’s the Full lock then a bust of Gas spin) But I requally hit the tire walls. and the fact I was gas and brake at the same time. which you shouldn’t do.
Big Nutter
If I did have a car Pierson might Move to Canada.
My first vehicle was a medium-sized 1990 model Chevy truck. I swear when I think back to parking in that thing, parking my current PT Cruiser is a breeze.
Have you ever read the label on a bottle of Tobasco sauce? It lists things that it tastes good on. Hamburgers, steaks, eggs, etc. The last item on the list? <B><I>Asians</I></B>. Or, so we thought, until we realized that someone had written an “s” on the bottle at the local Waffle House. We were really disappointed, we wanted to think that the Tobasco company endorsed the eating of <I>people</I>, so long as they were smothered in Tobasco.
Back on topic, though, people aren’t really over reacting when they say to be careful. I was in a serious accident back in late 1999 (during my first year here at RPGC). I was at a 4-way stop, stopped, waited a few seconds, and went. I didn’t exactly realize that the guy coming from my left had decided that stopping at stop signs was over rated. He barrelled into me at 45 MPH (in a 30 MPH zone…), right into the drivers side door. My two friends were fine (fortunately), and I was only winded (though my leg has bothered me intermittently ever since). I finally climbed out of the passenger side (this seemed like seconds after the accident, but I was told that it was a full 5 minutes) to be greeted by an officer who simply said “damn, kid, you shoulda died in that.” I looked back at the car to see that the drivers side of the car had been completely compressed by far more than the size of my body. To this day I still don’t know how I survived. I think the seat must have shifted, cause I was still sitting in it, I think. So, yeah, be careful.
Though, I admit, now (years later), I’m one of those people who changes discs on the CD player (rarely, it’s an MP3 player) while driving… I don’t talk on the phone, though, without a headset, if I can help it.
Don’t be in a rush to get somewhere, and be courteous to other drivers. I hate driving in this town because everyone is so much in a rush that they have to cut you off just so they’ll be one car length ahead. If you’re just going to be waiting at a stop light, let a person who’s been waiting to get into the lane in. I want to move to a small town where I can just walk everywhere. The public transportation here sucks, and walking isn’t exactly a good idea unless you like testing your luck against a guy who doesn’t know the speed limit.
Lanyx I am about to take my test and have a question. Is the written test at all difficult? I’ve heard it isn’t but this is from people who took it 30 or more years ago.
Well, everyone knows how well my driver’s license went.
1986 Buick Skylark, my parents paid for it. I paid gas and insurance, but that quickly went away after a month. Yup, had it a month and 2 days. Gone after that.
As for driving in general, everyone’s posted good advice. And for fuck’s sake, don’t drive with people in your car. They’re bloody annoying.
And I’m hoping to get a new car. 97 Taurus. My parents’ll front, but my paychecks will be in their pockets for a while.
It’s easy. It’s mostly common sense. I got an 80, but that’s just because I lack in logic. I think the hardest part of the whole thing is remembering what the signs mean and that isn’t hard to do at all.
