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Friday, December 24, 2004
It's the Day for My Driving Test!!
It's 6:40am... no... it's 6:41am..! argh, another freaking minute passed. gosh~ i'm actually counting down to the end of my driving test, every single minute of it. now i'm feeling damn stressed, especially since most of my frens passed on first attempt. but, i've got no confidence! ok la, not absolutely zip, but quite little to hang on to, to hope that i'd passed.
supposed to get to bukit batok driving centre by 8:25am for my warm-up, and it would take me a minimum of 45 minutes to get there. so, i shall leave home at *calculating* 7:40am latest. OH MY! that's one hour from now. urgh~
ok ok, in this one hour, i'm gonna consolidate ALL my mistakes and hope i don't make any of them later. HOPE. such an important thing. but frens around me have been encouraging me and giving me boost, all thanks to ya eh? thanks to youwei for the special sms posted just now at 5:50am, thanks to yanhui for the nice nice postcard you gave me last night (yup, i'll definitely hope i can drive u peeps around, provided my dad gets me a car, ANY KIND of car... haha), thanks to weiji for all the encouragement you gave me ever since i started taking lessons, thanks to alvin, kel for their support, cos a simple "good luck" can give me a lot of confidence boost already!
ok, now, one hour (no! it's 52 minutes! 6:48am liao!!), my mistakes i've made (gosh, i almost made a whole stack of books and files drop as i reach for my training record book):
MOVING OFF:
1) Set gear to gear 1.
2) Check for safety, look at the rear view mirror for vehicles if at a junction.
INSIDE CIRCUIT:
1) Try to move up to gear 2, ie travel faster. Don't drag the gear.
2) Slow down when turning. Signal too!
3) Check for blind spot when turning, even if common sense says there couldn't possibly be anyone there.
4) STOP AT STOP LINE! gosh~ when will i ever take note of this?
5) Lane discipline, remember to turn into the correct lane, especially near the T-junction near the exit of the course.
NARROW COURSE:
1) Slow speed slow speed! slow and steady will help.
2) Remember my turning points!!
PARKING:
1) During the final reversing movement, remember to check the rear.
2) Vertical parking -> near to centre line / Parallel parking -> centre of lane.
3) If there's another vehicle parking in adjacent lane, wait for it to pass the centre line before proceeding.
SLOPE/GRADIENT:
1) Remember to signal before moving off.
2) DON'T RELEASE CLUTCH! what the hell did i do that for during the past two lessons??
ON THE ROAD:
1) Brake early!!
2) Change lane once the person says things like "Turn right" or "U-turn".
3) React to pedestrians and cyclist. Slowing down and signalling are forms of "reactions".
4) Don't drag gear! Move as fast as possible.
5) Overtake buses especially if they haven't stopped for a long time already.
6) If in 4th gear, remember to change down to 3rd gear before stopping!!
7) Check blind spots!! 4 points leh...
8) Turning -> 2nd gear!!
9) Check blind spots before entering filter lanes.
10) Give way to traffic I) on the right II) if i'm in minor road and the other car is in major road.
11) Don't need to give way to vehicles turning out from minor road if i'm on a major road and turning into it. But do be careful.
TECK WHYE ROUTE:
1) Don't change lane at the bends.
2) Don't cross the double white lines, unless there's permanent obstruction.
3) Don't stop on the zebra-crossing at the filter lane near the mosque!
4)
BUKIT BATOK ROUTE:
1) Try to move at 3rd gear.
2) Remember to change down to 2nd gear near humps.
3)
70KM/H ROAD:
1) Lane change fast!
2) Try to move at at least 60km/h.
3) Slow down at junctions.
4) Remember to shift down to 3rd gear when going down slope or nearing a potentially-stoppable junction.
urgh~ terrible, i can't really remember my mistakes too. brain-cramp. hopefully everything's smooth and good later. hopefully i can remember what to do!! shall print out the list and bring wif me to BBDC later. it's 7:08am, 32 mins more to leaving the house. perhaps i'll leave soon, den can reach there earlier and have teh or something. *stressed* will i pass?!?!
*heart-beat*...*heart-beat*...*heart-beat*...,
Johnzzon
supposed to get to bukit batok driving centre by 8:25am for my warm-up, and it would take me a minimum of 45 minutes to get there. so, i shall leave home at *calculating* 7:40am latest. OH MY! that's one hour from now. urgh~
ok ok, in this one hour, i'm gonna consolidate ALL my mistakes and hope i don't make any of them later. HOPE. such an important thing. but frens around me have been encouraging me and giving me boost, all thanks to ya eh? thanks to youwei for the special sms posted just now at 5:50am, thanks to yanhui for the nice nice postcard you gave me last night (yup, i'll definitely hope i can drive u peeps around, provided my dad gets me a car, ANY KIND of car... haha), thanks to weiji for all the encouragement you gave me ever since i started taking lessons, thanks to alvin, kel for their support, cos a simple "good luck" can give me a lot of confidence boost already!
ok, now, one hour (no! it's 52 minutes! 6:48am liao!!), my mistakes i've made (gosh, i almost made a whole stack of books and files drop as i reach for my training record book):
MOVING OFF:
1) Set gear to gear 1.
2) Check for safety, look at the rear view mirror for vehicles if at a junction.
INSIDE CIRCUIT:
1) Try to move up to gear 2, ie travel faster. Don't drag the gear.
2) Slow down when turning. Signal too!
3) Check for blind spot when turning, even if common sense says there couldn't possibly be anyone there.
4) STOP AT STOP LINE! gosh~ when will i ever take note of this?
5) Lane discipline, remember to turn into the correct lane, especially near the T-junction near the exit of the course.
NARROW COURSE:
1) Slow speed slow speed! slow and steady will help.
2) Remember my turning points!!
PARKING:
1) During the final reversing movement, remember to check the rear.
2) Vertical parking -> near to centre line / Parallel parking -> centre of lane.
3) If there's another vehicle parking in adjacent lane, wait for it to pass the centre line before proceeding.
SLOPE/GRADIENT:
1) Remember to signal before moving off.
2) DON'T RELEASE CLUTCH! what the hell did i do that for during the past two lessons??
ON THE ROAD:
1) Brake early!!
2) Change lane once the person says things like "Turn right" or "U-turn".
3) React to pedestrians and cyclist. Slowing down and signalling are forms of "reactions".
4) Don't drag gear! Move as fast as possible.
5) Overtake buses especially if they haven't stopped for a long time already.
6) If in 4th gear, remember to change down to 3rd gear before stopping!!
7) Check blind spots!! 4 points leh...
8) Turning -> 2nd gear!!
9) Check blind spots before entering filter lanes.
10) Give way to traffic I) on the right II) if i'm in minor road and the other car is in major road.
11) Don't need to give way to vehicles turning out from minor road if i'm on a major road and turning into it. But do be careful.
TECK WHYE ROUTE:
1) Don't change lane at the bends.
2) Don't cross the double white lines, unless there's permanent obstruction.
3) Don't stop on the zebra-crossing at the filter lane near the mosque!
4)
BUKIT BATOK ROUTE:
1) Try to move at 3rd gear.
2) Remember to change down to 2nd gear near humps.
3)
70KM/H ROAD:
1) Lane change fast!
2) Try to move at at least 60km/h.
3) Slow down at junctions.
4) Remember to shift down to 3rd gear when going down slope or nearing a potentially-stoppable junction.
urgh~ terrible, i can't really remember my mistakes too. brain-cramp. hopefully everything's smooth and good later. hopefully i can remember what to do!! shall print out the list and bring wif me to BBDC later. it's 7:08am, 32 mins more to leaving the house. perhaps i'll leave soon, den can reach there earlier and have teh or something. *stressed* will i pass?!?!
*heart-beat*...*heart-beat*...*heart-beat*...,
Johnzzon
