7th June 2007 can't bay park
Early lesson today 8am to see what traffic is like at that time ready for test on Tuesday. It was a bit busy but not too bad. Quite a good lesson overall remembered to look both ways at junctions exept one which I couldn't see well on left and looked clear but as I started to move out a car came past so instructor had to brake. Met 2 idiot drivers one on a roundabout I was turning right so in the right hand lane and a truck came on my left so I couldn't get back in left lane so had to exit roundabout in right hand lane. The other was a car about to pull out of a junction right in front of me so I had to slow down instructor went for brakes aswell and called the driver a pillock though I slowed down myself. Mirrors need checking a bit more though I know I can check them enough on test.
Went to new test centre and did bay parking which I just can not do at all, I hit kerb on one instructor has to tell me which way to steer me and bay parking just don't go together. How the hell are you ment to get between lines when you cant see them. Did it and was bit wonkey so pulled forward and did it ok. I must keep looking backwards for this as my instructor said I kept looking forward and at steering wheel and going wrong. Please don't let me get bay park on test or I mite aswell fail myself. Driving in car park is bad enough without bay parking I drove in a bit fast. No seriously I MUST be able to do it by Tuesday at least I'm not as over sure about passing as before this time I'm accepting that I could pass or fail and if bay park is in the test it will probably be the fail. Just do my best mite surprise myself. Got a lesson Monday which I hope to sort out bay parking my instructor plans on the lesson being an hour and half but if its til I can bay park it will probably be a lot longer. Did reverse round corner went bit wide but corrected it well and need to stop looking in left wing mirror so much though didn't mess up cos of that.
Went to new test centre and did bay parking which I just can not do at all, I hit kerb on one instructor has to tell me which way to steer me and bay parking just don't go together. How the hell are you ment to get between lines when you cant see them. Did it and was bit wonkey so pulled forward and did it ok. I must keep looking backwards for this as my instructor said I kept looking forward and at steering wheel and going wrong. Please don't let me get bay park on test or I mite aswell fail myself. Driving in car park is bad enough without bay parking I drove in a bit fast. No seriously I MUST be able to do it by Tuesday at least I'm not as over sure about passing as before this time I'm accepting that I could pass or fail and if bay park is in the test it will probably be the fail. Just do my best mite surprise myself. Got a lesson Monday which I hope to sort out bay parking my instructor plans on the lesson being an hour and half but if its til I can bay park it will probably be a lot longer. Did reverse round corner went bit wide but corrected it well and need to stop looking in left wing mirror so much though didn't mess up cos of that.

1 Comments:
At 8.6.07,
Unknown said…
May be a small tip for bay parking. If you cant see the lines, then you can lower your mirrors just before the manoeuvre. Its well accepted aslong as you remember to put them up again when you are done before driving off.
Another thing, when on test, please make it obvious when checking mirrors. I argued with examinor who failed me because he didn't see me checking mirrors before slowing down, I KNOW I did, may be it wasn't obvious enough. So TURN your head instead of just flicking your eyes.
Good luck
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