How I failed my road test

April 29th, 2008
Leave your comment Posted by umar
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The way RTA road test is conducted is that there is an inspector sitting on the front passenger seat of the car, a student on the driver’s seat, and three students on the back seat. Each student in the car is given a chance to drive and perform “stunts” like lane-change, left-turn, right-turn, entering the circle (roundabout) and so on.

So the first student gets a chance to reverse the car and take it out of the driving institute, and the last student gets to park the car back in the parking. The students in between just have to drive on the road.

I happened to be the first student so I started off at the driving seat.

I conducted all the safety inspections, adjusted my seat and mirrors, and fastened the seat belt.

Everything was in order and I was good to go.

But when I started to reverse the car the inspector stopped me and asked me to look at the dashboard. I looked at the dashboard and found the usual meters and indicators. I had no clue what he was talking about. He then specifically asked which light was lit on the dashboard. That’s when I noticed the door-open light was lit. Some asshole at the back did not shut the door properly and it wasn’t in my wildest imagination to look out for the door-open warning light. I totally missed it. Not an ideal way to start your road test!

Anyway, I requested everyone at the back to check their doors (after making sure it’s not my door) and I was ready again. But by that time I knew I had failed the test for not being able to check the readiness of the car before driving it. I believe the inspector let me drive further just out of sympathy. I had totally lost my spirits. Nevertheless, I took the car out of the institute gate and entered the main road (after following the stop sign, of course). Next was a circle and I had to make a right turn. So I signaled the right turn light and made the turn after making sure it was safe to enter the circle. Next I was told to change lane to the left. I followed the four points and began to change the lane after making sure that the truck on my back is at a safe distance away. But halfway through the lane the inspector grabbed my steering wheel and pulled it back in the lane (apparently the truck on my back was not at a distance safe enough). He then ordered me to park the car on the right shoulder. That was it for me. It was next student’s turn and I knew beyond a shadow of doubt that I had failed the test. All of this took hardly a couple of minutes. Three minutes tops.

I really felt like strangling the asshole who did not shut the door properly and cost me my road test. But I did not want to end up in jail so I let him go.

So that’s how my first attempt of road test went.

Let’s see how many it takes to nail it.

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  • bpcaero
    I am having my 1st driving test tomorrow morning, hope all will work well..
  • remil
    hey every one....i was reading all comments..ooo god..RTA hurts almost every one....tomorrow is my first road test and i am alos going be the one..from the fail list as its rining in dubai..lol

    dont know what gona happen....i will write what ever happen to me tomorrow..lol all the best for every one who is ready for the test..and all the best for me too...bye all
  • Maheee
    HI today was my assessement test and i did all the regular checks like seat adjustment,mirror adjustment and atlast forgot to put my seat belt on... Later taking a U turn my car skid a little bit too. Hope i donot do any mistakes during my first road test which is to be held on Dec 20th.
  • mzubair
    Well guys !
    I think all of us have almost same story while appearing for the first road test. Today it was my turn for road test. I made a stupid mistake before starting the vehicle i.e. I did not check whether the gear is in parked position or not. And straight away he caught. I drove well and finally parked on my left side as per inspector's instruction and there too I made a little mistake which mainly cost me for another road test. While parking, I went too close to the next vehicle.
    I hope that you will not make a mistake like I made b4 starting and while parking. Remember, no matter how well you drove, if you are bad in parking then it's finish for you.
    I wish a good luck to you people and hope for me to get in the next attempt.
  • karay
    i did mines on sep 17th 2009, in Starret City , NY, and i passed on my first try. In the beginning i got nervous and turn on my wipers, she said just try to relax im not gonna bite you.so after i was calm,i put on my signal, check mirrors and my blind spot (look over my shoulders) then i pulled out into traffic, turn left then a right then she said to park, i ask where, she said between those two car, i said that looks tight ,i never parked betwwen 2 cars before . anyway to this day i stil cant say how i made that park perfectly with out touching the curb or the car infront or behind me, all i remember is the examiner smiling and said i parked like a pro!!!, the she said do a 3 point turn,again i ached it!!!,when we were finish she said i did very well , the best she had in a long time, she gaved me my receipt and said that i was all nervous for nothing
  • SAAD
    FUCK THE EXAMINER IN RD TEST BUY DRIVING VERY FAST AND DANGEROUSLY SO THEY WILL PASS YOU
  • Rafia
    Oh at last i got my license in third try i am so happy well i have realized that its all about your fortune, So best of luck to all of candidates.

    Rafia
  • Rohan
    I had my first road test yesterday (at EDI) and I failed,
    it was about 2.30 and the examiners we're in a hurry to finish off the tests.. They finished 4 people every 10 minutes..

    Anyway I sat in the car first and pulled it out of the parking smoothly.. then started rolling towards the gate.. there was a stop sign right before the gate.. and I was so damn stupid to not stop competely at the line.. There we're no cars coming from the other side so i jus slowed down before the sign to about 5km/hr.. and then went for the turn. I dint realise it at the time.. So i kept going, as soon as i exited the gate and joined the road he told me to pull over and park... So I parked it immediately and went to the backseat thinking "WTF? 30 seconds?" anyway.. everyone else got their turn and we came back 5 minutes after we went out. out of the 4, 3 failed including me.

    He said "You dint stop at stop sign, FAIL"
    I was so pissed at myself for not being aware while I was slowin down.
    Oh well, guess nobody passes at their first try.. Took my extra 8 classes and got a date 3 weeks from now after paying 900 dhs... Hope I clear it the next time since now i know.

    So a Tip to everyone if your doin the test at EDI >>STOP COMPLETELY AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN, DONT SLOW DOWN. STOP EVEN IF ITS CLEAR<< Hope this helps someone!

    Rohan
  • Bhavesh
    Thanks for your advise Rohan..

    I have Road test on 20th Oct.
  • Rohan
    Still dint get it, 2 attempts - UnSuccessfull.. Now waiting for my 3rd Try.. Lets see what happens.. They say Third times the Charm.. Wish me Luck, Its all about Luck.. but inshalah I will Try my Best!
  • sajir
    So did u pass.
  • Rafia
    Oh God Yesterday was my first road test and i failed. same situation happen to me like umar and till now i am crying i lost my hope to get license because the way she was giving me commands that was very frequent and complicated and i dont think that i can do so in future even well i think thats the conspiracy of all the RTA inspectors to make students confuse and fail them and i am against their way to examine as normal driver dont need to change lane for four times in 30 seconds and its different infact difficult to drive on others direction. well i request you all to pray for my next try.
  • Prash
    Did u pass it umar, the same thing happened with me today i went for the road test the ass of the examiner failed for me no rhyme or reason i think just because i havent done their quota of classes. He kept on asking how many classes and which trial, i was like wat the hell how does it bother him bout classes and attempts. I am driving fine judge me on that, finally that ass failed me and didnt even bother telling me my mistake. I am still wondering where did i go wrong and he passed a guy who was a bad driver,lol, i have a feeling maybe he attached my assesment paper with his sheet. I hope i clear it next time round.
  • Prash » Yes, I passed it on third attempt. Keep trying my friend. Everyone passes it eventually.
  • WHO asked you to start first?!! It is always best to go second or third just to observe what inspector is looking for and not to repeat mistakes what others may have done... well its okay hope next time is better. !
  • I was told by the guy who was calling everyone for the test to sit in the front. I didn't know if it was good or bad since it was my first time.
  • LOL! makes me laugh:-P
    Anyways, lets just wait for teh next time and keep our fingers cross for the best news that could be it.
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