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No driving license for me

I was not up to the standards of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority.

Taking the road test is an entirely different ball game than taking the driving classes.

Just taking the classes will never prepare you for the test. There is a lot more to it.

You take the classes for at least an hour and are very relaxed and cool throughout the class.

But you get less than two minutes to prove your worth in the road test. And you only get once chance. One slight mistake and you are out, no matter whether or not you could do anything about it. Even if some other car comes dangerously close to you, or a pedestrian jumps in front of you, that’s enough for you to fail the test. You have to be nothing less than perfect.

And more importantly you have to be extremely lucky. If your test happens to be during the rush hour, or there is unusual activity on the road which interrupts the smoothness of the test, or even if the inspector is not in a good mood, your chances of passing the test are significantly reduced.

I am not blaming anyone. These are real factors that influence the outcome of the road test. Not all of them are under one’s control. As for me, yes I was not perfect, I did make some mistakes that I shouldn’t have, and maybe some that I don’t know about.

So in short, RTA road test is not a walk in the park. Even the best driver in the world can fail it if the circumstances are not right.

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