Saturday, August 13, 2011

Scared First-Time Drivers' Tester in Michigan! A few questions, actually . . .?

I'm originally from Michigan, and my grandfather does road tests there. You need to use turn signals!!! Not for parallel parking, but you do need to use them. If in doubt...use them. They keep an eye on your speed, but they're mostly checking to make sure that you're consistent. Don't speed, but going a mile over won't kill you (I would try not to drift a "few"). Don't flick your eyes across the intersection, physically move your head so they can see you're taking the precautions. Always check your blind spot before changing lanes...even if you KNOW someone isn't there. They look for that. Turn your head over your shoulder and check. One thing that almost failed me...Stop BEFORE the stop signs. Completely stop! I know you can't see sh** from that spot, but stop there completely and then roll forward and stop again to check the intersection. They want to make sure that you're not stopping in the middle of the crosswalks that pedestrians use. I also remember them asking me some gay question like "If you're driving down the road and see a vehicle driving at you head on, what do you do?" Yeah, it's not change lanes like you would actually do in that situation. The answer is "Swirve to the right shoulder and hit something soft." Soft meaning a tree, or a fence (?? I know). I guess that's softer than a car traveling at 60 mph. And then just remember all of the petty stuff, blinkers for changing lanes, keep your eyes on the road (they may ask you to change the radio station or something), both hands on the wheel, yellow means stop if you can do so safely...not speed up. Don't stress out, it's not that bad. Good Luck!!!

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