Poll: Driving tests: how many attempts.

[randomsix]

Passed first time in my mom's minivan. Which is an accomplishment considering that the parallel parking section is made for a smaller car. A friend of mine failed that part in a honda fit, which is like half the length of the car I used.

 

[Jark212]

Got a 98% on the written and pasted the driving part on the first try, I forgot to turn off the blinker on the driving portion which was my only infraction...

 

[DarkHourPrince]

Two. Because Ravenna DMV people SUCK and their city is set up funky. I passed driving (barely, one of the roads had NO discernible line down the center, it looked like a one-way alley road like 90% of all roads in Ravenna do) and their course for maneuvers is NOT lined up with the road you have to pull in from. I passed in it Cuyahoga with no problem whatsoever because it was on FLAT ground and EVENLY set up.

 

[Baron Von Evil Satan]

Haven't taken mine yet. I will in a few weeks. I'm confident in my driving abilities though. However, I think backing up might give me some trouble...

 

[David Bray]

1 Try. 2 minors

 

[Beliyal]

Written: passed on 1st try
Driving: passed on 2nd try. I failed the first time because the back side of my car crossed an imaginary line on the polygon >_> But I passed both parts of the driving test on 2nd try.

 

[Private Custard]

I passed first time which was a surprise to me. I hate driving. Selling my car now so it was pretty pointless in the long run, but I might buy a motorbike as parking in Cambridge is ridiculous.

Do you have a motorcycle license too? Now that's a ***** of a test!

I passed my full motorcycle test on attempt 2, rode for a year and a half and then passed my driving test on the first attempt after half the recommended training time.

Driving's easy after doing the bike thing first!

 

[Canadamus Prime]

2. I passed on the second attempt. The guy I had the first time really made me nervous though, more so than I was already. And I pulled a real doozie by mistaking an oncoming traffic lane for a turning lane, so I ended up on the wrong side of the road. *facepalm* Fortunately it was in an area of town that barely ever saw any traffic.

 

[luke10123]

think it's pretty important to say where you're from for this. i've seen tests in the UK and the US for example and i could have passed the US test after my first lesson, the british one was much, much harder.

and it was 2.

 

[Sam Eskenazi]

Took me four tries at my Theory Test and got my practical test in one :]

... God I hate the theory test system here...

 

[Chainsaws_of_War_2]

Passed the first time, actually just took it quite recently.

The woman I was taking it with however nearly made me crash by changing her mind last second when she told me where to turn. I wonder if that was part of the test or if it was just her own stupidity.

 

[Readial]

I passed mine the first time I went for it, just that the instructor nearly went "tsk tsk tsk" after i stalled my test car by accident before the test started. luckily, she was lenient and gave me a chance.

So i guess its technically 2 then?

 

[Darth Brownie]

Got it on first try

Had to get 75% to pass, I got 78%

/highfive

 

[Macgyvercas]

I'll let you know on Friday when I take the damn thing.

 

[jackknife402]

Didn't have to take a driving exam because I took Driver's ED. However, my permit I passed with 2 spare points of leeway room on my first go.

Parallel parking always was a problem in driver's ed though, but now I can do it a heck of alot better than peeps whom've done it for years. Course I"ve only done it like, six times since I got my license six years ago.

 

[LongAndShort]

First time I failed to indicate one too many times (who the hell indicates when leaving a roundabout?) and failed to look over my shoulder when changing lanes.

I got it second time though.

 

[Lunar Templar]

like a head shoot, only need to do it once :3

 

[Mazar_Nomoid]

The norm for where I'm at you usually take 3 driving tests before you can get your license although I do now people who got them after 2, sadly I wasn't one of the special ones.

 

[tweedpol]

this poll while welcome is probably very prone to response bias: people who passed first time, on seeing the topic in the side bar may feel more inclined to answer than people who didnt. I am an example of the former, dunno if i would have bothered to answer if i had had to retake. Sorry for the nerdiness, i've been reading bad science