Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

16 Jan 2002, 15:13 p.m.

Waah! I failed the driver's test again. This time I…

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Waah! I failed the driver's test again.

This time I had a rather nice male examiner and seemed to be doing okay all the way till the end. I pulled into the DMV driveway and immediately had to turn right into the "finished the driver's test" lane and I went over a bump. The examiner emitted a pained "Oh!" and had to fail me because striking an object or curb (the latter, in this case) is a Critical Driving Error.

He encouraged me with his observation that I will certainly pass the test the next time I take it. But when will I have time? And where will I get a 25-year-old licensed driver to take me to a DMV, except if I have a parent nearby, and what weekday could I do this in Stockton?