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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sometimes when I'm driving home I pretend I'm doing a driving exam and see how far I can get before I fail, and I always seem to fail. My muscle memory for all the discouraged minutae is so strong.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In my country, there are a few things that are instant fail, eg exceeding the speed limit by more than 1km/h, that one usually gets me. Picking up your Mobile phone is an instant fail. Other faults are worth 1 point each, and 6 points is a fail. Things that earn a point are:

  • not signalling for 30m or more before turning/changing lanes
  • crossing your arms while steering round a corner
  • letting the steering wheel slide through your hands while it comes back to centre
  • not having both hands on the wheel while steering or otherwise moving forward normally

I add up the points when I notice, and usually end up failing.

I haven't gotten a speeding ticket or traffic fine in more than 9 years though, so my self-monitoring does work well.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Wow. Do you even get a mile before failing that? I wouldn’t. And I certainly consider myself a safer than average driver (and I’m at the safest tier for insurance)

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 23 hours ago

Interesting, the letting it slide through your hands thing is how i was taught to drive

[–] DoctorWhoDMC@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

After I passed my test, my Mum told me word for word "It's great once you've got your licence, you can slip back into your bad habits."