Hmm... my lesson today was fine... quite enjoyable.. haha... and it was quite hilarious.. haha... I will tell you why later...
Erm.... I got in my car and noticed that my fuel is running out.The needle is at E but the warning light did not appear. So I told Mr Heng and he asked me to drive to a petrol station. So I happily drove from ubi to some unknown place. Went to shell petrol station to pump the fuel. I was asked to read a book while we were waiting. The book is about stopping and moving off in slopes. That's what I was going to learn later on. So I read everything and Mr Heng went to pay the bills. He came back and we moved off. :D
My engine didn't stall today.. haha... so happy about it... I drove to a place with steep up-slope and I practiced my slope balancing. It's quite interesting... Mr Heng taught me the 4 golden steps when moving off in slope.
Step 1) Engage gear 1.
Step 2) Depress gas till 1.5~2 rpm.
Step 3) Half clutch noticing the slight drop in your engine revolution.
Step 4) check mirrors, signal right, check blindspot and release your handbrake.
I was approaching a junction when Mr Heng told me to turn right. So I stopped my car as there are oncoming cars. The traffic light says green for straight going vehicles but the right turning arrow didn't appear. So if I want to turn, I have to be fast. So most of the oncoming cars have cleared my path but I noticed that a car was speeding quite fast and I don't know if I should turn or not.... I am not timid and I know that if I want to make this turn, I got to be brave...
But the problem is my car. My car is Honda civic and it's a really old car. My car's engine is pretty weak so I know that my car will not be faster than that oncoming car which is a new car. So being safe, I did not make the turn.
Sadly, the car behind me horned at me for delaying the turn... sigh.... today is the first time I got horned by another driver...
Erm... I came across this traffic light with slope. So it was red light and I have to stop. I was told to use the 4 steps to move off when the light turns green.
When the light turns green, I followed the 4 steps but my car rolled backwards instead. At that point in time, I seriously don't know what the hell happened... my gas was depressed... my clutch was at the biting point... so what happened? why did my car roll backwards? I can't think that much anymore... there are cars behind me and if I continue to roll back for another 10cm, I am gonna hit that car. So I depressed my gas hard but it still rolled back. Mr Heng depressed the brake for me and I would say..... that was lucky of me... because if he didn't depress the brake, I would have hit the car behind me. Fortunately, the car behind me didn't horn at me. Mr Heng then told nicely that my gear is in Neutral... I was shocked... seriously shocked... I remembered very clearly that I did engage gear 1.... but perhaps it didn't go in. :(
I was driving back to Ubi where I pass-by this T junction. I am at the major road and I am going straight. There is this car at the minor road waiting to turn left. I saw 2 L plate signs and I knew that this driver is having his driving test now. So I slowed down and suddenly, that car came to my lane and Mr Heng was saying.... that's a lousy driving... he fail to give way... which I agree... haha... He's gonna get some points for failing to give way to cars I guess....
After that, I ended my driving lesson and here's the funny part... LOL... I was walking to CDC by the main gate. Inside CDC there is this pedestrian crossing which everyone knows of.
So I was happily walking to this pedestrian crossing and I saw a car coming. There are 2 L plate signs and I know that this car is having his driving test now also... LOL.... so I stood there watching the car and I didn't cross the zebra crossing.... I wanna wait for that car to stop for me to proceed.
The funny part is that the car did not stop... LMAO.... ROFL.... I stared at the driver and I saw the test examiner pointing at me while talking to the driver... HAHAHA... he's gonna get penalty points for failing to give way to me,as a pedestrian in the presence of a zebra crossing... lol.... I bet he's gonna fail his test.... and if he really fail because of me, I really feel bad... LOL.....
I heard a girl talking on the phone and I was right beside her... she was saying that she failed her practical test.... She said she failed to conform safety and just because of that, she got 20+ points for her test... wow.. that's serious... I mean..... if it's really true... then I bet she didn't check her mirrors, check her blindspot etc.
I believe failing to give way to pedestrian at a zebra crossing is only 10 points.
18 points is the passing mark. If you don't do any silly mistake such as not stopping when there is a stop sign, you should have high chance of passing....
Those immediate failure mistakes are the most scariest. The test examiner won't allow you to drive any further... straight away return to the test station... and you failed.
Hmm... I am really looking forward to learn parking... I hope Mr Heng can teach me perpendicular parking in my 6th or 7th driving lesson....
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