- How are they smart drivers?
Rick from Smart Drive Test talking to you today
about failing your road test.
Because that really, really sucks.
Stick around.
We'll be right back with that information.
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Today we're going to give you five tips,
on what to do after you fail your driver's test.
Tip number one, be down, take the time and be down.
Sit on the couch.
Be mad at the world.
Take the Lord's name in vain, whatever you need to do.
Watch episodes of Breaking Bad.
Eat everything in the cupboard.
Go on Play Sports.
Run up the mountain.
Get all of that anger and frustration out of your system.
Because we can't change how we feel
and we're going to feel upset.
We're going to be mad at the world.
We're going to think that it's unfair.
So take the time, be down.
Tip number two, get back up.
You can only be down for a certain period of time.
You have to set a time limit on that.
Because otherwise the depression, the anger,
the world is unfair, is going to drag on for far too long.
And a week later you'll be sitting there,
still watching episodes of Breaking Bad and eating Doritos.
So set a time limit on how long it's going to take you
to process your feelings and get back up.
Tip number three, review what went wrong.
You're going to get a sheet from the driving examiner
that told you what you did wrong on your driving test.
Take some time, review that sheet.
If you don't understand it, go to your driving instructor
or go to a local driving school and ask them to interpret
what happened on your driver's test.
And then focus in on those specific things that went wrong
on your driver's test.
Because we need to practice and correct
and strengthen those parts of your driving.
The skills, the abilities and techniques that you need
to not only pass your driver's test, but to stay safe.
Tip number four, seek counsel.
You need to go and see a driving instructor.
You need to come and see me at Smart Drive Test on-line.
I will answer your questions.
For example, if the feedback that you got
from the driving examiner was that your turns were too wide.
I'm going to tell you to go and get some of those,
three foot delineators or our one meter tall pylons
and go and do slow speed maneuvers in the parking lot,
because that's going to teach you mastery
of the primary controls, the steering wheel,
the throttle and the brake.
And it's going to teach you
where your vehicle is in space in place.
And if you increase or make those skills better,
it's going to correct your turns
and your turns are going to not be too wide.
And you're going to be able to do those at the standard
that is required for you to pass your driver's test.
So seek counsel
and it just doesn't have to be a professional.
It can be a friend, it can be a mentor or a peer.
Somebody that recently, they took the driver's test.
So seek counsel, get advice, get the right information
that will allow you to develop the skills, abilities
and techniques that you need to be successful
on your driver's test.
Tip number five, practice, practice, practice.
As Arnold Schwarzenegger says,
"Figure out what you need to do, the skills, abilities
and techniques you need in place,
and simply do the repetitions
and you will eventually be successful."
We do what we practice when we're under stress,
and you're going to be under stress during the test.
So practice those skills, abilities and techniques
that you need.
As well as part of that practice,
book a mock driving test with a local driving instructor.
He or she will take you out on the test route.
They'll show you all the details of the test
and they'll tell you, give you feedback
on your skills, abilities and techniques,
and those that need to be strengthened.
So practice, practice, practice.
And when you take your test again,
remember start strong, finish strong.
And backing into the parking space, do that.
When you go in to sign up for your driver's test that way,
when you can drive out, you can be nice and calm.
And if you're in the least, bit of doubt,
when you're driving and there's a traffic situation
that you don't know how to handle, simply stop.
Within a few moments,
the traffic situation will change and you can continue.
Don't force yourself into a space you can't fit into
or don't charge past another road user or a fixed object
and you're far too close to it.
Take your time, slow down, start strong,
finish strong, you know.
And if you made a mistake,
just keep going because the examiner,
he or she may not have seen it.
Remember FAIL simply means First Attempt In Learning.
So keep going, keep practicing, keep attempting.
And finally, book another road test as soon as possible.
Because if you have a date,
then that way you can't procrastinate
and be still sitting on the couch a week later,
two weeks later, a month later or whatnot.
Book it as soon as possible
and that way you have a goal to work towards.
Good luck in your driver's test.
And remember pick the best answer,
not necessarily the right answer.
Have a great day. Bye now.