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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

A note on driver road tests

I recently got my N which for those not in BC means that I can now drive by myself. To get the N designation, you have to pass a drivers road test where a person tags along on a ride for 45 minutes, asks you to do basic driving maneuvers and then grades you on how well you do these maneuvers. However, having another person (a stranger) beside you while you are driving can be intimidating. This is especially true if you notice the other person marking down notes which almost always means you are that much closer to failing. Is it a coincidence that the time I passed the road test, the female tester hugged the clipboard to her chest and instead looked at her nails for most of the time? Instead of having a person sitting right next to you, I suggest they switch to some sort of automated voice system. At the beginning of the test, a little box would be attached to the passenger side airbag and turned on. It would have a GPS and 360 degree cameras on it and would also be programmed to instruct the testee on their next move i.e. turn left/right or parallel park. A person could then sit back at testing headquarters and moniter the video feeds and data from the automated system. The only problem would be when the testee is in serious danger and needs to be stopped from further endangering him/herself and others. Since I'm done with the road test for a while, it would be fun to see them switch to the Chinese system of road tests where you are tested in a controlled environment called a driving park. The instructor still sits beside you but they are even more intimidating since they will try to trick you into doing illegal behaviours to simulate peer pressure (i.e. yelling stop in an area where it is illegal to do so).

1 comment:

Unknown said...

sigh...at least you have your N...I need my L back. -_-