Foo - Got my license :)

Yup, all is done. I didn't stall or anything, and the guy said he was impressed by that. But then at the very end, at the parking lot of the DMV after I had pulled into a spot I forgot to press the clutch in as I braked and stalled! He laughed so hard, called it the pinnacle, and let me off the hook for it.

Congrats!

Sounds like you can drive a stick alot smoother than me. :)

one more car

yea! No ducks were injured in this event?

Congrats!

Over here, you don't fail the test if you stall once or twice. My parents, both regular drivers since the mid 70s, stall once in a while.

Congrats! Make sure you don't forget how to ride a bike now.

Heh, no ducks were harmed in the process of achieving this license. It was however, pouring like a monsoon. I stayed very conservative throughout.

OH good for you PC! This is a very exciting day for you indeed. And for you to do this in the rain is pretty cool too! Congrats!

Congrats!

<someone warn everyone else on the NH roads>

The officer probably warned everybody else already. We got into a shouting argument in the parking lot:lol:

*Note to self...stay out of Dover*

;)

Congrats PC!! Glad to hear you did it!

Way to go phantomcow2.

It is probably not a good idea to shout at the officer until after your license is in hand!!

Congrats!

Yeah, the DMV testers tend to have a decent sense of humor about things like that.....stickhaps happen.

Either way, go celebrate already :)

Let's see, the distance between here and NH is about 2400 miles I figure - should be enough...

BDG - TAKE COVER!

Just kidding, congrats!

i remember just being really friendly with my officer. i think it helped. although i was still nervious and lurched out of the parking spot way to fast. then i screwed up a little doing a u-turn and i forgot to check my mirror once or twice.

anyway, 13 years and two wrecks later i'm still alive!

Let's see, the distance between here and NH is about 2400 miles I figure - should be enough...

BDG - TAKE COVER!

Just kidding, congrats!

Actually, I'm closer (about 9 miles) than she is! But I've been in Dover a lot since he got his permit & have felt relatively safe...relatively :p

OK, now, aside from watching out for you if I ever venture to your neck of the woods, congrats, and be careful - it's usually "the other guy" who causes a crash.

Now to stay clear of the roads. ;) COngrats.

Well done! I hope you enjoy the sense of freedom that a license gives you. Enjoy and be safe
(sorry, had to throw that last comment in :) )

Does this mean we won't get weekly threads about how to perform driving tasks any more?

btw - congratulations.

No, it doesn't.
By the way, I asked the guy if I am allowed to shift to neutral and coast to a stoplight, stop sign, or whatever. He said absolutely not, because that is "not how you operate a vehicle". Interesting

:beer:

(but the non-alcoholic kind)

No, it doesn't.
By the way, I asked the guy if I am allowed to shift to neutral and coast to a stoplight, stop sign, or whatever. He said absolutely not, because that is "not how you operate a vehicle". Interesting
Ugh...please explain why. What difference does it make if the engine is enguaged with the tranny or not. Yes your braking distance is shorter but otherwise why not?

I didn't stall or anything, and the guy said he was impressed by that.......................

But then at the very end, at the parking lot of the DMV after I had pulled into a spot I forgot to press the clutch in as I braked and stalled!
impressed? yikes. Where i live, i believe it is an automatic fail if you stall. And it should be.

Congrats PC2. Though honestly, I'm not surprised - I would expect you to smack down a driving test with ease. You're a smart dude.


No, it doesn't.
By the way, I asked the guy if I am allowed to shift to neutral and coast to a stoplight, stop sign, or whatever. He said absolutely not, because that is "not how you operate a vehicle". Interesting
He has a point. Safe driving requires being in gear at all times. That said I have no qualms about sitting in neutral going down a big hill if the conditions are right.

Ugh...please explain why. What difference does it make if the engine is enguaged with the tranny or not. Yes your braking distance is shorter but otherwise why not?
Emergency maneuvres. If something suddenly happens and you need to punch it, you're flailing around in neutral and you have to get in gear before you can.... CRASH!! (oops, shoulda stayed in gear)

No, it doesn't.
By the way, I asked the guy if I am allowed to shift to neutral and coast to a stoplight, stop sign, or whatever. He said absolutely not, because that is "not how you operate a vehicle". Interesting

Hmm, I usually decouple the engine and coast in to a stop, but I leave the gear in, or shift to a lower gear, without letting go of the clutch. Unless I know I'm going to be stopped for longer than a couple of minutes, I don't shift into neutral at all - I just sit there with the clutch down.

- you got your motorcycle license?

:-)

No, it doesn't.
By the way, I asked the guy if I am allowed to shift to neutral and coast to a stoplight, stop sign, or whatever. He said absolutely not, because that is "not how you operate a vehicle". Interesting

This is true. I still do it, because we have some nice hills and it really helps me get that 31 mpg average.

Your not going to hang the bike up now are you? I hope not. In all seriousness your life expectancy just dropped. Be careful out there and by all means don't drive like I did when I was 16 :eek: