It is really an experience.. 
All through my life I hv always scored decently well in all my exams. But this is really frightening. Failed it not just once but even the second time. Oh.. I am talking about my Learner’s License test!!
First of all.. shun me for having deciding to drive now. so many ppl younger to me have already gone through this phase and have become proficient drivers. And here I am.. Having immersed myself in music, novel-reading, watching movies and ofcourse work, I never thought it was a great idea to start driving. I know to ride cycle though.. But this didnt help much in trying my hands on two-wheelers. Finally, after all the hardship and ofcourse the inevitable fights with the rikshaw-drivers, I decided to get my hands dirty on a two-wheeler.
To start with, I read through blogs on taking LL test here. I read that there are long queues everywhere and I must be prepared to stand that. I also got to know that there may be some brokers charging u more for the work. Dont give them even a second look. I even browsed through the sample test that some people had uploaded and also the test paper provided by the governing body itself. For two days.. I was here reading about traffic signals.. dip/dim lights on vehicles and so on… And then I got the form and had a slot to take my test on a saturday..
That was the first saturday of my LL test.. will tell u why later… I went to the relevant office.. I didnt know the sequence of “Things to do”.. Got hold of another applicant and asked him what all was it that I had to do.. Paid money for the application (Remember.. u must give proper change or else u have to sacrifice ur position in the queue). Luckily, the queue was not as long as I expected it to be (Probably I had prepared myself for the worse..). I then put my photos as per directions, pinned all the relavant documents and finally was in a queue to get an official seal. Then what.. I was directed to go to a section in a hall and I went to take my test there. Submitted my form and the person on the other side gave me a question paper (a laminated one ) with an answer paper. The questions were of multiple choice and hence that was ok I thought. The paper didnt look all that difficult to me at all. Once I was done, I submitted my paper and the guy on the other side evaluated my marks. It was just one mark less than the passing marks. That was terrible!!!
I then thought I will take up the test again. Since I am employed I cant take week-days off so easily. I went again yesterday.. The second saturday of my LL test!! (Now you know the reason!! ) Now I was quite well-versed with what had to be done.. Quickly did all that I had done last week. This time I got a different paper which looked easier than last week’s. Took up the test. Guess what!! Failed again with one mark less again. I was totally disappointed..
When I came home, I was welcomed again by mom with all smiles, saying that finally I managed to fail in the same thing twice. Now I am thinking what to do. I will sure try again. Atleast the third time, I must make it. I will definitely drive..
Tags: Drive, Exam, Fail, Learners License, License, Pass, RTO, Test
