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Frosty, I did my test about 45 years ago so don't think I can help 
However your instructor wouldn't have booked you in for your test if he didn't think you were competent and knowing you and your dilgence I'm sure you'll be okay, okay?? You have a little time to have some more practice and giving up the stick shift if you're nervous is probably a good move - you can pick it up again after you have your licence if you're a 'petrol head' like me 
Hugs, Morgs
Frosty, I did my test about 45 years ago so don't think I can help However your instructor wouldn't have booked you in for your test if he didn't think you were competent and knowing you and your dilgence I'm sure you'll be okay, okay?? You have a little time to have some more practice and giving up the stick shift if you're nervous is probably a good move - you can pick it up again after you have your licence if you're a 'petrol head' like me Hugs, Morgs
Hi there Frosty. I'm with Morgs in the oh god it was SOOOO long ago I passed my test I can't even remember it. So haven't got any useful tips. Though using an automatic should maximize your chances of passing 
Just wanted to wish you well with it and I'm sure you'll wing it.
LL
Just wanted to wish you well with it and I'm sure you'll wing it.
LL
Wow, that sounds like a really intense driving test! I was living in a very rural area when I got my license and the test was basically the equivalent of driving around the block a few times and parking. I was not very good at parking at the time, though, and was asked to do it over several times. Rather embarrassing. I was given a license but told I needed to keep practicing, lol.
Anyway, I've improved considerably but am still not the greatest driver. I tend to stick to familiar and easy routes or else hitch a ride with someone else (usually my H) whenever possible. But this tendency to limit myself to familiar routes is something I've talked about in therapy and have been slowly overcoming.
Tips. . . hmmm. Well, don't crash, like Draggers said. Other than that, it's helped me to realize that the anxiety I have surrounding driving is to a large extent displaced anxiety that is really about other stuff. When I keep that in mind, I am more relaxed behind the wheel and do better.
Best wishes and all that! Stay safe and calm. It gets easier with time.
Anyway, I've improved considerably but am still not the greatest driver. I tend to stick to familiar and easy routes or else hitch a ride with someone else (usually my H) whenever possible. But this tendency to limit myself to familiar routes is something I've talked about in therapy and have been slowly overcoming.
Tips. . . hmmm. Well, don't crash, like Draggers said. Other than that, it's helped me to realize that the anxiety I have surrounding driving is to a large extent displaced anxiety that is really about other stuff. When I keep that in mind, I am more relaxed behind the wheel and do better.
Best wishes and all that! Stay safe and calm. It gets easier with time.
Good luck, Frosty!
That does sound like an intense test (I don't think I could identify anything under the hood, except where the windshield washer fluid goes.) I love driving now, but I can totally remember how nervous I was when I first got my license.
When I took my driving test, the tester guy had me drive all over, on the highway and in neighborhoods, and then found a parking lot for me to park in. Once I parked, he told me that I passed. Then he said, "OK, take us back to the DMV." I had no idea where we were, or how to get back to the DMV. And he didn't know either (he was from another part of the state, and wasn't usually assigned to my area.) This was long before everyone had cell phones, and I wanted to stop somewhere and ask for directions, but he wouldn't let me, and instead made me drive along lost for almost an hour before we found the DMV!
That does sound like an intense test (I don't think I could identify anything under the hood, except where the windshield washer fluid goes.) I love driving now, but I can totally remember how nervous I was when I first got my license.
When I took my driving test, the tester guy had me drive all over, on the highway and in neighborhoods, and then found a parking lot for me to park in. Once I parked, he told me that I passed. Then he said, "OK, take us back to the DMV." I had no idea where we were, or how to get back to the DMV. And he didn't know either (he was from another part of the state, and wasn't usually assigned to my area.) This was long before everyone had cell phones, and I wanted to stop somewhere and ask for directions, but he wouldn't let me, and instead made me drive along lost for almost an hour before we found the DMV!
Everything is crossed (((Frosty)))
Ooooo frosters, all crossed here too
starfishy
starfishy
Hey, where are 'ya Frosty????? Puppet and I need more psychoanalytically-oriented people here to talk with!!!
Miss seeing you around
Miss seeing you around