varminter
25th September 2009, 16:45
Went in last Friday to book my full licence test. Wanted either a Tuesday or Friday thinking that there would be at least a three to four week wait. “Next Friday at 9am” she says. Oh, well I’d better get practicing those U turns. Pissed down all day yesterday, too late to cancel.
This morning nice and clear. Started my test, all good until the U turn in one of the little narrow streets in Rotorua, got round wobbling somewhat but didn’t fall off (I can do them in car parks). Out to the Atiamuri highway for the 100k bit. Two K’s of roadworks with a 30k limit. Whole great queue of cars behind, what am I to do? I was doing 40 as it was. Eventually got past the road works, and the tester says ok to speed up. Then it starts pouring down like stair rods, on a bit then another U turn and back through the road works at 40 again and get to the testing station, a little hopeful look on my face (they were crap U turns) but all good, I passed.
Oh yes, nearly got T boned by some woman on the way home, but it was raining so she found it too difficult to look clearly, all in a days riding
This morning nice and clear. Started my test, all good until the U turn in one of the little narrow streets in Rotorua, got round wobbling somewhat but didn’t fall off (I can do them in car parks). Out to the Atiamuri highway for the 100k bit. Two K’s of roadworks with a 30k limit. Whole great queue of cars behind, what am I to do? I was doing 40 as it was. Eventually got past the road works, and the tester says ok to speed up. Then it starts pouring down like stair rods, on a bit then another U turn and back through the road works at 40 again and get to the testing station, a little hopeful look on my face (they were crap U turns) but all good, I passed.
Oh yes, nearly got T boned by some woman on the way home, but it was raining so she found it too difficult to look clearly, all in a days riding