No more L-oser plate

**placidfemme** · 16th June 2005, 08:13

Well my partner and I went and did our restricted tests yesterday in Browns Bay at 7.30

We both passed and we've taken off the L-oser plates

Yay!

**Firefight** · 16th June 2005, 08:16

Originally Posted by placidfemme

Well my partner and I went and did our restricted tests yesterday in Browns Bay at 7.30

We both passed and we've taken off the L-oser plates

Yay!

congratulations

F/F

**placidfemme** · 16th June 2005, 08:20

Thank you...

And you know... I've noticed that since I've taken the L plate off (Yesterday morning) that drivers in general treat you different... better slightly...

People are just mean to Learners... And going 100kph on the motorway is SOOO much better then going 70kph.

My 11 minute ride to work is now more like 8-9 minutes...

**Sparky Bills** · 16th June 2005, 08:38

Good feeling isnt it?
Oh..
I remember the days of the "L" plate.
Wait a minute..
I never used one

**_Gina_** · 16th June 2005, 08:38

CONGRATULATIONS!!

I am soooo jealous but

**vifferman** · 16th June 2005, 08:42

Congratulations to you and your partner! Well done!

Originally Posted by placidfemme

And you know... I've noticed that since I've taken the L plate off (Yesterday morning) that drivers in general treat you different... better slightly...

People are just mean to Learners...

Yeah, I noticed that when teaching one of my boys to drive. People were impatient and irrational as soon as they saw the big yellow "L". In fact, once I left the plate on, and drove to the mall. Despite going at a (ahem...) ticketable speed above the speed limit, people were still trying to pass me! It was almost like they expected me to conk out in front of them, crash'n'burn, or summat.

Feckin eejits....

**_Gina_** · 16th June 2005, 08:55

Originally Posted by vifferman

It was almost like they expected me to conk out in front of them, crash'n'burn, or summat.

Feckin eejits....

To be truthfull I have a tendancy to treat cage learners like that, like the minute I see one I think to myself - "uh oh, hazard ahead".......

So I suppose it is a unfortunate ingrained thing with NZ drivers?

I like what John Wright said about NZ road users
"we are a bunch of individualists"

**Sniper** · 16th June 2005, 08:58

Well done Placefemme

**Coyote** · 16th June 2005, 09:03

I've just got to wait for the CBRs clutch part to arrive, get the fairing and bleed the brakes, then I can get my warrant and hopefully my restricted soon after

Then race in Round 4, and crash it again :-p

Well done placidfemme

**Paul in NZ** · 16th June 2005, 09:07

Originally Posted by girlygirl

I like what John Wright said about NZ road users
"we are a bunch of individualists"

Hey! Don't lump me in with those other idiots, I'm different...

Congrats on ditching the L plate..

**bugjuice** · 16th June 2005, 09:09

well done girls!! The learning just gets better from here on!

**stify** · 16th June 2005, 09:15

tis a good feelin to lose the that damn feckn stupid ugly bright yellow
frign bla bla bla bla bla L plate

congrats

let the real learning begin

**Jeremy** · 16th June 2005, 09:15

Of course there are still people who think that they need to go faster than whatever speed your going regardless of whether you have an L-plate on the back or not to watch out for.

**placidfemme** · 16th June 2005, 09:22

Thank you everyone

Yeah we're both happy as!!

I've only had the L plate off for about 24 hours, and I think this is the first 24 hours that I've been riding and some idiot on the motorway hasn't tried to overtake me dangerously.

Now the only problem I'm having (besides the smoke from the front end somewhere) is that when going 100kph my lips get really dry and hurt

But I'm sure thats nothing lip balm won't help