Russell took his second driving test yesterday, Thursday, and failed, again! Seriously?!!! Russell is the best driver I know. Let me rephrase. Russell is the best observant, conservative, safe, defensive driver I know. If he can't pass the test, I, the most aggressive, risk taking, I love speed and apexing driver, could not.
This time they failed him because, and get this,
a) he was driving too slow
and
b) he left too much space between the curb and the vehicle when he was making his left hand turn. A bike
or a scooter could have gotten into the space and he might have hit them.
Really?
I bet if he had been going faster it would have been too fast.
Leaving too much space?! He was inside the lane - I guess they made the lane too big. An elephant, and maybe some clowns, could have come up beside him. Yeah, they're right. We definitely can't have that.
I told him, he should just ask them how many times they want him to take the test until he is adequately demeaned, so he can manage his expectations.
Apparently this time during the 15 minute orientation session, all in Japanese, there was a guy in the group who was a professional translator. Russell asked if he could ride with that guy during his test so he could translate the instructor's directions. The instructor said no, that wouldn't be fair to all the other drivers testing. Really? Yeah, you're right, it wouldn't be fair to all the Japanese drivers who know Japanese.
Ah the smell of discrimination. Acrid and bitter. But all's fair in love and politics. It's not like we give driver tests in America in foreign languages. Ooops. My bad. We do in California - Spanish.
To be continued....
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