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Originally Posted by rks  The inspector did not even bother to get into my car in order to conduct a test -- he passed me just by seeing me follow him (it was getting late for lunch, I suppose). |
I guess it helped that for a change you weren't doing your usual speed, the 140...
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Originally Posted by rks I am told that those who do not go through driving school will be given a very hard time and will be failed for the slightest and most trivial of errors. Unless we root out this kind of corruption, it is futile to expect our roads to be safe. |
That's true, in fact it goes beyond that. I did my first driving training in 1992 using a driving school that was owned by a relative. But I didn't tell him since I didn't want to get a big discount and fall under his obligation. When I went to the test through the driving school, the inspector asked me to park between two cars. Then I didn't know it was called parallel park, nor did the instructor had taught me that. So I failed. Later I went to the driving school and met my relative. When I told him that I attended his school and then failed the test, he got quite upset. He told me that I should have talked to him before appearing for the test. I asked why should that matter. Then he tells me "The Inspectors can't pass every driving school student that appear for the first time, it won't look natural, so they fail some and pass some, it has nothing to do with your driving skill. Because of the rapport we have with them, we can tell them whom to pass and whom to fail. Had you approach me first, I would have told them to pass you at first attempt. So, next time you appear, don't forget to tell me."
So, the next time I appeared for the test, I told him in advance. This time my driving test consisted of driving in a straight line and come to a stop in the center of the road. And I passed.
If you are wondering, I really learnt car driving in USA a year later under a proper tutor in a Chevy Beretta.