Kirsten B
I took my driving test earlier today with Miss Carr. Though I failed because I didn't realize the speed limit was so low on MLK Jr. Parkway, despite looking for the posted speed limit, I must have missed it. I thought it was 35 so went 32 to be safe. Apparently it was actually 25mph. Despite this being an automatic fail, Miss Carr was really helpful in letting me know what other things I should work on and where else she deducted points.
However, I would like to give the feedback that some of the instructions were fairly unclear and though I did try to clarify, I was usually answered with the instruction repeated a second time instead of answering my question. This may be because of examination laws, so I do believe my instructor wasn't intentionally being difficult or anything. I just think it would be helpful for y'all to know that sometimes clarification or clearer instructions would be helpful, especially for folks like me with ADHD and Autism who may interpret instructions differently.
I can think of two examples from today where this was the case. I was told to park like I was on an uphill. My understanding was that I was uphill facing down. Apparently, she meant that I should be facing uphill. So I would have had points deducted for this misunderstanding. (It might be worth simply doing this on a hill instead so we don't have to guess.)
Another time was when I was asked to back around a corner "as if I'm leaving my driveway." I was later told that it was too wide, indicating I should have stayed closer to the curb when backing onto a street. I assumed I was supposed to back into the lane so that I could then proceed forward into traffic. Clarification there would have been very helpful.
None of these were the reason I failed and I very much appreciate the information I was given on other errors. I just wanted to let y'all know that some of the instructions may need elaboration, as they can be interpreted in multiple ways by the student driver.