Dear Editor,
Re: “Road to drivers’ licence a bumpy one,” Driving Miss Daisy column, Sept. 1.
I read with interest your article about trying to pass your driver’s test. My son passed after his second try, but the examiner found the opposite problem with my son; he thought he was too cautious.
I almost filed a complaint about this examiner, as after the test he did not walk back into the office with my son, but left him outside on his own rolling up the car windows.
He came into the mall muttering “he’s lucky he passed, he’s a terrible driver,” which he also conveyed to my son.
Apparently, the problem was he was too slow turning right or left, waiting to make sure he wouldn’t get hit.
The examiner couldn’t fail him, as he did nothing wrong; he was just being more cautious than the examiner thought was “normal.”
The main problem I had with this examiner was his attitude. Can you imagine the lack of confidence he was instilling in my son by saying he was a terrible driver to his face?
Yes, this was his last appointment on a Friday afternoon, but that is really no defence for what he said to a young new driver.
I have been a passenger in my son’s car and I have never feared for my life.
I shake my head when I see all the kids driving around the city like maniacs. I often wonder how they passed their driving test.
To Daisy Xiong: I hope you take the lessons you’ve learned and try again.
Susan Lee
Richmond
