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Learning to Drive: A Demoralizing Burden?

There's a test that most of us take in life which is completely different to going into a hall full of lined up individual desks and chairs. It's a test where you're not clenching that plastic wallet full of pens just in case one decides to run out as the hands on the clock tick down that final menacing minute. It's a test where you can't flick back through a paper to make sure you've answered every question. A test where you can't look back and scribble out a mistake. It's a test where everything around you affects your success, and ultimately whether you pass or fail. Of course, I am talking about the dreaded driving test. I've thought about writing a blog post about this for a while now, but after failing my test for the THIRD time, I figured there wasn't a more appropriate opportunity. I am not a negative person. However, learning to drive can be a life ruiner. Not only does it gobble up time and money, but failing the test is demoralizin