Hi guys, I failed my automatic driving test today and my parents told me to just bribe?? Is this actually a thing here?? What do I even say?? Who do I talk to?? I signed up to safety driving school who seem legit so would they even take it?? Someone plz help.
No, don't even think about doing it. Your parents are morons and I suggest you do not take any parental advice from them. This is nothing but a completely brain dead idea that could get you in a lot of legal trouble.
In some countries they’ll fail you if you don’t bribe, even if your driving was perfect, in others they’ll just overlook small errors that aren’t too dangerous.
There are places where if you bribe they’ll let you pass even if you can barely drive, in others they’ll call the police on you if you bring it up.
Ask around locally, you should definitely not bribe if you’d be a danger to yourself and others.
Nah man, just try again. If you fail on your third attempt, you can start thinking about bribes. Would be helpful to know which country you are in though. Here in Germany i’m pretty sure that bribing wouldn’t work.
Keep taking the test. Or ask your parents to “talk”/bribe the instructor. Either you learn to drive, they will pass you out of perseverance(cause you don’t want to bribe) or you learn how to start the “bribe” talk.
It sounds like you might have misunderstood them. To me, it’s sounds like they are telling you to just BIKE. I’d suggest a used bike from a reputable manufacturer, in my city that will set ya back about 200, less than you’d pay for JUST insurance. On a simple bike like this any problem you might experience will be easily diagnosable and self fixable or you can go to a shop and pay a little extra. If you live in an area where things are far apart you might want to look into an e bike, those range from about 1k or more. They can go from 20-30mph and should be treated more seriously as you ride as on a regular bike you will probably only achieve 10-15mph averages. That will have the negative tradeoff of being harder to work on, more expensive, and perhaps frowned upon by “sport” cyclists. Check out this resource for more safety information.
From your tone it doesn't sound like you're comfortable with the idea. Would it be so bad to try retaking it? Would your parents be angry or give you grief over it? I know there's different levels of acceptability of bribery in different parts of the world so I'm guessing your somewhere where it's not as strictly monitored as where I am.
But go with your instincts. At the end of the day it's you taking the risk of paying a bribe, not your parents, and it's your moral choice, not theirs. But at the same time I know how annoying parental pressure can be!
Don’t forget, you, not OP, are also taking a risk. We’re all on the road, it’s fucking disgusting that people will do this instead of just study for a little bit.
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