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Hello all. We have once again reached the weekend. Lots of chaos in the world of politics once again? Many had hoped things would go back to normal by this point with a new leader and all but unfortunately it seems like things are heating up. One wonders how much longer Liz Truss is going to last… and if we’ll be having another festive-time election.
Meanwhile I have still been busy studying on like I have been now for the last few weeks. I am making lots of progress having moved up to the 3rd gear now and learning how to engine break using gear changes. I have also gone on to some busier roads as well in my latest lesson today. I can say that I am now much, much more confident than I originally was when I first begun and I very much feel like I can get the hang of this. 4th and 5th gear here I come! And roundabouts… and reversing… and main roads… and yeah there is still lots to experience for the first time yet, but I remain confident and excited for them.
I am also progressing on the driving theory side of things – most definitely when it comes to the questions part of the theory which I now have a 97% pass rate on the mocks and I have booked in my official theory test for around two weeks from now. One of the main things I am worrying about on this part is the Hazard Perception Test… which for me seems the hardest of the lot unfortunately.
So far, I have not got the exact knack of it and I have not exactly reached a point of consistency with passing it, and the passes are often not very comfortable ones (often in the 40s out of 75) when I would prefer being consistently in the higher 50s and 60s. So, for now I am very much knuckling down on practicing the Hazard Perception for the next two weeks to give myself the best chance.
I think the hardest part for me is just knowing the right time to click. I have also started to use the 2-second strategy where you click at the hazard and then wait two seconds and click again just in case you clicked too early originally (which happened to me a lot) and it seems to have somewhat helped. So, clicking as soon as I see the hazard (and not when I think I should click after seeing it) and then clicking again 2 seconds afterwards. Now, I just have to keep at the practicing on that and hopefully I can pass It when the official thing comes.
Now… speaking of the official test. I know the questions in the official test are not going to be worded in exactly the same way as the mocks. Now for me that does give me a bit of worry as for many of us autistic people a slight change in saying something can easily push us right off track into complete misunderstanding and confusion, much more so than it would a neurotypical person in most cases. This is due to the nature of us interpreting things differently and often very literally – so even the slightest change can be massive for us.
But I remain confident enough I can still pass in that area, and even if I don’t, I will at least be able to understand a bit better the different way they do word the questions and answers for the next time I do the test (if needed).
I have though a greater fear on this front for the official Hazard Perception Test as that will use completely different clips to the ones I’ve been practicing with (and that even then I still struggle with) and so although I’ll somewhat be a bit better, I can never really be fully prepared for this. This will be the biggest obstacle to whether I pass the test or not. But once again even if I do not pass, I can at least get some experience from it for the next time. My reaction times have also never really been the best.
Theory is certainly my strong suit and often always has been. Usually, I am not as good at the more practical things. Although my driving lessons are showing me that I can be if I am determined enough.
So anyway. The point is to never give up and believe in yourself. I mean, that’s what it always is because what else can it be? It’s either keep trying or give up and one of those 100% leads nowhere, and that’s the giving up part.
Have a great weekend.
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