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andrewducker- German teenager loses driving licence after 49 minutes
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German teenager loses driving licence after 49 minutes
Date: 2018-11-22 04:58 pm (UTC)I went back to school after my test, and after school set off to drive home. I was waiting to pull out on to a dual carriageway - no pedestrians allowed. My side road joined at a steep angle, and I had to look over my shoulder for a gap in the traffic I could safely merge into. I spot a gap, start moving forward in to it, turn my head forward, and see a guy standing right in front of my car. I slam on the brakes and stop, having moved maybe a foot and a half tops, forcing him to sit on the bonnet. He'd been standing waiting to cross the road (that had railings up the middle!) right in front of my car - as in within a foot. He ran off immediately- climbing (back?) over the railings that were designed to stop people doing what he'd just done.
I think we both learned an important lesson from that near miss. At least, I hope we both did.