Is it normal to feel undeserving of a license? ?

I just got my license, but I feel like I cheated.



Here's the story. I started by going to a DMV and taking the test there, but I failed it. At first I was devistated, but seriously, I didn't think I did that bad. A lot of the mistakes I made weren't my fault, considering I was going like 50 mph and my tester liked to wait till the last second to tell me to change lanes and turn (during rush hour), so we had to go back and turn around a couple of times. All that aside, I'm not sure if I deserved it or not the first time, but I didn't pass.



That same day, I went to a different, privately-owned tester that my friend told me about and I passed, except I didn't feel like I really did. It was like the cheaters way out. He told me I had 15 mistakes (probably really nitpicky, I had no idea what most of them were) and 2 traffic offenses, both of which I recognized and one of which was unavoidable, while the other was minor. To pass his test, I was allowed 20 mistakes and 3 traffic offenses, which in and of itself (with a test that takes about 20 minutes) feels really leniant. He told me the average number of mistakes made by his students is 6. Not to mention, my mom told me when she talked to him in private, he told her he's never failed anyone.



So how am I supposed to feel about this? I have my license, but I passed an extremely leniant test and failed the DMV's test, and I'm going to admit it, I cheated on my hours (I didn't really drive 50, I don't know how many I drove).





Is this feeling normal? I try to be a careful driver, but if I'm still making that many mistakes and I don't even know it, do I even deserve my license?

Is it normal to feel undeserving of a license? ?
Wow!! Are you telling me that the DMV where you live permits 15 mistakes and 3 traffic violations and they still give you a drivers licence??? Boy, how times have changed. Where do you live.?

When I was in high school I had to take drivers ed. before I could even get into a car in order to learn how to drive one- you had to pass that will NO violations at all.

The DMV where I live does not permit any mistakes unless you do not speak English!

Driving is a privilege which most of us take for granted, a car is a deadly machine and so can be the person driving it so every one has to look out for every one else. Your driving skills hopefully will get better with practice.

You got your licence so now go and practice your driving skills. Good luck.Is it normal to feel undeserving of a license? ?
While it was definitely lenient to say the least, now that you have a license it's all about getting your own experience driving. Don't get ';comfortable'; now that you're driving on your own. I remember when I got my license, I had maybe 5 close calls in the first week, but I got better over time.



It's all about trial and error, you make a mistake, you remember it and be sure not to make the same mistake again.
I think you are being extremely hard on yourself.



You passed enough for you to receive the appropriate piece of paper.



My daughters were 19 %26amp; 20 when they got their licenses. They both tested the same day with the same instructor. He was more interested in the air freshener than with them. He did not even check if the horn was operational.



My husband and I did not let them test until we felt they were ready. My stepdaughter had to repeat the class at public high school. My daughter had been driving back roads since she was 12.



Be careful and fully alert every time you drive, minimize distractions and ask your mom to ride with you to give you pointers.



You will do fine.








I think that the first item to recognize is that you have your license now. It doesn't matter really how you got it, but there are ways that you can lose it, and that is one of the reasons for having the test in the first place: to make sure that the State is licensing safe, knowledgeable drivers. Now that you have your license, it is too late to worry about whether or not you deserve it. I went through the same questions after I received my teaching license. The point is that you have your license now, and it's time to make the best of it and do your best to drive as safely and correctly as you can. The license is two things: permission from the State to operate a vehicle on your own, and an assurance to other people that you will do no harm while operating your vehicle. That's what a teaching, doctor's, lawyer's, or other professional license means as well. It is now time for you to take that license and go places!