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Thursday driving rolls around so quickly every week it's starting to feel like every day of my life is in fact a Thursday!
Today I drove my first ever test route, and it actually went ok. Getting a lot more confident with changing lanes on fast roads, and I learned what a police speed camera van looks like 😆
Also stalled for the very first time, inexplicably. And then two minutes later, stalled for the second time too. No idea 🤷♀️
Still I'm very proud of myself today! Yay!
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We lost Kath's favourite ball in some long grass, so had to do the rounds of all the area pet shops until we found an exact replacement.
That was today's #learnerDriver practise and let me tell you, busy car parks in the rain are not the place for me yet! Ended up unable to reverse out of our parking spot and had to make Dave do it instead.
Humiliating, but at least not dangerous. And at least we did find a new ball 😅
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For today's driving practise I felt confident enough to drive us out to the coast and back.
The planned route turned out to be a bit more above my skill level than we thought! Some good experience of meeting situations and pedestrians being all over the place, plus my first narrow hump bridge, but I won't be rushing to do that route again.
I need a cuppa 🫖
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Back to #parkrun this week although if I'm honest it was about 50/50 parkrun/parkwalk for me because I'm a mess in this heat (like, 10 degrees). We tried the new route at Albert Park, definitely an improvement over the previous hazardous tree root situation.
Also, I drove us there! All the way! From reversing off our drive, to somehow ending up successfully parked in a bay in Middlesbrough! 💪
Now we have to walk the dog, who was such a good girl while we abandoned her to go running. Definitely getting my steps in today...
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Guess who passed her theory test today! 🎉
One step closer to the ultimate nightmare of me being allowed to drive on the same roads as you.
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Driving instructor is on holiday so we've been out practising in our own car during my usual lesson slot.
Drove past @davetansley's sister-in-law and he's genetically incapable of not waving at a family member so I have now officially been perceived.
On the bright side I don't think I made any obvious mistakes while she was looking 🤷♀️
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This morning I drove us to the leisure centre in another town to go swimming, and parked in a bay in the car park.
Then when we got back we went to some supermarket car parks and practised more bay parking there which was pretty successful.
I appreciate these are small things, but every milestone is exciting and worth celebrating to me right now so 🎉
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Up early for driving practise while it was quiet on the big roads. Found myself changing gear while at the same time checking mirrors to move over, and still properly taking in what I saw.
This is a small thing, but it's the first hint of the ridiculous amount of multitasking actually starting to feel doable 💪
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Hands off, yarn vultures! I am alive 😎
(it was a bit of a disaster in places, but not a fatal one, all's well that ends well)
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Driving lesson day again already, somehow.
If it goes to plan I'll be driving on fast dual carriageways and generally much busier roads.
So if I die out there today, please let it be known that my good yarns and cross stitch fabrics should be distributed fairly among any fedi friends who want them, and Bernadette the Emotional Support Chicken goes to @crafting_potato.
Thank you.
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Last time I tried to quote something from micro.blog it didn't work for almost an hour, so let's see if that was a one-off or not...
Science! 👩🔬
(actual blog post is at https://thegiddystitcher.com/2026/03/20/fibre-crafts-made-me-do/ if this doesn't work)
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Driving lesson the fourth.
A dramatic start, as someone fell and needed medical attention on the side of the road, but luckily my instructor knows first aid!
Spent all morning sick with nerves but it went ok really. Even got up to 50mph on a Big Scary Road!*
Next week he wants me properly on the dual carriageway though, idk about that 😬
* for like three seconds, while making a high pitched "eeeee" noise the whole time
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Third driving lesson down. We had to travel quite far today because my town literally doesn't have a single roundabout to practise, or a safe place to learn emergency stops.
So I've gone from terrifying public roads on the first lesson, to newbie-friendly industrial estate on the third.
But when did I ever do anything in the normal way? 🤷♀️
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Second lesson done! Getting slightly better at mirrors, still a coward with the gears though and very unable to steer round corners if I'm doing a gear change at the same time 😅
On the bright side he says I've got good coordination and I choose to believe it wasn't sarcastic.
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Just survived my first driving lesson since the handful I had with a terrible instructor back in 2017. Very stressed, very sweaty, but no major incidents.
Please clap.
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Revealed: The 10 road signs learner drivers are most likely to be quizzed on
Researchers used the DVSA’s Safe Driving for Life e‑learning platform to run thousands of mock tests, analysing which questions came up most frequently. The results show a clear pattern of signs that learners are repeatedly asked to identify.
Below are the 10 most‑asked road signs — with answers moved further down the page to keep the challenge real.
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A red triangle with a bicycle symbol.
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Appeared in 11.9% of mock tests.2.
A blue rectangular sign showing a bicycle with a vertical line to its right.
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Appeared in 7.2% of tests.3.
A blue circular sign showing a bicycle and two pedestrians holding hands. Scroll down for the answer. Appeared in 7.2% of tests.
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A blue circular sign showing a number with a red diagonal line through it.
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Appeared in 6.5% of tests.5.
A white rectangular sign with a crossed‑out circular symbol and the words “Zone Ends.”
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Appeared in 5.7% of tests.6.
An octagonal red sign covered in snow.
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Appeared in 5.1% of tests.7.
A red triangular sign showing a car falling from a ledge into water.
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Appeared in 5% of tests.8.
A blue rectangular sign with a “P” and a car on a platform.
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Appeared in 4.9% of tests.9.
A red triangular sign showing a pedestrian between dashed lines.
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Appeared in 4.8% of tests.10.
A red circular sign showing a motorbike above a car.
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Appeared in 4.8% of tests.Why these signs matter
Mattijs Wijnmalen, CEO of Vignetteswitzerland.com, said:
“Across the 3,000 mock tests we ran, we found that users were significantly more likely to be asked about certain road signs than others. For example, users were asked to correctly identify the ‘cycle route ahead’ sign nearly twice as often as any other question.”
He added that while learners should know all road signs, these ten are well worth revising before sitting the real test.
Answers: Most‑asked road signs
1. Cycle route ahead
– Warns road users that there is a cycle route crossing or joining the road ahead.2. With‑flow cycle lane
– Notifies road users of a dedicated cycle lane that goes in the same direction as the traffic.3. Route for pedestrians and cyclists
– Notifies road users of a shared path for both pedestrians and cyclists.4. End of minimum speed
– Notifies road users that the mandatory minimum speed limit shown has ended.5. End of controlled parking zone
– Notifies road users that specific parking restrictions, such as permits or pay and display, no longer apply beyond this point.6. Stop
– Tells road users to come to a complete stop before proceeding.7. Quayside or river bank
– Warns road users of a sharp edge where the road meets water ahead.8. Vehicles may park fully on the verge or footway
– Notifies road users that in this area vehicles are permitted to park fully on the pavement or verge.9. Zebra crossing ahead
– Warns road users of a zebra crossing ahead.10. No motor vehicles
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