Watch as learner driver fails test in just 20 seconds before even making a turn
THIS is the moment a learner driver failed their test within just 20 seconds before even making a turn.
The unsuspecting teen was caught out by other cars on the “wrong” side of the road.
Pin Binning, who runs DGN Driving, uploaded a clip of the mishap to his YouTube channel to demonstrate an unusual quirk in the law.
In the video, Pin’s student, Lamar, took on a mock test but his attempt fell apart within moments of setting off.
The test began on a straight road, leading to a T-junction at the top.
Lamar set off after completing all the necessary checks and approached the junction at a steady speed.
Things actually started to go wrong after about five seconds, as he braked sharply on the empty street, stopping the car well before the turning.
However, Pin put this down to him never having driven the car being used for the test before, so he didn’t mark it as a fault as the road was deserted.
Unfortunately, things didn’t get much better from then.
At the junction, Lamar checked to his right for approaching traffic as he intended to turn left.
Seeing nothing coming, he went to turn out as the road was clear.
But what he missed was the fact that there were cars parked on the other side of the main road that he was joining.
This forced the vehicles approaching from Lamar’s right to pull out onto the other side of the road to go around them.
Under the Highway Code, when turning from a minor to a major road, the traffic already on the road has priority.
This means that, even though the cars were technically on the “wrong” side of the road, they were there legally to overtake an obstruction and had the right of way.
When Lamar went to pull out, he forced one of these oncoming cars to slow down.
This counts as a serious fault as it means that Lamar affected the normal driving behaviour of another motorist, resulting in an instant failure.
Pin explained: “I know a lot of you may think this is harsh to mark as a serious driving fault.
“But the fact is, when you emerge onto the main road, you shouldn’t be slowing other vehicles down at all.
“When Lamar decides to emerge, there was a vehicle approaching from the left, that had to slow down because of us.”
It comes after another learner was given a serious fault for failing to stop at a green light thanks to the priority system.