FACEBOOK FEEDBACK

The story on our facebook page headed ‘Stop! Learner driver crashes into house in Nelson during lesson’ drew these comments:

● Moana Mo: My dad used to run next to me — I wasn’t allowed out of second gear.

● Peter Erkell: Wel,l, room for improvement.

● Lee Gilder: Why didn't the instructor use the dual switch off? I was an instructor during my working years. I had to use it on one occasion.

● Mark Ioane: My ears, head got clapped when I stalled.

● Char Gough: Didn’t crash so can’t beat this one.

● Anne De'Adman: Guess that's a fail.

● Kirstie Oriley: I almost took out the McDonald’s sign at the entrance to the car park ... When I was teaching someone else a few years ago, she was going a decent speed and asked me how she slows down and asked which pedal was the brake — never took her driving again.

● Kj Frederikson: I was learning to drive and a friend offered to sell me her car. I reluctantly took it for a test drive with her to take it to my parents’ house for my dad to look at and, as I arrived I drove up the driveway and straight into the side of their house.

● Sharyn Phillips: When going for my licence in the small town, I accidentally put my hand on the guy’s knee while trying to change gears. Got so flustered, drove straight through a stop sign almost crashing into a brand new car coming straight for us. I got my licence though.

● Sharz Tatam: I almost got the tester guy T-boned. He told me to go straight back to the office and then had the audacity to fail me. George Lloyd-Jones: Can’t park there.

● Meri Haapu: Took out the fence before crashing into the house.

● Fiona Fraser: My first driving test started at the top of a long driveway which I reversed all the way down without once looking behind me. Needless to say I was told to drive back up it, park, and get out. Epic fail.