Dong Qiangqiang had never driven on the road he was running on before, so he shouldn't relax. But the general road test time is only about 40-50 minutes. He has been driving for more than 30 minutes, and all the main test points are functioning normally. The weather is slowly getting better. There are fewer cars and fewer people on the road on rainy days, and he controls the speed, so The nerves that had been tense before were slightly relaxed.
Gut, who spoke very little along the way, even started chatting with Karina casually.
Dong Qiangqiang felt that as long as he could drive back to the driving school safely, a German driver's license valid for the European Union and valid for life would be within his grasp.
Before he knew it, he came to an intersection without traffic lights, one of the most common intersections in Hanover's suburbs.
The first thing he saw was the 30 speed limit sign on his right, and the second thing he saw was the inverted triangle yield sign under the speed limit sign.
Dong Qiangqiang understood that he had no priority on the road he was taking. In other words, if a vehicle appeared on his right, he must give way.
But his right side was empty, not a car.
According to the navigation prompts, he should go straight through the intersection before returning to the city. He subconsciously looked at both sides of the road at the opposite intersection. Similar to the sign on his right, the left side of the opposite intersection also had a round sign with an inverted triangle under it, but he could only see the backs of the two signs. Dong Qiangqiang guessed that the car at the other intersection should not have priority.
His speed had dropped to less than 30 miles. Just as he was about to pass the intersection, an extremely fast off-road bicycle suddenly flashed out from the opposite side.
The rider on the bicycle was wearing a gray-black helmet, visors on his nose, a blue and white Adidas sportswear, and an orange backpack behind him.
The other party didn't make any gestures and rode straight towards Dong Qiangqiang at lightning speed.
Dong Qiangqiang thought that the other person was going straight, so he turned his bike to the right to ensure that there would be a gap of more than 70 centimeters between the cyclist and him when he crossed paths. He had often been stuck because he was too close to the cyclist when he was practicing riding. Lina criticized him harshly. Today, he has become extra cautious. Can't he hide if he can't offend him? He thought to himself.
Unexpectedly, when the cyclist was about 1.8 meters away from the front of Dong Qiangqiang's car, he suddenly turned left and changed lanes. As he spoke, the front of the car was about to hit the rear of the other car.
Dong Qiangqiang was not prepared for this turn of events. Before he could step on the brakes, Karina beside him had already stepped on the brakes to the bottom.
But the front of the car still hit the rear of the bicycle, and the rear of the car swung violently. The cyclist pedaled forward, and at the same time made a gesture to Dong Qiangqiang without looking back, and rode away quickly.
Almost at the same time, Dong Qiangqiang heard a "thump" from above his head, and from the corner of his eye, he saw an orange glimmer falling from Karina's head.
The car stopped in the middle of the intersection. There was no other car around, and the car was eerily quiet.
Dong Qiangqiang seemed to hear his own heartbeat.
He remembered what Gut said before getting in the car. He glanced at Karina aggrievedly, and when he was about to explain, Karina didn't look at him, patted the glove box countertop, and ordered: "Go back to the driving school first."
By the time Dong Qiangqiang drove back to the Shoemaker Driving School, the rain had completely stopped and the sun had not appeared, but it cast sunlight from behind the dark clouds to the earth.
"Get out of the car first," Karina ordered.
Dong Qiangqiang jumped out of the car dejectedly. Before closing the door, he quickly glanced at Gute and saw that Gute had a straight face and his expression was more serious than in the morning.
He stood under the tree, staring closely at Karina and Gut who were having a heated discussion in the car. He could see that both of them looked ugly.
About ten minutes later, Dong Qiangqiang saw Karina getting out of the car and walking towards him alone.
She looked at Dong Qiangqiang and said regretfully: "Unfortunately, you failed this road test."
Dong Qiangqiang was completely dumbfounded. He thought he heard wrongly and asked in disbelief: "I didn't pass? It's impossible, right? Are you kidding me?"
"I confirmed it twice." Karina said seriously.
"But you saw my performance this morning, and he didn't say anything during the whole process." Dong Qiangqiang said aggrievedly, "What's the reason why I didn't pass?"
"He will tell you." Karina pointed to Gut who was already standing outside the car.
Dong Qiangqiang strode to Gute: "What's the reason why I didn't pass?"
"You almost hit someone just now, and you lacked the foresight a driver should have. In the emergency situation just now, you should have chosen to brake suddenly, but you did a bad job." Gut said with a serious face.
Dong Qiangqiang argued unconvinced: "But you can't blame me in that situation. First of all, neither he nor I have direct priority, but I was going straight and he was turning left. In this kind of road condition, I still have priority. Secondly, If he turns a corner, he should have signaled in advance to warn me to pay attention, but he did nothing. He violated traffic rules twice, but I didn't even once. Why do you judge me as a failure?" Dong Qiangqiang became more and more excited as he spoke, and his tone changed. A few decibels higher consciously.
"Many times, some vehicles or pedestrians will commit illegal acts such as rushing or running away. As a driver, what you have to ensure is the personal safety of the weak in the traffic system, that is, cyclists and pedestrians will be more dangerous than you. The driving priority of your vehicle is a higher priority. At this time, you must actively give up your priority and actively ensure the safety of the other party. At this time, traffic regulations are not the first priority, but human life is." Gu Te remained expressionless.
"If that's the case," Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but ask, "if someone doesn't obey the traffic rules every time, do I have to give up the right of priority every time? I think your decision is biased, and I want to express my gratitude to Hannover TV Reflect on this.”
"Of course you can do that." Gut shrugged.
Dong Qiangqiang could tell that Karina was obviously not satisfied with Gut's decision, and she also had sympathy for him. After Gut left, with Karina's help, he called Hannover TV.
The people from TV were very efficient and immediately responded clearly to Dong Qiangqiang on the phone: They have recorded Dong Qiangqiang's experience and will learn about what happened to the examiner later. But they also told Dong Qiangqiang that the decision made by the examiner in the examination room cannot be changed. If Dong Qiangqiang wants to get a driver's license, he must apply for a second road test.
The purpose of Dong Qiangqiang's call was to change Gut's wrong decision. Since TV would definitely not change his conclusion that he "failed the exam", it actually meant little to him whether the other party would talk to Gut again.
He hung up the phone angrily and asked Karina to help him make an appointment for the second road test, but was told that if he failed the first road test, he would have to wait 2 weeks at the earliest for the second road test. That’s around August 3rd. Dong Qiangqiang had no choice but to accept it and left the driving school with despair.
He walked aimlessly on the street, feeling mixed emotions. The water on the tree nearby fell on his shoulders and clothes, but he didn't notice it. Depression, grievance, unwillingness and anger seemed to permeate my heart, as if I had all my abilities but failed to use them.
The phone in my pocket rang for the second time, and it was still a call from Chengdu.
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