10/09/2026
廿一年前既今日
我向香港跟私人師傅考到我既van仔棍波牌
上左三十幾個鐘
1 take pass
年少既我，曾經以為自己好叻
但如果你問我合格果一刻
我識唔識揸車？
我好似識，但其實咩都未識
我識轉彎要打燈要擰頭
識斜路起步、斜路調頭，唔會死火
但我未試過揸快過50km/hr
點樣安全cut線？
點為之真正“望鏡”、要望啲咩？
點泊S位？
slip road安全上高速？
好多野其實重要靠自己摸索，同搵熟人補鐘
所以我一直都有一個疑問：
我考到個牌，到底代表咩？
可能代表我已經熟習咗某條考試路線
可能代表我知道考試時要做邊啲指定動作
亦可能代表我喺考試當日表現良好，順利完成要求
但「通過考試」
同「真正有能力獨立駕駛」
其實係兩回事
因為真正獨立駕駛時
你唔會只行熟悉嘅考試路線
總會有一日
你一個人揸去一個陌生地方
見到未見過嘅道路標誌
唔熟悉嘅迴旋處、多線道路
會有啲驚
而後車步步逼近。。
嗰一刻冇人幫到你
你可以依靠嘅
係自己真正嘅駕駛能力同判斷
而我覺得呢個正正係英國考車制度嘅核心
喺英國
路試唔係單純俾你跟住一條固定考試路線揸
你隨時要跟住路牌自己揸去某個目的地
隨時根據考官指示揸去唔同方向
更可能需要全程跟導航駕駛
而喺學車嘅過程中
學生需要接觸好多唔同嘅道路同交通情況
係真正嘅實戰經驗
所以就算pass定唔pass
响考路試前其實已經累積一定既路面經驗
有足夠既能力獨立駕駛
所以對我嚟講
學車嘅目標除左：「點樣 Pass？」外
更重要嘅係：「當你 Pass 咗之後，有冇信心同能力自己一個人安全咁揸車，甚至乎車住你既小朋友出去？」
Twenty-one years ago today,
I passed my manual van driving test at first attempt in Hong Kong with a private instructor.
At that time, I thought I was pretty good.
But if you asked me whether I could actually drive...
I kind of could.
But acrually, I kind of couldn't.
I knew I had to indicate and check around me when turning.
I could do hill starts and turn around on a hill.
I didn't stall the car.
But when I passed my driving test, there were still so many situations I could come across in real-life driving that I simply hadn't learned yet.
I'd never driven faster than 50km/h.
How to change lanes safely?
What does properly checking your mirrors actually mean, and what exactly should you be looking for?
How to reverse park?
How to safely join a motorway using a slip road?
There were so many things I still had to figure out for myself, or pay for extra lessons to learn afterwards.
So I've always had one question:
What does passing your driving test actually mean?
Maybe it means you've become familiar with certain test routes.
Maybe it means you know which specific actions you need to demonstrate during the test.
Or maybe it simply means that on the day, you performed well and successfully met the required standard.
But passing a driving test and being genuinely capable of driving independently are two very different things.
When you're driving independently, you won't always be travelling on familiar roads or routes.
One day, you'll be sitting behind the wheel on your own, driving somewhere you've never been before.
You might come across a road sign you've never seen.
An unfamiliar roundabout.
A complicated multi-lane road.
And cars behind you putting pressure on you.
At that moment, the only thing you can rely on is your own driving ability and judgement.
And that's one of the most important things for learning to drive in the UK.
In the UK, the driving test isn't simply about memorising one fixed test route.
You could be asked to follow road signs to a particular destination.
You could be directed by the examiner to go in different directions.
Or you may need to follow a sat nav as part of your independent driving.
And throughout the learning process, students are exposed to different roads, road conditions and traffic situations.
That's why, for me, the most important goal of learning to drive should never simply be:
"How do I pass my test?"
But should also be:
"Once I've passed, do I have the confidence and ability to drive safely on my own — even with my children in the car?"
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