'I was devastated': Driving instructor tricks teen into failing their driving test

Tests exist to gauge understanding of a subject but often have the unfortunate effect of influencing the curriculum itself to achieve the best results for that test—even if that's not the best result for the students. Test designers and administrators are (usually) only humans themselves and are not free from the bias of their own perspectives and beliefs.

Intentionally introducing a trick into the test that seeks to catch students out is probably unethical, especially when the test is one that will cause the student to fail immediately. Then not telling them that they failed, having them proceed with the rest of the test, really just seems like you're trying to embarrass the poor tester and abuse the small amount of power you have.

That's what this driving instructor did to a teen taking their driving exam for the first time. When the exam began, he sneakily kept his seat belt unfastened for 15 feet or so before the teen asked them to fasten it.

I feel like this isn't a driving skill problem; it's reasonable to expect any sane adult to be responsible for fastening their own seatbelt when they get into the vehicle. Whoever does a full check to make sure their passengers are buckled in? That being said, if you refuse to put your seat belt on in my car or sneakily removed it, I'd probably just tell you to get out of the vehicle.

Commenters were incensed at the story and derided the instructor's actions, with some responders sharing stories of their own experiences taking their driving tests.

Read on to see the responses from this popular thread. Next, check out this physics teacher who got schooled by their students.

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Posted by Brad Dickson