Story time:
The first time I took my driving test, the evaluator said ‘pull out of your parking space’, which I did very precisely, stopping at the street where the test started.
Then he said ‘turn right at this street’, so I did – and made the semi-truck coming down that road lay on his horn a bounce a bit to avoid hitting me. I failed before we even started.
I was so focussed on his instructions that I lost all situational awareness.
I took more classes, then spent a few years as a delivery driver, so I actually learnt to be a very good driver. But my first test was abysmal.
That’s exactly what signals, rules, and road signs are: instructions without context. Driving on roads with 2-way stops I’ve almost hit vehicles multiple times. People pull up to the stop sign, come to a full stop, then proceed into the intersection, no matter what the situation is. I swear, so many drivers just turn off their brains to current conditions when driving…