“Stress paralyzed me during the exam”: Blandine failed her driving test 5 times before finding the secret to success

In 2002 in Caen, Blandine had just celebrated her 19th birthday. She was studying literature at university, and " like [her] classmates ," enrolled in driving school . " I didn't have a particular taste for driving . I did it like a tourist, unmotivated, without much ease," confides this 42-year-old woman today, living in Bordeaux where she works in real estate. The learning took place alongside her studies. She didn't particularly need to drive at the time, but she knew she needed this key for the future. However, from the very beginning, she didn't really connect with the world of driving schools. " I've always had a problem with instructors. I find it hard to have someone on my back who is always telling me what to do ," explains Blandine. But beyond this difficulty in accepting authority, it is the very behavior of the instructors that deeply disturbs her. And the anecdotes accumulate over the years.