Passing your driving test in Singapore doesn't mean you should be driving.
If you walk into door frames, misjudge escalators, and bump into people at MRT gantries. why are you suddenly a precision machine inside a car?
You check your mirror and still can't tell whether a car is 2 seconds away or 10 seconds away, you're not "being cautious", you're guessing.
Every brake is last-minute and every lane change is vibes-based, you're not driving, you're reacting.
You can't read what other drivers are about to do, you're the wildcard everyone else is avoiding.
Our system says you're road-ready because you didn't mount a kerb for 20 minutes under test conditions.
And before people get defensive, I actually know someone who passed their test and said, straight up: "I'm only going to drive in an emergency. I genuinely think I might be a hazard to other people."
That's more self-awareness than half the drivers on the road.
Driving isn't just about following rules. It's spatial awareness, timing, anticipation, coordination. And not everyone has that.
If this were something like chopping vegetables and your lack of coordination meant you'd lose a finger, you'd think twice. But because you're in metal box, suddenly it's okay to outsource the risk to everyone else.
That's why you still see people on their phones at traffic lights, drifting between lanes, or hesitating like they're solving a PSLE math question before turning.
If the requirement was "be a good driver instead of "don't mess up for 20 minutes, how many would still have a license?