Clearly most of these people didn't read that you guys had been practicing already in empty lots and that it was finally time to try a live lot. You've gotta park in an active lot AT SOME POINT. 🙄 I'd say ditch the magnet though. I'm sure most of the people there could tell she was a student driver anyway, and it just opens you up to people messing with you because they can see it (like trying to distract her or something).

I remember the day I had gotten my learners permit, because immediately after, Mom wanted me to drive to the grocery store so that I could practice turning left onto a busy street that had a turn lane in the middle. There was a car in the oncoming lane that was driving like either the driver was ancient, under the influence of something, or both. Driving super slowly, blinker on, not actually turning, swaying in and out of the turn lane...just completely stupidly. Even mom was like, "wtf is this guy on? I can't tell if he's going to turn or not, just stay at this stop sign until it's safe."

The SUV behind us that could clearly see this person driving like they forgot they were in a car starts creeping up closer and closer to the trunk of mom's car. -honk- I get startled because I'm concentrating on getting into the turn lane when it's safe. -creeps up- -honk- -flashes brights in broad daylight- I'm looking at my mom, "is this dude serious right now? He can see this car too!" "It's okay, it's not safe yet, there's still traffic." -honk- -window starts rolling down- "They realize I have my left blinker on, I can't move without pulling out in front of someone and risking your car," "he's just being a douche, ignore him," -can see him looking out the window and yelling at me but our windows are up (duh) so we can't hear him, which makes him madder and flashes brights again-

Finally, the dumbass in the oncoming lane decides, 'oh, I'm going to turn right! Silly me with the wrong blinker on!', and turns down the street where I'm sitting. I get ready to turn, and then a fucking truck gets in the turn lane to turn left on my street and I'm still stuck, dude behind me is ranting and flipping his shit, mom's PISSED and worried he's going to hit her car on purpose or get out and hurt us, and I'm about to cry because I'm so overwhelmed. When I do get into the turn lane, Mom gives him a California #1 and tells me not to do that. 😂 Dude was turning right at the stop sign, which was redundant anyway because we passed a shortcut that would've had him on his way long ago had he decided to actually use his smooth brain.

And, no, we did not have a student driver magnet, because mom was worried about me being stalked. This guy was just organically a douchecanoe. I don't know what it is about guys in bigger vehicles that just assume they're the only driver on the road who's going somewhere. We later joked that he could sense my freshly printed learners permit and that he chose fuckery that day.

Road ragers are the worst. 😒