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.
The driving test has gotten significantly more difficult in many places in the U.S. because of teen deaths in auto accidents. My kids had a lot more required training than I ever did.
However, it depends on what country you are in. When I got my license in the U.K. close to 30 years ago, I had been driving in the U.S. for 6 years and driven close to 100K miles. I had been told it was more difficult so I signed up for some lessons. I took me 10 lessons before the instructor said I should attempt it. I still failed the first attempt but managed to pass on the second (fucking backing around a corner bullshit).
What was funny was I was legally allowed to drive with my U.S. license while I was working on passing my U.K. one. I drove myself to the test and back, including after I failed the test.