Seriously, how bad am I?

[Makhai]

So, I was at my CBT today. I did the manoeuvre in the car park part fine, but then it was time for the road test. To be fair, I did drop the bike in the car park, but it was after I stopped, so I'm not counting it for this purpose.
I fell off three times on the road, all on corners, and I stalled once in the middle of the road at a T-junction. The instructor says that I'm going too slowly. I'm sort of afraid I'm going to hit a car, or get hit by a car, which I'm sure is very common. He told me to come back another day to do the road part again because I was very jittery by that point.
I'm sort of looking for reassurance that I'm not terrible? There were three other people doing the test with me, two of whom were older, foreign riders with licences in other countries, and the last was an older man who had car driving experience, so I can't really use them as a metric. I'm nineteen, and I've never driven a car or any sort of bike before, never mind a motorbike; I don't really cycle; I'm 5'2" and 120lbs, and I could only put the balls of my feet down on the smallest bike they had, so it sort of terrifies me.
I understand that I need to practice to improve, but isn't there a way to practice up to a point before I'm driving on the road and about to T-bone a parked car? I think I need road sense, but I'm not sure how to get it without a vehicle that I can drive.
Any similar experiences to assure me that I'm not the worse rider to ride in the history of riding?

[Nobby the Bastard]

You fell off 3 times? I never thought we would have a rider on a par with smiler but you far surpass his lack of skill.

Quite frankly I wouldn't have let you out on the road after you dropped in in the car park.
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[Makhai]

Even though I wasn't actually riding it at that point? I just overbalanced when I put my foot down, about to park it just after a turn in to the bay as we finished up. I'd already braked, and the gas was off. I'd already pulled in and out a few dozen times by that point without trouble.

[Nobby the Bastard]

[ThatDippyTwat]

You need a lot more practice off the road. Going too slowly will cause accidents just like hammering it. Was it explained to you exactly *how* a bike corners?
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[Makhai]

Maybe, but the reasons I fell off were different on the road than off it. On the road, I fell off because of lack of speed when turning and nerves. That had nothing to do with why I fell over in the car park. So, it couldn't exactly be said that the car park predicted the road performance?

[Nobby the Bastard]

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[ThatDippyTwat]

[Makhai]

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[Nobby the Bastard]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

If you're terrified if hitting a car or being hit by a car perhaps motorcycling isn't for you at the moment. Try cycling to gain a bit of road sense and understanding on how a two wheeled vehicle works?
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[Makhai]

[Nobby the Bastard]

If a car driver felt there was space to get between you and the instructor to overtake you were too far behind them for the speed you were doing.

You get closer to the vehicle in front as you slow down.

yes, the car driver was being a twat, but to an extent you seem to have encouraged it.
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[Makhai]

[Nobby the Bastard]

So you came here asking what you did wrong, and when I tell you, you argue the toss.
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[Itchy]

Ride a bicycle for a bit. It's sort of comparable as it will allow you to get used to your surroundings.

Once you're used to the new experience then you focus a lot less on it and can focus on other things.

In fact maybe you can ask the riding school to try a step through scootay? Ok so it's not as flashy and cool. But if you ride a step through then you've got several less things to think about.

You'll most definitely be able to put your feet down on the ground so you don't need to consider speed so much.

You don't have to think about the gears/clutch so you can keep your focus on the road.
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