I don't mean to undermine you here Lev. I may well have misinterpreted your meaning.
This is an attitude I encounter a lot, and it is simply wrong. Perhaps in the past instructors taught you how to pass a test, but these days we're just teaching you how to drive. At least that's what I do, and I'd be surprised if Chris' instructor was any different. The skills you have been taught are the correct ones to use in any given situation. Now that you're qualified, you can work on honing those skills yourself, through practice and experience. You will learn how to adapt them to take into consideration all the other road users who dismiss new drivers as clueless morons who's sole purpose is to prevent them from catching the first 5 mins of Neighbours on their commute home.
What you will learn is how to read difficult situations, spot hazards earlier, and deal with them more effectively. Do not change the way you drive! Believe me, as somebody who trains learners, new drivers and experienced drivers; the perception some people have, that you have to alter your driving (usually by making sure you're breaking the speed limit by at least 10%, and approaching junctions at break neck speed, while taking little or no observations) is completely incorrect.
The thing is, no matter how long you've been driving there are still things that will catch you out and you can learn from. The greatest skill you can learn in driving is to be adaptable.
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