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Driving test tommorow...Suggestions?
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Im quite nervous. Anything I should know before going into it?
It's on a course so it's going to be a basic test of technique and what not.
Halp.
It's on a course so it's going to be a basic test of technique and what not.
Halp.
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But the biggest thing? Calm down, because it really isn't that bad, honest.
also... it's better to be marked down for hesitation / slowness than for hitting someone else... hesitation is just points scored down.. if you cause someone else to swerve or whatever... you've just failed. So if you're not sure if you'll fit in that gap etc... wait till you're sure.
also... don't be afraid to pull out and have another go when parking etc...
mirrors, mirrors, mirrors, everything you do, no matter how small, check them, i got told off all the time for forgetting to check my mirrors before indicating.
This is the most important thing. Focus, stay calm, and drive safe, and it should be no trouble.
unless you make one of the obvious failures (blow a red light) your instructor might not let on what they think.
mine was pretty quiet until the end when i found out all I got were 5 out of 75 demerits (for "signaling too early" - which I couldn't even remember doing)
i mean, don't necessarily assume things are horrible, just go with confidence and hear the results at the end.
Just drive.
It's as much of a stress test as it as it is a test of your ability. Treat it like it's no different then having your mum or dad telling you where to go/what to do when you were learning. It's really all about how you handle yourself, so don't get all freaked out.
You'll be fine. Just remember if your parents taught you to drive they may have shown you some tricks that are technically against the rules. (Mine never bothered to tell me that turning left into the right-hand land is a no-no, for example)
Seriously, just have confidence. If you're sure of yourself behind the wheel and you drive defensively you're golden.
Oh, and good luck!
Remember that so long as you don't do any of the "automatic fail," things then you would have to actually try to do enough of the little things to really fail a drivers' test.
Relax.
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And be blatantly obvious about it. Some instructors will assume you didn't check unless your head moves.
What main things should I focus on during these parts?
drive past the car , about a car door length away from it until you yourself are level with the front bumper.(ie you look out of your side window and are looking across the very front of the car)
shift to reverse and slowly go back, looking over your shoulder out of your passenger side rear window,
when you see the back of the other car appear in this window you do one full turn towards the kerb (meaning a 360 rotation of the wheel, not full lock). you hold the steering there and let the car roll backwards slowly,
when the front of your car is level with the back of theirs you do 2 full turns away from the kerb, that should bring you in nicely behind them,
once you feel you're level you can do one full turn back towards the kerb to level up.
If you turn too quickly or slowly you might need to just wind a little bit of extra lock on or off, but as a general guide it works really well
i was terrified about parallel parking, but once he taught me that... i was so much happier about it, knowing there's a formula that really works helped me a lot.
Exactly. I checked all three mirrors trying to be obvious as possible about it. At the end of the test, the instructor told me i lost points for not checking my mirrors before i merged into traffic. Then again they also failed me for speeding when i was doing 27 i think in a 25 zone (didn't see a sign so i assumed it was 25) when the speed limit was actually 35. Also, don't forget to use your turn singles when parallel parking. I used mine going in but when the instructor said "good, now lets move on" i was thinking that the parking portion of the test was over and i wasnt being graded on it anymore so i lost points for not using my signal on the way out.
Trust the force.
What was suggested to me when I did my driving test was to actually wear a ballcap and exaggerate your mirror checking so it's painfully obvious you're doing it.
My only specific advice. Otherwise, as a slew of others have said, relax, be courteous to the instructor, and just drive.
Good luck! I guess 'break a leg' wouldn't be a good expression in this case.
Yeah I almost failed mine for two reasons:
1) Was driving my mom's Expedition.
2) Was paranoid as hell. The person who was giving me the test kept telling me to calm down and laughed at how nervous I was.
Also if possible, drive a small car. Makes things so much easier.
edit: Oh, any signal every single turn.
When you check your mirrors, actually say quietly to youself "mirrors". This will make it obvious.
I failed my first test because I fucked up one section (here there are 7 sections and you need to get 6 out of 7 sections to pass) and freaked the fuck out. This caused me to stall the engine fuck up my parking and I failed because I let that one fuck up affect me for the rest of the trip.
Don't do that. If you make a mistake just let it go, it's already done and you can't go back and fix it you just gotta deal.
Satans..... hints.....
I think that may just depend on where you live. The only test I had to take was a multiple choice test on a touch screen computer for my permit. Half the questons were stupid stuff like should you drink then drive?, should you smoke weed and drive? ect.
I passed boys!
Thank youuuu!
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Congrats!!!
Don't be that guy.
Aside from that, Congrats!!