A friend of mine recently took the actual driving test today but didn’t passed so I am writing some of the errors he made to give you an idea what to watch out for before taking the actual drive test… by the way 3 critical errors means failed.
At first, the test instructor will check the cars equipments, you will be told to turn on the lights low beam to low, demister(front or back), signal light(left and right), wipers(front and back) etc.., the low beam light is turned on during the time of the exam.
When getting out of the parking area, do the basic checks like the rear view mirror and side view mirror then check from front, left, right and back if its safe to go.
Here are some guidelines on what to practice:
– changing lanes from left to right and vice versa( always switch on signal light and also switch it off after making the lane change because if you forget to turn it off it is considered one critical error… ALWAYS DO THE HEAD CHECK thing)
-parallel parking(always keep a good safe distance to the car in front and back when reversing)
-SPEED LIMIT( always try to go below the speed limit like if its a 70kph zone drive around 60+ to 65kph
take note: at school zone be on the 40kph limit.
-Never beat a yellow light( if you see a yellow light do safely stop and check)
-“KEEP CLEAR” on the road floor( if you are turning on the next street with this on the road.. dont drive thru it and turn but you must stop before the sign then turn when it is safe.
-3 point turn
-Turning left on green signal but there is a pedestrian lane or pedestrian light.. must check if its green so you must stop and giveway to pedestrians.
-Round about( go in when it is all clear and safe and always give way to the right.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE ACTUAL DRIVING TEST
stage 1 (duration 10 mins )
Practical test will be conducted in less challenging traffic environment and will be asked to the following driving task:
-Pre drive check
-Right turn from a non priority road
-Left turn from a non priority road
-Lane change left to right and vise versa
-Reverse parallel park OR three point turn
Stage 2( duration 20-30 minutes)
Objective of stage two is to assess the applicant driving ability in busier day to day traffic environment Stage 2 of the test route uses roads with medium to heavy traffic and speed limits of 60 to 80 km/h.
stage 2
the practical driving test will ask to perform the following:
-Right turn from a non priority road
-Right turn across one and two lanes of oncoming traffic
-Left turn from a non priority road-Left turn from a priority road
-Lane change left to right and vise versa (in a busy road)
-Merge lanes
-Straight drive medium to high speed
ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND TO DRIVE SAFELY.. SAFETY FIRST
READ THE HANDBOOK.. “ROAD TO SOLO DRIVING”
TAKE A DEEP BREATHE AND GO! THINK POSITIVE! YOU CAN DO IT!
