I'm pretty good at normal driving my only problem-causers could be parallel parking and/or reverse stall parking.

Do you guys have any tips for going to your driving test?

Thanks

Be clam, Try not to think there is someone next to you, instead think you're driving alone. parking isn't too much ponits, but try not to **** up on that tho. btw: every state/country has different road test, but they should be some-what simular.

Relax. I can't stress this enough. If you relax, everything will flow nicely.

Dont hit anything lol!
Ok, for real. Just what they said, Relax... It will be over sooner then you think.

Dont speed, and don't drive too slow either.

I could use some points, too, since I hope to go for it next week.




Let us know how it goes!

I was so freaking lucky for my test- I didn't have to parallel park or drive on the highway

My one suggestion is that whenever you look into your mirrors or over your shoulder to check traffic, exagerate the movement. Now, I just glance up to the rearview, but actually turn your head so they see you're looking.

Drive slow, always at least 5 under speed limit
Move your head when looking at mirrors
Again go slowly around corners.
Lastly think that you are the only one on the road, just obstacles that you must avoid.

When you get your licence forget most things you have been taught!
Watch out for everyone, most want to be in an accident, and are usually drunk!
Don't dare do 5 under the speed limit, you will be screamed abuse at until you crack!
Watch the gas gauge not the speedo (like all of us now, the gas meter takes precedence)
Peak hour means everything goes, there are no laws in peak hour.
Don't indicate too far ahead (the legal distance) most won't know where you're going (ie indicate, turn)
Make sure you cram as many friends into your car as you can, more friends, more respect.

You will have a 50/50 chance of survival until age 25 or 30 or something, thinking you're invincible doesn't make your driving better (hence your friends are for that, wow cool burnout man!)

Kim

Find an empty parking lot to practice parking in (office park on the weekend). If there is road construction near you, "borrow" a few orange cones to set up a parallel parking space.
Take the test in a vehicle that you are comfortable driving.
Keep both hands on the steering wheel at the "10 & 2" positions.
Finally, just try to relax

Drive the speed limit. not under, not over. You WILL get docked points / marks for going under OR over.
Kim said it right - turn your head! Consitantly - when looking in your side mirrors, and in blind spots.
Don't under or over steer. Stop BEFORE or ON the large white "stop" line - not after, and NOT at the corner (where there are stop signs) - another few points for that.

Have fun. Think "I'll have my licence soon!"

Don't crash

This subject comes up a lot... so I'm pining this thread... so make it a good one.

Couldn't agree more Also, another point is to take your time, sometimes an examiner will see how you react under pressure with little time, he/she may ask you to make a right/left hand turn almost suddenly when you're very close to a side street, if you feel that you have to been told too late or too close to the street you're meant to turn in to, just relax, take your time, slow down but keep going straight and ask where you should turn next since you missed the previous turn. If they ask why you didn't turn, say that you didn't feel that it was a safe time to turn as you didn't have enough time to slow down or warn the car behind you that you are turning.

Yeah i hear you have to make it obvious taht your looking around, I'm thinking about just calling things out aka mirror check, shoulder check etc. Will that be good enough?

Can't you go 5 over or under the speed limit without being deducted points?

I was thinking about trying to strike a conversation with the tester, what should I say? Did you see Beckhams goal?

Don't drive to slowly, because, you know, "if you're driving 5 under the limit, the guy behind you is driving 10 under the limit, and the guy behind him is driving 15 under the limit."

Yes, that is an exact quote from the DMV guy who failed me on my first drivers test, that being the reason for failing me.

Makes ya wonder, huh.

-Spenser

Its easy. just drive watch ur speeds stay at the speed limit its not that hard. make sure when you are looking around all your checks you make it REALLY obvious. I talked to the guy the whole time. it sorta took the edge of my stress and probably made him overlook some stuff.

Just go the speed limit, don't go 5 over or under even though it's allowed they may take off points.

Always stop at railroads and look before. Nobody does it in real driving but my test person took a couple points off for just driving through a railroad.

Last Don't get nervous, I got nervous and turned left instead of right, it was alright she just then tested me on how well I can get back on course without causing trouble xD...but yea do those things. They will maybe test you on parking 1" away from the sidewalk. If you don't live in a city where theres lots of parallel parking they most likely wont test you on that. They usually test you only on things required in the area you are in. Test in the city is definitely harder than in a suburb area.

If you're going to turn the wheel for anything other than following a bend in the road, signal. That even includes when you turn into your parking stall at the end of the test.

And don't run anybody over.

Turned out pretty easy i got the license.

But here's what problem I'm facing, now that I've got my license im noticing how hard it is to really follow speed limits, i find myself "speeding" most of the time. doing 60 in 50 zones, 40 in 30 zones, how can I control my heavy foot?

I don't want this to develop into a habit where I'm always speeding, it's not gonna do me any good in the long-term.

For stateside drivers, i've always found these to help people.

Before you go take your driving test, make sure that your car's lights work or you will automatically fail, remember your hand signals and the basic ergo buttons on your car, like the AC, turn signal switch, light switch, rear de-frost, front window ventilation, e-brake, horn, and emergency lights.

Every driving test area will always have one intersection with a "No Right Turn on Red", remember to look out for the signs.

There will also be an area where there is a 4-way stop sign, it's first come first serve, if you and the vehicle opposite reach the line at the same time, it's their right of way if they are indicating a turn.

Remember to stop behind the limit lines, it is the easiest mistake to commit.

Finally, just relax, and remember to move your head around a little bit to SHOW that you're looking, moving your eye balls will not cut it for you.

Don't drop the soap.

Just be calm and relax. Look at all the booty-ful things outside like a gangbang taking place in the alley.

I have my test tomorrow...I am very nervous!!

...and I failed!

Bummer - sorry to hear that
What went wrong?

I was a bit nervous as I had no idea what to expect, but once I started driving I felt I did well. About two mins before the end of the test though I got a major. I was on a duel carriageway and the left lane ahead was closed off by cones, I sought to get accross to the right lane and apparently caused the lorry behind me in the lane next to me to slow down.

So yeah, I failed. I am not going to make any excuses because if you fail you fail for a reason, I could say "blah if there where no roadworks, if there was no lorry"...but when you drive these things happen. I am dissapointed and annoyed though as I have to wait until Christmas before I can take the test again since I am off to Uni.

man that sucks, Do you mind explaining what a lorry is (live in the states)?

I took my driving test, and I was really nervous, I ended up passing, but it was a simple circle around some side streets (that I was familiar with), anything more there was good chance I possibly would have failed. I drive 20min to school everyday without a problem, I just did a terrible job controlling my stress / nervousness.

@Game - I usually try to glance every once in while a the speedometer. If I find my self going fast I'll let go of the gas (obvious) and if it like 5 over I'll just cost, till I get back to the limit, or I'll slowly apply the brakes until I get back to the limit. But usually when accelerating I just watch the speedometer. When I got out to school the speed limit is 45->35->25 all within like 5-8 minutes, so I find it extremely hard to stay a 25mph in the 25mph zone, I easily get back up to 35

Since I live in one county and my school is in another, the Freeway ( the 118 btw) has no cops on it, so speeding isn't a big issue for me. I DO find that i get there just as fast if im going 65 compared to 80.

I forgot to mention I drive this thing!!!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...ebherr_T282.jpg

Watch out Mezoko's on the Road!!

First off: don't let the nervousness get to you. I mean, it's normal to get nervous, but try not to; there's not really any reason TO be nervous.
Follow the speed, try to stay as close as the speed limit as possible.
Make sure you glance at your mirrors often.
And one thing I got dinged on my driving test was that the instructor claimed I wasn't turning my head enough for a blind spot check when I could clearly see . So make sure to really exagerate when you look, like.. stretch your head a lil further than you normally would - depends on the instructor, but like I said, I got dinged for it.

Oh, and make sure you do that 10 & 2 hand thing, lol.

Good luck Hope these help a lil.

Right, the big day is almost here. My test is tomorrow at 10:24am, and I need some tips on how to remain calm and focused.

I'm already so nervous, and when I get nervous I usually end up with a string of mistakes!!

- Maintain a constant speed near speed limit. Don't go over. Don't go too far under either, -1-2km/h is nice.
- Stop at stop signs, etc for a full stop (~2-3 seconds). Sloooow down for yields.
- Look in mirrors often, make it uber obvious especially for shoulder checks. Don't overdo it, make it LOOK natural enough.
- For right turns (Left turns in UK?) stop before you turn.
- Stop before pedestrian walkways, and stop again before you enter the road out of a driveway. Stop before the lines (Traffic, etc). Your front bumper is to be behind the line.
- Look out for places where you need to slow down or change of speed limit.
- If you do something wrong, don't try to reverse it. If you run past a line or something at a traffic light a bit, DON'T TRY TO REVERSE BACK. Just leave it as that if it's not so bad. You won't fail if you make this mistake once or twice. Reversing, probably will.
- Cover the brakes when approaching a traffic light. Don't try to run a yellow light. You do this only when you have a license.

Always shoulder check, even when not needed. I failed the first time I took it because I used the mirrors instead of shoulder checking...even when checking wasn't required! Apparently mirrors are only for parking...gotta love the bureaucracy.

Well... I failed on what was, on the whole, an otherwise perfect drive (with a very good examiner).

I was approaching towards a roundabout that I was unfamiliar with in the left lane and he asked me to turn right. There was traffic in the right lane beside me so I was unable to move across and as a result I ended up waiting in the left lane for a clear gap in the roundabout.

He told me that this became a major not because of my positioning, but the fact that I missed an initial gap and thus from there a queue formed behind me of drivers wishing to turn right.

A stupid mistake I easily could have avoided. I'm so frustrated.
It's cost me £98.50 plus 5 or so additional lessons.

Seem to fail people on owt these days. Saying that I only did my test a year ago, it seems to be much stricter now. Had you never been taken on that particular test route before? Seems a shame if not...

I don't think you could have really won in your situation as if you miss the first gap you have to slow to get in the right lane which can be a pain, and you have to cause traffic to slow down giving you a major!

And to top it off, you cant get your foot down and do what they would call "cutting in" to make life easier, because the gap has to be twice as big of the car to be valid or something like that.

Ah well, I never passed first time, It's a killer before passing with the money, and it doesn't help much when you pass. Not when petrol is currently 99.9p and Your filling up £20 a week, and paying for car maintenance AND tax/insurance.

Fun Fun Fun.

At least when you pass you can go a bit crackers. (with the driving)

turn off your cell phone and radio.....

You guys can right turn on a red light? Damnit, why can't Belgium have that?

As for driving tests I can't stress it enough. Stay calm and drive as you would any day. However don't be too self assured because that will result in making faults and thus failing.

There are no tips to give. There are just two factors:

- The drivers around you

- The examiners mood

It's complete luck if you pass or not.

I don't have any tips to give that others haven't already covered.

But I can relate an experience I had at the end of my driving test. They had a designated parking spot that I was supposed to pull into at the end of the test. Apparantly someone else had decided to park there even though it was designated with a sign. So the instructor told me to pull into the next available parking spot, which was handicapped designated and just so happens the car behind me (which had a handicapped license plate) was signaling to pull into that handicapped spot, so I made a judgement call and passed the spot and parked in a spot a bit further down. The tester marked me down enough (for not following instructions) that I would've failed the test, until I pointed out that the driver of the car behind me was handicapped, and the spot she had pointed out for me to park in was the only empty handicapped spot available. She was still furious that I didn't follow her exact instructions, but she said that I had made a good judgement call. She took away the marked down score and passed me in the end after a bit of a discussion with her about it.

If halfway through you know you're going to fail....

Punch it and go like 120mph and run every light and sign. Might as well have fun.

Don't worry. You may have the happiest examinator and the best people around you, if you can't drive you fail. You do have to be able to parallel park and other things.


You could try and gain a big chance of being suspended from the examination station.

Then at the end he tells you you've passed.

Well, it really does depend on the examiner's mood...

When you do that, make sure you have something nice to drive, eg. a GT-R

Hello fantasy world.

Well today I took my test for the second time.

...and I passed!!

Congratulations. Any tips worth mentioning for people behind you?

Make sure you hit people during the test for bonus points!

I failed because I went 2 mph over the speed limit. I was going downhill on a shaky road residential road that had a 25 mph posted limit. I was driving in an 82 Camaro that had a bouncy needle. In short, I had my foot on the brake and the needle was literally bouncing between 22 and 27 mph so she failed me.

I never realized that until I took the test, seeing as I don't worry about going a few mph over the posted limit. But she told me "you went above the posted limit, which is quite simply - breaking the law". So the advice I can give is to make sure you don't speed. Going slower isn't against the law, but speeding is.

Yes, going too slow isn't great either, but they are looking to see that you are close to posted limits without exceeding them because it shows you are paying attention to your speed, as well as the road. Makes sense

Someone told me to tell the instructor to buckle up if I noticed them not buckling up. So...I fasten my seatbelt and then I see her just sitting there. I was like "can you please buckle up?" and she just said "nope". I'm thinking to myself...what the hell is going on? So I simply ask, "why not?"

"We don't fasten our seatbelts in case we need to quickly exit the vehicle" she says...

"Even if it's moving?" I inquired.

"Yes, it's for our safety, you don't need to know anything more", she snaps back to me.

So I just kept my mouth shut and failed my test

Don't worry, all awesome drivers fail the first test and then pass on the 2nd

ha great news im starting lessons sooon doing the crash course thing where its like 3 days full of learning and then couple of weeks after i hsould be taking test hopefully

I remember my driving test... I woke up at like 5 am and I sat on my couch in the dark and practiced all the motions... haha. All the exagerations, the 10&2 on the steering wheel, the seatbelt+mirror adjustments. The little rules for parallel parking.

Next thing I know, I am pulled over and the examiner is handing me a tiny sheet that is my temporary license. lol

Well since your location says "unknown" I'm going to assume you're in the US (like i am). to be honest I didnt even practice at all for my driving test....I got up that morning, drove there around 7:30, took the test at 8am....

very straight forward, got in the car and checked the turn signals and break lights. Then I adjusted my mirrors, put my seat belt on, and then started the car. we went out the parking lot and basically just around a few blocks, stopped and did parallel parking, continued driving and did some turns that would head us back to the BMV and it was over.

tips: RELAX and stay calm.
If you mess up don't swear/get upset/sigh/anything to act bothered by it.