"Must Watch" Videos to Pass Your Driver's Test
4 videos • 4,294 views • by Smart Drive Test TWO WAYS TO FAIL DRIVER'S TEST There are 2 ways to fail a driver's test: 1) demerit points; 2) outright fails. DEMERIT POINTS There are major and minor errors. Not signalling is a minor error; making a right turn and drifting into the left lane is a major error. In most places, you're allow 35 points before you fail. Minimize your errors and you'll be just fine. If you make an error during a driver's test, don't dwell on it. Take a breath and move on. The driving examiner may not have even seen the error you thought you made. OUTRIGHT FAIL - ACTIONS THAT WILL CAUSE YOU TO FAIL DRIVER'S TEST Proceeding straight through an intersection and being in it when the light turns red is an automatic fail on a driver's test. Also, not stopping immediately when an emergency vehicle approaches are going to cause you to fail your driver's test outright. COMMON MISTAKES ON DRIVER'S TEST The number one mistake that new drivers make when taking a driver's test is NOT shoulder checking. Shoulder check, shoulder check, shoulder check! On a driver's test, you can't do what other drivers are doing. Other drivers have their license and are participating in social driving. They are speeding, following too close, not stopping at STOP signs, and so on and so forth. You must have all the skills and abilities in place to reduce the number of mistake you make your test. CHANCE EVENTS ON A DRIVER'S TEST Turning right on a red light or stopping for a yellow light are just some of the chance events that may or may not happen on your test. And if you don't handle these chance events correctly on your driver's test, you may not be successful. The reason is that you simply don't have enough experience. For turning right on a red light, for example, this may only come up once or twice in ten practice driving sessions. Watch the video and know what chance events may happen on your driver's test. And more important, get the driving experience to handle these events correctly. FOUR DRIVING SKILLS THAT EVERY NEW DRIVER NEEDS TO PASS DRIVER'S TEST Space and speed management, observation and communication: these are the four driving skills that you both need to pass a driver's test and to be a safer, smarter driver. Although these skills seem simple, these are in fact difficult to implement in your everyday driving. The reason is that every other driver is participating in social driving - they are following too close, speeding, not signalling and many other poor habits and skills that will one day lead to a crash. Manage space in front of your vehicle - 2 to 3 second following distance always, and stop in traffic one vehicle length back from the car in front. If you can manage this space in front all the time, you will significantly reduce you chances of being involved in a crash. Cheers Rick