How to Pass a Road Test - Important Tips to Remember Before you Take The Driving Test

You may know how to drive well, but there are some important tips you can keep in mind that will make your driving test go more smoothly. Here are some of those important tips. These tips helped me and my two teenage sons get our licenses the first time we took the test.


1. First of all, before you leave home check your turn signals, brake lights and headlights. These will be tested before you even leave the parking lot for your road test. You don't want to have your test rescheduled because the lights weren't working would you? Also make sure you have any paperwork that must be turned in, and take your learner's permit with you.

2. Get to the testing location on time. Most license bureaus are quite crowded and there are sometimes long waits beyond your appointed time. Bring a book to keep you occupied in the lobby if this happens to you.

3. Either leave your cell phone at home or turn it off. The middle of your road test is not a good time to receive a phone call. Try to relax with your examiner. Be friendly, but let him do most of the talking. Remember, he does not know you, and he is about to go into traffic not knowing if you can drive safely or not. He may be as nervous as you are!

4. Once you get in the car with the examiner listen to him carefully. He will not ask you to do any maneuvers you haven't already become familiar with in your driving manual. Hopefully you'll have studied it and practiced a great deal. If you are unsure what it is he wants you to do, ask for clarification. He would rather you understand his request than have you do something wrong, or dangerous.

5. Be prepared with the maneuvers many people have trouble with. Practice parallel parking every chance you get until it becomes second nature to you. Three-point turns are also difficult for some. Go over these and anything else that gives you trouble. Remember the rules for three- or four-way stops. Go to a location where you can practice these, but remember to watch out for other drivers. They aren't as freshly tutored in the rules as you are.


6. Keep your eyes on the road as much as possible when you are driving. Sounds stupid but little things can make a big difference when it comes to a road test. Remember to check your speedometer often but don't stare at it, look at it briefly and get your eyes back on the road. Do the same with your rear-view mirrors. Your examiner needs to know that you are aware of the traffic around you. When you do these things it tells your examiner that you are prepared to react in case of an accident or unexpected move by another vehicle.

7. When braking, brake as evenly as you can. Use your turn signals at all times when making lane changes, or right/left turns. Do what the examiner asks you to do with as much finesse as you can muster.

8. Another important tip to remember is, don't think too much. Concentrate on the driving and what you have to do. If you have had sufficient practice, you know what to do and you know what to remember remain calm and you WILL pass the test.


9. Always remain clam. Trust your examiner and trust you self. Going into the road test with the either a positive or negative attitude makes a big difference in passing your road test. If you go into the test with self doubt you will get nervous and you will have a greater chance of screwing something up.


10. Practice is the most important thing to passing a road test. Driving lessons with someone is an absolute must , with enough practice driving will become easy as reading, walking, talking and breathing.

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By Skyler Thompson