STUPID STUPID HAZARD PERCEPTION TEST!

[ShortBlackChick]

So I did my Hazard Perception Today and the whole time I was doing it I was thinking, I am going to fail this bad!!! Luckily I passed and I got 64% which was more than I expected.

But seriously, I was as pissed as I was relieved when I walked out. What a total waste of time!! It is in no way practical! Its not in any way similar to real life! The screen was grainy and the video was bad quality. How is anyone supposed to feel like its reality that the videos are portraying when it doesnt have the clarity of reality and its 3 Dimensions. Because sitting infront of a screen and clicking a fucking mouse is TOTALLY similar to sitting in a real car and using your instincts!

They call it a Hazard PERCEPTION test but identifying bloody grainy people and cars are not the easiest things to idenitfy, and I dont even wear glasses!!!

Why cant they just take people out on the road, like another road test, and get them to identify hazards when they see them and get them to FREAKEN SLOW DOWN WHEN THEY SEE THEM! And thats another thing- Slowing down. Im pretty sure I got a few of the 'slow when you think is appropriate in relation to the hazard' (not that they say that) wrong. If I see a hazard, I slow when I see it, not when its 'appropriate' in relation to the distance between the hazard and the car. Sue me, for being cautious!

Also, I know my car's capability, in the sense that I know how fast my Mum's car can brake, so I was clicking the button according to what I'm used to. So sometimes I was braking too fast- or too early. The test does not take into account of the differences between cars.

And the CD they recommend you get prior to doing the test, and as practice, does absolutely nothing in helping you prepare. If anything the first section where you have to identify the hazard was the most useful, because it made you think about hazards, but it was very subtle in choosing hazards.

Anyways, I'm so glad I dont have to waste my time on that THING again, and I dont have to stress about it either, but I just needed to rant about it, hence the reason its here

[Russ]

Congratulations on feeling like every other P plater ever

My favourite was the black screen for night driving and you had to click to slow down!

[shinny]

I remember approaching a speed sign at 60 km/h, with the screen being so low resolution that it wasn't possible to distinguish whether it was a 50 or 60 displayed on the sign. I braked anyway.

[lexitu]

Whoever designed that test really needs to look up 'validity' in the dictionary.

[ShortBlackChick]

I got a situation where you had to overtake a cyclist ascending a hill sort of thing. After a while all the cars on the oncoming side passed, but at the top of the hill there was something, but I wasnt sure if it was a building in the distance or a car. I clicked as soon as the last car passed anyway.

Half the time you couldnt even see what you were slowing down for. There was one question where I thought I was slowing down for a 'T' intersection, but in hindsight it was a bloody roundabout. I mean, it wouldnt have really made a difference, but it would have been nice to know what I was slowing down for!

And the sort of question where you had to click when you could turn right and where  the oncoming side had several lanes, was freaken hard. The one I got, I realised I could have turned at one point, but I'm just way cautious of a driver to go when I dont need to, even though at some instances I can. Why cant they have a "I would go if I was in a hurry" option. Geez

And its not like they have tonnes of resources that you can practise on either. As I mentioned, the CD was crap.
This has 3 useful questions. But its only 3!
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/20625.asp
And this, which for some reason didnt work on my laptop:
http://clt.vicroads.vic.gov.au/HazardPerception/Hazard1.aspx

[xZero]

Well I ran the yellow light and end up hitting a motocycle not only that the computer frozed on me, had to restart the whole damn thing

[JellyDonut]

If you can play Need For Speed, you can pass the hazard perception test

[ShortBlackChick]

If you can play Need For Speed, you can pass the hazard perception test

Dude, NFS should totally count towards your 120 hours.
Although if NFS was the Hazards, I would fail. I'm always smashing into those annoying vans, and in NFSMW the trucks with logs on them.

[funkyducky]

Thanks for reminding me, I need to book my hazards!

[ShortBlackChick]

Thanks for reminding me, I need to book my hazards!

Its all good Good Luck for them. Not to make you anxious, but you might need it. Although it was probably just me that was nervous as hell before, seeing that I also booked my Drive test for 2 weeks time, and I needed to pass.

If you want some practice, just go to those links that I put up in a previous post, and thats about all you can do really.

[Greatness]

The hazards test sounds stupid... I hope i dont fail.. lol i gottta book it in soon as well!
Are there any resources that are useful to help pass? Lol

[ShortBlackChick]

And its not like they have tonnes of resources that you can practise on either. As I mentioned, the CD was crap.
This has 3 useful questions. But its only 3!
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/20625.asp
And this, which for some reason didnt work on my laptop:
http://clt.vicroads.vic.gov.au/HazardPerception/Hazard1.aspx

Thats all I could find/were referred to. Just do them, and get practice on the road LOL

So thats a total of 6 practice Q you could do. Yeah thats helpful right?

And get the Drive Smart CD and do the first part. But dont worry about the parts after that, where they, for some reason unknown to most, decide to test you on your algebraic skills and then make you do this thing where you have to keep a set distance away from the car in front of you. I started doing that part and I was sitting there going 'why the fuck cant I go slow and keep a massive distance between my car and the car infront'

[ShortBlackChick]

Sorry, the Hazards are all I've been able to think about today. I'm in a raging mood. I walked around the house going 'stupid hazards test. Piece of crap.'

Then again, I am known for my rages/rants about various things, so its not that uncommon for me, but yeah.

[Greatness]

Where can i get this drive smart cd?

[ShortBlackChick]

Where can i get this drive smart cd?

You can get it for free, just let me find the link for you...

EDIT: Read this: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Licences/GetYourPs/PreparingForYourLicenceTest/HazardPerceptionTest.htm
And then this: https://www.tacsafety.com.au/jsp/content/NavigationController.do?areaID=9&tierID=1&navID=E95EEB2B7F00000100D71E347E6D54C5&navLink=null&pageID=322
Go to order form on the left hand side. Im not sure how it works and how long it takes to get it because a friend gave me hers' so yeah.