I FAILED MY DRIVING TEST AGAIN

[mandy]

I didn't think it was going to be thissssss difficult :S

[_avO]

Reverse parallel (or 3 point turn) finishes the 1st stage (out of two) of the test, if you don't execute it properly you may not pass the 1st stage meaning that you can't get to the 2nd stage and hence failing. But this is worst case scenario, i.e. if you manage to do everything else in the 1st stage properly and don't manage to do reverse/3point then you still have a chance on passing

[zhenzhenzhen]

no, mounting the kerb hard enough that passengers can feel = instant failure

bl though, we'll pass next time

mandy: not strict, just get your car in the middle of the lines at the end of the test, and STOP. dont adjust to make it straight or whatever. gl

[mandy]

mandy: not strict, just get your car in the middle of the lines at the end of the test, and STOP. dont adjust to make it straight or whatever. gl

I'm getting more and more nervous now LOL. I never do headchecks .. HORROR.

[zhenzhenzhen]

plz practice them then ^^

switching lanes pretty straightforward with (fake) headchecks.

also when u turn left crossing bicycle lane

[kenhung123]

Can we just keep turning our heads everywhere when reversing from a car park (Is that even tested)?

[zhenzhenzhen]

at the start of the exam, foot on brake, look behind, then only move out slowly

minus points if u move out a bit before looking behind. by that i mean turning your head around not the mirror

[kenhung123]

should i be moving out while my head is looking back? also do i need to check the side mirrors/headcheck while doing this?

[mandy]

plz practice them then ^^

switching lanes pretty straightforward with (fake) headchecks.

also when u turn left crossing bicycle lane

Hahaha fake headchecks! I remember doing those with my instructor.. I turned around so fast I didn't even see anything, it just endangered my life more LOL.

[98.40_for_sure]

I was marked down because i did "body checks", i lifted myself off the chair and full turned around lol. almost rear-ended the guy in front of me going 80

[Mao]

plz practice them then ^^

switching lanes pretty straightforward with (fake) headchecks.

also when u turn left crossing bicycle lane

Hahaha fake headchecks! I remember doing those with my instructor.. I turned around so fast I didn't even see anything, it just endangered my life more LOL.

Inevitably that is all headchecks are while you are a learner. Until you're driving by yourself and almost get in an accident with some dickhead in your blind-spot, then you start knowing what to look for and actually LOOKING when you change lanes (and staying out of other people's blind spots).

[Souljette_93]

I honestly don't know when I'm ever going to get mine, I have roughly ~90 hours to go and I'm already 18 =.=

[Russ]

Inevitably that is all headchecks are while you are a learner. Until you're driving by yourself and almost get in an accident with some dickhead in your blind-spot, then you start knowing what to look for and actually LOOKING when you change lanes (and staying out of other people's blind spots).

Ahaha, he's the dickhead because you nearly ran into him?

Just use your rear view mirror aggressively and gauge where the other cars are at all times. So if they're creeping up on you, realise that you need to check them again. Just takes practice

[Mao]

Inevitably that is all headchecks are while you are a learner. Until you're driving by yourself and almost get in an accident with some dickhead in your blind-spot, then you start knowing what to look for and actually LOOKING when you change lanes (and staying out of other people's blind spots).

Ahaha, he's the dickhead because you nearly ran into him?

Just use your rear view mirror aggressively and gauge where the other cars are at all times. So if they're creeping up on you, realise that you need to check them again. Just takes practice

Hahhaa, yes, he is. For sitting in my blindspot.

After a bit of experience, you start being aware of your surroundings. Ideally, you should know where other cars are, their speed and where they're going to be, if anyone is in your blindspot, and as a precaution if you are in anyone else's blindspot (saved me from accidents so many times).

Also, for changing lanes, if you can see their headlights in your rearview, there is plenty of space for you to get in.

[gemgem49]

I failed my test the first time. Everything was perfect. Then, as I was parking at VicRoads at the end of the test, the front of the car hit the concrete block at the end of the parking spot. I didn't mount it, I didn't even hit it that hard. I failed because I had a "collision" with a concrete block in the parking spot. WHAT AN ABSOLUTE JOKE.
Second time around my mum's middle back brake light decided to stop working right before my test so the instructor said I couldn't do it. Then some lovely man in the car park came and banged on it with his fist and it started working again Passed that time around, yay