Hazard perception test - over sensitive & no mouse pointer on screen

rev_henry

sebdangerfield wrote: »

The driving school at my old nick were used as guinea pigs for tests before the hazard perception test came in. We all took it in turns to do the test and then afterwards we were shown how the program marked our scores.

Basically, there's a continuum of time during which you must click to register the hazard, then another to say the hazard has developed and so on. If you click too soon or too late it's a fail. The only problem is, a good standard of driver will see a hazard much much quicker than that is to be expected of a new driver and therfore click early. Of the team who took the test, over half failed! When we saw the actual 'time line' at the end of the test all the ones who failed clicked just fractions of a second before the computer said there was a hazard. The developers said there was little they could do as the times were rigidly set so as not to allow cheating by clicking at regular intervals and as a result get a pass on average.

About 6 months after doing this I took my A1 Motorcycle test and needed to do the hazard perception as I'd not done it on my previous DSA car test. I bought a training CD and kept clicking to early. I just had to learn to click when the computer says I should and passed but I'm fairly sure if I'd clicked when I thought there was a hazard I'd have failed.

After all, If you hear a grade 1 or 2 Police driver doing a commentary on a drive practically everythings a hazard or a potential hazard.

I found that as well, when doing practice CDs. Found myself shouting at the computer quite a lot because I had seen the hazard, I just hadn't clicked 'correctly.'

Blackpool_Saver

scotsman4th wrote: »

It IS the same. It's YOUR mouse pointer thats on the screen on your home computer.

Yeah I think I know that, i do have computer qualifications !!

Blackpool_Saver

Wig wrote: »

Ok, but surely there should be an onscreen warning that the real test has no mouse pointer, and you should (on your computer) move the mouse to the corner of the screen and ignore it, to get you ready for the test.

exactly, well said

book12

Done the theory test again today, and failed the Hazard Perception part by 2 marks (so close to passing!). First time I did it, failed by 5 marks.

I kept practicing a lot on the CD, between the day I failed until today, and passed them.

I will ask my driving instructor for advice.

Rolandtheroadie

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

Yeah I think I know that, i do have computer qualifications !!

Sorry, didnt realise you had a qualification.

That aside, keep trying book12.
The hazzard perception part is a bit hit or miss. When I was practicing for mine, even when I knew what the hazzards were, I could still fail it.

Would an internet search perhaps show some scenarios you haven't practiced before? just to give you a change? Or is there a newer or older version of the hazzard perception disc avaliable?

book12

scotsman4th wrote: »

Sorry, didnt realise you had a qualification.

That aside, keep trying book12.
The hazzard perception part is a bit hit or miss. When I was practicing for mine, even when I knew what the hazzards were, I could still fail it.

Would an internet search perhaps show some scenarios you haven't practiced before? just to give you a change? Or is there a newer or older version of the hazzard perception disc avaliable?

I only scored 0 in one clip (resit). I scored 0 on four clips when I first sat the test. (I swear I didn't click 'too frequently' or randomly).

I have tried all hazard perception scenarios on the interent (googled 'hazard perception clips'. I don't think those clips will show up on the test. ), and on the CD. I have passed them. The score is usually in the 50's.

newfoundglory

There are several flaws with the hazard perception.

Its alright to click when you see a Hazard - there will likely be several per clip - but you will score only on the developing ones.

It can sometimes be quite hard to spot a developing hazard unless there is a clue which gives it away.

Assuming you spot a clue you then have to contend with the scoring window - which I think is 5 seconds long?

I know for some clips the scoring window begins either too early or too late for a normal human being. You therefore score 1 or 0 for these. This is why its important to click at intervals of 1 or 2 seconds when you are sure you have seen the developing hazard. That way hopefully you will get one inside the window.

Remember, you can click regularly and at intervals - i'm sure i clicked 15 times or more on some clips and didnt score 0 for those.

shuaibf

Hazard Percepption Is VVV Easy Just Concentrate harder

rev_henry

Actually there is a limited amount of clicks, in addition to a 'rhythmic clicking' limit. Its just quite high, around 15 or more I believe.