questions about practical driving test.

JustinR1979

It's at the back of mouth so can't see too well, all I can see is filling - so can't bodge it at all as it's filling then gum.
Had forgotten all about that temp filling stuff - I could have done better job with that than the idiot I saw when my dentist was off, 2 abscesses and extraction later....
Is only 'til Monday, they seem to get you in quick if you say you've got an abscess, otherwise it's months even when told you're in agony.

londonTiger

Strider590 wrote: »

It shouldn't matter whether it's left or right, a competent driver should be able to reverse park either way.

you learn to drive after you pass.

Your driving instructer will teach you to drive by numbers, full lock left and proceed until the kerb touches some mark on the rear window. Then straightout, drive on until the kerb touches another mark on the windows, and finally full lock/1 turn [forgot what it was] until the car straights out along the kerb.

Instructors never taught you to park how an experienced driver would park because that takes a LOT of hours to learn.

Examiners are aware of this, the driving test isn't about testing to see if you're an "expert" on the road. It's there to test that you have a good foundation to proceed further on the road by yourself confidently and safely.

JustinR1979

They teach you to use reference points, which we all use all the time whilst driving, often without realising.

Joe_Horner

JustinR1979 wrote: »

They teach you to use reference points, which we all use all the time whilst driving, often without realising.

Yep, the most basic being the ones somewhere on your bonnet / windscreen that lets you drive along at 60+ mph without having to constantly check where the hedge / curb / rumble strip and centre lines are - although some never seem to fully master that one

alastairq

londonTiger wrote: »

you learn to drive after you pass.

Your driving instructer will teach you to drive by numbers, full lock left and proceed until the kerb touches some mark on the rear window. Then straightout, drive on until the kerb touches another mark on the windows, and finally full lock/1 turn [forgot what it was] until the car straights out along the kerb.

Instructors never taught you to park how an experienced driver would park because that takes a LOT of hours to learn.

Examiners are aware of this, the driving test isn't about testing to see if you're an "expert" on the road. It's there to test that you have a good foundation to proceed further on the road by yourself confidently and safely.

A couple of points above...no-one can or will, ever teach a person''to drive''.

Because, if teaching [or instructing/training] there must be some sort of 'quality control', so that the instructor/teacher/trainer can discover if the training/teaching has 'worked'. [for example, your idea of what makes a 'driver' may not be mine?}

So, with driving, an instructor/trainer' will follow a syllabus...as with any other form of training/education....with the final assessment deciding whether the training/instruction has 'worked'.

Hence, we have driving tests, and assessments.

For, even the most advanced Police or Military drivers have had to 'learn' their skills.....and have had to achieve the required standard....in other words, they, too, had to 'learn' to drive....

Plus..how exactly does an 'expert' park?

Does this 'expert' always get it right?

Every time?

matttye

I had a bay park on my test but I just forward drove into the bay in front then reversed into the one he wanted me to park in. Examiner was fine with it.

alastairq

On my test, all I had to do was find somewhere to tether the horse...........

londonTiger

bay parking would be far easier than paralell parking I would have thought. then again they might train you to check your blind spot 10 times while doing the manouvere which would catch you out.

I'm guessing if you use your wing mirror to line up the car to the painted line/check your distance between the cars next to you while reversing that would be a major fail.

Spicy_McHaggis

londonTiger wrote: »

bay parking would be far easier than paralell parking I would have thought. then again they might train you to check your blind spot 10 times while doing the manouvere which would catch you out.

I'm guessing if you use your wing mirror to line up the car to the painted line/check your distance between the cars next to you while reversing that would be a major fail.

Try it on your test and let us know.

Happychappy

[quote=[Deleted User];67396948]The DVSA's instructions say: "Examiners should allow the candidate to reverse into any bay of their choice and no attempt should be made by the examiner to determine or dictate which bay is used or how the candidate carries out the exercise."[/QUOTE]

Spot on, the alleged professionals are largely untrained and make it up themselves, but charge money to give lessons, very few if any driving instructors have actually had lessons themselves, they just have to pass a simple exam, do an assessed drive and assessed lesson and then off into the big wide world.

Whatever system you use to get the car into the gap is fine, as long as whilst you use your system, you have good control and have effective all round observation, such as when the front swings out, check nothing is coming etc.