Theory Test - Hazard Perception

Maureen43

My eldest is doing pretty well on preparation for the theory test and we've downloaded a few apps to help.

However, we can't find an app or website to help with the hazard perception part of the test when they give you a driving scenario and you have to click on potential hazards.

Can anyone recommend one?

Thanks
Maureen

BeenThroughItAll

I wouldn't bother looking. Just get in there and do it... With all respect to your offspring, you'd have to be pretty unobservant to fail the hazard perception test - it's stupidly easy.

Maureen43

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

I wouldn't bother looking. Just get in there and do it... With all respect to your offspring, you'd have to be pretty unobservant to fail the hazard perception test - it's stupidly easy.

Now there's a challenge

ecgirl07

Maureen43 wrote: »

Now there's a challenge

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Driving-Test-Success-Tests-2016/dp/1843266164/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1457468809&sr=8-5&keywords=uk+driving+theory+test+2016

This was useful when I passed 2 years ago.

EssexExile

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

-it's stupidly easy.

If you know what they looking for. It's not really a test of hazard perception abilities, it's a test of your knowledge of what they are looking for.

EdGasket

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

I wouldn't bother looking. Just get in there and do it... With all respect to your offspring, you'd have to be pretty unobservant to fail the hazard perception test - it's stupidly easy.

Well it ain't that easy. I failed everyone I did on some practice DVD. My children have failed on this only. Some of it is quite random and its just luck if you pass. It is not always obvious what the particular hazard is that they want you to flag; is it passing a parked car, or approaching a junction ?? That sort of choice. I have never had an accident in 40 years of motoring so not sure what the hazard perception thing is trying to prove but its a good money maker for the gov. with all the retest fees you rack up.

spira9

It's CGI on a computer. I found it really easy as it's computer generated you can see everything happening clearer. I had sheep causing hazards on my test lol.

When the hazard occurs on screen you get a limited amount of time to react. The score is from 0-5. and this happens over two seconds or so. So the trick is to tap once when you see the hazard and then again just to make sure. Click everything you deem as a hazard but don't spam click. On my theory test I thought I would get a perfect score but I seem to have clicked before I entered the 'score zone time'.

The reason people fail it is because they don't understand how it works. For example you see a car approaching a junction to the side of you; Click, wait, click, wait, click. Get 2-3 clicks in when you see the hazard. You don't get negative marks for clicking a lot.

forgotmyname

An experienced driver will usually fail the first time they try it, having clicked far too early for the hazards.

takman

forgotmyname wrote: »

An experienced driver will usually fail the first time they try it, having clicked far too early for the hazards.

From the kind of driving i see most days i would say "experienced" drivers will probably watch the video and not click once because they will be oblivious to any hazards lol

baza52

spira9 wrote: »

It's CGI on a computer. I found it really easy as it's computer generated you can see everything happening clearer. I had sheep causing hazards on my test lol.

When the hazard occurs on screen you get a limited amount of time to react. The score is from 0-5. and this happens over two seconds or so. So the trick is to tap once when you see the hazard and then again just to make sure. Click everything you deem as a hazard but don't spam click. On my theory test I thought I would get a perfect score but I seem to have clicked before I entered the 'score zone time'.

The reason people fail it is because they don't understand how it works. For example you see a car approaching a junction to the side of you; Click, wait, click, wait, click. Get 2-3 clicks in when you see the hazard. You don't get negative marks for clicking a lot.

When I did my HP 2 and a half years ago you would fail for clicking too much otherwise you could just sit there clicking all the way through the test.
It was also not CGI but actual video recorded from a moving vehicle.
A car approaching a junction is NOT a hazard either, you looking for developing hazards like parked cars forcing an oncoming car onto your side of the road.

RichardD1970

Maureen43 wrote: »

My eldest is doing pretty well on preparation for the theory test and we've downloaded a few apps to help.

However, we can't find an app or website to help with the hazard perception part of the test when they give you a driving scenario and you have to click on potential hazards.

Can anyone recommend one?

Thanks
Maureen

Quoted, just in case anyone has forgot what the original question was

Here is the first of many hits if you Google "hazard perception test practice"

http://www.theory-test-online.co.uk/free-hazard-perception-test-demo.htm.