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Thread ID: 71020	2006-07-24 04:07:00	full driver's licence test	lance4k (4644)	PC World Chat

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473084	2006-07-24 04:07:00	Can someone tell me what things you do when you go for your full driver's licence test?what manovures do u need to do? How does the 'identifying hazards' part of the test work? What kind of questions do they ask you about that?	lance4k (4644)
473085	2006-07-24 04:26:00	All I did was town driving, and open road driving. No real "manoeuvres" as such, aside from a U-Turn performed on the open road. Fairly similar to the restricted license in that field. The hazards identification is simply that. You are driving around, and you have to identify all hazards and what actions you take to respond to them. Eg, Checking driveway ahead, all clear Car in front applying brakes, slowing down to keep appropriate distance and checking ahead for reason for slowing down. Approaching pedestrian crossing, checking for pedestrians. Car waiting to pull out from left, prepared to slow down if it pulls out. Stuff like that. If you do a defensive driving course, they explain exactly what to look for. HTH roddy	roddy_boy (4115)
473086	2006-07-24 06:37:00	You might find some useful info here Click Here. (www.ltsa.govt.nz) Trevor :)	Trev (427)
473087	2006-07-24 06:57:00	In particular, this part (www.ltsa.govt.nz) explains exactly what you will be required to do. The test itself isn't that hard once you're used to saying hazards out loud. You definitely will need to practise this before you do the test.	roddy_boy (4115)
473088	2006-07-25 17:43:00	In the area I live, one can drive until one needs a seeing-eye dog, and maybe even beyond that point . What we see here are really really old people driving their Buicks and Lincolns, just knuckles and blue hair over the top of the steering wheels, left turn signal in "eternal" mode . It is not uncommon for them to take a driving test after such and such an age . . . but I witnessed one such test a year or so ago . The inspector was doing a walk-around, notebook in hand, making sure the lights all worked . He asked the driver to turn on the left turn signal . . . and after asking two more times, he reached into the open window and turned it on himself . The driver was then told to turn it the other way . . . he turned the steering wheel, forcing the tire into the curb and making the belt screech . The inspector reached thru the window again and flicked the lever the other way and walked around making notes . Entering the car on the passenger's side, the inspector told the driver to release the parking brake and place the car in gear . After the inspector got out and re-closed the hood because the old guy had opened it instead of releasing the brake, they drove off over the curb because the wheels were pointed the wrong way from the turn signal test . When they returned, I asked the inspector how he was going to tell the old guy that he had failed . . . he said: "Oh, he passed ok . . . . if I don't pass him he'll start writing to Sacramento (the state capitol) and get me fired, so I pass them all!" Come to Hemet/San Jacinto and see the vehicles parked inside the storefronts and the tire skid marks on the sidewalks . Most intersections here are marked "No Left Turn" because the oldies can't figure out how to make a turn without a guide dog for help . Pedestrians are fair game too . I had a dear sweet old friend from NZ who was still driving here 'way after sense and reason had left her . One day she ran right thru a stop sign, never slowing down and I narrowly missed hitting her car as she made a screeching left turn in front of me . I knew where she was going, and catching her at the parking lot, I stopped her and told her that she had failed to stop at Devonshire Street where it enters State Street, and that I had just about hit her . She told me that she was in a great hurry and that I should wait a few minutes to talk about it with her . I waited and when she returned, she said: "I have thought it over about what you said and it wasn't me!" She drove off over the curb between a bus stop bench and the traffic signal and made a left turn onto Esplanade Avenue, where left turns are illegal . She has passed away now, and I miss her dearly . . . she finally went totally blind, but drove up to the day she could not find the door handle of her car . I loved that old woman but didn't miss seeing her driving her green car around town I figured the streets would be a little safer, but alas, there are twenty to fill her void and the streets are meaner and more dangerous now . :eek:	SurferJoe46 (51)
473089	2006-07-25 21:13:00	Did my restricted for the bike last week. Was expecting lots of questions about hazards and the like, but all I got was a moan about driving too slow! :eek:	Nyuuji (5460)
473090	2006-07-25 22:16:00	Just a few incidents that have happened to me during tests. (1) In Blackpool about 53 years ago I was taking my test when in the very narrow streets of that town I got stuck behind a horse and cart and could not overtake it. My test was for the most part taken at about 4 mph. I passed. I think the inspector was convinced that I could drive and was impressed by my refusal to panic or get impatient. (2) California. My inspector told me to turn into a side road and then back out onto a main road. A trick I thought and refused. He was fascinated by how such a manoeuvre would have failed me in England but insisted that reversing out onto a main road was in any case inevitable for those who live on main roads. I passed. (3) New Zealand. In the oral the inspector asked me questions about motorcycles - I queried this as I was only asking for a car licence. He had noted my English licence had motorcycles on it and thought I may find it useful. Good point. He then asked me one question. "What item of clothing MUST a motorcyclist wear?" I passed. So if you ever see a revolting naked pensioner riding a motor scooter and only wearing a crash hat - it's me.	Thomas01 (317)
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