Taking my road test Friday, any tips?

Man I just took mine last Friday. I won't hammer you w/ what tech info to remember bcuz I'm sure you've been studying. The very best advice I can give is stay calm, don't panic, continuously check your mirrors and be scanning 180 in front of you, and narrate to the test proctor all of the steps that your taking. You'll be just fine.

 

One other thing; there are a lot of road test videos on youtube. Spend some time with those, it will give you an idea of a variety of testing situations and how to properly address them... good luck

 

Keep you eyes moving, constantly be checking your mirrors.

 

Don't hit anything.

On a more serious note:

The dot guy is gonna want to see that white line when you fully stop at the stop-sign/light. If he's shorter than you in the seat make sure you take that into account.

Look left to right in the mirrors as often as safely possible. Make a concerted effort.

Don't coast out-of-gear.

Don't brush a curb.

Don't drive too slow. They don't like that but of course, better than faster than the posted speed limit.

 

Probably best to make sure the city-horn works. He/She might be a stickler.

Air horn is optional.

 

Don't forget one thing on the air brake test and have to come back a week later. Not that I did that this past Saturday, I'm just saying this FYI.

 

Drive like gramma. 5 miles under and exaggerate everything, but safely. Stop short and roll up. Control the thing gently. Mathematically impossible? 110% safe, experienced drivers know what I mean.

 

If you roll up to a stoplight, make sure you're not still in high range and then kill the motor when you try to start going again. Fail.

And make darn sure you're in 2nd gear and not in reverse to pull away from that same stoplight. Double fail. While you're sitting there stopped, just let the gear shift fall into its favoirite spot in neutral and then push her straight up into 2nd. Then ease the clutch out a tiny bit against the brakes to make sure you're gonna roll forward when the light goes green.