ICBC Class 5 Road Test

[ruthless]

Originally Posted by mx703

Make sure you accelerate when you're merging onto the highway

I wasn't in Richmond... I was in Burnaby.
We got onto the highway and I didn't accelerate fast enough. So I pretty much merged going at 60km/h. There were no cars on the highway and the instructor said if there were cars I would have failed? But, I honestly didn't know how fast to go in the merge lane.. I just knew how to merge..

I was pretty nervous about the whole exam.

I did the exact same thing but my exam was in Surrey. Turned onto Highway 10 but did not accelerate fast enough but eventually got up to speed once I saw the sign; luckily no cars were behind or in front of me. Passed
Took me through 2 school zones, 1 playground, and no parallel parking involved just backing into the stall at the end.

[murd0c]

Originally Posted by melloman

The road I took looked kinda like this:



It goes on for AWHILE!

I've been on logging roads even worse then that before. Not that big of a drop but some pretty decent heights

[bensta]

i just took mine on dec 30th in abbotsford. didnt make me parallel park or anything. just took me on the hwy and around town. was a cake walk.

[CorneringArtist]

Took mine in Langley in October. No parallel, just accelerating and keeping speed on a SHORT stretch of Highway 10. Was told to pull over (examiner didn't even ask for hazards), and did give me a bit of leeway on shoulder checking right turns (redundant, but for the sake of the test I guess). Only curveball I was thrown was a full roundabout, which I NEVER used until my test. Couple school zones, a playground zone, and I was back with my Class 5.

[murd0c]

seems like I'm the only person that had to parallel park


But I passed I can drive anywhere and nothing scares me, getting into 4x4ing and doing crazy stuff in the bush has helped big time in my driving skills

[fliptuner]

Originally Posted by b0unce. [?]

lol why the fuck would you have your N for 7 years

Haha, no kidding.

I had my learners for exactly 30 days before I took my road test (old rules). I took it at the hardest MVB at the time (Commercial and 12th) and only got 3 demerits for not moving my hand to the 12 o'clock position when doing a straight back-up (which he made me do for 50M and I had to stay 30cm from the curb the whole time, asshole).

I didn't have any problems with the test cause I would always meet up with my dad after school and do all his driving (he was a courier at the time). On the weekends, I did all the driving for the family (in auto and 5spd) and took one lesson/week so as not to pick up any bad habits.

I get that it's harder to get a full license nowadays but fuck, kids are so lazy these days. Drive around. Take a few lessons. Read the book. Practice.

[drunkrussian]

my russian dad came up with an excellent russian plan back when i was at this stage: no instructor, just keep taking the test until you pass. overall you'll spend way less money than with an instructor
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[b0unce. [?]]

i had my L for 1 year? forgot how long i had to keep it for. held my N for 2? i think... then took my class 5 as soon as i was eligible. never failed any of em.