Failed my N test, looking for some tips

[SolidPenguin]

Residential and city streets will be 50 unless posted otherwise (eg Park, school zone, construction etc)

[NGExhiles]

Let's say they tell me to turn left and right up ahead like 3 blocks down is a stop sign, accelerating to 50 and slowing down is a bit much just for those 3 blocks so would the examiners say that I'm going too slow if I'm going around 40?

[Gridlock]

You are over thinking it.

Know the rules, practice before the test and then with the examiner, just drive.

If you are thinking, "am I too fast...too slow? too close to the yellow line? Where's the curb? How far away am I from that car up ahead...whats too close? Fuck, I'm only doing 30. Shit, I'm hitting 60, is the school zone over?...."

You know whats gonna happen?

You are going to blow past a stop sign.

[woob]

If you think you can get to 50 at a reasonable acceleration and also slow down safely by the time you get to the stop sign, then hit 50. If you can't, well then you can't but the examiner likely won't penalize you for not hitting 50.

[NGExhiles]

Haha you're probably right, lets hope this time the route I'm on has no stop signs

Jk, I'm more confident and prepared this time

Thanks everyone, I'll update you guys on how I do after the test

[Kidnapman]

Originally Posted by NGExhiles

Thanks everyone, I'll update you guys on how I do after the test

Not if you fail again

On a side note, I gotta start practicing legit driving again. Class 5 + Class 8 in a week.

[dvdjels]

My biggest tip when it comes to driving and if you end up going past 50 kph, is to just naturally let the car slow down by easing off the throttle but still stepping on it (just not as much). When I tested with a corolla, every time you let off the throttle the car jerked a bit so it'll be obvious to the examiner that you are trying to stop speeding. However, play it cool and the examiner shouldn't even notice lol.

[NGExhiles]

I past this time!! Haha everything went really smooth and had no demerits

[Gerbs]

Gj!

[Kidnapman]

Good, good. But don't get too comfortable or you'll run another stop sign. Or in the case of richmond, watch out for others running stop signs

[too_slow]

^seriously, the road test in richmond should be a test of how you avoid getting hit by non-local drivers... #wayyytoomanyclosecalls
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[seekerbeta]

i went for my L to N test, and my license was expiring in 3 days, so i camped at the office, and about 3 hours in the examiner said "You look like a good kid, ill eat my lunch in your car if your okay with that and we can go for a spin" and 1 hour later i had my N

[AzNightmare]

Congrats. I came into this thread too late, but nicely done.

In my experience, I find the routes they use to examine you are chosen on purpose,
with some "partially hidden obstacles".

Now they probably wouldn't be an issue for an experienced driver,
but none the less, they are a bit tricky to begin with, "hoping" to bait in novice drivers during the test.

Such as places with STOP signs that are more hidden than of norm.

I personally got caught travelling on Puget Dr, "merging" to King Ed Ave.
It's a very sharp Right turn only. But I was too nervous at the time, missed the sign.
And cause it was during winter, a small layer of snow covered the yellow lines.
You would think naturally, there wouldn't be a place with such a sharp turn like that.
But that route was chosen by design for the road test.

[Cman333]

Always keep your eyes out for road signs.

Speed limits often change in residential areas, construction zones, high foot traffic areas.

There's no real excuse for running a stop sign. Just make sure you're alert and look for signs.

It's always better to drive slower then faster for your test. I drove like 40-45 km/h for my test. If you hit 51km/h they ding u harder.

[Spidey]

Know the rules, and use common sense. You already know what you did wrong, so don't make those mistakes again. Other than that, just keeping practicing in the route that you are being tested so there will be less surprises. There are some things you can control, and some you can't. Just make sure you do your best to prepare for the things that you can control.

[NGExhiles]

On this test, I felt like the examiner wasn't out to get me. Not saying that they were the first time but I've heard of too many stories where they purposely take you to places where the signs are hidden behind a bushes or trees in really small streets like someone mentioned above me.

Anyways, I was driving around near a playground zone where a large truck was parked in front of the playground speed zone sign and you wouldn't of seen it no matter how hard you looked until you were literally beside the sign. Luckily, I did notice it when I was right next to it and I slowed down correctly and the examiner was just about to say something and she said that she would've told me to slow down and helped me out since there isn't suppose to be a car parked there in the first place.

[pissedoffe55]

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