[pinoy.solsi]

im getting my class 5 tomorrow and i was just wondering if any of you guys got any tips?:D

[TOS'd]

search.

[CP.AR]

shoulder check + DONT SPEED + shoulder check + 360 degree checks

They also ask you to do that hazard perception thing where you list out potential dangers (ie: pedestrians, intersections, driveways, obscured signs by trees... hell even fallen leaves count...)

[Kaolinite]

drive safe.

[orange7]

don't drink and drive.

and don't pick up your cell phone even if it rings.

[vafanculo]

Don't speed more than 35-38kms. Kinda hard to reverse park at the end if you get your car towed.
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[boatcaptain]

rmb school zone!!

[wuuhoo]

I always wonder what speed do you go at when entering the highway during the test

at 80km? or match the speed of the other cars?

[Euro7r]

I always wonder what speed do you go at when entering the highway during the test

at 80km? or match the speed of the other cars?

Match traffic speed and then drive at posted speed limit.

[Alphamale]

I always wonder what speed do you go at when entering the highway during the test

at 80km? or match the speed of the other cars?

If you are UNSURE about the speed limit on the section of highway that you're going to be tested on (specifically those who are going to be tested on Highway 1, Trans Canada Highway), ASK the examiner before the test. Most likely he or she will start the exam with "do you have any questions before we start?"....this is the PRIME TIME to get any sort of confusion over and done with.

FYI, parts of HWY 1 are 70km/h while others are 80km/h.

[Nintensity]

I'm sure this has been covered numerous times, i suggest that you hire a professional driving teaching for 1 hour before your class 5, as its a great way to point out your habits over the years since your N

Just remember to drive speed limit, and not to go over in certain areas of caution ie. schools, roads before highways, etc

[Dragon-88]

Watch for speed limits. If burnaby CONTRUCTION ZONES!!!! Make sure you fully completely stop at stop signs.

[SpuGen]

http://www.revscene.net/forums/search.php?searchid=1862351

It takes less effort to search.

[orange7]

so how did it go?

[skyxx]

Another one of these threads eh? Honestly, someone should just sticky a previous thread on general knowledge of road tests. People have posted plenty of General tips.

[bloodmack]

If you are UNSURE about the speed limit on the section of highway that you're going to be tested on (specifically those who are going to be tested on Highway 1, Trans Canada Highway), ASK the examiner before the test. Most likely he or she will start the exam with "do you have any questions before we start?"....this is the PRIME TIME to get any sort of confusion over and done with.

FYI, parts of HWY 1 are 70km/h while others are 80km/h.

What part of the hwy is 70km?!



I haven't done my class 5. But if you use common sense; speed, shoulder checks, signals, checking all your mirrors keeping an eye out for hazards. Highway is the most important, make sure you merge smoothly.

[Alphamale]

What part of the hwy is 70km?!



I haven't done my class 5. But if you use common sense; speed, shoulder checks, signals, checking all your mirrors keeping an eye out for hazards. Highway is the most important, make sure you merge smoothly.

I think at some time, they were that low as I did some quick research as to what the limit was for when I did my test. I tried to confirm this with my examiner, but he told me it's 80km for the section I'm going to be examined on.

[Jegz]

If its a girl instructor, flirt with her.
If its a guy, do the same.

[MindBomber]

Even if the instructor is a jerk off, do not point it out.
Instant fail, dude.

Voice of experience here

[Dragon-88]

Honestly the Class 5 road test is just to make sure ICBC knows your confident in driving.. When i got my class 5, I wouldve failed becuase I went over 50km/h like 5 times with no other problems.. But the instructor said to me because he could clearly see I was a competent driver he passed me... He also said that people are most likely to pass the L to N test more than the N to Class 5 test, cause too many people develop bad habits...

[vafanculo]

Even if the instructor is a jerk off, do not point it out.
Instant fail, dude.

Voice of experience here

Lol, everyone has diff experiences.

I passed my N to class 5 the second time around cause I went on a rant about how fuxked up the system was and I don't want to repay another $50 to redo the test after the examiner told me If I drive like a newb he's gonna mark me like one (driving exactly 50, waiting 2 sec at stop, etc..).
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*edit*

To clear confusion, I mean the instructor saw I was putting up an act by going 50km etc. After my little rant I went 60, gunned it thru a yellow once (I did get a warning for that). Reason i failed my first time was cause I went 50 in a 30 keeping up with traffic (non school zone, stupid bridge in Richmond, and just yesterday I noticed they changed the limit to 50).

[FN-2199]

C'mon OP, you know better than this. Search!

[TOS'd]

since op isnt answering, he probably failed.

[TOPEC]

if people are still failing with the vast amounts of TIPS in and floating around revscene, they do not deserve to drive.

[orange7]

since op isnt answering, he probably failed.

werd

[BMW135i]

Make sure you stop before the stop sign cuz of bad habit. Always shoulder check when making turns and parking.


And good luck.

[cho]

so i was merging onto hwy 1 from willingdon eastbound, flow of traffic maybe 100? so i got to about 90ish then merged, instructor says good job for merging at flow but still had to dock me for speeding? i was so confused

[pinoy.solsi]

LOL FAIL!!!!!!

[Dragon-88]

For what??

[pinoy.solsi]

right shoulder check..
LOL

[TOS'd]

called itt
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[Dragon-88]

Sucks... Honestly I dont know how people fail. When you take your class 5 they make you read a piece of paper b4 your test which basically tells you everything you should do when driving...

[jpark]

so whens your next one? :troll:

[pinoy.solsi]

no date on my next one yet..
prolly January

[Matlock]

I have my class 5 test on the 15th.

When I took a few refresher courses I learned the examiner will allow 10%+/- of te speed limit.
30kmph is 27-33, 50kmph is 45-55, 80kmph is 72-88, etc

Make sure you pause your stops and shoulder check all turns and lane changes.

If jwalkers are stopped for you don't stop for them. If they are walking through your lane or are about to you have to stop or you might get failed

Try to make it more obvious that you are observing the road.

Also, one thing I never knew before is that when downtown, making a lefthand turn onto a oneway street at a red light you can turn if it is clear.
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[TOPEC]

I have my class 5 test on the 15th.

When I took a few refresher courses I learned the examiner will allow 10%+/- of te speed limit.
30kmph is 27-33, 50kmph is 45-55, 80kmph is 72-88, etc


um NO, if its a school zone or near park, u make sure u FKING STAY UNDER 30KM, even 30.00005KM and u instantly fail. lots of instances of this happening.

when i did my class 5, i drove 55-58KM on roads that are 50 and stayed at 27 when roads are 30.

[Dragon-88]

WHen I did my Class 5 the guy brought me though literally 10 30km zones.. Good thing I spotted them all.

[PuYang]

not sure if anyone has mentioned this but... simply being nice and sucking up to the examiner will go a long way for these tests. this is assuming you dont do something drastically bad (speeding, running lights, etc etc).

my brother took his class 5, and he went underspeed too many times (he was too afraid of speeding), and was warned a few times. the guy said if my brother went below speed limits again, he will have to fail him. and yeah... my bro went under the limit again LOL.

luckily, before the test, my brother purposely struck up some small chat; asked if the guy just ate (it was during lunch), and apologized for interfering with his lunch. they also talked a bunch about movies etc. this stuff put the examiner in a very good mood, and showed that my brother was just a nice guy trying to get his class 5. so at the end, he still passed my brother. he asked if my bro usually drives this slow, and my bro said no. so the guy was nice enough to pass my bro ;]

when i took my N test, i failed epically with the reverse parking at the end. i was too nervous i guess. but before and during the test, i chatted with the examiner, and made her feel that i was just a nice kid ;D! she was like "you did perfect for the whole test, except for the reverse parking, im still going to pass you, but i want you to practise reverse parking more". i can bet you if i acted like some gangster, if i made one little mistake, she would totally call me on it. no one likes a cocky driver.

[!Nhan]

if you have to ask for pointers on a road test don't even bother showing up to it. pointers don't mean shit if you can't do it naturally.

[Zulu]

I find it's best to distract the instructor with something - be it conversation, taking the test in a really cool car, or driving like you're at some sort of drift competition. For extra points you should shift from 1st to 2nd while drifting sideways in a turn - the instructor will become overjoyed with excitement and cheer you on. Don't be afraid to use that loud pedal, the objective here is to cloud up the interior of the car with tire smoke so visibility is too far reduced to actually point out road hazards. Typically your instructor has started to barter with you for return to the DMV and you can guarantee yourself a pass!

Good luck!

[TOS'd]

I took mine some time after the Olympics, and I personally wanted to stay silent the whole test besides the odd acknowledgment when the instructor was giving directions. But she started talking about the olympics and then before I knew it, we were back at the icbc parking lot in bby. She didn't write anything down on the paper, so she just made something up, like a forgot to shoulder check a turn. I find it's best to distract the instructor with something - be it conversation, taking the test in a really cool car, or driving like you're at some sort of drift competition. For extra points you should shift from 1st to 2nd while drifting sideways in a turn - the instructor will become overjoyed with excitement and cheer you on. Don't be afraid to use that loud pedal, the objective here is to cloud up the interior of the car with tire smoke so visibility is too far reduced to actually point out road hazards. Typically your instructor has started to barter with you for return to the DMV and you can guarantee yourself a pass!

Good luck!

[1exotic]

For extra points you should shift from 1st to 2nd while drifting sideways in a turn - the instructor will become overjoyed with excitement and cheer you on. Don't be afraid to use that loud pedal, the objective here is to cloud up the interior of the car with tire smoke so visibility is too far reduced to actually point out road hazards. Typically your instructor has started to barter with you for return to the DMV and you can guarantee yourself a pass!



this.

[Jer3]

i lucked out with my examiner. he was a late 20's guy that was really nice and chill. ended up talking about the nba and fob drivers for the majority of it and ended up passing even though i made a few mistakes here and there. as long as you don't fuck up majorly like running a stop sign, most people should get it with ease.

[k3lv]

What part of the hwy is 70km?!

The part where the speed limit says 70

[spideyv2]

when i took my N test, i failed epically with the reverse parking at the end. i was too nervous i guess. but before and during the test, i chatted with the examiner, and made her feel that i was just a nice kid ;D! she was like "you did perfect for the whole test, except for the reverse parking, im still going to pass you, but i want you to practise reverse parking more". i can bet you if i acted like some gangster, if i made one little mistake, she would totally call me on it. no one likes a cocky driver.

Messing up the reverse stall parking shouldnt be an automatic fail..
when i took my N i messed up my parallel and reverse and still passed

[s300ae]

any one take their exam in an extremely low car (meaning i have to take all bumps on an angle) and close to illegal loud exhaust? those are my only concerns. i dont want to set a stereotype of a 'modded street racer dood' before my exam. would it be better if i took my dad's stock car?

[1exotic]

any one take their exam in an extremely low car (meaning i have to take all bumps on an angle) and close to illegal loud exhaust? those are my only concerns. i dont want to set a stereotype of a 'modded street racer dood' before my exam. would it be better if i took my dad's stock car?

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[s300ae]

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csb

[EmOne]

on a unrelated note
Are RHD cars allowed for the class 5 road test?
anybody done it? problems??

[1exotic]

why make it harder on yourself and take a rhd?

with rhd cars it's a bit different, especially the left hand turns sometimes.

[essel]

on a unrelated note
Are RHD cars allowed for the class 5 road test?
anybody done it? problems??

It's better to do it in a LHD car. If the examiner feels unsafe in your car it'll be a lot harder passing.

[Matlock]

Whatever, I passed with zero errors. Yay :D
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[Jegz]

I passed 2 months ago with a beat up teggy with no rearview mirror. The instructor seemed scared the car was gonna break down :D

[Nicotine]

^^ lol thats your fault for asking to use my old teggy 10 mins b4 your test.

[s300ae]

^^ thats qoot