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Old 05-25-2011, 10:27 PM   #13
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Where are you taking the test at? It might be a good idea to get a few driving lessons and become familiar with all the test routes before you go.
But here are some tips anyways

-Constantly scan left and right when passing an intersection, even if the light is green
-You're allowed to go +/- 3 or 4 km/h from the speed limit
-Watch carefully for signs that change the speed limit
-Check the rear view mirror when braking
-Check all the mirrors every now and then (I've heard as a rumor that someone failed because they didn't check their mirrors often enough)

If you're parking, and you think you finished.. but the instructor stays there and just stares at you without doing anything else, chances are you missed something, so try to see if you missed anything. I messed this up while parallel parking on the VERY slight downhill.. forgot to turn the wheel and sat there for about 30 seconds doing nothing while we just stared at each other through his mirror lol

Googling helps too, there's a ton of pages on other forums about the N test.

Oh and most important tip, stay calm and be confident.

EDIT: Just saw the post on top of this one. Watch out for the bad habits.. I started off exactly the same way but when I got into my first driving lesson before my test my instructor corrected a LOT of things. You can drive with bad habits and it wouldn't cause you to get pulled over or anything, but it will cause you to fail your road test. Watch out for the hazard perception thing too.. I didn't have it on my N test but I think usually they test you on that
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