Remember to disengage the parking brake before you put the car in drive.

Now just do what the nice man with the clipboard tells you.

DO NOT ask him what he’s writing each time he whips out his pen! Not everything he writes down is a mark against you.Most of what he’s putting ink to are little squares that say things like..

1. “Uses turn signals properly” Check!

2.”Uses mirrors before changing lanes” Check!

3.”Observes posted speed limits” Check!

4.”Refrained from using stereo during driving test” Check!

5.”Resisted urge to drive through puddle in order to splash pedestrians” Check!

Don’t be nervous.You probably already know more about driving than you realize.Think about it.Did anyone ever have to tell you what red,yellow,and green lights mean? Probably not.You’ve most likely spent a great deal of time in a car as a child,and children are very observent.You probably knew from just watching that red lights mean stop,and green lights mean go.Yellow lights are another story.Depending on your parent’s driving habits a yellow light might mean “jam on the brakes” or it might mean “stomp the gas”.For your driving test we’ll say that a yellow light means that you should prepare to come to a stop…unless it happens to turn yellow just as you’re coming up on it.Then it’s OK to go through.

Just remember…

1.Seatbelt (ask the tester to strap his on too if he hasn’t already! Refuse to move if he doesn’t comply!)

2.Adjust your mirrors and your seat.

3.Don’t do ANYTHING else until the tester asks you to.

4.When asked to proceed remember to release the parking brake,assuming that you’ve already started the engine.Do that first.

5.Use your turn signals!

6.Pay attention to the speed limit!

7.Hopefully you have practiced parallel parking.This is one of the harder parts of the test.

8.Be mindful of pedestrians.

9.REMAIN CALM! DO NOT PANIC!

Good luck!

I got myself so worked up,that i just started crying uncontrollably and wasn’t fit to drive,so the test had to be stopped half way though!

I finally passed a third time though.

It’s actually not that scary,and i feel stupid now,even though that was 6 years ago.

You just have to think…ok,this person wants to see how awesome i can drive,so i’m gonna show them!

Just think of it as a driving lesson too.

And just concentrate on the out-come,the freedom you’ll have once you pass and get your license.

Good luck! x

You’ll do fine. And if not, then you can take it again 🙂