So why do most newbies fail this city driving test the first time?
It's all about their level of training, inexperience and, of course, their nerves themselves. Unlike experienced drivers, driver candidates usually tend to be very nervous during their first traffic police exam. But then how can you make yourself less nervous during the exam? Indeed, in such a “situation”, in any case, each of the beginners will definitely be nervous when taking the exam. In fact, our nerves during our first traffic police exam are directly related to our lack of self-confidence. And it primarily arises due to insufficient training of a novice driver.
Trust us, friends, if you are well prepared and learn to drive a car quite well in difficult urban conditions, then you will (and will become) more confident when taking the exams. So remember, if you are very nervous, then you may not be ready to get your first license yet. Maybe it would be better for you to continue practical driving lessons in the city with a driving instructor? Consider this advice.
Or perhaps you need (need) to change your instructor teacher.(?)
After all, it’s not uncommon for a driving instructor to simply not suit you. It also happens that citizens (newbies and future drivers) complain about their driving teachers, that they deliberately do not want their students to pass all the traffic police exams right away, the first time, in the hope that in the future they will apply again to them for help in order to somehow come to an agreement with the State Traffic Inspectorate employees themselves, with whom they usually already have acquaintances.
Another reason for our mistakes and failures at our first driving test in the city is ordinary human stress, which, as has already been established, is associated with great stress when driving a car around the city.
Don’t forget, friends, that what will be sitting next to you during the exam is not your driving instructor, to whom you are already accustomed, but a strict traffic police officer, who will give you penalty points for your slightest mistakes (which are often ignored by driving instructors). .
Ultimately, in such a situation, we begin to get very nervous and all our acquired knowledge in a driving school instantly disappears, thereby reducing the chances of every novice driver to successfully pass the practical exam to virtually zero.
Believe me, dear friends, even well-prepared beginners (future drivers) often make simply stupid mistakes in their first exams. It is from here that rumors arise (appear) that traffic police officers deliberately “fail” all new drivers (although it must be admitted that sometimes it actually happens that examiners actually “fail” candidates) so that they come back to take the driving test. But most often, the reason for such failures is the drivers themselves, who are very nervous during the exam and constantly forget about the knowledge they acquired while studying at a driving school.
Dear readers, future novice drivers, please do not hope that all our advice will help you pass the traffic police test for driving in the city 100% and right the first time. In fact, this task is assigned to your (or any) driving instructor. Only he can directly prepare you in such a way that you have a reasonable chance of passing such an exam the very first time.
The purpose of our advice is primarily the following, namely, to increase your chances of successfully passing practical driving tests at the traffic police.
We hope our recommendations will help you prepare well for such exams in the city. From such advice you will learn what you should expect at the traffic police exams, what you need to do or undertake so as not to be nervous during them (the exams), and so on, etc. All our advice will definitely (we hope) help you get a driver’s license the first time.
General recommendations for preparing for traffic police exams
Some simple steps on the part of the applicant will also help to successfully pass the traffic police exam. It is important not only to master the educational material, but also to feel confident at different stages of the examination test.
- Clothes and shoes should be comfortable and comfortable, especially in cold weather. It is advisable to carry out training trips in the same equipment.
- You should take only the most necessary items and documents with you to the exam. It is better to leave handbags, umbrellas and other accessories at home. Not only will they get in the way, but you can forget them somewhere while under nervous tension.
- Before you start driving a car, you need to adjust the seat. This point is very important, so there is no need to be afraid of the inspector. If your feet do not reach the pedals, then the path will be very short and dangerous.
- Be sure to fasten your seat belt BEFORE driving. By the way, you can demand the same from the traffic police officer.
- Don't forget to use the handbrake when stopping on an incline. When starting the car, you should simultaneously release the hand parking brake and increase engine speed with the gas pedal.
- Before starting the car, you must turn on the left turn signal and look in the mirror. Movement begins only when there are no obstacles. Pay attention to the clearly defined turn of the head, which will be evidence of looking in the mirror for the inspector.
Passing the traffic police exam is one of many life tests. Even if the first attempt was unsuccessful, you should not despair and lose heart. It is necessary to once again pay attention to weak points and go to the second attempt with hope and optimism. It will probably turn out much better than the first uncertain surrender.
What to expect from your practical city driving test.
The practical driving test is the final hurdle in the process of obtaining your first Russian driver's license. In order to obtain admission to the exams in the city, you will need to initially pass (pass) a theoretical exam (testing knowledge of traffic rules) as well as a practical exam at the traffic police site, where you will need to perform a number of mandatory exercises (snake, overpass, entry into garage, turning around in a confined space, etc.). After successfully passing the theory and the stage at the traffic police, you receive access to exams in the city.
This practical exam takes a minimum of 20 minutes. During this time, the traffic police inspector checks how prepared you are to participate in traffic on public roads. On September 1, 2021, new administrative regulations of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate came into force, which somewhat complicated the entire procedure for taking driving license exams in the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate.
For example, when passing the theory (theoretical exam), new questions appeared on the tickets, and if the question is answered incorrectly, the driver candidate will now have to answer 5 additional questions.
As for practical exams, new exercises have appeared on the site - now, instead of three mandatory exercises, a driver candidate must complete at least five exercises, and when passing the city (driving) exam, many minor mistakes will now (according to the new rules) be recognized as average errors. So, for example, instead of 1 (one) penalty point, the traffic police officer will now be required to award the candidate driver at least 3 (three) points for not wearing a seat belt.
Here, dear readers, is a mandatory list of skills that a traffic police officer must check during a practical driving test in the city:
What does a traffic police officer check during a practical test (driving) in the city when passing for a category “B” license?
— Driving through a controlled intersection (if there is one in the service area of the examination unit) (subclause 10.1 of the traffic rules).
— Driving through an unregulated intersection of equivalent roads (if there is one in the service area of the examination unit) (subclause 10.2 of the traffic rules)
— Driving through an unregulated intersection of unequal roads (subclause 10.3 of the traffic rules).
— Left, right turns and U-turns at intersections (subclause 10.4 of traffic rules).
— Turn around outside the intersection (subclause 10.5 of traffic rules).
— Passing a railway crossing (if there is one in the service area of the examination unit) (subclause 10.6 of the traffic rules).
— Changing lanes on a section of road that has 2 or more lanes for traffic in one direction (if they exist in the service area of the examination unit) (subclause 10.7 of the traffic rules).
— Overtaking or advancing (subclause 10.8 of traffic rules).
— Driving at the maximum permitted speed (subclause 10.8 of the traffic rules).
— Passage of pedestrian crossings and stops of route vehicles (subclause 10.10 of the traffic rules).
— Braking and stopping when driving at various speeds (subclause 10.11 of the traffic rules).
As we have already said, for each mistake in the city driving test, the examiner will award (you) penalty points in accordance with the violation of each traffic rule, as well as other practical errors (for example, when the car engine stalled at the start, the traffic police officer will award one penalty point per candidate).
Why are internal exams needed and how do they differ from traffic police exams?
After completing training at a driving school, the future driver needs to pass internal exams, which are a kind of rehearsal before the main exams in the traffic police. They must be submitted without fail. Internal exams consist of three stages:
- Theoretical part.
- Exercises on the race track.
- Driving in the city.
The conditions for passing exams in a driving school may be more stringent than in the traffic police. Internal exams are necessary for both the driving school and the students. The traffic police check driving schools for the percentage of people passing, and if this percentage is very low, the driving school may not renew its license. And a student who fails the task in a driving school will most likely fail the exams at the traffic police.
Therefore, if a student, after full training, does not understand at all how to perform the exercises, he is sent to retake an internal exam, which in our driving school takes place literally in 2 days. In the traffic police, unlike internal exams, the first 2 retakes will take place at intervals of a week, and after that at intervals of a month. Therefore, students should think about whether to rush to the exam at the traffic police or carefully prepare before them.
For which traffic violations during a city driving test does the examiner immediately give an o?
According to the new regulations (rules) of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate regulating the procedure for taking license exams during a practical driving test in the city, for gross violations of traffic rules, the candidate driver is awarded 5 penalty points and he is immediately suspended from further exams, and is marked on the examination sheet O.
Here is a list of those gross traffic violations for which 5 penalty points are awarded:
— Driving into the oncoming lane of the road.
— Failure to give way in accordance with traffic rules to other vehicles or pedestrians, as well as for ignoring special regulations signs.
— Driving through a section of road at a red traffic light.
— Exceeding the established or permitted speed.
— Driving beyond the stop line at a traffic light or at a stop sign.
— Failure to follow the instructions of the examiner (traffic police officer).
— Overtaking a vehicle with special signals turned on.
— Overtaking a car that has stopped in front of a pedestrian crossing.
— In case of repeated violation of traffic rules.
As a result, a driver candidate, upon receiving 5 penalty points for the above gross traffic violations and having also collected the same 5 penalty points for other minor violations, is sent to retake the exam, which, according to the law, cannot be held earlier than 7 days later since the last exam taken. True, in the same practice, on average you have to wait about 1 month before the next exam, since in many departments (divisions) of the State Traffic Inspectorate there is a queue of the same driver candidates. This is primarily due to the fact that the traffic police cannot check the driving skills of such a huge number of drivers every day, who constantly contact them to pass a practical exam. It is for this reason that such queues form for exams at the traffic police.
Attention! The results of theoretical and practical exams on the site are valid for no more than 6 months from the date of successful completion. That is, to pass the practical traffic police exam on driving in the city, you have 6 months left from the moment you pass the theory and on-site exam. Otherwise you will have to retake everything again.
Popular tricks and tips
If there is one day left before the exam, and the student does not even have basic knowledge of the subject, then he can only follow simple recommendations:
- You need to give up all distractions and extraneous matters in order to spend the remaining time on memorizing the basics of discipline. If a student knows them, an adequate teacher will no longer give him a bad mark. This form of preparation often helps during testing.
- You should spend the night before the exam in bed. Psychologists strongly recommend getting a good night's sleep and allowing your brain to rest and your nerves to recover. This will help you concentrate and be collected during the exam in the morning and increase your self-confidence.
- Before leaving home for university, it is important to drink the maximum amount of water. Moreover, it is better to drink strong tea than rich coffee. For improved brain function, it is recommended to eat dark chocolate with nuts. Prohibited in any quantity: smoked cigarettes and drunk alcohol. They will really calm your nerves, but at the same time they will reduce your concentration.
- Before the exam itself, you should find out more about the examiner if the student does not know him personally. For a student, in this sense, all the little things are important. If the teacher is strict and attentive to those who cheat, then you will have to hide the cheat sheets better and do without jokes. If the examiner likes to be distracted by trifles and constantly leave the office, then you can relax, put your cheat sheets and notes closer. There are teachers who just love to talk about different topics. It’s easy to talk people into getting a good grade.
Where is the traffic police practical driving test in the city held?
According to the administrative regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Russian Federation, the practical examination of a driver candidate is carried out along pre-approved routes, which are established by the examination department of the State Traffic Inspectorate. According to the law, such routes must be approved by the Head of the examination department of the traffic police and posted on stands for their familiarization.
It is worth immediately noting that the traffic police authorities periodically change such (their) routes for driving tests in the city, in order to improve the quality of examinations and to fairly test the driving skills of driver candidates, as well as to test knowledge of traffic rules specifically and directly in practice. It just sometimes turns out that many driving instructors, knowing in advance about such routes where traffic police officers conduct driving tests in the city, begin to drive their novice drivers along these routes ahead of time in the hope that they will remember by heart all these necessary nuances of the routes and easily will be able to pass a practical driving test in the city, which will be a good advertisement for them among subsequent students.
You can find out about current exam routes in the city directly from your department or traffic police department, using the official website of the State Traffic Inspectorate.
To do this, go to: https://www.gibdd.ru/gosuslugi/reg/exm/
Next, select from the list the traffic police department that interests you, which conducts exams for obtaining a driver’s license. Then you will be provided with information about the work schedule of this department, the bank details of the department and several official routes along which practical driving tests are taken in the city.
How to pass the theory
In the theoretical exam, you have to answer twenty questions on the ticket in twenty minutes. The questions are divided into four blocks corresponding to specific topics.
For each question there are several possible answers and only one of them is correct. During the submission process, the sequence of answers does not matter. If you doubt the correct option, you can skip the question and come back to it later, the main thing is to do it within the allotted time. To successfully pass the exam, you must answer all questions on the ticket correctly.
You are allowed to make no more than two mistakes on a ticket, and the mistakes must be from different thematic blocks, otherwise there will be a retake. For each mistake, you are given an additional 5 questions and 5 minutes of time from the same thematic block. Any mistake in additional questions means you have to retake it again.
“Don’t use cheat sheets during the exam and don’t ask your neighbor for tips, otherwise you’ll have to retake it.”
The theoretical stage of the exam is the easiest of all and passing it is not difficult. But there are pitfalls here too. On the one hand, you can simply memorize the correct answers to the tickets. Yes, you will pass the exam, maybe even without a single mistake, but when driving around the city you will have a hard time. All the memorized answers somehow suddenly disappear from the head and, having driven onto the city highway, the future driver falls into a stupor, not knowing how to react to the traffic situation. The result is a retake.
Therefore, we do not recommend cramming the correct answers to tickets; it is better to memorize the traffic rules thoroughly, and then any unusual situation on the road will not confuse you. Moreover, it is not necessary to learn only the dry theory from the manual; it is better to use different sources of information, for example, YouTube, where there are video analyzes of exam papers with explanations. After all, all people are different and how the educational material is presented largely depends on how it is learned.
You can consolidate your knowledge with the help of numerous online tests on traffic rules; the more you solve them, the better. Ideally, you should solve all the tickets without a single mistake. And in the exam, good preparation will give you confidence in your abilities and reduce anxiety.
Retaking the exam. Rules and regulations
Didn't pass the exams the first time? Don’t be discouraged, according to statistics, only thirty percent of students manage to do this. Well, the rest need to be better prepared. By the way, passing the exams is much easier the second time. The candidate driver already has experience, so he will worry less.
By law, the first retake is possible no earlier than seven days after the previous attempt. After three unsuccessful attempts, the time interval increases to thirty days. The number of attempts is unlimited.
There is no need to retake previously successfully passed exam stages. For example, if you passed the theory, but fell asleep on the site, you only take the site and the city. But if more than six months have passed since the last retake, you will have to go through all stages of the exams again.
There are several ways to sign up for a retake. The easiest way is through a driving school. But in this case, you will have to adjust to a certain time assigned by the driving school, and you won’t be able to choose it yourself. If the expected delivery time does not suit you, you can pick up the documents from the driving school and sign up for a re-examination at the traffic police department yourself. By the way, according to the law, you have the right to retake the exams at any traffic police department in the Russian Federation, and not just at the one closest to your home. There are huge advantages to this. For example, in some places the waiting list for a retake can last for several months, which few people will like. Also, in small cities it is much easier to pass the driving test than in large cities. Another way to sign up for a retake is through the State Services portal. This method is more convenient than the previous one, since you do not need to go to the traffic police once again.
It is very possible to pass the driving test the first time, and the main secret of success is good preparation. Therefore, learn the traffic rules, practice driving more and you will feel confident on the road.
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