Vancouver driving test

Give you an article written by a witness, hoping to help you:

Before I came to Vancouver, I heard that Canadian driver's license is the most difficult test in the world, and people who have driven in China have passed the road test once 10, and some even failed the test more than a dozen times. Posts lambasting examiners can be seen everywhere on the Internet. Therefore, naturally, we dare not take it lightly. I began to learn Canadian driving rules in Shanghai and tried to adapt myself. A very important change is to look back at the blind spot when changing lanes and turning in Canada. After practicing for a month, you will have some effect. When driving in Shanghai, you have to turn around when there is a bend. Once a hunter sat in my car and watched me drive back and forth, which made him laugh and found it very interesting. Seeing blind spots is also very useful for driving safety. The average speed of urban roads here is around 60. If you don't check the blind area when changing lanes, there will be cars in the blind area of the auxiliary road, and the consequences will be very serious.

After coming here, I began to feel good. I thought I had good skills and a good sense of safety. I turned around when I changed lanes. I should pass the exam without any problem. I invited a coach to take the exam before the exam, but I didn't expect him to pick out many questions. I just found that driving requirements in Canada are very complicated, and changing lanes is only a small point. It's not easy to get a driver's license in Canada!

In China, any novice can get a driver's license within 2-3 months and officially go on the road. Even if you don't drive well, the coach will always find a way to get you through and become a full-time driver in a year. In Canada, this process takes as long as 3 years!

Novices can get a student ID card after passing the written test and vision test. The cost of written test and vision test is 15 Canadian dollars, and you can take it anytime and anywhere. Computer test, you can choose Chinese. With the student ID card, you can start on the road right away. You don't need to go to any driving school, and there is no so-called venue training. You can go directly to the road, as long as there are people over 25 who have a formal driver's license. This is completely different from China. After holding the student ID card 1 year, you can take the primary road test, which mainly covers urban roads, parking, reversing and so on. If you pass the road test, you will become a trainee driver. Trainee drivers can't drink while driving, and they can't take the official driving test until they become trainee drivers for 2 years. However, once the internship period is illegal, it will take another two years from the date of lifting the violation. The formal driving test includes highways, city roads and so on. In other words, this process will take 3 years at the earliest!

It is said that the driving rules here were not so strict before, because the year before last, a young international student from China ran through a red light in a sports car in the middle of the night and killed a policeman, causing an uproar. The government revised the driver management method twice, which became stricter and stricter. Moreover, it is said that in other provinces, people with driver's licenses should also consider re-examination regularly. Speaking of it, I have always had a bad impression on some small overseas students in China, commonly known as study abroad garbage. I have seen several people here, and the standard configuration is sports car+girlfriend. Soft-blooded, if you don't study hard, you will only waste your parents' money, often make trouble here, and make the local people have a bad impression on China people.

On the other hand, the driving habits here are completely different from those in China. At home, everyone grabs the road and must slow down when crossing the intersection. Prevent vehicles from suddenly rushing out. Here, if you are on the main road, you have the right of way, and you can't slow down at the intersection. If you slow down, you will lose points in the exam. But if you are on the second-class highway, you must stop before you stop at the intersection! Before entering the main road, make sure that there are no vehicles coming on the main road. If there is a pass at the intersection of two roads, you must give way. Such a system ensures the high-speed circulation of cars on the main roads and the smooth traffic of the whole city. There are also suspensions and concessions in Shanghai, but they are useless.

If you are going to take the exam here, you can get beautifully printed study materials for free. The study materials will explain various theories, driving strategies, problem-solving skills and so on in great detail. A spirit that runs through the book is safety! So the name of the textbook here is Driver's Sense of Road. Don't get in the way and don't be polite when driving here. Do things according to the rules completely. You can go if it's your turn, and you can't go without it. If everyone does this, the whole traffic order will be very regular. The technical requirements during the exam are also very low, because the cars here are all arranged by themselves, which is easy to drive, and there is no requirement for gestures or anything. But the most important thing is to examine your observation ability, control ability and safety awareness, and the latter is particularly important. It is said that there is a mainland investment immigrant who used to drive military vehicles in the mainland. NBHH accepted a major test here, but he failed several times. Let's see, I'm used to driving military vehicles on the mainland, and I'm also used to the overbearing style. It's strange that I can get through here!

I practiced driving for an hour a few weeks ago, and the coach pointed out many problems. After I went back, I practiced hard every day until I felt almost the same. I benefited a lot from having the coach take the exam again the day before the exam and 1 hour before the exam. This morning 1 1:45, the examiner was a westerner. As soon as he came up, he introduced himself and told me his name, who was my examiner today, what I was going to take today and so on. Then go to my car and check the lights and speakers. Then he got on the bus and asked me if I was ready. After I confirmed it, he asked me to take the car out.

Just as we were driving, another car behind us was pouring out. I told the instructor that I let him go first, and the instructor kept silent. But I think at least it shows that my observation ability is good and I feel safe. When I left the Richmond examination room, I dropped out of school. It is said that some brothers didn't pay attention, rushed out without stopping, and failed before they left the examination room. Basically, they run for a while on the road and stop at the neighborhood several times. After the car stopped, someone asked me what the potential dangers were under the current situation. I said a few things based on what I learned in advance, such as pedestrians on the road, trees affecting the line of sight and so on. There are always two kinds of such danger perceptions. I was a little nervous when I first got on the bus. Later, when I stopped to walk, I forgot to let go of the brake. Fortunately, it was only a dozen meters, and the examiner asked me to pull over. Then I told myself, relax, relax. Later, it was more natural, especially when I made the examiner feel that although I was a little nervous, I had a good sense of safety and had been observing the road dynamics. The examiner kept saying yes, yes. When the examiner started chatting with me and asked me where I came from, I thought there should be a play. Sure enough, as soon as I entered the examination room, the examiner asked me to step back and pour into the parking space. After my perfect parking, the examiner told me that you passed. I am busy thanking the examiner for his time.

After the exam, the examiner gave me the exam results, which recorded my detailed exam records. As a matter of fact, I did very well in the exam. Turn left, turn right, almost perfect. Of course, there are problems. Of course, he won't pull down the handbrake until he puts it down. However, these are not big problems that affect driving safety.

My feeling: Again, when driving here, you should have a sense of security, completely forget the bad habits of driving in China, and fully consider the situation of other vehicles and pedestrians on the road. "Road Sense" and "Training" are both very good books. You should read more books to understand the driving principle of See-Think-Do mentioned in the book. With so much practice, you should be able to pass the exam smoothly! As long as you have good habits, the exam here will not be as difficult as the legend. Good luck in the exam. Friends who are interested in discussing can contact me. I am very happy to share my experience with you!