13 main mistakes that students make during the practical exam for category B. A driving school from Warsaw explains what they are and how to avoid them

Before we reveal the 13 main mistakes made by people taking the test, we will tell an unusual story of students from our driving school in Warsaw. Some time ago, two ambitious girls signed up for our course, and after completing the training and passing the theory, they took the practical exams at WORD .

The first student was Magda. The girl was stopped by the examiner at a yellow light. The examiner told her that she had failed the test because she had not stopped at the yellow light herself. He argued that if we can stop without braking hard at a yellow light, then we have to do it.

The second student was Alicja. Her first attempt at the exam ended as in the previous example, i.e. with failure. The girl was shocked because she thought her driving was smooth and unhurried. However, the examiner had a different opinion. He said that he was failing her for the lack of dynamics, because her driving was too slow.

The girls decided that they would not make the same mistake again. And ironically, they failed another exam for the same reason… Why did this happen, when they did everything in their power to avoid it? More on that in a moment…

First, let’s answer the question: “What are the 13 main mistakes that students make on the practical exam?”…

What stupid mistakes are made during the practical exam in WORD? Driving school from Warsaw explains which lane we should be in during the exam

Such a stupid mistake is driving in the left lane, as in the UK. So unless we are told to turn left or make a U-turn, we should drive in the right lane during the test.

The left lane is used for overtaking or passing, and test takers, like drivers, are required to move as close as possible to the right edge of the roadway. Continuous movement in the left lane may be considered as obstructing and impeding traffic.

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The first such mistake is checking the position lights only at the front. When you turn on the position lights, a green light will come on on the dashboard. Then you should get out of the car and check the white lights at the front and the red lights at the back. The rear position lights are double.

The second mistake is opening the hood without using the lever inside the car. First, secure the car from rolling (pull the handbrake or put it in gear). Then, gently pull the lever, then lift the hood and secure it with a support.

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The first mistake is using methods. One of them is one turn of the steering wheel. Unfortunately, stress causes imprecise use of this trick. It is better to follow intuition and practice this maneuver to perfection.

The second is the lack of observation of the driving path through the rear window. Some people taking the test only look through the side mirrors, which is probably enough to perform this maneuver correctly, but not enough to pass the test…

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First, starting off with just the clutch. Although theoretically you can start off this way, the lack of gas makes it very difficult to do this maneuver well.

Secondly, releasing the clutch incorrectly, i.e. too quickly. This can cause the car to jerk and even stall. Meanwhile, the car cannot stall on a slope…

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What mistakes do examines make in the city?

• They are in a hurry, and as we know, haste is a bad advisor.
• They force the right-of-way, creating a hazard on the road.
• They make decisions too quickly, especially at intersections with limited visibility.

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Which mistakes in the city will end your practical exam?

• Failure to stop at a “STOP” sign.
• Failure to stop at the “S-2” traffic light, i.e. at the so-called green arrow for turning left.
• Exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 km/h.

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Which mistakes can lead to an accident in the city?

• Enforcing priority at intersections.
• Forcing priority when changing lanes.
• Forcing priority at a pedestrian crossing.

Summary: 13 main mistakes that students make during the practical exam for category B

What 13 mistakes do students make on the practical exam?

• First of all, they drive in the left lane instead of the right.
• Secondly, they only check the front position lights, forgetting about the rear ones.
• Third, they open the hood without using a lever inside the car.
• Fourth, they use methods for driving around curves instead of practicing this maneuver and using intuition.
• Fifthly, when driving around a curve, they do not observe the course of the road through the rear window, contenting themselves only with looking in the side mirrors.
• Sixth, on a slope they start off using only the clutch, without pressing the gas pedal, which makes it difficult to perform this maneuver correctly.
• Seventh, they release the clutch too quickly on a slope, which causes the car to stall and ends the test.
• Eighth, they are in a hurry, which leads to many stupid mistakes.
• Ninth, they force the right-of-way, both at intersections, when changing lanes, and on pedestrian crossings, which often leads to accidents on the road.
• Tenth, they make decisions too quickly, especially at intersections with limited visibility.
• Eleventh, they do not stop at the “STOP” sign, thus becoming kamikaze.
• Twelfth, they do not stop at the “S-2” sign, i.e. at the green arrow.
• Thirteenth, exceed the speed limit by more than 20 km/h.

Why did Magda and Alicja fail the category B practical exam for the same reason?

Magda failed her test again because she didn’t obey the traffic lights. During the next test, she was vigilant because she didn’t want to be caught off guard. She did everything in her power to avoid going through a yellow light again. And she didn’t! She stopped, very hard and aggressively. Despite this vigilance, the examiner failed her again. He said she should have gone through a yellow light because the braking was sudden and dangerous…

Alicja also failed her exam because of a mistake from the same category, namely the issue of driving dynamics. Namely, she decided not to drive too slowly, so she went to the next extreme, driving like a maniac, too fast and very dangerously. As a result, she ended the exam at her own request, namely by forcing the right of way, which resulted from her rush…

Why did it happen that both girls were vigilant, wanted to avoid the same mistake and, ironically, failed in a similar way? Well, sometimes it happens that we really want to fix the mistake from the previous exam. We do it ZERO-ONE, we go from one extreme to another. As it turns out, it does not give us a good result. That is why our driving school „Lauto” from Warsaw pays attention to warning its students from unnecessary stress during the practical exam in WORD…