Hi there smart drivers. Rick with Smart Drive Test talking to you today about
not failing a road test; how to pass a road test and not fail. And we're
competing against Superbowl Sunday, so we'll see how we do today with not
failing a road test and how to be successful first time. Stick around, we right back with that information.
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I get the videos up for you. [TRANSITION] And Chanel is here from Fort Worth Texas. Kia is here,
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incredibly successful! [TRANSITION] Driving examiner's and being
unsuccessful on a road test. You are rarely failed for one thing.
Driving examiner's will tell you one or two things that you failed for, but they are
limited in the amount of time that they have for the debrief. [TRANSITION] Some
of the myths around a driving test. Driving centers have a PASS quota. That's
a myth. They simply don't have a pass quota. You were simply we're not
prepared to do your road test. Some states, some people have said to me that
our state no longer does parallel parking. And that's simply not true.
Every driving test center has parallel parking as its basis. You must do
parallel parking for the purposes of a road test. And you must be competent at it. [TRANSITION]
Angeline - I almost lost control of my car in a sharp curve because I believe
my skill level was higher than I thought. I've learned to reduce maneuverability
speeds. Yes. And that is an excellent point., Remember that the faster you go
the less control of the vehicle you have in turns and curves. So, in other words,
the slower you go the more traction you have. As well, the more traction you have
therefore, the vehicle turns sharper. So the slower you go the more control
you're going to have of the vehicle. [TRANSITION] Before you backup the vehicle, do a
360°-degree scan. And when you're reversing make sure
you're looking out through the back window. And you can have one hand on the
steering wheel while you're backing up. [TRANSITION] Only after you get your license do I
recommend that you drive with the flow of traffic, but for now you need to
practice driving the speed limit. Because you need to do that to be successful on
your road test. [TRANSITION - FIXING EXHAUST ON VEHICLE] It probably would have taken me two days to do it. So first of
all I have my time to consider. It's going to take me two days to change it.
And it took them [AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN] literally it took them 40 minutes to change the exhaust on my
car. And if something had gone wrong when I bought the parts and changed the parts
out it's not under warranty. So if the catalytic converter had it gone when I
changed it I would have been out another four hundred bucks [DOLLARS] plus I would have to get
under there and change it again. Whereas if you take it to a professional
and they do the work it's under warranty, it's guaranteed and if
something goes wrong you can just take it back to the shop and they can fix it. [TRANSITION]
Again one of the things when I was driving for Greyhound, when I first
started driving for Greyhound that I had a great deal of difficulty with was
drunk people on the bus. It didn't happen very often, but every now and again it
did happen that at 2 o'clock in the morning you would stop somewhere for a
meal break or those types of things and a drunk person would come up and would
get on the bus. And I talked to my manager. And I said listen, these people
are disturbing the other 50 people--35 or 40 people-0-on my bus. What do I do about
these people? And he said you can't refuse service. And I'm like, oh my god!
And it wasn't a week later, I was in Aubrey, which is the town on the state
line between New South Wales and Victoria, when you're going from Sydney,
Australia to Melbourne. And I'm there and it's two o'clock in the morning. This guy
comes up and he's completely blotto, like completely drunk. He gets on the bus and we
didn't get 30 miles down the road. He went in the toilet and he puked all over
everything. And you know, I had to clean it up it up. It was a mess. I stopped, I
was lat,e people were complaining on the bus because it was just vile... just
putrid. It was awful. Anyway, so I'm complaining to one of the veteran
drivers about these people who are drunk on my bus and what do I do with them. And
he says to me, he's like I got the best thing for you. He says all
you do is... he said when they come up and they show you your ticket, all you do is
you say, "not your bus mate. Your bus will be along in about
20 minutes. I'm like brilliant! So I'm in Shepparton, NSW one night. I'm on the milk run up
to Canberra and this guy comes up and he's completely blotto. And I just said
to him, I said hey mate not your bus. Sorry your bus will be along in about
20 minutes. I handed him handed back his ticket, and I got on the bus and drove away. And
that's how you deal--as a bus driver--with drunk people. You just tell them it's not
their bus and carry on with your life. So there you go. There's a little bit of
advice for you - for those of you who might be thinking about going into
driving a bus. [TRANSITION] We're on the final leg here; we're on our way 100,000
subscribers. And I'm going to get the video up for you on buying a used vehicle, and
things that you should look for in those types of things. So all the best. Have a
great night. And remember, pick the best answer not necessarily the right answer.