Hi there Smart Drivers.
Rick with Smart Drive Test talking to you today
about the Ohio Maneuverability Test.
This is a great exercise to learn how to drive,
how to use the mirrors, and how to keep track of the
steering wheel, and ultimately improve
your overall driving abilities.
Stick around, we'll be right back with that information.
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Hi, there Smart Drivers, welcome back.
The Ohio Maneuverability Test as this is called.
This is a great exercise for you to learn how to drive
and to become a more competent driver overall.
And prepare for your road test.
Now, you're gonna need five of these pylons
behind me here.
The one-meter tall, 36-inch tall delineators,
you can get those from any equipment rental shop.
They're only about 10 bucks for the day.
You're gonna need five of them, as I said.
Now, this exercise is gonna teach you
use of the mirrors.
It's gonna teach you how to keep track
of the steering wheel.
And it's gonna teach you where your vehicle is
in space and place.
And I'm gonna give you step-by-step instructions.
Now, there's some other videos here, on YouTube
and I'm gonna warn you about that,
that they tell you that this is straight forward.
This is not straight forward,
you're gonna have to practice this.
And I'm telling you right now,
it's going to improve your overall driving
and make you a better driver.
And make you better prepared for your road test.
So do this exercise wherever you are in the world,
do this exercise when you're learning how to drive.
And it'll make you a better driver overall.
And more competent for your road test.
And give you a higher level of confidence.
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The pylons are set up so the first two
are 20 feet apart.
And the nose cone is out another 20 feet
and they're nine feet wide.
And I'll make a diagram for you and put that up for you.
And you might have to make a few adjustments
for your own vehicle but these will work for a small sedan.
Like if you're driving a Toyota Corolla
or a Honda Civic or something like that.
These step-by-step instructions will work
but you may have to change it a little bit
to get it to work for you specifically.
So, let's get in the car and get going here
and show you how to do this.
Hi there, Smart Drivers in the car,
got all the cameras hooked up.
Got all the cameras turned on this time
as opposed to the last time.
So we're gonna get this going here for you
and show you how to do this Ohio Maneuverability Test.
Basically, you want to get lined up, first of all.
And we simply drive forward in the box.
Until the mirrors are lined up with the front pylon.
And we're gonna go left here.
So we turn one revolution to the left.
'Kay, just as that front pylon comes past
the front of the car, turn all the way back the other way.
'Kay?
See as it comes to the back of the door,
straighten your steering wheel back out.
All right, in to reverse.
We're gonna back up,
until the pylon is at the back of the door.
So it's at the back of the door now,
we're gonna turn it all the way to the right
on the steering wheel, until the pylon is just
about a foot past the vehicle at the back there.
We straighten our steering wheel out.
We back up until the pylon is at the
back wheel of the vehicle.
Once it's at the back wheel,
we turn all the way to the left.
And I stalled it (laughs).
Okay, now we straighten the steering wheel back out
and we back straight up.
Okay, nice and slow past the pylons here.
When we're at the mirrors we can see we're
very close on the left here,
but we're fairly far from the right.
So we're okay here and we just back up nice and easy,
looking around and checking.
A little bit of adjustment here just to make sure
that we get past the pylons okay.
And make sure you go nice and slow past the pylons here
because you don't want to strike them with your mirrors.
'Cause that's a fail on your test.
So, [COUGHS] excuse me.
'Kay, and back.
And we jut get lined up here again.
And we're gonna go to the other side and same principle.
Up so we're in line with the mirrors at the front.
Right there.
Mirror, you can signal if you want but you don't have to.
One revolution to the right.
'Kay, this pylon comes just past the front of the vehicle.
And revolution to the other.
And we straighten out the wheel.
'Kay, backing up.
Checking, 360° degree scan.
Back straight up until the mirror, sorry,
went too far.
(laughs) Okay, back up until the pylon's
at the back of the door.
All the way to the left.
'Kay, back pylon is about a foot off the back.
Straighten out the steering wheel.
And you go back until it's at the back wheel of the vehicle.
All the way to the right.
And we're straight now.
Both pylons are lined up in the mirror.
Bring the steering wheel back to straight.
Adjust a little bit.
Making sure that you're between the pylons
looking around.
A little bit closer on this one, on this side.
Nice and slow past the pylon here.
Especially, when it goes past the mirror
'cause you don't want to get hooked up on the mirror.
'Cause that's gonna be a fail on your test, okay?
And just like that and we're past.
Okay, so one more time.
'Kay, more moving forward.
Driving straight into the box.
Lined up with the mirror.
One revolution to the left.
'Kay, this pylon's come right past the front.
One revolution back.
And we're straight, we're past the pylon,
the pylon's right at the back door.
Straighten out the vehicle, 'kay?
Backing up.
Pylon's in line with the back of the door.
All the way to the right.
'Kay, this pylon's about a foot away
from the back of the vehicle.
Straighten out the wheel.
Pylon's at the back tire.
All the way to the left.
Stalled the vehicle again.
'Kay, we're straight.
Steering wheel back to straight.
'Kay, nice and slow past the pylon on the mirror.
The mirror's your farthest point sticking out
so we always want to be careful.
Nice and easy, 360° degree scan.
Nice and slow past the pylon at the back here.
We're between the pylons
and we're done.
'Kay, going to the other side.
Straight.
Up.
Until the mirror's lined up on that side with the mirror.
Okay, one revolution to the right.
This mirror's just past the front of the vehicle.
One revolution this way.
And straighten the vehicle out.
'Kay, backing up.
Pylon's in line with the back of the door.
All the way to the left.
'Kay, we're approximately one foot off that back pylon.
Straighten out the wheel.
That pylon's at the back tire.
All the way to the right.
Until we're straight.
That pylon's in the center of the hood in front.
'Kay, bring the steering wheel back to straight.
One and a half turns.
And we back straight up nice and slow.
Backing up.
All the way back, nice and slow going past the pylons.
'Cause remember our mirrors are sticking out the farthest.
And we're ready, right there.
And that's how you do it.
The Ohio Maneuverability Test.
Will improve your overall driving.
Will teach you how to use the mirrors.
Will teach you how to use the steering wheel.
Keep track of the steering wheel, and it will teach you
where your vehicle is in space and place.
Will make you a more competent driver, more confident
for your road test.
For another great video, click here, somewhere on the screen
here, as well.
Click down below there and get your road test check list
over at the Smart Drive Test website.
And that'll help you to pass your road test
first time.
Thanks very much for watching.
I'm Rick with Smart Drive Test.
Good luck on your road test.
And remember, pick the best answer,
not necessarily the right answer.
Have a great day.
Bye, now.