Here's the updated video on Hazard Perception Test. We have a lot of people complaining
that they can't pass the hazard perception test because of the um graphics and what the system
expects them to do in certain situations. There are a couple of things in particular where the
the system expects them to react correctly when in my opinion, in some situations things should
be considered as developing hazard rather than immediate hazard okay. So I think in Victorian um
simulator there's uh there's a situation I think it's it's an exercise number five, where there's
pedestrians on the left and on the right-hand side and uh there's no you know the immediate
risk the people are just on the side and you can see them, but it expects you to hit the brake
pretty quickly and you know pretty soon. And you know I believe that's wrong and a lot of
people find that confusing. There are other few things that people find confusing such as um night
driving. If a situation is at night and you're expected to slow down to give way to a pedestrian,
or when you want to you know slow down for a bus or a tram in a situation in Victoria as well.
It is a bit confusing sometimes because in the office where you do the hazard perception test,
sometimes the light is too bright and if you look at the screen and it's, it's a dark you know,
it's a night situation, it's really difficult to spot the pedestrian. That's at least what people
tell us uh you know those who who call us. So let's check some of them so okay so this one
is at night okay so a lot of people say they can't see the pedestrian and also sometimes
they slow down a bit too early as soon as they see the pedestrian. Whereas it expects you to
react when the pedestrian steps in to cross the road okay. So let's play this one. So this time
I'm not going to react it's going to be wrong okay. So see the pedestrian has just stepped in
and I didn't brake and people find it difficult to see if the environment if the room light is
too bright. So I'm going to hit play again okay so this time I'm going to hit the break as soon as he
steps in okay so that was correct. Also, we have people complaining if they do it slightly earlier
that's considered as wrong and I'm going to tell you what it is which is quite
contrary to what number five, I believe it's number five, um situation requires you to do okay. So
okay let's play number four once again so if I do it slightly earlier so I see him
now and he's about to step in but it's going to tell me that I reacted too early, which is
not really you know. In my opinion, it's not too early if I were to consider this as a
developing hazard I would have to be prepared and there's certainly no indication when it says
you should take your foot off the accelerator, or you should brake. It just basically says you know
you've got to react you know. So, they should really define you know reacting a little bit
better okay. So okay so we're going to close this one I'm going to refresh the button
okay. So now in this particular one, it expects you to do quite contrary to what just happened in
the um in exercise number four I believe it was. Okay, so see this one here it's broad daylight
and you can see better and I can already see the person here um on the right-hand side,
and I can't see anything on the left okay. So this time I'm gonna let it play and I'm not gonna react
okay so uh so you can see what's going on so okay. Playing it now, so there's a person there
and there's somebody there as well so okay so they're waiving, so you were supposed to hit the
brake or you know to slow down a lot sooner so this is obviously I didn't press a button at all.
So I'm going to close it I'm going to play it again so see this time I'm going to react when
I believe I should okay. But that's going to be too late which people find really confusing
because this should be considered as a developing hazard rather than an immediate hazard okay.
Should pedestrians give way? Yes, they should um obviously there's no pedestrian crossing and
you are not turning. By the way, when you are turning you've got to give way to pedestrians
regardless of whether they've got the pedestrian crossing or not. By the way, I can't change the
speed okay so if you've got a speed there you can't accelerate or slow down. Playing it now,
I'm going to hit the button when I believe I should so okay so now that person's disappeared
out of my view but the person on my right is not even moving so you know. I don't understand why I
reacted too late okay. So now in this one, in this attempt I'm going to react at the time the system
expects me to react and as I mentioned in the last video on this topic and this particular exercise,
a lot of experienced drivers and all of our instructors when they did this particular one
they asked the same question why would you slow down when you know they should give way
and obviously the person on the right-hand side in the orange shirt wasn't moving at all, he was
standing there and waving to somebody on the left side. Okay so I'll play it now and I'm going to
do it when the system expects me to do it okay. So I'm playing it now okay. So as soon as that
person appears I would now have to do it, ah too early now. Jeez, okay let me try it again. See, this
is certainly something that confuses people a lot. Okay so, I'm gonna wait slightly longer this time.
Maybe now, yeah okay. So, it was just an insignificant amount of time between
like you know that I reacted now, between the first and the second time I did this exercise just then.
They should, they should take this one off it confuses people. Everyone agrees with me I also
had a comment uh from somebody uh who says it's not the people on the left but hang on the girl
on the left was about to cross the road the person on the right was standing. I mean he stopped there
and waves okay now she's a risk here obviously but then we shouldn't brake
too soon okay. So in my opinion in this particular exercise you should slow down
roughly when the girl on the left disappears from your view okay. Roughly around
now. I believe that would be a sufficient amount of time to slow down and I was doing 40. So I can't
change that. So at 40 kilometres an hour at a distance of about, I don't know, 30 40 meters you
know I can slow down and stop that vehicle within less than 10 meters at 40 kilometres an hour if
I wanted to. So I don't personally understand why this is, okay. So okay, so let's go to some
other ones. Okay, what's number nine? Okay so this one's easy so we didn't have any complaints. So
you have the sign you know, wildlife you know crossing and uh let me see. Okay so yeah I could
see the kangaroo well that was, that was too early but I could see him. So you know I don't know why it
was too early. So let's play it once more okay so yeah, it's jumping right there I can see him.
Again it was, it was insignificant amount of difference in time when i hit the button first
time in the second time. So really they should make it a little bit better so you know and look this
time I was doing 79 kilometers an hour so I don't understand how that was early because kangaroo is
not going to give way to me that that's for sure. I've seen a few that didn't give way to me and
if I didn't you know do what I did I wouldn't be standing here and explaining to you how how to do
stuff. Yeah, so but what can you do. Okay let's see what's number two okay so I'm not quite familiar
with this one okay. So let's check what it is. I'm doing 60 obviously so you're approaching an
intersection, you might need to slow down, click the play and then click to take an action, oh I do know
this is a set of lights where people get confused. You have priority but the problem is a lot of
inexperienced people when they do this particular exercise believe that you somehow need to give way
to the turning traffic from the opposite direction. Which you know it doesn't make sense really okay.
So let's play this time I'm not going to react at all so you know what I'm talking about. So okay
so see the red car is turning yeah we know that but look they should give way and a lot
of times, I had a question by somebody who called last week and you know he asked me
look you know what what's happening in in that particular exercise you know shouldn't you sort
of go first and they give way to? Of course you of course you should have priority but the problem is
the system doesn't explain here say for example if you did it correctly just to have the uh little
message to say please note that you know you have priority if you're going straight ahead but the
the developing hazard from the opposite direction was there so you should slow down and see
if they actually understand that they need to give way to or not. And obviously to avoid the accident
but that doesn't happen. So people walk out and they say you know, passed or failed. But they don't
know that, they should certainly change and they should put some explanations to say well you had
the exercise that and that which involved the car and that sign, and the pedestrians
there, please understand this is that and you know how how it is and the reason we did it that way
to test your you know reflexes. But you know whatever it is but you know people don't know
after they've finished this what's happened. So you know a lot of people fluke it they just hit
the button and say oh yeah man I passed yeah I know how I did it but you know I've got it. So
that's not sufficient they should change that. Um communicating rules is more important than
than than obviously just somehow uh going through them and you know getting away with things because
that can cost lives. Okay so let's move on okay so let's refresh. Okay so remember what was number six
okay, so this one was pretty straightforward. If you can't see the traffic from the opposite direction
um you know uh now there should be a car I believe. Okay so
now I can hit the button to overtake them. So you know
if you don't see what's coming from the opposite direction because of the uh sharp bend uh don't proceed
okay with your overtaking obviously, because otherwise, you're going to collide you
know. So make sure that you've got a clear view before you commit to overtaking. Okay so, seven
okay so this one is a tricky one okay so this is in Victoria and that's a tram. Uh but imagine
it's a bus or a truck or any type of vehicle for that matter. So what it wants you to do you are
driving straight ahead you might need to slow down. Click to play and then click to take action okay.
So you're doing 50 kilometers an hour you know residential sort of you know or inner-city uh speed
okay, not considered as high speed so okay. I'm going to play it okay so when I believe that
the distance is decreasing when it starts to slow down I'm going to hit the button then
which is uh roughly about now okay. Ah too early but it started to slow down, it was
obvious that it was starting to slow down. And should somebody fail for doing this?
No, they shouldn't fail for doing this. Okay so i probably should have you know reacted
like uh, one-tenth of the second later which I'm going to do in a moment. Okay so
okay, so it was definitely starting to slow it down. Last time i hit the button about
now but this time I'm going to do it slightly later.
So it would have been less than a second so I don't know they should really fix this
and you know this is I'm not surprised that the inexperienced people get confused about it because
a lot of experienced people do as well. Lack of clarity what's considered in this test as
developing hazard and what's considered as immediate hazard okay. So that's something
that you really have to sort of um work out, but my my best advice is to ask your driving instructor if
you are ready. I had, I had somebody who called me from Queensland I believe a couple of weeks
ago and his Mrs couldn't pass it you know five or six times and I asked him, can she drive,
has she got enough experience behind the wheel? Because put it this way, if you can't do it in real
life you're surely not going to be able to react properly in these exercises, despite the lack of
clarity and you know how they've actually designed all of this visually. So you've got to be able to
drive well and you've got to be able to I mean you know when I say well you got to be safe behind the
wheel okay. You don't have to do everything perfectly with sort of military precision.
Ask your driving instructor if they believe that you're ready to go and take your Hazard Perception Test.
That way you're definitely going to have better chances. So if you've got any questions please feel
free to post down in the comments below. Thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next video.