Motorcyle hazard test the same as car hazard test?
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Yup (or at least were a few years back).
Bit late, but if you have been driving for any period of time, I would strongly have recommended doing some practices. The test scoring system is calibrated for pubescent idiots, and while that might cover you if you are buying an R6, your ability to spot hazards will be better, so you MIGHT have to do the spot a hazard, one one thousand, two one thousand thing.
Bit late, but if you have been driving for any period of time, I would strongly have recommended doing some practices. The test scoring system is calibrated for pubescent idiots, and while that might cover you if you are buying an R6, your ability to spot hazards will be better, so you MIGHT have to do the spot a hazard, one one thousand, two one thousand thing.
Pretty much identical to the car theory, with a few bike questions thrown in.
Nothing too technical though, should be fairly easy using common sense. The hazard perception is almost a carbon copy, don't overthink it (i.e. manhole covers/oil etc), concentrate on other cars and pedestrians.
Not sure how long ago you did your car theory, but they now have scenario based questions, where they give you a situation and you answer a few questions on that. Again, common sense stuff.
Good luck and congrats on taking the first step
Nothing too technical though, should be fairly easy using common sense. The hazard perception is almost a carbon copy, don't overthink it (i.e. manhole covers/oil etc), concentrate on other cars and pedestrians.
Not sure how long ago you did your car theory, but they now have scenario based questions, where they give you a situation and you answer a few questions on that. Again, common sense stuff.
Good luck and congrats on taking the first step
I would do some practice hazard perception tests online. I found it a bit picky about clicking on hazard's too early.
If you click when the person looks like they are about to cross the road it may be outside the few second window.
Then if you keep clicking once a second as it develops you are told off for random clicking.
The multiple choice questions are straightforward.
If you click when the person looks like they are about to cross the road it may be outside the few second window.
Then if you keep clicking once a second as it develops you are told off for random clicking.
The multiple choice questions are straightforward.
randlemarcus said:
Bit late, but if you have been driving for any period of time, I would strongly have recommended doing some practices. The test scoring system is calibrated for pubescent idiots, and while that might cover you if you are buying an R6, your ability to spot hazards will be better, so you MIGHT have to do the spot a hazard, one one thousand, two one thousand thing.
I can vouch for this, I'd been driving for seven years when I took my bike test and needed to do Hazard Perception, I got 100% on theory for car and bike, first time passes on both too, but during practice for the hazard perception test I was clicking before the hazard supposedly existed, losing all the points!!Another way I found to get through was to click once when you saw a hazard, and then again about a second later just in case you were too quick for the system... This didn't seem to trigger the "random click prevention" system in the test...
Utterly stupid idea IMO, if everyone was driving around paying as much attention as they did during the HP test there'd be hundreds passing out from mental exhaustion every day...
Adam_W said:
2 incorrect on traffic signs? surely they are the easiest to learn/revise/get correct?
I suppose that would depend on how long you've been driving and if you've had time to learn/revise every freaking road sign before your test!I'll be there are still one or two that even you would get wrong
I passed mine last Monday I found the hazard test a lot simpler than the practice dvd that I bought. The camera car/bike on the test must be doing all of about 5mph.
As mentioned above I gave a click after my first just to be sure I wasn't too early scored 69 out of the 75 lowest was a 4 so maybe I was early on some.
There was no test like this when I passed the car test 23 years ago.
Now kicking myself for not doing the bike test back then.
As mentioned above I gave a click after my first just to be sure I wasn't too early scored 69 out of the 75 lowest was a 4 so maybe I was early on some.
There was no test like this when I passed the car test 23 years ago.
Now kicking myself for not doing the bike test back then.
vtchequers said:
and if you've had time to learn/revise every freaking road sign before your test!
Er yeah.. you booked it so you knew when it was therefore had time to learn/revise the highway code.. how else does anyone pass any test? That's the whole point of the test is it not? to ensure everyone who gets a driving license has understood and been able to retain (for at least a short time anyway) the highway code.Did mine a few years ago after having a car licence for well over 20 years. It was the older video clip test. Practised on an I phone app before the test and colleagues at work were convinced the test on the day would be clearer because the images were so blurry. Well on the day on the 14" CRT screen the images were worse, and having lined up with all the 17 year olds trying to get their car licences I bet I was the only person who had seen a Mini Metro or Ford Orion Ghia on the road (The clips were that old and appear to be shot on a 1980's hand held super 8 video camera.
I did the couple of click technique as well, worked for me.
I did the couple of click technique as well, worked for me.
cat with a hat said:
I was even given a 'buying your first car' booklet when i passed my bike theory despite already holding a full car licence.
I think its silly making people sit the exact same test twice.
Its not the exact same test though. There are multiple choice questions that are pertinent to a bike rider, and some that are relevant to a car driver. It's just the hazard perception part of the test that is the same.I think its silly making people sit the exact same test twice.
EagleMoto4-2 said:
cat with a hat said:
I was even given a 'buying your first car' booklet when i passed my bike theory despite already holding a full car licence.
I think its silly making people sit the exact same test twice.
Its not the exact same test though. There are multiple choice questions that are pertinent to a bike rider, and some that are relevant to a car driver. It's just the hazard perception part of the test that is the same.I think its silly making people sit the exact same test twice.
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