Theory test
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colin86

Original Poster:

311 posts

145 months

Sunday 17th December 2017
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As above am going to look at booking my theory test in January just looking for any advice on it ? Done my car one 12 years ago . Is it hard ? Best things to study ? Ideally want to pass it then go onto das straight away as I think will be easy to get lessons in this time of year .

Thanks

Matt_Zeus

166 posts

127 months

Sunday 17th December 2017
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There's apps you can get to practice all the questions and the hazard perception test.
I found these a big help and spent about a week practicing a bit every day

anonymous-user

85 months

Sunday 17th December 2017
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As above, loads of practice sites online or on DVD

Pica-Pica

16,712 posts

115 months

Sunday 17th December 2017
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Hazard perception tests on line will tend to bounce you if you click at all potential hazards. They will think you are randomly pressing rather than super observant, because in these on-line tests you cannot rank the hazards.

nyxster

1,452 posts

202 months

Sunday 17th December 2017
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if you have an ipad i found the following app really helped. Has the full question bank and you can do revision exercises and mock tests. More importantly has the new set of CGI hazard tests so you can practice and get a feel for when you need to click. I did 4 evenings practice with this app and passed first time with 100 percent on questions and I think 68/75 on hazard - anyway it was well worth it.

[url]
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/motorcycle-theory-...



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Edited by nyxster on Sunday 17th December 15:03

Krikkit

27,941 posts

212 months

Sunday 17th December 2017
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That app above is the best one - also available on Android.

Otherwise just do a few practice tests to review the bike-specific material you wouldn't cover in the standard car test and away you go. smile

gazzarose

1,176 posts

164 months

Sunday 17th December 2017
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I was like you and passed by car test before the hazard perception came in so I was worried about it when I did it a couple.of years ago.

I bought a pc dvd and locked myself in the dining room for an hour a few times and just went through it loads of times. I passed first time.

Be careful about clicking too early and for things that you perceive as a hazard. It'd only supposed to be 'developing hazards', it ones that are going to affect you. So a child walking along the pavement isnt a hazard, but as soon as the child start walking towards the road it is.

Assuming it's still the same as when I did it, the video is all cgi. So mostly the only things on it are hazards, as opposed to the old version and what was on the dvd I had being rral life where they just drove around the Swansea area and picked out the hazards later, so there were plenty of red herrings on them, but the cgi one they might as well wave a flag about the hazard.

nyxster

1,452 posts

202 months

Sunday 17th December 2017
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gazzarose said:
I was like you and passed by car test before the hazard perception came in so I was worried about it when I did it a couple.of years ago.

I bought a pc dvd and locked myself in the dining room for an hour a few times and just went through it loads of times. I passed first time.

Be careful about clicking too early and for things that you perceive as a hazard. It'd only supposed to be 'developing hazards', it ones that are going to affect you. So a child walking along the pavement isnt a hazard, but as soon as the child start walking towards the road it is.

Assuming it's still the same as when I did it, the video is all cgi. So mostly the only things on it are hazards, as opposed to the old version and what was on the dvd I had being rral life where they just drove around the Swansea area and picked out the hazards later, so there were plenty of red herrings on them, but the cgi one they might as well wave a flag about the hazard.
Yes the CGi ones are all totally obvious - the memorable ones I got:

police car with blues on turns right across your path
learner driver kangaroos down side road then pulls out in front of you
pedestrians walk out from behind a parked van
wide tractor pulls out a side road
cars in the oncoming lane through a narrow bridge

- the gotcha isn't the hazard - they are easy to spot, it's knowing when to click to get 5 points - click too early and you get nothing and car drivers tend to click too early, so the way to pass is: spot the hazard and click, count two seconds then click again as it 'develops' then wait two seconds and click again as it becomes a hazard - doing that I got between 3 min and 5 max points on every clip - without the follow clicks on the trial i kept getting zero for clicking just before the scoring window.

The hazard is fairly obvious - it is all things that will cause you to slow down or take avoiding action so look for:

cyclists pulling out to turn right
pedestrians walking into the road
car door opening
kids with footballs
hgv pulling out from a parking layby
old people
learner drivers
tractors
horses
emergency vehicles with blues on.
cars coming speeding up to junctions
buses






colin86

Original Poster:

311 posts

145 months

Tuesday 19th December 2017
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Thanks a lot for the replys will download the app and take it from there. Any other advice would be great . All going well should be passed and on a bike for the summer can't stop looking at them

colin86

Original Poster:

311 posts

145 months

Sunday 18th February 2018
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Quick update a downloaded that app it was a great help would highly recommend it passed theory test on Thursday