Will examiner mark me for this?

arleitiss

Hey, I heard that in driving test you don't really let others or give up your right of way, so I was wondering if I am at stop sign which is on narrow road joining main road, so say there are cars coming all the time, I wouldn't wait until they are fully clear no? If no can I use like fast acceleration? I mean that type of acceleration which will rush car forward and not smoothly yet quickly therefore I don't have to wait all traffic to clear?

Neil3030

arleitiss wrote: »

Hey, I heard that in driving test you don't really let others or give up your right of way, so I was wondering if I am at stop sign which is on narrow road joining main road, so say there are cars coming all the time, I wouldn't wait until they are fully clear no? If no can I use like fast acceleration? I mean that type of acceleration which will rush car forward and not smoothly yet quickly therefore I don't have to wait all traffic to clear?

The road doesn't need to be fully clear (i.e., no cars in sight) for you to drive, just enough distance so you're not acting dangerously.

Do you know if the route you will take will include such a situation? Take a pretest with a decent instructor and when at such a place, ask how best to act.

arleitiss

Neil3030 wrote: »

The road doesn't need to be fully clear (i.e., no cars in sight) for you to drive, just enough distance so you're not acting dangerously.

Do you know if the route you will take will include such a situation? Take a pretest with a decent instructor and when at such a place, ask how best to act.

Well it's in finglas, as far as I remember my instructor was always taking me through an awkward place, it's basically a small narrow street joining main road + has stop sign + is a steep hillstart + limited visibility on left. So yeah

MascotDec85

http://www.rsa.ie/Documents/ADI/Information%20Pack/DrivingFault_Marking_Guides.pdf See page 20

starlit

If you are entitled to right of way then take that opportunty though there are times you need to give way to traffic at a junction. If you are about to turn right and traffic in front of you wanting to go straight on you need to give them right of way. I was marked down in a pre-test for not giving someone right of way at a junction as I was about to turn right and they were going straight on.

If you go by the rules of the road when to give right of way that will tell you when the situation arises when to give right of way. For example on a one way street know who has right of way. Usually if you come to a line/stop traffic on your right has right of way, if you in a one way street and you keep going on main street - one way street you have right of way if the other traffic is stopping on a line/yield line. At a yield line/stop they must give right of way to those on the right.

If at a junction usually traffic on your right and perhaps both sides has right of way depending on the junction and those turning or crossing at the junction has right of way I think. Its all in the rule of the road.

On a roundabout all traffic on your right and traffic already on the roundabout has right of way but know when to take the opportunity if you see a gap in traffic to go.

If there are lights at a junction or general traffic lights or at a crossing (lights at a crossing) you give way to pedestrians and or traffic on the right especially if they turning in or going straight ahead. The rules of the road will explain it better. There is a diagram in the 'Get It' book that shows a diagram of when to give right of way.

In particular if there is a flashing amber arrow traffic light or yellow beacons at a crossing you must give way to pedestrians at the crossing.

Chris_Heilong

MascotDec85 wrote: »

http://www.rsa.ie/Documents/ADI/Information%20Pack/DrivingFault_Marking_Guides.pdf See page 20

this bit is interesting "Use of video or audio devices whilst reversing is only acceptable, if used in addition to the required observation." so if you have a reversing camera.

**Timbuk2**

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

this bit is interesting "Use of video or audio devices whilst reversing is only acceptable, if used in addition to the required observation." so if you have a reversing camera.

Well that makes sense, no? Some cars have reversing cameras built in, which are useful for when reversing into a space somewhere and you want to see how close you are to the kerb/wall, but they're certainly not an adequate replacement for actually looking behind you - they're mainly angled down towards the ground, so if you just relied on the camera you may miss a child running behind you, or some other hazard!

arleitiss, you don't need to wait for the road to be completely clear. Once you can find a gap that you can join without causing other cars to slow down, then you can go. Don't worry if you have to sit and wait for a while - the tester won't mark you down for progress unless there's an actual gap that you could have taken but didn't. I used to get very spooked about progress and gaps turning right on main roads etc., but with experience it's something you'll learn to judge better! On your test, do what you would normally do if the tester wasn't there - don't not take a gap that is safe just because you think the tester would want an even larger gap in traffic!

Chris_Heilong

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Well that makes sense, no? Some cars have reversing cameras built in, which are useful for when reversing into a space somewhere and you want to see how close you are to the kerb/wall, but they're certainly not an adequate replacement for actually looking behind you - they're mainly angled down towards the ground, so if you just relied on the camera you may miss a child running behind you, or some other hazard!

arleitiss, you don't need to wait for the road to be completely clear. Once you can find a gap that you can join without causing other cars to slow down, then you can go. Don't worry if you have to sit and wait for a while - the tester won't mark you down for progress unless there's an actual gap that you could have taken but didn't. I used to get very spooked about progress and gaps turning right on main roads etc., but with experience it's something you'll learn to judge better! On your test, do what you would normally do if the tester wasn't there - don't not take a gap that is safe just because you think the tester would want an even larger gap in traffic!

The interesting part is that they would allow you to use the equipment at all, although I would agree that it is better to do it the traditonal way. The marking guidebook that MascotDec85 posted is great, I finished reading trough the whole thing last night:)