Take some lessons with an ICBC-approved driving school and consult ICBC tools created to help drivers prepare for the road test.Welcome to You need a DMV appointment? This is your place. Driving experience and training are essential. Practice, practice, practiceĭrive as often as you can. Come to a smooth stop at intersections and stop signs, and gradually accelerate when it's time to go. Watch your speed when driving down or up a hill as the change in elevation can cause your speed to fluctuate. Be aware of the posted speed limits at all times. Speeding is a common mistake, especially in school, playground and construction zones. Some of the most common mistakes made by drivers during a road test are not shoulder checking when turning, merging, changing lanes or parking, Boal says. Ideally do this in the car you'll be driving for the test. Practice the most challenging moves, like parallel and reverse-stall parking, until they feel smooth. Arrive at least 15 minutes before your appointment - being rushed can increase your stress level and take you out of the right frame of mind to take the test. Warm up your driving skills by driving to and around your road test location to get familiar with the area. We're examiners and we're conducting an exam and people need to treat it that way," he said.īoal spent 20 years as a driving examiner and has used his experience conducting tens of thousands of road tests to come up with five top tips for success: 1.
"Sometimes people say, 'I'll go for the road test and they'll teach me what I have to do on the road.' It's not a lesson.
In the past year, there were 343,132 road tests in total, an increase of 33 per cent compared to the pre-pandemic years of 20.Īccording to Boal, the near-50 per cent failure rate for first-time test takers has remained steady over the decades, mainly because so many candidates arrive ill-prepared or with the misguided intention of using their first test as a learning tool.įormer driving examiner Jerry Boal says many road test candidates arrive ill-prepared, or with the misguided intention of using their first test as a learning tool. Last month, a record 35,500 road tests were conducted province-wide, according to ICBC. "If are not preparing themselves for the road test and they're not successful, they have to take another road test." "It does cause strain on our booking systems," said Boal, now a manager of driver licensing. It's why so many first-time candidates - almost 50 per cent according to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, or ICBC, the province's auto insurance provider - fail and have to book a second test, he said, which has the effect of gumming up an already historically busy system. Former driving examiner Jerry Boal has some age-old advice for aspiring new drivers: when it comes to your road test, failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
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