Practical test question

Hi all,

"Pull over and stop when it is safe to do so".

When you get this on your practical test, I know you shouldn't pull up
within 10m of a junction, or on something like a bus stop or a ped
crossing or a clearway, but what else is there to consider when picking
a spot to stop? I've heard that it IS ok to stop on single or double
yellows because you're waiting as opposed to parking - is that right?

TIA
Tarby (test on Friday...)

 

You will only be asked to do this in one of the predetermined areas on the
test route. The area will have minimal traffic, no junctions and is
unlikely to have parking restrictions. Usually in a quiet housing estate.

The examiner is not going to ask you to do your U turn and emergency stop
in a busy High St....

 

http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/signs09.htm

Double yellow: "No waiting at any time"
Single yellow: "No waiting during times shown on sign"

 

Look up their definition of "waiting".
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"Waiting restrictions indicated by yellow lines apply to the
carriageway, pavement and verge. You may stop to load or unload (unless
there are also loading restrictions as described below) or while
passengers board or alight. Double yellow lines mean no waiting at any
time, unless there are signs that specifically indicate seasonal
restrictions. The times at which the restrictions apply for other road
markings are shown on nearby plates or on entry signs to controlled
parking zones. If no days are shown on the signs, the restrictions are
in force every day including Sundays and Bank Holidays. White bay
markings and upright signs (see below) indicate where parking is
allowed."

 

The examiner will not try to trick you. They tend to select fairly safe and
not too busy spots.

 

I was told not to stop opposite a drive on the other side of the road.
Seemed to work for me.

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Tarby777 wrote

The number of impressionable females in sight?

 

As Molly says they're not out to trick you. My examiner even said
"pretend that driveway isn't there" so I parked in the middle.

 

I'd read the Highway Code before worrying about the practical test. They may
ask you something like "Where should you not stop" and if they do, you're
fucked.


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VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Are you sure? There's a very limited range of questions they can ask,
as I understand it. There's only something like 6 different "show me,
tell me" questions (which I got from the DSA website) and after the
test they ask about how pillion passengers affect balance but as far as
I know, that's all they're going to ask.

 

Some do, some don't.

HTH

Paul

 

Tarby777 says...

The correct answer is "I don't know yet, but I'll come back and tell you
tomorrow, after you've given me my pass certificate"

 

Not sure at all, it's been a long time.

There's only something like 6 different "show me,

Well you learn somefink new every day. (Well I do anyway)


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Well, it wasn't too tough after all. "Show me, tell me" amounted to

1) Where is the brake fluid?
2) Show me how you'd operate the kill switch

....and the question at the end was indeed about the finer points of
carrying pillions.

Passed, two minors

With reference to another question I asked on UKRM recently, two days
on a GS500 is enough to persuade me that I don't want one, even if they
are cheap. Not as crappy as some have said, and easily fast enough for
what I want to do, but not the most comfy bike in the world either.

Cheers,
Tarby

 

Tarby777 says...

Well done, now buy a proper bike and learn how to ride.

 

One less than me you swine. Well done.

 

Tarby777 wrote

Well done and welcome to The Darker Side.

Are you over 5 foot 8? If so, you are obviously unaware that the GS500
is not a motorcycle intended for the physically deformed.

 

Ah, if only. No, I'm a strapping 5 foot 8 exactly. I guess I used the
wrong word when I said comfy... had I not posted that comment late at
night after a couple of glasses of red, I might have managed some
mention of ergonomics instead. I didn't much like the suspension (which
can be easily & cheaply upgraded, I know), the bars were a little
narrow for my liking and there's more weight resting on the wrists than
with my current bike. I guess I've just grown accustomed to my Varadero
125, which is comfort-tastic by comparison.

Cheers,
Tarby

 

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Excellent.
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