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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 12:16 AM
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blimey! I've just taken the test and passed with 30 out of 35, which is really goodas my driving skill leaves a *lot* to be desired, but then I've been driving for *only* seven years.
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 12:31 AM
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I apssed with 32 out of 35.

Didn't know what a Toucan crossing is, got the times wrong for horn use, and misread one of the multi answer ones about trams!

Quite good test of your knowledge though!
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 12:54 AM
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Eeek - just scraped a pass with 30/35 .

Luckily I got the important ones right .

Some of the alternatives in the multiple guess are quite scarey - I sincerely hope no-one could possibly have chosen them!.

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Alex

P.S. Can someone explain why the standard stopping distances are fixed at what they are? I think most people would agree that even a scoob would out-brake an astra with 155 section tyres for example.
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 12:57 AM
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33 of 35 not to bad, i was a bit to cautious
on braking distance, only out by 3 metres though. 23 years since taking the test i think us oldies arn't to bad.
i don't think they were using a impreza for
the braking test!!


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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 12:58 AM
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I'm very ashamed to admit that I only got 28. FAILURE!!!

Are the questions different each time - I didn't get any questions about the horn (ooerr) or the stopping distances.

I failed on the round blue sign with 30 on it (can't remember ever seeing a blue sign on my travels!) Also on increasing the tyre pressures for long term fast motorway driving.

Jo (silver MY95 WRX red faced owner)
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 12:59 AM
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Scored 30

Annoyed I got 2 questions about having small children in the car - I've never had a small child in my car!

Can't believe I got the colour of the road studs between motorway and sliproad wrong!
D'oh!

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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 11:55 AM
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Just found this. It's a 'mock' theory test on the BSM site.
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 01:00 PM
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30/35. Not too bad.
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 01:31 PM
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35, but I did have to do a conversion for the braking distance on a calculator, but I know how to work it out in feet, just not in bl**dy meters!
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 01:53 PM
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32/35 not too bad. No questions on deer avoidance though, very strange
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 01:53 PM
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31 phew.
I'll admit I was totally stuck on the question about trams right of way
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 02:03 PM
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Yikkes!!!!

26..........Officer, where do I hand in my licence????


Stupid Game!!!!!!!
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 02:21 PM
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Oh dear,
25 out of 35. I'm better than that really.

No honestly, I am.

I just had a bad day...............
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Old Mar 1, 2000 | 07:32 PM
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Just had an American friend of mine try the test(got 22). He questioned why have stopping distances in meters if you are using MPH as a speed measurement. "60 miles per hour stops you in a given number of meters?"

How about our non UK members give it a shot
or point us to a foriegn equivilent?
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Old Mar 2, 2000 | 07:43 AM
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Yet again I am in Egypt, I would ask one of the chaps here to do it, but there is not an option for 'Beep your horn' on every question so they would only get confused.
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Old Mar 3, 2000 | 09:09 AM
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Hmmmmm 28 points.

The questions must be different each time as I didn't get one regarding stopping distances. It stated at the end of the quiz that my questions were amongst the hardest ever given out on the survey.


No...it did.
Really.........
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Old Mar 3, 2000 | 09:34 AM
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blubs,
Just face up to it. You, me and Straker are not fit to be on the road.
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Old Mar 3, 2000 | 09:54 AM
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Mark, excellent link! Did the test and got 30/35.

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Old Mar 3, 2000 | 10:23 AM
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Definitly a good link!

Just scraped through with 30 - but I had a question about the arm signal for slowing down....who uses arm signals these days? And which other drivers/pedestrians would have a clue what you were doing?
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Old Mar 3, 2000 | 04:31 PM
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33...yippe - am not as stupid as previously thought - however am totally unconvinced that Trams are actually silent!
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