hazard perception test is a load of crap

[redef]

a got my p's 5 years ago and my driving instructor told me to touch of screen every 5sec's but dont touch it when it ask's is it safe to pull out. i passed no worrys thought it was funny 1,2,3,4,5 touch.

[Sick EB]

is there a downloadable practice test?
is anyone kind enough to post up the link or tell me what site it is on?

thanks matt.

[sleekism]

Originally Posted by savagE

Your exactly right, I have been driving like a maniac all these years.
I should of known better for we all know, TV doesn't lie or exaggerate things, now does it?

maybe the new Hazard Perception test will just be a giant speedo on the screen and you press to slow down

[mark180227]

Originally Posted by BeStRaFe

there are some situation when doing the turning at the lights tests where i didnt press (i dont think i did press in any of them)
and i got 100%

some of my tests even repeated themseves

i think the test is actually made like that, where ur not supposed to press anything at all.

[GS608]

do they have the hazard perception test in qld?

im doin my l's now but go onto my p's next year and yeh

ive never heard anything about it

[ON_DUBS]

my g/f and her friend passed it first go just recently so if you failed it then you don't know as much about driving as you think.

but yeah they did say it was very pixelated and hard to tell one object from another.

get back on your horse and have another go mate.

[alecrain]

I passed the HPT test ~80% few months back, the other tests 100%.
I'm an experienced driver (~8 years in Europe) but the freakin' HPT wasn't easy due to poor picture quality and irrelevance to the real driving experience.

[Pugrot]

Here you go, practice makes perfect........

http://clt.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Hazar.../HazardDL.aspx

[BlackLS]

Personally I don't know of anyone who has failed thier NSW HPT.

I do agree though resolution for the vids are a bit poor, like they were taken with a $10 webcam

[Keepleft]

Originally Posted by puts99

Seems like you Aussies need to switch to the NZ system. Drive around in a real car, in real-life situations (urban 50km/h or slower, 70km/h and 100km/h), out of nowhere the instuctor will tell you to pull over and you must list all the hazards you came accross in the last X minutes, which direction they were going, what type of hazard it was etc.

Could not be more relevant. The Aussie system sounds shocking.

EDIT: You don't pull over durring the 100km/h one! It was a while ago now!

With your road toll - by any measure, including per capita variances, worse than that in Australia; we DO NOT need to take 'lessons' from New Zealand.

NZ can't even get 'the meaning of what you call 'the open road sign' correct, and your existing and previous transport ministers know it.

Hopeless, really.

Learn to say Subaru:-) NZ is the only english language nation that gets it wrong.

[redxm]

Originally Posted by EA Bogan

I am a pizza delivery driver and have been for about a year ever since i got my Ps, i drive 20+ hours a week and i have driven over 15,000 kms on my Ps

pffft I do that a month