alby said:
i've learnt to do street parks using my mirrors...will they mark me down for that in the test? (my instructor taught me)
also, the lady at the rta told me that the test is longer now...anyone who's recently done theirs: just a longer drive or have they put more things in for us to do?
hey alby
a) I just gave a quick glance backwards in the reverse pack (+ a nice push on the accelerator and swerve the car in to the parking area) the guy was like -
I always use all my mirrors in real life when reversing, but it does say you do need to look in the direction of the movement of the car (so if your going in reverse you look back - but i dont think using your mirrors would deduct anything, cause you look in the mirror to see what's behind you + to your side)
find it in the " A guide to the DART " and talk to your instructor, i just gave a glance in case though + looking in mirror( the parking didnt take long lol)
b) For me it took 15-20 mins, thats leaving registry and coming back - there were plenty of stop signs + school zones (thats just due to where the south penrith registry is located), i think they now do focus more on the speed/driving ability as opposed to skills - and the occasional scanning of the road, the instructor wanted to get me onto a main road to see how I would react to drivers signalling/merging to come in front
:s hope that helped, i did mine round 2 weeks ago