Top 5 Practical Driving Test Tips

Unlike our forefathers, there aren’t any “coming of age“ rituals anymore. Well, there is one, and that is driving.

Driving is freedom for many young people, especially if you live in suburban or rural areas. It allows you to move around, to travel and see what the world has to offer. It also gives you a great deal of independence. You get to control your life, you don’t have to rely on other people for shopping, extracurriculars, of other things of that nature.

With all this in mind, it’s also pretty understandable just how stressful a driver’s test can be. Couple that with some peer pressure and the general perception people will have of you, and you get a lot of pressure on passing your driver’s test. For this reason, we have written up the article below, an article that can help you pass it with flying colors. Some of these tips you might have head before, some might be brand new. Just try to stick to them as much as possible and you should be fine.

Reframe your thinking

First thing first – positive thinking can be very useful. If you approach any problem or test thinking you are going to fail, you most likely will. Indeed, many advice columns and books encourage positive thinking, focusing on the best, visualizing success. Getting into this entire ordeal with a positive mind-set can have insanely positive benefits and advancements. However, at the same time, don’t go overboard.

Reframing your thinking is obviously beneficial. However, being blindly optimistic without investing your time and energy into actual work, without actually having the effort, blood, sweat, and tears needed to pass the exam won’t get you far either.  Find a good balance between being positive, and actually being realistic.

Learn to relax

Next, we suggest you actually learn to calm yourself down before the test starts. OF course, with good reframing, you should be able to handle stress, but all the same, minimizing it can make a world of difference.  Too much anxiety can hinder your thinking, make you too tense and freaking out to handle the work needed.

Now, any good school, like the ABC Driving School, for example, can and will allow you some berthing room. You also shouldn’t expect curmudgeonly instructors and examiners. All the same, if you do end up with someone looking too strict or stern, you will be able to handle it if you remain chill.

Do constructive mental rehearsals

Now, we already mentioned mental rehearsals, but there is an art to them. Namely, once you have done the proper work of actually studying, and practicing driving, you need to learn how to handle the actual test. Now, you might be thinking – the practice runs and the test are the exact same. Well, yes and no. Think about this – you are walking on a board of wood, that’s on the ground, and that’s barely two meters long. You can easily walk on this plank, without tripping or falling. Now, imagine that same plank, suspended between two 10-story buildings. It’s the same physical effort, but the stakes are much higher. The same goes for your driver’s test.

What we suggest is that every time you go out for a test drive, whenever you practice your studying, trick yourself into thinking you are right there in the exam room. Let the stress wash over you, feel your heartbeats, your breathing goes crazy… Try to imagine the absolute worst, most evil instructor, and keeping your test in the worst possible weather. Then, you’ll be ready to handle whatever may come during the test.

Get some pressure off yourself

Another suggestion – get some pressure off of yourself. Namely, don’t tell everyone you are going to do the test. Perhaps one of the greatest sources of pressure when it comes to your driver’s exam is simply the heavy expectations that everybody around you expects you to pass. The stress and fear of failing can be too much, understandably, and simply holding it all to yourself can be enough to relax a little.

Develop some perspective

Now, we understand how important a driver’s test, really, we do. However, let’s say you fail – what’s going to happen then? Are you going to fall ill and die? Is a meteor going to fall from the sky and destroy everything and everyone you hold dear? Will it drive your instance if you fail, will every single person in your life leave you?

No, at worst you will just need to spend some extra time on it, and take it again. People really won’t care, and they won’t give you much if any, grief for it. So, relax, understand that your world will not end if you fail.

Conclusion

And there you have it folks, a couple of things you can do to ace your driver’s test. Whether it’s learning how to relax, how to do proper mental rehearsals and relaxation, or simply working hard on getting some pressure off of your mind, it should be enough to pass it with flying colors.