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Road Skills Evaluation (07/01/2014)
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VALUATION
Test Route Used:
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ROAD SKILLS TEST SHOULD BE 30 MINUTES IN LENGTH – This is only part of a 50-minute lesson
(Approximately 10 minutes in the parking lot/on the range, and 20 minutes on the road)
THE FOLLOWING DANGEROUS DRIVING MANEUVERS WILL RESULT IN AUTOMATIC FAILURE
TEACHER INTERVENTION TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL
DANGEROUS MANEUVER
DISOBEYS REGULATORY SIGN OR SIGNAL
STRIKES AN OBJECT
SPEEDING 5 OR MORE MPH OVER SPEED LIMIT
FAILURE TO YIELD
SCORING: CHECK BOX FOR ERRORS/DEFICIENCIES
STARTING/STOPPING SKILLS
PRE-DRIVE CHECKS
SMOOTH ACCELERATION
SMOOTH STOPPING
CONTROLLED EMERGENCY BRAKING
VISUAL SKILLS
IDENTIFIES TARGETS
ABLE TO JUDGE STOPPING & ADEQUATE FOLLOWING
DISTANCE IN SECONDS
SEARCHES 15-20 SECONDS AHEAD IN THE PATH OF TRAVEL
CHECKS MIRRORS REGULARLY
TURNS HEAD TO IDENTIFY TARGET PRIOR TO TURNING
STEERING
USES BALANCED 8 & 4 HAND POSITION ON STEERING WHEEL
USES PUSH-PULL-SLIDE STEERING EFFECTIVELY
USES PROPER HAND POSITION WHEN BACKING
USES HAND-OVER-HAND STEERING WHEN APPROPRIATE
BACKING STRAIGHT/BACKING & TURNING SKILLS
SEARCHES MIRRORS, OVER
VEHICLE CONTROL WHEN BACKING &
VEHICLE CONTROL BACKING STRAIGHT
SHOULDERS & SELECTS TARGET
TURNING
TURNS/TURNABOUTS
(
MINIMUM OF 2 LEFT AND 2 RIGHT TURNS AND ONE TURNABOUT)
LEFT TURN
CRITICAL SKILLS
RIGHT TURN
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2
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SELECTS BEST LANE POSITION
CHECKS TRAFFIC AND SIGNALS
VERBALIZES ADEQUATE GAP FOR MANEUVER
COMPLETES TURN IN PROPER LANE
TURNABOUTS (2-POINT, 3-POINT, OR U-TURN)
ROUNDABOUT (IF AVAILABLE)
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