Can you complete the UK's driving theory test, Veeky Forums?

>Why yes, of course the side of a highway is a safe spot for vehicle repairs.

Ive done it several times and I only died once. It takes less than ten minutes to change a spare

>this

im american and with the idiots on the interstate id rather fucking walk than try and change a tire on the shoulder

It's the exact type of nanny state domineering I would expect from island apes raised by two generations of war widows

They are still legal because:
a, indicators can fail
b, old cars still exist.

Well, around here all cars, regardless of age, whether they had winky indicators or none at all, had to get indicator lights installed in the '50s. Not three weeks ago. In the '50s.

It's actually the only case that's known to me from my country of technical requirements applying retroactively and not only to new registrations.

in MURRICA you can use hand signals

had to do that in my old 70s truck because the turn signals had failed.

did it in front of cops and they gave no fucks

36/50. Some of the terms I do not understand in English and I do not know your speed limits.

46/50, however this misses out the second half of the theory test that involves clicking on shittily made videos to identify hazards... at least the theory test i took had that :x

>A heavy load on your roof rack will
>Reduce stability
>Reduce the stopping distance

would Veeky Forums not agree that both are true? yet only one is the correct answer? tests r gay m8

>Reduce

ok, m8

>reduce, not increase

lmao i'm dumb, good thing i'm not in the uk or i'd be failed i guess

Can Veeky Forums solve the Bulgarian driving theory test?

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Increasing the weight of a vehicle will reduce stopping distances? That's why heavy cars have such fantastic handling right?

You're allowed to change tyres on the roadside, just not on the side of the motorway. The hard shoulder isn't for prolonged stops, if you break down you get yourself off the side of the motorway ASAP. Also, if the puncture is on the left of the car you'd have to stand in the road to change it.

don't you mean the right of the car?

The driver's side, you islander autist.

Yes, I'm a fucking spastic. Sorry

>if the puncture is on the left of the car you'd have to stand in the road to change it

>we drive on the left in the UK
>the left of the car is nearside (kerb side)
>changing a puncture on the left means you're not in the road

????

>we drive on the left in the UK
Good thing everyone on Veeky Forums is from the UK then, eh?

43/50 GET FUCKED

>FAIL
>You've answered 42 out of 50 questions correctly

I drove in the UK for two weeks straight with only minor issues.

You guys have a lot of extraneous and asinine rules and standards. Like speed limit signs that are ridiculously small (pic related), at the same time you'll have 5 massive signs with near useless and practically indecipherable bullshit all over them. You'll go from a section of road that is the national speed limit, down to 30mph then back up to the national speed limit with basically no indication.

Squiggly lines all over the road saying "oi m8 you're coming up to a stoplight or eh this line means you can park on it etc.". Some of it's nice but much of leads to information overload. It's straight up excessive.

Don't even get me started on the fucking speed cameras.

You people are exceptional drivers though, gotta give you that. I wish our countries (UK/US) had a driver exchange program.

>Like speed limit signs that are ridiculously small
That's only a repeater sign, the ones indicating a change in limit are much larger.

>Some of it's nice but much of leads to information overload.
At least they're not writing half a novel to spell out a simple warning. The sheer amount of words plastered on American traffic signs is absolutely staggering.

>4 words
>staggering
Yeah they just tell us in plain english what to look out for instead of making us memorize dozens of cryptic signs for shit we encounter once or twice a month.

i got that too

Oh yeah, writing DANGER OF FALLING ROCKS is far easier than putting a literal depiction of rocks falling from a cliff on a road next to a cliff. Nobody could've ever figured out what this means.

There's no confusion then m8, hence the expression "spell it out".

Exactly how long does it take you to read four words?

43/50
Why do they ask about hand signals in the UK didn't even know about those from my own country's test.
Probably could've done better if I hadn't had my friday afternoon drinks and knew how miles worked.

As an american living in the uk I definitely prefer the us signs. the print doesnt matter, as the signs are much bigger and more noticeable. US roads are much wider and better kept, and about 5 feet on either side is grass, unlike here where there is kerbs first. While B roads are a lot of fun, there often isnt nearly enough signage and the paving is abysmal. In the US every road has signs and roads are consistent across counties (if not states), unlike here where there is a lot of variance between road qualities. Also, us roads are based on the grid system, while the roads here have no coherence. If you miss a turn you have to wait for the next roundabout which can take several minutes unlike the us, where you just turn onto the next street.

TL;DR US roads are better, I miss home.

>us roads are based on the grid system,
Depends, newer areas are based on grids like the west and mid-west. Much of the east coast is like the UK.

look at the comment train i was replying to you fucking moron

42 lost 4 point because of the arms signal question
i know the UK wasn't really rich but not having turn signal c'mon

the speed limits when you have a trailer fucked me too

and what do level crossing do when a train approach in the UK ? because they flash RED first here but that's not the case in the UK apparently

>signs that are ridiculously small

i'm pretty sure that means your eyes are fucked and you shouldn't be driving in the first place

Humans more easily recognize shapes than words. First of all all written signs look the same from afar. Also as soon as two written signs are posted below each other and you're going moderate speed you're going to miss one of them.

>US roads are much wider and better kept, and about 5 feet on either side is grass
Glad to hear you have so much space to waste and like to drive endlessly because everything is spread out like diarrhea. Now learn to drive and learn to pay attention.

>boohoo I missed my turn

Whiny cunt.

also people with non perfect vision will have less trouble with this sign
the threshold for the driving license here is 5/10 at both eye

Did you not see pic related? Yes your speed limit signs are small, really they should be the largest and most eye catching sign behind stop signs. All the Americans I was with in the UK agreed that the signs were too small. Even locals agreed that the speed limit changes can be confusing.

Humans can also read a couple words in a split second.

Y'all are WAY worse than us about stacking signs. Remember what I said about information overload?

as pointed out, that's a repeater sign. changes in limit are always on much bigger signs, but if that sign is too small for you, you have vision issues, those locals are probably the same fucking morons that ignore signs and do 40 everywhere.

actually, with the straight roads journeys of the same distance take about half the time. Shit around here isnt near as efficient.

>whiny cunt
its actually a valid issue. It shouldnt double your travel time because you make one error.

Fair enough. i lived in DC and that wasnt anything like the western US in terms of driving.

Even most of those are too small as well, and really all the speed limit signs should be eye catching. There's no excuse for that tiny sign.

How about when it changes back to the national speed limit? You guys basically don't have speed limit signs if the road is the national speed limit. That's the most asinine thing dude, lack of signage is your signage.

You'll have sign after sign warning you of speed cameras but no fucking speed limit sign.

>too small
>bright reflective signs aren't eye-catching
>can't see the sign that says national speed limit for every road that's a national speed limit

see your optometrist you blind mong

see your optometrist asap.

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hth, stay safe out there

>actually, with the straight roads journeys of the same distance take about half the time.
Not if they're fucking clogged because absolutely everyone needs to drive. Also what the fuck do you propose, tearing down entire cities and erecting oversized American garden sheds on a grid?

>How about when it changes back to the national speed limit?
How about you learn the national speed limit, you lazy retard? Do you expect everything to be served to you on a silver platter?

37, although good number of the the nomenclature like the types of crossings were new to me and I read the questions for speed limits as if they were in km/h just out of habit, not to mention most of the lights regulations are vastly different where I live.
Also fucking hand signals, am I mister Bean?

The thing with the US signs (or rather, what the US doesn't have that Europe does) is that you don't need to deal with non-english speakers often. With so many countries so close together in Europe, you just can't expect that a foreigner driving in your roads can read and understand on the spot what the signs say. You absolutely need some system of universal road signs in this case.

>US - all speed limit signs are large, easily legible, written in plain english and numerous

>UK - you get one large sign m8 and then tiny little fuckers because we already told you once, oh also if it's 60mph we will just put up a single slash sign if you missed it that's your fault m8. Also that single slash could mean 70mph depending on the road.

Yeah man, you guys got it figured out.

>41/50
FUCK so close to passing

the turning right/turning left fucked me up big time

>pelicans
>zebras
>toucans

Why do yall have zoo animals impeding traffic?

Yes, because I did so on wednesday. Another step closer to a full bike license.

thats a good point actually I didnt think of that
If you are even implying places like london and birmingham dont have motorway traffic then you are delusional. Also, with how narrow most rural roads are here cycling is less viable for safety reasons. Also, tearing up some old buildings wouldnt be to bad. you guys absolutely masturbate over old shit and the world wars here. Boomers are worse here than the us and your government does fuck all. you cant even agree on hs2 or brexit for christ sakes

in the UK all cars built after 1/1/1936 must have direction indicators but it has never been a requirement to retro fit them onto existing vehicles.

>about 5 feet on either side is grass, unlike here where there is kerbs first.

What's the problem with not having two yards of grass and just having a kerb? It's beyond the carriageway so you shouldn't be there anyway.

What a stupid question, I obviously fasten the e brake and leave it in first gear

>you have to wait for the next roundabout which can take several minutes
I almost can't believe you passed your UK driving test
If you hesitate at a roundabout for too long, you're failed

Americans don't need to pass UK driving tests to drive in the UK.

Also, we have to take into account the grid system is a very recent one, just like the US is a young country that could adopt it fully. Most european roads on the other hand are based on the ones that are centuries or even millennia old.
For instance, we had a major earthquake in the mid 1700's that brought down most buildings in our capital. You can clearly tell the difference from the ones that kept standing, and how the destroyed part of the city was rebuilt.

im not talking about carraigeways im talking about our equivalent to b-roads. we don't have hedgerows, allowing for bigger signs. its good to not have the kerbs if someone breaks down, but it isn't a massive issue
I meant driving too the next roundabout not waiting at the actual roundabout itself.

The test just shows how dated the laws and tests surrounding driving in the UK are.
The only people that need to know hand signals are people who don't have cars with indicators which is only people with REALLY old cars. I suppose it's useful to know if your bulb blows, but still.

Trailer one is fine

iirc, the yellow light comes on for one or tow seconds and the siren sounds at the same time, yellow light goes out when the red lights start to flash and the barriers come down. When the barriers are down, the siren stops but the red lights continue to flash.

It's not going to be until the end of this year when provisional licence holders are allowed on the motorway, when in practically every other every other european country, learner drivers are allowed on the motorway with some limitations.

only for like 90 days
if he's living here, he needs to take a test

yes of course. I understand this, but im talking about more rural roads. Some US cities have some europe like roads, but not many.

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Yes they do; american licenses are not valid in the UK, and you may get slapped with an 'automatics only' restriction.

I had to take a 1 day course for americans at one of the US ran RAF bases

Oh ok, that makes sense.

Nah you don't, at least not for 90 days like other UKanon claims.

t. Muricunt that rented a car there couple months back

not sure how long it actually is, but there is no way you could live here and drive on a US licence

Oh and it was a standard too.

hum i see
weird usually flashing amber light means go when there is no green one
and how long learner permit last ? here it's 3 years and you just have to driver 10kph lower than the speed limits on every road with a speed limit higher than 50

corsa or astra?

Corsa, I grew to really love those eurocuckboxes.

saturn sold the old gen astra. you can pick one up for ~3k if you have the itch.

I think it's 10 years or something like that. Since the UK doesn't have a national ID system, learner licences and drivers licences have essentially become the de facto national ID card because A) they're far cheaper than passports, and B) it's easy to apply for one.

The only restrictions on a learner permit are you can't drive on motorways, and you have to have someone who's 21 or over and held a licence for 3 years as a passenger.

The weird thing is that there are roads built like motorways, signed like motorways, have the speed limits of motorways but aren't technically motorways so you can drive on some roads like they're motorways legally on a learners permit.

Once you pass, the only (official) restriction on your full licence are that if you get 6 points within the first two years of having your licence, it gets revoked. So if you're like me and travel at a very high speed, your licence gets taken away and you have to redo your theory test and driving test.
Of course, if you're 17 and you've just passed your test, you're going to need a lot of money to insure a car.

Here is a video of a UK level crossing.
youtu.be/gBk5Q83GZdM?t=32

opel are good cars but they really lack something imo
i have a opel astra G and it's kinda soulless

>but they really lack something imo
Balls, other than that they're pretty fun. Though, you can practically pivot the car in place if you crank the wheel and dump the clutch from a stop.

yeah, imo the fords and volkswagons are more fun

wew 10 years that's a lot
you guys have it pretty hard i heard insurance was pretty high too compared to mainland europe
the amber light are literally here for no reason kek

Is this UK specific or am I just retarded?

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UK specific, here in the US we have flashing reds.

it's definitely UK specific
here in France it's just one red light flashing

I got pretty lucky with insurance but I know people who have had insane quotes
I have one mate who was looking at a £500 Nissan Micra. He lived in an area that had quite a bit of crime but it wasn't crazy amounts. His mum had 6 points on her licence and he was getting quotes for almost £4000. If he switched the address the car was registered to my address, it would drop down to £1500

It's country specific. To give an example the lights on German rail crossings actually work just like a traffic light, except without green to save power because it would be green most of the time. It simply turns yellow and then steady red before the barriers lower.

A B-road is a carriageway.

sorry i dont really know the terminology

lmao wtf i paid 800 euros the first year for low miles twingo ( i had full malus the cost decrease of around 25% each years until you are not a learners anymore )
that shit is insane 4000£ that's almost half the price of a brand new twingo/108 or whatever

>4000£ that's almost half the price of a brand new twingo/108 or whatever
You're not paying for the risk of damaging your own car, you're paying for the risk of damaging other cars with your car.

well yeah i know how insurance works
i pay 800 buck for just that and i'm insured for damages done to other (and myself if i'm responsible for medical expense only though )

£320 a year for a BRZ with unlimited engine mods excluding nitrous, seems reasonable to me.