Final Drive Test Maneuvers



DMV (and TSD) Minimum Maneuvers for Final Drive Route AssessmentsThe following maneuvers must be incorporated into the drive test route.Turns – Incorporate three each of left and right hand turns. The turns must be made under more than one traffic situation and may not include turns into or out of a parking lot.Intersections – Incorporate one intersection not controlled by stop signs or traffic signals and two that are controlled. Proceed straight through one intersection.Speed Zones – Use both posted and un-posted streets in areas governed by two different speed laws, one of which may be a school zone.Lane Configuration – Incorporate more than one type of lane configuration.Lane Changes – Incorporate one left lane change and one right lane change.Parking –The applicant is directed to Parallel Park the vehicle. Applicant may not curb the tires or touch the vehicles in front or rear. ORThe applicant is directed to park the vehicle by perpendicular backing into a space. The vehicle needs to stop before crossing over the curb line. (Preferred) ORThe applicant is directed to pull the vehicle into a parking space (angle or perpendicular) and back the vehicle out of a parking space.Backing –The applicant is directed to Parallel Park the vehicle. Applicant may not curb the tires or touch the vehicles in front or rear. (Preferred) ORThe applicant is directed to stop the vehicle at a legal curbside parking area. The applicant is then directed to back the vehicle along the curb for a distance of two vehicle lengths, keeping the vehicle parallel with the curb. THENThe applicant then enters a traffic lane from the stopped position.** As of October 2013 these are the draft required maneuvers for the ODOT-TSD Driver Education Skills Test Waiver policy. Additional maneuvers have been revised in March 2014 and are highlighted by italicized, bold text.*** Grounds for Immediate Failure – Following Page ****** Grounds for Immediate Failure ***(in addition to your local policy)[GIF = “Grounds for Immediate Failure”]The student is involved in a crash, or instructor intervention is needed to avoid a crash. Use GIF Code “G1” The student deliberately ignores a command which is a required maneuver (Does not apply for misunderstandings). Use GIF Code “G2”The student drives or backs over a curb or sidewalk under circumstances that create a hazard for a pedestrian. Use GIF Code “G3”The student creates a serious traffic hazard by stalling or other improper action. Use GIF Code “G4”The student commits any of the following:Passes another vehicle which is stopped at a crosswalk yielding to a pedestrian or passes a school bus stopped with its red lights flashing. Use GIF Code “G5a”Makes, or starts to make, a turn from the wrong lane under traffic conditions that render such actions dangerous. Use GIF Code “G5b”Runs through, or has to be stopped from running a red light or stop sign. Use GIF Code “G5c”Personal Note (well, not so personal) -----------------------------After initiating these GIF codes I have regretted the attention paid to them. The idea of including them in the first place was just to give instructors an idea of what could happen to 1% of 1% of the teens who might have a terrible moment at the final assessment. This was truly to be a way to score that exception… the one student in a lifetime that locked up in a truly unsafe way on the final drive.I never anticipated in a million years that instructors would put so much weight on this set of scoring criteria… please don’t. Enjoy the final drive with your exceptional student… you have spent 6 hours driving with them in a vehicle and you know what kind of driver they are! This is not about it boiling down to the last 20 minutes of the course proving themselves. Let them show you what they know and give you a chance to see how our program really works! Bill Warner ................
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