Road Exam Automatic Fails / Critical Errors
Avoiding Automatic Fails
🚦Traffic Control Violations
- Running a red light
- Ignoring a stop sign
- Blocking an intersection
- Failure at uncontrolled intersection
- Not stopping for a school bus
- Failing to yield (pedestrians or vehicles)
- Speeding significantly
⚠️Dangerous Driving & Maneuvers
- Performing a dangerous maneuver
- Forcing another driver to take evasive action
- Driving too slowly or impeding traffic
- Failing to anticipate and react to hazards
- Improper reaction to emergency vehicles
🚗Poor Vehicle Control
- Hitting or mounting the curb
- Inadequate steering control
- Inconsistent or unsafe speed
- Improper parallel parking
- Improper or unsafe lane change
👀Observation & Awareness Failures
- Failing to check blind spots (head check)
- Not observing at intersections (L-R-L scan)
- Ignoring mirrors and traffic awareness
- Not moving off safely from curb
👨🏫Examiner Intervention
- Examiner grabs wheel, uses brake, or shouts warning
- Repeatedly fails to follow examiner instructions
🔧Equipment & Pre-Drive Failures
- Car failure or unsafe vehicle
- Not using wipers, defroster, or headlights when needed
- Failing the pre-drive safety check
🚨Critical Safety Violations
- Not wearing a seatbelt
- Using a mobile device while driving
- Causing any type of accident or collision
- Disobeying police or safety personnel
🏫School Zone & Special Area Violations
- Speeding in a school zone
- Failing to yield at crosswalks
- Unsafe driving in construction zones
🔄Backing & Reversing Failures
- Improper backing technique
- Backing unsafely into traffic
- Backing excessively or around corners
🌧️Weather & Environmental Failures
- Driving too fast for weather/road conditions
- Loss of vehicle control due to conditions
- Driving with impaired visibility