A short guide to what examiners look for. We practise these in lessons and mock tests — knowing the checklist is not the same as doing it calmly on the day.
考官会看这些要点。我们会在课程和模拟考试中反复练习 — 会背清单，不等于考试当天能从容完成。
Overview
概览
How the test works
考试怎么进行
Stage 1第一阶段~10 minutes约 10 分钟Quieter roads. If you do not pass Stage 1, Stage 2 does not start.路况较简单。第一阶段不过，不能进入第二阶段。
Stage 2第二阶段~20 minutes约 20 分钟Busier traffic. Only if Stage 1 is successful.交通更忙。仅在第一阶段通过后进行。
More than one serious error in Stage 1, or more than two in the whole test, is not successful第一阶段超过 1 个严重错误，或全程超过 2 个，即为不通过
Some mistakes end the test immediately — for example failing to give way, speeding, not stopping at a Stop sign or red light, or the instructor or examiner having to take over有些错误会立刻终止考试 — 例如未让行、超速、Stop 或红灯未停，或教练或考官必须接管
Every route includes a reverse parallel park or a three-point turn每条路线都会考倒车平行停车或三点掉头
Lane changes and a straight drive还会考变道和直线行驶
Before the test
开考前
Car pre-check
车辆检查
This happens before the Drive Test starts. It is not scored — but if the first items fail, you cannot sit the test. Set your seat and mirrors first.
在路考开始前进行。不计入分数 — 但前面几项做不到，就不能开考。请先调好座椅和后视镜。
1
Operate these controls操作这些装置
IndicatorsBrake lightsHornLow / high beamHazardsWashers & wipers
转向灯刹车灯喇叭近光 / 远光双闪喷水与雨刮
2Identify the handbrake指出手刹位置
3Point to the front and rear demisters — do not turn them on指出前、后除雾开关 — 不要打开
4Start the engine. Leave low beam on for the whole test启动发动机。全程保持近光灯开启
Manoeuvre
专项动作
Reverse parallel park
倒车平行停车
Kerbside reverse parallel park — not a parking bay. Look out the rear window just before you reverse.
路边倒车平行停车，不是车位入库。倒车前立刻从后窗向外看。
Signal at least 3 seconds before stopping beside the parked car, and keep the signal on while you set up停到前方车辆旁边前，转向灯至少亮 3 秒，摆位过程中保持打灯
Finish in no more than 4 movements and within 2 minutes (unless traffic makes that unreasonable)不超过 4 次移动，并在 2 分钟内完成（交通情况不允许时除外）
Do not reverse more than 7 metres behind the car in front倒车不超过前方车辆后方 7 米
Finish with both left wheels within 300 mm of the kerb, and the front of your car 1–2 metres behind the car in front左前、左后轮距路缘不超过 300 毫米，车头与前方车辆尾部保持 1–2 米
A light tyre touch is OK. A heavy hit, or any wheel mounting the kerb, is not轮胎轻碰路缘可以。重撞或车轮骑上路缘不行
When leaving: signal, then a head check immediately before you move. One reverse (if needed) and one forward离开时：先打灯，移动前立刻转头观察。最多倒一次、向前一次
Manoeuvre
专项动作
Three-point turn
三点掉头
You choose: pull over left first or not, and kerb-to-kerb or a driveway. Stay off private property.
你可以选择：是否先靠左，以及用两侧路缘还是右侧车道。不要进入私人地界。
If you pull over first, stop parallel and within 300 mm of the left kerb, and signal before you pull over若先靠边，车身与左侧路缘平行、距离不超过 300 毫米，靠边前要打灯
Look both ways before crossing to the right, before reversing, and look where you are going while reversing向右横穿前、倒车前都要左右看；倒车时看行驶方向
Signal before you move across to the right. If you use a driveway, do not enter private property向右横穿前打灯。使用车道时，车辆不得进入私人地界
A light tyre touch is OK. Do not hit the kerb hard or mount it. Drive off on the correct side轮胎轻碰可以。不要重撞或骑上路缘。完成后走正确一侧驶离
Finish within 2 minutes, and only cross to the right once2 分钟内完成，向右横穿路面只可一次
Examples only — not a full list
仅为举例 — 并非全部
Mistakes that fail the test
容易导致不通过的错误
Other errors can also fail the test. These apply at every centre — Bundoora, Carlton, Heatherton, and Mitcham.
No head check — look over your shoulder through the side windows (not the rear window) immediately before leaving the kerb or changing lanes没有转头观察 — 离开路边或变道前，立刻从侧窗向后看（不是后窗）
No signal at all when leaving a parked position is a serious error — and ends the test if someone else has to brake or swerve. Aim for at least 5 seconds; a short signal loses marks, it does not end the test by itself驶离路边完全不打灯是严重错误 — 若导致他人刹车或躲避，会立刻终止。转向灯应至少亮 5 秒；打灯太短会扣分，但不会单凭这一点立刻失败
Stop sign: wheels must be fully still, behind the line (within 2 metres). Rolling through is a serious error. Missing the stop altogether ends the test. Give Way: you must look — you do not always have to stopStop：车轮必须完全停稳，停在线后（2 米以内）。溜过去是严重错误；完全不停会立刻终止。Give Way：必须观察，不一定每次都要停车
School zone during signed hours: any speed over the limit, even briefly, ends the test. Elsewhere, 5 km/h over, or over the limit for 5 seconds, also ends the test学校区域在标志时段内：任何超速，哪怕一下，都会立刻终止。其他路段超速 5 km/h，或持续超速 5 秒，同样终止
Stopping on a pedestrian crossing, or not giving way so someone else has to brake or swerve停在人行横道上，或未让行导致他人刹车、躲避
Practise this in the car上车练，才算准备好I cover your test area in lessons and mock tests — Bundoora, Carlton, Heatherton, and Mitcham. The test-day package is a warm-up before you go in. If you live far from the centre, there may not be time for a full route on the day.课程和模拟考试会覆盖你的考场区域，包括 Bundoora、Carlton、Heatherton 和 Mitcham 的路线熟悉。考试当天套餐是开考前热身；住得远的学员当天未必有时间跑路线。