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Automotive & MechanicsBoth hands on the wheel and good posture
On the Georgia road test you keep both hands on the steering wheel, you do not rest your elbow on the window and you do not chat with the examiner, who is busy giving instructions and recording your score. Good posture gives you a better view of hazards and more control of the car. It is the posture of the Georgia DDS road test.
Free to startScenarios
- Getting the car ready before the road test starts.
- Driving with the examiner in the passenger seat.
The steps
- Adjust your seat and mirrors.
- Check that passengers are properly seated and do not block your view.
- Fasten your seat belt before you start the ignition, and make sure your passengers do the same.
- After starting, check around the car for hazards and traffic, including bicyclists and pedestrians, signal and move carefully into traffic.
- Grip the wheel with your left hand at 9 o'clock and your right hand at 3 o'clock; with air bags, some manufacturers recommend 8 and 4, so check your owner's manual.
- Keep both hands on the wheel, except to safely do another driving task, such as using the turn signal.
- Do not rest your elbow on the window.
- Do not try to carry on a conversation with the examiner.
- Do not hold or support a phone: use it only with headphones, a wireless device, a holder or a mount.
Safety rules that stop the station
- Everyone in the front seat must wear a seat belt, and so must every occupant under 18.
To pass
- Breaking the hands-free law adds 1 point the first time, 2 the second and 3 from the third on.
- The traditional road test is scored as a whole: you need at least 75%, and at the end the examiner shows you the score sheet and discusses the results with you.
- If you fail, wait until the next day to take it again; after a second failure, wait 7 days.
Official source
Georgia · DDS, Drivers Manual
Drivers Manual
The Georgia Department of Driver Services publishes its Drivers Manual free: the road test, the rules of the road and each maneuver.
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