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Automotive & MechanicsGeorgia Road Skills Test
Twenty flashcards on the Georgia DDS road test: format, car rules, required maneuvers and retests.
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- How is Georgia's traditional road test given?
- In person, with the examiner sitting in the passenger seat.
- How does the Virtual Road Test work?
- Remotely, through a dual-facing camera and hands-free device, with a licensed adult (21+) in the car.
- What score do you need to pass the road test?
- A minimum of 75%.
- What happens at the end of the road test?
- The examiner reviews your score sheet and discusses the results with you.
- What does the test car need?
- Valid liability insurance, registration and a safety inspection, and a license plate that is not expired.
- What if the car has no turn signals?
- You must know the hand signals and use them.
- In what language is the Road Skills Test given?
- Only in English.
- What is the parallel parking task?
- Park midway between two standards with the car less than 18 inches from the curb.
- How big is the parallel parking space on the test?
- 22 feet long by 10 feet deep.
- What is the backing task?
- Back about 50 feet, slowly, as straight and smooth as possible, turning your head to look back the whole time.
- What speed limit does the manual give for straight line backing?
- Not more than 10 miles per hour, without crossing any boundary line.
- Which turnabouts may you be asked to make?
- Turning in a narrow space with a two-, three- or five-point turn.
- How do you handle signs and traffic signals?
- Give the proper hand or brake signal, use the right lane, stop before the crosswalk and stay stopped until it is safe.
- How do you check your following distance?
- As the car ahead passes a mark, count "one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two"; reaching the mark first means too close.
- What posture does the examiner expect?
- Both hands on the wheel, no elbow on the window and no chatting with the examiner.
- Whom must you yield to at an intersection?
- Pedestrians, motor vehicles, bicyclists and anyone else who moves into the intersection before you.
- Can you test in a car with driver assistance systems?
- Yes, but you must show you can drive it without that technology.
- Can you walk in for a road test?
- No: walk-ins are not accepted and same-day appointments are not available.
- Who rides with you on the road test?
- A licensed driver aged 21 or older; only you and that driver may be in the car, and no pets.
- How long must you wait to retest?
- 1 day after a first failure, 7 days after a second, and 30 days if you failed for a crash or traffic violation.
Official sources
Georgia Department of Driver Services
Test and Exams Information
Georgia Department of Driver Services
Georgia Drivers' Manual (online edition)
Georgia Department of Driver Services
Road Test Appointments
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