Hi,

I have my G2 test next week in Guelph and I'm really nervous!

Route of my Drive Test for G
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Exit Drive Test center towards Arrow Road side.
Right turn on Woodlawn Road West(Speed 60)
left lane change on Woodlawn Road West and go straight and left turn to Royal Road (Speed 50)
Go straight and left turn to Speedvale Ave West (Speed 60)
Go straight and turn right to merge to Hanlon Pkwy (Speed 70),
lane changes on Hanlon Pkwy (Left and then Right and Right to exit) on Willow Road,
Right turn to Marksam Road (Speed 50)
Keep going and right turn at Speedvale Ave West (Speed 60)
Lane changes on Speedvale Ave West (Left and Right and then Right to) merge to Hanlon Pkwy (Speed 70),
Lane changes on Hanlon Pkwy (Left and then Right and Left to exit) on Willow Road.
Right Turn to Silvercreek Pkwy N (Speed 50)
Left Turn to Ajax Street (Parallel Park and Emergecy Road Side Stop)
Left Turn to Sleeman Avenue (3 Point Tunr here)
Left Turn to Ajax Street
Right Turn to Silvercreek Pkwy N (Speed 50)
Right Turn on Willow Road (Speed 60)
Left Turn on Dawson Road.
Go straight and Left Turn at Woodlawn Road West (Speed 60)
Right Turn to Arrow Road
Left Turn to Drive Test Center.(Forward Parking on Right side )


Tips specific to above route
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There is a center lane for left turn to Royal Road
So Practice them if you don’t know how to deal with them.

There are 2 Train tracks on Royal Road.
Look Left and Right and cross it without stopping if there is no train and maintain the speed.
However keep your foot on Breaks (not on accelerator) just in case if train is there and you need to stop.
My examiner explained this to me at the end of the test as I did mistake once.

Hanlon Pkwy, speed is 70 and ramp is just enough to achieve the speed.
I did it with Hyundai Accent. You have to push for it.
So go out there and practice with your car to see how much time it takes to 70 on that ramp.
This will give you some idea on how much you have to push.

Merging on Hanlon Pkwy,
This is what I observe with a training school car,
When there wasn’t enough space to merge, the driver waited before entering the ramp.
I am not sure if it is the best approach.
As there is no yield sign there, my idea was to push for it with your indicator on.
So the vehicles on the Hanlon Pkwy knows that you will enter and make space for you.
May be I am wrong, but thanks god both my times I got clean entry.


Marksam Road
It is a residential area and road here are very patchy and somewhat bumpy.
and also there were cars parked on both side of the road.
My examiner asked me to maintain the 50 speed and maneuver around the bad patches and bumps.
However pay attention as road is curvy and because of the parked car vehicle coming from the other side may not be visible till it comes very close.


Left turn to Willow road from Hanlon Pkwy
Pay attention here as there are other cars turning right from the opposite side of the road. As there is separate road for turning right, and if there is a truck standing at the stop light, these cars will not be immediately visible. Most of these cars are trying to go left, whereas I was asked to go right. So we need to cross each other safely on that small portion of road before the stop light on Willow Road. In my case 2 cars came in, one pushed in front of me and other one on my right side both came too close. They were trying to go left while I was trying to go right. I was expecting that they should have a yield.


Ajax Street (Parallel Park and Emergency Road Side Stop)
This is an uphill street, so pay attention when you are backing up.
In my case I backed up too far because of the downhill while backing up. Then I have to correct myself.
Also when putting in park, don’t forget to turn the wheel to left as uphill parking with curb.



Common Tips
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Go there and practice in the area to get the idea about it.
I am not local and I practiced there 3 hours each on 2 separate weekends.
And also on the morning of the drive test day.
Also traffic on weekends was almost half to what I faced on the exam date.
And many large trucks with big trailers behind them were on the roads, which I hardly saw on weekends.

One more observations is that I think its small area where all these examiners takes test. So you will face many nervous candidates like you doing their road test along with you.
In my case 1 specific candidate faced me 3 times, and all 3 times I observe him doing not so good move. his first one when he took a left turn in front of me, and his second one partly mine as well when at railway crossing I slowed down as there was no clear visibility at the railway line and he drove in very close to my rear (my examiner was upset about it) and same he did in parking lot when I was trying to park, came in too close leaving me very little space to adjust. Sadly I think he failed because I saw him leaving soon after his examiner left his vehicle.
So watch out for fellow friends giving test like you, they are also nervous like you. Try not to do things that can lead them to fail, and also be aware of them so that there mistake don’t affect you.

And last and most important, confidence is the key, if you have driven the car enough on your G2 and driven it correctly most of the things will fall automatically in place as you have been doing it. Frankly speaking I was also quite nervous, but I found myself doing most of the things right during the test may be because of lots of driving experience and probably the practice that I did in the area.

I was worried that I am failing because of the railway crossing incident, but my examiner was a good and as I did rest of my test well enough he passed me.

I hope this will help to future candidates.

one thing i ADD :

If they asked you to stop somewhere and its not designated parking... If Ask then Parked - but MAKE SURE YOU PUT EMERGENCY flashing light ON before going out or waiting.

some instructor use this trick to nail you down.

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'Some goals are so worthy, it's glorious even to fail.' (Param Vir Chakra awardee Lt. Manoj Pandey)

Oakville is also a good location for G.

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Originally posted by pnkj

Route of my Drive Test for G
---------------------------------------------
Exit Drive Test center towards Arrow Road side.
Right turn on Woodlawn Road West(Speed 60)
left lane change on Woodlawn Road West and go straight and left turn to Royal Road (Speed 50)
Go straight and left turn to Speedvale Ave West (Speed 60)
Go straight and turn right to merge to Hanlon Pkwy (Speed 70),
lane changes on Hanlon Pkwy (Left and then Right and Right to exit) on Willow Road,
Right turn to Marksam Road (Speed 50)
Keep going and right turn at Speedvale Ave West (Speed 60)
Lane changes on Speedvale Ave West (Left and Right and then Right to) merge to Hanlon Pkwy (Speed 70),
Lane changes on Hanlon Pkwy (Left and then Right and Left to exit) on Willow Road.
Right Turn to Silvercreek Pkwy N (Speed 50)
Left Turn to Ajax Street (Parallel Park and Emergecy Road Side Stop)
Left Turn to Sleeman Avenue (3 Point Tunr here)
Left Turn to Ajax Street
Right Turn to Silvercreek Pkwy N (Speed 50)
Right Turn on Willow Road (Speed 60)
Left Turn on Dawson Road.
Go straight and Left Turn at Woodlawn Road West (Speed 60)
Right Turn to Arrow Road
Left Turn to Drive Test Center.(Forward Parking on Right side )


Tips specific to above route
---------------------------
There is a center lane for left turn to Royal Road
So Practice them if you don’t know how to deal with them.

There are 2 Train tracks on Royal Road.
Look Left and Right and cross it without stopping if there is no train and maintain the speed.
However keep your foot on Breaks (not on accelerator) just in case if train is there and you need to stop.
My examiner explained this to me at the end of the test as I did mistake once.

Hanlon Pkwy, speed is 70 and ramp is just enough to achieve the speed.
I did it with Hyundai Accent. You have to push for it.
So go out there and practice with your car to see how much time it takes to 70 on that ramp.
This will give you some idea on how much you have to push.

Merging on Hanlon Pkwy,
This is what I observe with a training school car,
When there wasn’t enough space to merge, the driver waited before entering the ramp.
I am not sure if it is the best approach.
As there is no yield sign there, my idea was to push for it with your indicator on.
So the vehicles on the Hanlon Pkwy knows that you will enter and make space for you.
May be I am wrong, but thanks god both my times I got clean entry.


Marksam Road
It is a residential area and road here are very patchy and somewhat bumpy.
and also there were cars parked on both side of the road.
My examiner asked me to maintain the 50 speed and maneuver around the bad patches and bumps.
However pay attention as road is curvy and because of the parked car vehicle coming from the other side may not be visible till it comes very close.


Left turn to Willow road from Hanlon Pkwy
Pay attention here as there are other cars turning right from the opposite side of the road. As there is separate road for turning right, and if there is a truck standing at the stop light, these cars will not be immediately visible. Most of these cars are trying to go left, whereas I was asked to go right. So we need to cross each other safely on that small portion of road before the stop light on Willow Road. In my case 2 cars came in, one pushed in front of me and other one on my right side both came too close. They were trying to go left while I was trying to go right. I was expecting that they should have a yield.


Ajax Street (Parallel Park and Emergency Road Side Stop)
This is an uphill street, so pay attention when you are backing up.
In my case I backed up too far because of the downhill while backing up. Then I have to correct myself.
Also when putting in park, don’t forget to turn the wheel to left as uphill parking with curb.



Common Tips
--------------------
Go there and practice in the area to get the idea about it.
I am not local and I practiced there 3 hours each on 2 separate weekends.
And also on the morning of the drive test day.
Also traffic on weekends was almost half to what I faced on the exam date.
And many large trucks with big trailers behind them were on the roads, which I hardly saw on weekends.

One more observations is that I think its small area where all these examiners takes test. So you will face many nervous candidates like you doing their road test along with you.
In my case 1 specific candidate faced me 3 times, and all 3 times I observe him doing not so good move. his first one when he took a left turn in front of me, and his second one partly mine as well when at railway crossing I slowed down as there was no clear visibility at the railway line and he drove in very close to my rear (my examiner was upset about it) and same he did in parking lot when I was trying to park, came in too close leaving me very little space to adjust. Sadly I think he failed because I saw him leaving soon after his examiner left his vehicle.
So watch out for fellow friends giving test like you, they are also nervous like you. Try not to do things that can lead them to fail, and also be aware of them so that there mistake don’t affect you.

And last and most important, confidence is the key, if you have driven the car enough on your G2 and driven it correctly most of the things will fall automatically in place as you have been doing it. Frankly speaking I was also quite nervous, but I found myself doing most of the things right during the test may be because of lots of driving experience and probably the practice that I did in the area.

I was worried that I am failing because of the railway crossing incident, but my examiner was a good and as I did rest of my test well enough he passed me.

I hope this will help to future candidates.

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Originally posted by vikrantarora345


When you merge on to Hanlon PKWY, do you do a complete stop before proceeding further at the red light or yield in any way?

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