First off, when you show up to the office you will have to sign an affidavit stating how much experience you have on 80k and 100k highways. You are required to give them an actual number of times you have driven on these type of roadways in the last three months. So if you do it twice daily then you would put 180 times. etc. Anything over 15 is fine for them. Remember though it is a legal document you are signing. The car that you plan on using make sure all the brake lights/signal lights/horn work as they will check these as well as your sticker being valid and for any cracks in the windshield. Now you will actually be able to go on the test...... This test, observation is a major factor show them that you are checking your rearview mirror at least every ten seconds(i recommend to my students 5-8 secs) use a slight head bob even if you don't usually do that as it will make it more obvious to the examiner that you are checking. Use this technique as well when checking side streets and train tracks by using a side to side (left-centre-right) check. You will be required to show them a 3 point turn, parallel park, and a road side stop. Also you will be entering and exiting the expressway twice. Make sure that you are up to proper speed when entering and that you don't slow down exiting until you are into the exiting lane. (at all times on the expressway you are at the legal speed limit and no higher or lower unless traffic is preventing you from going the speed limit). At the very beginning make sure to ask the examiner about the expressway portion of the test whether or not they would prefer that you drive with the flow of traffic or only at the posted speed limit. I have heard that some centres want you to drive with the flow of traffic but I cannot confirm this that is why I am telling you to ask at the very beginning to be safe. They will be taking you through speed zone changes to see if you can adjust quickly and keep the proper speed limits. Also they may ask you to do extra lane changes on the expressway and in-town. Watch your stops (no rolling stops) I always tell my students to stop and say 75 dollars while they are waiting as if they roll one stop that is what it costs to redo the test. Take your proper left turn waiting position in the intersection and keep your wheels straight while waiting as if you slightly turn them even alittle your test will be done. No matter what or how you are doing look confident! If the examiner feels you are not sure of yourself they are more likely going to find a way to bring you back. Remember you will make mistakes just don't break the law or do anything dangerous and you should be fine. Pay attention to what you are doing and not the examiner when the pen starts moving. They tend to write down situations they want to remember to mention later on. 90-95% of roadtests are failed because of observation skills. (ie. turning with pedestrians in crosswalk, turning into wrong lane, turning from wrong lane, cyclists, not yielding when required, etc.) Hope this helps!
Rob (Snowwhite's DH)