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Originally Posted by Glaedr
My Class 6 Exam is a week today.
Any pointers?
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Tip #1: relax. If you have your 6L and 5, then what's the worst that can happen? You cannot drive at night a little longer and cannot have passengers - big deal, I don't want passengers anyways and the days are still long.
Reminding myself of this was perhaps the best thing I did. If failure isn't a big deal, then what is there to be nervous about?
Tip #2: mirror and shoulder check everytime you move the bike forward from a stop, or laterally on the road. Too much checking is not a bad thing.
Tip #3: maintain proper lane position. My evaluator asked if I knew dominant and turning lane position before we left, then commented that I kept great lane position. Ie if you're in the left lane of a 2 lane road you stay in position P3 (dominant) yet when you turn left from this lane you have to get into P1 before signaling your turn.
Tip #4: 25 kmph in 30 kmph zones. Better to be under than over in playground and school zones as the evaluators are stricter on speeds in these areas.
Tip #5: look backwards when backing into a stall when the test is done, they are still watching you. I misjudged the angle to get into my spot and had to move forward then back again, no penalty.
Tip #6: cancel signals! This was what I was most worried about. I practiced hitting the turn signal button occasionally just incase I forgot.
In Burnaby I did not have to do a traffic circle or a double school zone or a stop to identify hazards. I was out only about 30 mins.