The new Victorian Drive Test has been developed to assess the safe driving behaviours expected of learner drivers who have accrued at least 120 hours of driving experience in a range of driving situations.

Licence applicants who pass the new test will have demonstrated that they can drive safely and legally
in the day-to-day driving activities assessed in the test.

If you can tick all of the items in the following checklist, you are ready to attempt the test. This checklist is a guide only and is not exhaustive. Unsafe driving errors and illegal behaviours are treated seriously in the new test, and it is possible for a well-prepared learner to fail the test if they are unable to demonstrate the required safe, legal driving behaviours during the test. You should also ensure you can tick all the goals in the VicRoads Guide for Learners, which is part of the Learner Kit.

You are ready to attempt the new test if:

• You have at least 120 hours of on-road supervised driving experience in a variety of traffic, road, and driving conditions, including experience in the wet, on high-speed roads and at least 10 hours at night.
• You can perform day-to-day driving tasks safely on different types of roads, including busy roads, multilane roads, roads with different speed zones, and in a range of traffic conditions.
• You can perform day-to-day driving tasks safely without the assistance of your supervising driver or instructor. That is, you can drive independently and make your own safe driving decisions.

You consistently demonstrate the following safe driving behaviours while driving in different traffic conditions:

• Observation – you are aware of other road users and road conditions at all times, using head
  checks and mirrors as well as looking ahead of your car and observing behind your car when
  demonstrating low speed manoeuvres
  
• Signal use – you communicate your intentions to other road users by using your signals
  correctly
  
• Gap selection – you choose the first safe gap when moving into traffic
  
• Speed choice – you always drive under the speed limit but not too slowly – that is, you choose
  a safe, efficient speed depending on traffic and road conditions
  
• Following distance – you always leave a safe distance in front of your car
  Lateral position – you choose the safest lane to drive in, steer a smooth path, and always stay
  within your own lane
  
• Stop Position – you stop your car fully in the correct position when at Stop signs, traffic
  signals, and pedestrian crossings
  
• Control – you are in full control of the car at all times and can drive smoothly
  

You can perform the following actions safely and legally in a range of traffic conditions:

• Right and left turns at different types of intersections
• Lane changes to the left and the right
• Merging with other traffic
• Reverse parallel parking and a three point turn
• Driving along straight or curved roads in different traffic
  conditions

You can drive in different traffic and road conditions without committing any serious safety errors such as:

• Colliding with the kerb when driving
• Causing a near miss with other cars or road users
• Exceeding the speed limit at any time
• Causing other road users to avoid a collision by failing to signal, observe, or give way
• Driving through a Stop sign or red traffic light
• Stopping the car in an unsafe position
• Driving too slowly for the conditions
• Failing to look or signal
• Blocking a pedestrian crossing
• Allowing a wheel to mount the kerb when parking or leaving a parking space
• Failing to come to a complete stop, in the correct position, at a Stop sign

A serious safety error could result in immediate termination of the test and a fail being recorded

Note: This checklist is not exhaustive.

For more information go to www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/drivetest and you can also download the learner kit at www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/learnerkit.