DriveTest Examiner Sheet:

The Kruzee Breakdown

What’s inside:
Contains all 50+ key maneuvers

Based on interviews with past DriveTest examiners

Includes a real DriveTest examination sheet

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Introduction
DriveTest examiners are trained to use an examination sheet when scoring candidates
during their road tests. The G2 and G examiner sheets are similar, however, the G test
sheet contains more maneuvers for the examiner to assess (e.g., highway driving). We
break down the categories of the G2 examiner sheet below and outline the grading
structure. This should help you better prepare for your road test, and interpret your results
after you take it. Before we dive into each category, let’s take a look at how examiners mark
up the sheet and what each symbol means:

OK Maneuver was satisfactory

Minor error, skill needs improvement (-2 points)

Major error, lack of skill, knowledge or judgment (-4 points)

Unsafe action at a Railroad Crossing

Maneuver not tested

Although there are varying opinions on what it takes to pass the G2 and G road tests, it’s
believed that students need to score 70/100 points or higher to pass. Based on the
scoring legend above, this means that the combination of minor and major errors cannot
exceed 30 points. This is assuming that no unsafe action is observed by the examiner,
which could often result in an automatic failure.
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1 Start

The test begins as soon as the examiner approaches your vehicle and asks you to check

your safety devices (e.g., brake lights, indicators). For this category, you need to be able

to locate and control all the major safety devices in your vehicle and get your car out of

the parking space correctly. When leaving the parking space, make sure that you put your

car in the correct gear, turn on your indicator, and check your mirrors and blindspots

before proceeding.

What the examiner will be looking for:

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

Can you locate, adjust, You adjust your mirrors if You are unable to identify the

and operate the safety necessary. You demonstrate to vehicle’s safety devices, or start

devices? the examiner that you know leaving the parking spot before

where all of your mirrors and demonstrating to your examiner

signals are. that the safety devices are in

working order.

Do you properly check You check your rearview mirror, You leave the parking spot

all mirrors and sideview mirrors, and blind spots without making sure it is safe to

blindspots before before leaving the parking spot. do so.

proceeding?

Do you signal properly Your examiner will ask you to You signal in an opposite

before leaving the signal right; then left. You follow direction, or don’t signal at all.

parking spot? their instructions.

Can you properly identify You can correctly identify and You mix up the pedals.

and use your brake and use each pedal.

accelerator pedals (and

clutch, if driving manual)?

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2 Backing

As a new driver, you also need to be able to reverse your vehicle appropriately. Examiners

typically test this using a 3-point turn. During a 3-point turn, you’ll need to maneuver your

vehicle three times in order to continue in the opposite direction. This maneuver is tested

in residential areas in most G2 road tests. When performing a 3-point turn, remember to

check your mirrors and blindspots before each of the three adjustments. The examiner will

be keeping an eye on your sequence of actions (e.g., when you shift the gear in reverse)

and will also note how you check what’s behind your vehicle when reversing.

What the examiner will be looking for:

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

Do you look all around Similarly to in the “start” section, You fail to use your mirrors, or

you when backing out / while leaving the parking spot check your blind spots; you can

leaving the parking your examiner will want to see also lose marks if you only use

spot? that you look all around you, your mirrors, without turning

including blind spots. your head and checking your

blind spots.

Do you turn and leave You leave the parking spot at a You leave the parking spot too

the parking spot safe speed level, maintaining full quickly or too slowly, or lose

properly, while control of the steering wheel. control of the steering wheel.

maintaining control of Throughout, you are scanning You fail to scan the road for

the vehicle? the parking lot for other road other road users.

users, and adjusting your

behaviour accordingly.

Do you use the brake and You slowly leave the parking You speed out of the parking
accelerator pedals (and spot, scanning the parking lot for spot, or make a mix up the brake
clutch, if driving manual) pedestrians and other road and accelerator pedals; if driving
properly when leaving the users. If driving a manual car, you manual, you stall the car.
parking spot? leave the parking spot without

stalling the car.

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3 Driving Along

This category covers the majority of the G2 test. As soon as you leave your parking space,

the examiner will be scoring you on your ability to drive with other vehicles present. This

includes passing, lane changes, right of way, and speed management. This also includes

checking your mirror every 5-7 seconds and checking blindspots before changing lanes.

What the examiner will be looking for:

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

Do you follow other While there is no hard and fast rule, the You tailgate other cars, or leave

vehicles at a safe examiner will be looking to make sure that too much space in between

distance? you adjust your following distance based yourself and other road users,

on the road conditions. A good rule of impeding the flow of traffic.

thumb is to leave one car length of

distance for every 10 km/h; on a typical

residential street of 50 km/h, this would

be a distance of 5 car lengths.

Do you choose the You only use the left-hand lane (on a 2+ You fre quently drive in the left-
correct lane to lane street) for passing or making left- hand lane when not turning or

drive in, based on hand turns, and drive in the right-hand passing; you straddle multiple

the driving lane. You make sure to drive clearly within lanes when driving.

situation? the lane boundaries, and do not straddle

multiple lanes.

Do you check You check your mirrors every 5-7 You fail to regularly check your
your blind spots seconds, physically turning your head to mirrors, or only scan them with
and mirrors when ’
show your examiner that you re actively your eyes; even though you can
necessary? checking your mirrors. Be a bobble-head! see your mirrors, if your examiner

’
doesn t see your head turn, they

have no way of knowing if you re ’

checking your mirrors.

Do you properly You signal in the direction your examiner You signal in the wrong direction,

signal when wants you to merge, before actually or signal too early or late. You

changing lanes? merging. After merging, you turn off your leave the signal on even after

signal merging.
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3 Driving Along

What the examiner will be looking for (cont.):

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

Do you follow all the You yield to other vehicles and You ignore right of way
right of way rules? pedestrians, when local road variations in different areas, and
signs and rules indicate they keep driving even when you
should have the right of way. don’t have the right of way.

Do you properly exercise You slow down when You do not exercise caution when
caution when approaching approaching a school zone or approaching a school zone or
a school zone, pedestrian pedestrian crossing, and follow pedestrian crossing, and keep
crossing, or emergency all road signs. If an emergency driving at your current speed. If an
vehicle? vehicle approaches, you pull over emergency vehicle approaches,
safely, giving the emergency you fail to make way.
vehicle room to pass.

Do you follow speed limits Speed limits are followed at all Speed limits are not properly
properly? times; if no speed limit is posted, followed; if no speed limit is
you drive at 50 km/h. posted, you drive at a different
speed than 50 km/h.

Do you use the brake and You accelerate and decelerate at You accelerate or decelerate too
accelerator pedals (and a steady pace, and brake quickly or too slowly, and brake
clutch, if driving manual) carefully. too hard.
properly?

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4 Intersections / R.R. Crossing

You’ll encounter a number of controlled (i.e., traffic signs or signal lights) and uncontrolled

intersections during the test. The examiner will be testing your ability to obey the traffic

signs, signals, and pavement markings at these intersections. This includes your ability to

stop before the crosswalk or stop sign. They’ll also be feeling for how early you decide to

slow down when approaching an intersection and how hard you slam your brakes. Finally,

remember to yield the right of way to vehicles moving with the traffic signs / signals, or

vehicles to your right that arrived at the intersection at the same time as you.

What the examiner will be looking for:

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

When approaching an You scan the intersection You proceed through without

intersection, do you thoroughly, looking left, right, looking for traffic signs, other

scan the intersection then left again before vehicles, or pedestrians, or

properly? proceeding, obeying traffic speeding up to beat a yellow

signals and checking for light.

pedestrians and cyclists.

Do you obey signs, You obey all signs, signals, and You disregard signs, signals, and

signals, and pavement pavement markings by stopping pavement markings by running

markings properly?
at red lights and stop signs, red lights or stop signs, ignoring

yielding as indicated, and yield signs, and not adhering to

following lane markings. lane directions.

Do you slow down / stop You come to a gradual but You perform a “rolling stop”, or

your car at an intersection complete stop at the intersection brake too hard and too quickly.

properly? if the light is yellow or red, or if

you come to a stop sign.

Is your stopping position You stop before the white line if You cover pedestrian

correct? there is one; if there isn’t a while crosswalks, or stop too far from

line, you stop before the or too far past the white line.

sidewalk; if there isn’t a sidewalk,

you stop before the curb.

Do you follow right of way You follow right-of-way rules by You ignore right-of-way

regulations? yielding to pedestrians, regulations by forcing your way

oncoming traffic when turning into the intersection, not yielding

left, and vehicles in the to pedestrians, or cutting off

intersection before you. oncoming traffic during

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5 Turns

As with intersections, you’ll make various turns before completing your road test. Each of

these turns will be observed closely for signaling, position, right of way, steering and

speed. One of the most common mistakes made during turns is not checking blindspots,

which is considered a major error. Speed is also a tricky one, as your turn may require

either a rolling stop or a full stop, depending on where the examiner is asking you to turn.

What the examiner will be looking for:

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

Do you signal properly You signal properly by activating You fail to signal or signal too

when turning? turn signals well in advance of late, confusing other road users

the turn, indicating your direction and increasing the risk of

to other drivers and pedestrians. Not following the

collisions.

Remember, MSB! Check your steps of MSB.

mirror, signal, and then check

your blindspot before turning.

Are you in the proper You position correctly by aligning You misalign with lanes by

position when turning?

with the appropriate lane well cutting corners, turning from the

before the turn, ensuring a wrong lane, or not following lane

smooth and safe maneuver. markings, creating confusion

z
and ha ards.

Do you follow right of way You follow right-of-way rules by You disregard right-of-way by

regulations when turning? yielding to pedestrians and turning without yielding, risking

oncoming traffic before collisions with pedestrians or

completing a turn. other vehicles.

Do you perform turns You execute turns properly by You perform turns improperly by

properly, neither turning maintaining an appropriate path, turning too wide, encroaching

too wide, or cutting it too avoiding too wide or too tight into adjacent lanes, or cutting

close?
turns that infringe on other lanes. turns too close, risking collisions.

Do you enter the correct If turning left, you first drive into You turn directly into the right-

lane in an intersection the left-most lane, before hand lane if turning left.

when turning? merging into the right-hand lane. Alternatively, if turning right, you

Alternatively, if turning right, you turn into any lane other than the

turn directly into the right-hand right-hand lane .

lane.
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5 Turns

What the examiner will be looking for (cont.):

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

Do you turn your You turn the steering wheel You overturn the steering wheel

steering wheel properly smoothly to initiate the turn, then without allowing for natural

when turning? Do you allow it to recover naturally by recovery, forcing it back

recover properly? easing your grip, guiding it back manually, which can lead to

as the vehicle aligns with the misalignment and reduced

intended direction. control during and after the turn.

Do you maintain the You turn at the correct speed You speed when making your

proper speed when limit, and with the flow of traffic. turn, or you drive too far below

turning? the speed limit, impeding the

flow of traffic.

6 Parking

Everyone knows about the notorious parallel parking that everyone seems to get wrong

during their road test. Although examiners are quite lenient when it comes to this

maneuver, they’re still scoring your ability to signal, check your surroundings, position your

vehicle correctly, and not hit anything in the process. With that said, if your tire does touch

the curb, that’s totally fine – chances are that you’ll get a minor error, as long as the rest of

the maneuver was done appropriately.

What the examiner will be looking for (cont.):

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

Do you observe your You use your mirrors and turn You only use your mirrors, and

surroundings properly, your head to check your blind fail to turn your head or check

using your mirrors and spots, so that you have a 360 your blind spots.

turning your head to degree view of your

check your blind spots? surroundings before parking.

Are you able to park You park seamlessly, without You hit an object while parking.

without hitting other hitting the curb, other vehicles,

objects? or any other objects in your

surroundings.
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6 Parking

What the examiner will be looking for (cont.):

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

Do you position your For parallel parking, you align For parallel parking, you misalign

vehicle properly when your car's rear with the car in with the car in front, causing the

parking?
front of the space, then reverse vehicle to end too far from the

smoothly, aiming to finish parallel curb or encroach on adjacent

to the curb and within 12-18 spots. For front-in parking, you

inches of it. For front-in parking, approach the spot at a wrong

you approach the spot with your angle or distance, leading to the

car about one car length away, vehicle being positioned

then steer into it without diagonally across the lines or

crossing lines, centering the sticking out of the parking

vehicle within the boundaries to space.

avoid sticking out.

Do you signal properly You signal in advance of parking, You signal too late or too early,

before parking?
in the direction you’ll be turning or in the wrong direction. You

your vehicle. leave your signal on for too long

after it’s needed.

7 Stop, park and start on a grade

During the parking stop, the instructor will ask you to position your vehicle such that it’s on

a grade (e.g., uphill, downhill). Based on the scenario, you’ll need to turn your wheels in

the right direction and engage your parking brake. You can learn more about these

parking scenarios here.

What the examiner will be looking for (cont.):

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

Do you roll backwards You prevent rolling by engaging You allow the car to roll

or forwards when the appropriate gear or parking backwards or forwards when

starting or stopping?
brake when parking on a grade parking or starting on a grade

and smoothly applying gas when due to inadequate use of brakes,

starting the car to ensure gears, or failure to apply gas

controlled movement without smoothly, leading to potential

rolling backwards or forwards.

hazards or collisions.

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7 Stop, park and start on a grade

What the examiner will be looking for (cont.):

Maneuver Correct Incorrect

Do you angle your You angle your wheels You fail to angle wheels correctly

wheels correctly? appropriately when parking on a when parking on a grade, risking

grade: turn them away from the the car rolling into traffic or

curb if facing downhill and against the curb, causing

towards the curb if uphill with a potential damage or accidents.

curb, or straight if there's no Do you set your parking brake

curb, to secure the car and properly?

prevent it from rolling.

Do you set your parking You activate your parking brake You fail to activate your parking

brake properly? when parking on a grade. This brake when parking on a grade.

should be done while your foot is

still on the brake pedal, but

before putting the car fully in “P”

/ park.

The bottom line

Remember, a few errors won’t make or break your road test! Don’t get frustrated if you
make a mistake – keep going and focus on delivering the rest of your test effectively. Keep

in mind all the categories that the examiner is testing for and practice beforehand. The

best way to prepare is always with a certified driving instructor.