The Hazard Perception Test

The Hazard Perception test is part of the theory portion of your written driver’s exam.  This exam will test how well you can identify potential hazards and reaction time.  You must score at least 44 on the test in order to pass it.  Your score is based on how quickly you identify the hazard in the short video clip that you will be shown.  There are fifteen hazards to find over fourteen clips.  Yes, that means one clip has two hazards that must be properly identified.

During this test, you will sit down at a computer screen that will play a short tutorial telling you how to take the test.  You are allowed to repeat the tutorial if necessary.  When you start the test you will be presented with a freeze frame of the ‘road’ you will be travelling.  Examine the road carefully and when it starts to move, click on your mouse when you identify a developing hazard.  A red flag will appear across the bottom of the screen to alert you that your choice was registered.  Be forewarned that a clip could contain more than one potential hazard.  You want to identify and click on the hazard that will materialize into something dangerous involving other drivers.

The score on this test is based on how quickly you recognize the developing hazard and click on the mouse.  The time frame for selection is from the earliest point the hazard could be recognized through the time your ‘vehicle’ arrives at it and takes evasive action.  This time frame is divided into five equal sections and the sooner you identify the hazard, the higher you score.

Published by admin on June 21st, 2008 in Hazard Perception Test, Driving School