Hazard perception test........? No one answered my question before :(?

Question

I just booked my theory test for next week, can anyone spare me some tips for the hazard perception test because i dont have a CD to practice this on...

Answer 1

when i did mine i didnt have a cd either, but basicly its a few video clips with different hazzards, and the sooner you click the mouse when you see the hazard you get more points, harzards can be, over taking, pedestriens,(sorry cant spell lol) slowing down, etc etc i think you get my drift! good luck xx

Answer 2

I was really sh*tting myself about the hazard perception test, but its soooo easy. You just have to click when you see a hazard like someone about to cross the road, or a car pulling out. The sooner you click the higher your points. But if you just sit there clicking for the sake of it they fail you, so only click when you are sure. Theres nothing that can prepare you for the test, its just common sense, and concentration.Good luck with your test!!!

Answer 3

Hazard perception test introduction


Hazard perception test forms a second section of the theory test and must be passed at the same time.

This part of the theory test requires you to view 14 hazard video clips on the computer screen of approximately one minute each. You are required to watch these clips as if you were the driver. There will be 15 hazards to find - at least one on each clip. However, one clip will have 2 hazards. The hazard clips will not contain any sound.
The clips feature various types of hazards, such as vehicles, pedestrians and road conditions. You should respond by pressing a mouse button as soon as you see a hazard developing that may result in the driver having to take some action, such as changing speed or direction. The earlier the developing hazard is spotted, and a response made, the higher the score.

Candidates can score up to five marks on each hazard and the test contains 15 scoreable hazards.
You click either the left or right mouse button whenever you think you can see a hazard developing. The speed at which you click the mouse button as a hazard develops will determine your score for that particular hazard clip. You can score between 0 and 5 on each hazard.
The pass mark for this part of the test is 44 out of 75 (i.e. 15 hazards x 5) for car drivers and motorcycle riders.
Those taking LGV or PCV (lorry or bus) tests must score at least 50 out of 75.

Candidates are given their results when they have finished both parts of the test and have returned to the waiting room.



Hazard perception test examination process


Each hazard clip will start with a freeze frame of the start of the video sequence and a count down from 10 will commence. At the end of the count down the clip will start to play and you will be required to click the mouse button each time you see a developing hazard.

To let you know that the program has registered your click a red flag will appear on a grey band across the bottom of the screen - one flag for each click you make in any particular clip. At the end of the clip all the flags will be removed before you start the next clip.



How the scoring mechanism works ?


Each scoring window is divided into five equal segments and a score of five through to one allocated to each. Those responding in the first segment of the scoring window will score 5 and those in last segment a score of 1. Responses outside the window will score zero.

If you click the mouse while in the first segment (i.e. just as the developing hazard appears) you will obtain the maximum score of 5 points. If you click in the second segment of this window of time you will score 4 points, then 3, then 2 and then in the last segment just 1. This is accurate to one twenty fifth of a second.

If you click the mouse button (this is how you inform the computer that you have seen a hazard) too early, before the potential hazard becomes what the DSA term a “developing hazard”. Your score will be 0. Therefore to ensure you get a maximum score in the Hazard perception test, you should fully understand the DSA term “developing hazard” as opposed to “potential hazard”

If you click several times during this window of time the computer will always take your highest score and record that for that particular clip.
If you don’t click the mouse button in this window of time you will score nothing in respect to that hazard.
If lots of unnecessary responses are made in a very short space of time, or throughout the clip, a zero score will recorded for that clip.

If this happens a warning message will be shown on the screen at the end of the clip.
When the clip ends the screen will turn black for a few seconds before the freeze frame for the next video clip appears and the count down commences again, warning you to get ready. This pattern is repeated until all 14 video clips have been shown.

Click here to check how score is calculated


Hints and tips

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Although each clip contains several potential hazards only the one that materialises into a real hazard (one clip will have 2 hazards) and involves other road users is marked. This is known as a “developing hazard”. Therefore you will only receive a score if you spot a hazard before it fully materialises and is brought about by the action of another road user. In a few instances it is difficult to determine when a potential hazard becomes a developing hazard and therefore when the scoring window should start.

This is why it is safer to click a few times as you see a hazard develop to make sure you don’t click too early and miss the opening of this window.



Look for these hazards

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» pedestrians or cyclists crossing the road
» vehicles emerging from side roads, parking places or driveways
» large vehicles moving over to your side of the road
» meeting oncoming vehicles on narrow roads or where other obstructions or slow moving vehicles make the road narrow
» loose pets and farmyard animals
» changes in the traffic movement and volume
» junctions and roundabouts
» horse riders
» weather conditions of the day
» road surfaces
» parked vehicles
» hidden junctions & turns

Answer 4

yes i have been driving for 20 years and when i did a mock test 2 years ago when my son learned to drive i failed miserably 5 times. it seems that on the test anything which moves even if it is on the pavement is a hazzard it is really hard go buy the cd

Answer 5

leran direct

Answer 6

click on here and good luck...

http://www.2pass.co.uk/hazard.htm
http://dsa.gov.uk/Category.asp?cat=276
http://www.2pass.co.uk/hazardtest.htm

Answer 7

sorry cant help