Results For My JPJ Test

Well, I'm glad to say that I passed my Driving Test last week. So relieved and excited that I almost forgot to blog about it. Spent the entire weekend driving around in my Iswara without fear of being stopped by the police. The funny thing is while not having a license, almost everyday there was a roadblock on some in that I passed but on the day when I got my license, all the roadblocks seemed to have stopped. Damn, really wanted to wave my new driving license at some JPJ Officer.

The test itself went very smoothly. At exactly 9am, the test began. We were initially given blue numbered vests to wear, mine was number 15 so I was the 15th person to be tested.

It began with the Hill Test. This time round an eerie calm fell over me and I began to perceive how simple the task would be even before getting into the car. After all, the slope is only 12 degrees. How bad could that be. After ascending, placing it on park, checking to make sure the tyres were on the yellow line and raising my hand, I smoothly got over the summit and went down without a hitch. But about a half dozen people failed this test, probably too nervous.

Then it was time to park the car. When I took over the car from the girl before me, she parked it too close to the side so I almost hit the culvet but managed to stop in time, adjust myself and parked the car well. Then went straight out into the Three Point Turn which also went smoothly. Was very relieved when the JPJ tester passed me the form.

After waiting another 10 minutes, it was my turn to take the can on the road outside. I was given Jalan B which was a long road, with three horrible traffic lights and a couple of lanes to changed. I was dreading Jalan B and was really scared at first when I got it.

The JPJ tester this time was very serious. Didn't even respond when I said "Selamat Pagi". He was quiet all the way and really freaked me out. The car that I got had a really long clutch. You know there were so many times when people warned me about the "long clutch" thing but never quite understood it until I experienced it. When I put the car into gear, I had to raise the clutch so high before it started to move. At first I thought I did not put it in gear properly and struggled with the gear for a while before I realized it. Damn, I lost a mark for that. Over all I got 17/20 so managed to pass that also.

To those who will be taking the JPJ test soon, all I can say is don't be nervous. It is actually very easy, most of the time it is our own fear that is the cause of the failure.

If you are in Melaka and need a good driving instructor, I highly recommend mine. His name is Norlizan and he can be contacted at 019-6542470. He is a very patient and helpful instructor and he will give you lots of tips and tricks to make passing easy.

The driving school is Semangat Intrajaya Sdn Bhd, located at Krubong.


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Good luck in you test.

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JPJ Driving Test Coming Soon

Yes, it's true. This 36 year old man does not have a Driving License. It's not like I did not try to get one before, it's just that I've always found the whole process to be extremely time consuming and a big waste of time. So what have I paid for this opinion? Three trips to the court for driving without a license, RM300 poorer each time and a whole lot of heartache having to ride my bike a much longer distance just to avoid those generic roads where roadblocks are common. Did I just mention bike? Well, I don't have a motorcycle license as well but we'll keep that for another day.

Well, I'm happy to say that I've wisen up somewhat...just a little. After two months of reluctantly attending a total of 16 hours driving instructions, this Tuesday, 8th December 2009, I will at last be a licensed driver. At least that's what I hope will happen.

The test itself is not gruelling. Just three things one needs to do on a closed circuit and a short drive on a normal road. But for some strange reason which I cannot comprehend, I feel freaked out.

The test like I mentioned is broken into two parts called Part A and Part B.

Part A involves three tests; The Hill, The Three Point Turn and The Side Park.

For The Hill, I would need to drive up a 45 degree incline and stop precisely with my front tires on a thick yellow line. No problem so far. Then I'll have to pull the hand brake and put the gear on neutral. Still no problem so far. Then I'll need to press the accelerator while slowly releasing the clutch until I feel the car attempt to move forward and release the handbrake so that the car smoothly goes over the hill and down again. This is where the problem lies. The dozens of times I've practised this, it was fine. But my fear is that when I attempt it on Tuesday either the car is gonna stall or slide down backwards, both situations causing me to fail Part A. Damn!

Ok, if I somehow manage to get over the hill well it's time for the Three Point Turn. This is where I'll have to maneuver the car into a narrow T junction dead end and back out again without touching the side lines or knocking down the poles. As long as I keep my cool and follow the steps my instructor Norlizan taught me then I should be able to breeze this one.

Finally it time to park the car. The parking space is narrow, just enough to fit a Perodua Kancil. I know the sequence by heart now. Step one, stop the car so that my body sits in the middle of the street. Step two, reverse until the lock on the left hand back door is aligned with the inner front corner of the parking lot (WTF???). Step three is where I turn the steering wheel to the max and reverse while looking into the right hand mirror until I can see four squares painted along the back of the lot. Too many squares and I'll hit the back poles. Too little and I'll hit the front poles. When I'm ready, I'll have to straighten the front tires and reverse in until my right back tires rest on the parking line. Then I'll need to turn the wheel the opposite direction all the way and reverse in some more until the front tires are completely inside the parking square.

Do all these well and I'll pass Part A and move on to Part B. Fail any one of these and I still can attempt Part B but will have to resit Part A on another day.