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CajunBass
PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:40 am Post subject:
In Virginia you don't take a "road test" but they have a course that's pretty similar to the BRC. In some respects it's harder, or at least the instructor at the BRC told our class, "No one can pass the DMV test."

The course is layed out in the parking lot. There is a start point, with a straight run between lines, followed by a left hand turn inside the lines, then back up to the opposite side of the test area and stop with your wheel inside a painted box. Harder than you migh think. The tendency is to stop short of the box. Nope. It has to be IN the box.

You then turn around and run through the cones. The cones are 10 feet apart with a 2 foot offset. There are five of them. You come out of the cones and then go straight into the U turn in the box. I want to say it's 20 feet for 400 cc and under, and 22 feet for over 400 cc. (I may be wrong on those.)

Then there is a panic stop. You acclerate until you cross a line, then stop as fast as you can.

Then you have to do the same thing, except this time you have to maneuver around an obstacle and stop.

You can lose up to ten points and still pass.

Yeah, thats exactly how it is here.

Yeah... passed it first try, no points off. I think it's a bit harder than the BRC test, but at the same time, if you practiced it for 15 hours before you took the test like the brc I'm sure it wouldn't be all that hard.

IIRC, at the BRC they told us that 80 was a passing score. At DMV it was 90. Also I believe the cones are closer at the DMV, but I can't swear to that. I took the BRC, but never took the test so I don't know for sure what they had on it.

I took my road "test" in Frankfort, KY. All I had to do was ride the bike down a quiet street, turn around and come back to the testor. He signed a piece of paper and told me to go get my license!!!

Honestly, while I am glad I received my license, I am concerned about the inadequacy of testing. It makes me a little wary of other drivers in that town. Thankfully, I moved to another city where I have been assured the test is much more difficult.

Good luck to you!

Candy750 wrote:NY - took hubby and a friend to DMV (I took BRC)

Hubby's was in torrential rain, and he had to turn onto a main street, go to stop sign, make a right, make a left...On a side street, he had the two lanes to do 2 left and 2 right circles, 2 figure 8's. Back up a steep hill, left turn with an incline and back. He passed.

Friend - only had to make circles and 8's in the DMV lot, out onto the street, two rights, turnaround, and back to parking lot.

Same DMV office!! Hubby's was alot more and it was POURING!

I was in the jeep withthe inspecctor. One beep left, two beeps right, three beeps they pull over.

YES - I had my license before these guys - they only got it 'caue they got tickets.

O I think I'm probably gonna follow these directions lollll. Thanks for everyone's input!!! I'm definately gonna call up my BRC classes to see if I can schedule myself some classes but if I can't do it quick enuff, the road test it is!