Is the B2 License Test Difficult?
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It is not easy. The B2 driver's license can be referred to as the 'cargo transport license.' With a B2 license, you can drive all types of trucks except for tractor-trailers (semi-trucks). In the current booming logistics industry, a survey shows that the first-time pass rate for the B2 license in a certain region is only 40%. Additional information: The B2 license's Subject 2 test consists of 16 mandatory items, which are reverse parking in a bay, parallel parking, hill start, single-plank bridge, curve driving, right-angle turn, driving through continuous obstacles, passing through a limited-width gate, driving on undulating roads, narrow road U-turn, simulating continuous sharp turns on mountain roads, simulating rain and fog conditions, simulating slippery roads, simulating tunnel driving, simulating highway driving, and simulating emergency handling.
I just passed my B2 driver's license test, and honestly, it wasn't easy. For the written test, I had to study over a thousand questions, spending a whole week memorizing all the road signs and traffic rules. The practical part was even tougher – driving a heavy truck feels completely different from a regular car. Just practicing reverse parking took me half a month. My instructor said I turned the steering wheel too slowly, but the old Liberation truck used in the exam was even heavier. During the parallel parking test in the second stage, I almost crossed the line. I trained for two full months before daring to take the exam – out of ten people in my batch at the driving school, three failed. Fortunately, retakes are allowed now, though the retake fee costs half a meal's worth. The key is more practice, especially for maneuvers like reversing and garage parking – don't find them boring.
Getting a B2 license depends on the individual. My uncle, who has driven trucks for twenty years, told me when he was teaching me to drive that young people with quick hands and feet could pass in a month or so. For a complete novice like me who had never touched a truck, just steering the wheel took a week to get used to. The most frustrating part was the series of tasks in Subject 2: stalling repeatedly on hill starts, and hitting the obstacles five times out of three in the continuous obstacle course. Our coach taught us a unique trick: counting the turns of the steering wheel when reversing, and going through the width limit gate at exactly 30 km/h. The rearview mirrors on the test vehicle were positioned in a particularly tricky way, so it's advisable to familiarize yourself with the test vehicle in advance. It took me two retakes to pass, costing me over 5,000 yuan in total.
