What are the test items for Manual Transmission Subject 3?
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Subject 3, also known as the Road Driving Skills Test, includes fundamental test items such as vehicle preparation and starting, straight-line driving, lane changing, passing intersections, pulling over, crossing pedestrian crosswalks, passing school zones, passing bus stops, meeting oncoming vehicles, overtaking, making U-turns, and night driving. Below is an introduction to the driving test subjects: 1. Subject 1: Traffic Safety Laws, Regulations, and Related Knowledge Test. The structure and basic question types of the test database are formulated by the Ministry of Public Security, while provincial traffic management departments of public security authorities establish their own test databases based on local conditions. 2. Subject 2: Field Driving Skills Test, which includes test items such as reversing into a garage, stopping and starting on a slope, making a 90-degree turn, driving along a curve, and parallel parking. In cities like Shanghai, Subject 2 consists of nine mandatory test items: reversing into a garage, making a 90-degree turn, parallel parking, driving through a tunnel, stopping to take a card, driving along a curve, making a U-turn on a narrow road, emergency stopping, and stopping and starting on a slope. 3. Subject 4: Safe and Civilized Driving Knowledge, which tests related knowledge of safe and civilized driving.
I took the manual transmission Subject 3 test last year, and I remember it very clearly. It mainly assesses practical on-road driving skills. Before the test starts, you need to adjust the seat, mirrors, and fasten the seatbelt, then start the engine, and the examiner will give instructions. On the road, the key points assessed include smoothness in starting, smooth gear shifting, signaling and checking mirrors when changing lanes, slowing down and observing at intersections, aligning with the roadside line when parking, and slowing down and yielding at pedestrian crossings. During my test, I almost stalled during the gear shifting part, which was particularly nerve-wracking; parking alongside the road was also challenging to control the distance. The entire test evaluates whether you can operate the vehicle safely and follow traffic rules. I recommend practicing starting, stopping, and gear shifting techniques more and familiarizing yourself with the test route in advance to avoid point deductions.
