What does the Subject 2 test cover?
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The Subject 2 test for small vehicles C1/C2 includes five mandatory items: reverse parking, parallel parking, hill start and stop, right-angle turn, and curve driving (some regions have a sixth item - highway toll card collection). All five test items must be passed in one attempt to qualify. Exam rules: If you fail the Subject 2 test, you can retake it once for free. If you don't take the retest or fail it again, the current test ends, and the applicant must reschedule the test after ten days. Scheduling limit: Within the validity period of the driving skill test permit, the number of scheduled tests for Subject 2 and Subject 3 road driving skills tests cannot exceed five times. If you fail the fifth scheduled test, the results of other previously passed subjects will be invalidated.
I just passed Subject 2 last year, and even now, thinking about those test items makes my palms sweat. The test consists of five items: reverse parking into a garage is the hardest—the rear of the car must completely enter the garage without crossing the lines; for parallel parking, you must remember the exact points to turn the steering wheel; stopping and starting on a slope is particularly prone to stalling, so you need to find the half-clutch point; for the 90-degree turn, you must stay close to the inside of the curve; and the curve driving is essentially an S-turn, where slowing down is key. The test car is different from the practice car, so it's advisable to familiarize yourself with it beforehand. The most dreaded mistakes are stopping midway or crossing the lines—one wrong move and you fail. My friend took three attempts to pass.
