Will you forget Subject 2 if you don't practice for several months?
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You will forget Subject 2 if you don't practice for several months. Here is a detailed introduction to the driving test: 1. Subjects: The test is conducted in the order of Subject 1, Subject 2, Subject 3, and Subject 4. 2. Retake: For driving test Subjects 2 and 3, you can only take each test five times. If you fail, you will have to pay the tuition fee again. According to the Ministry of Public Security Orders No. 123 and No. 124, if you fail the fifth scheduled test for Subject 2 or Subject 3 road driving skills, all previously passed subjects will be invalidated. If you still want to obtain a driver's license, you will have to re-register and pay the tuition fee to the driving school.
To be honest, after not practicing Subject 2 for several months, your skills will definitely get rusty. I was extremely busy with work recently and didn't go to the driving school for three consecutive months. When I went back to practice, I clearly felt out of practice - I turned the steering wheel a beat too slow when reversing into the garage, kept crossing the line during parallel parking, and stalled twice on the hill start. The instructor said this is completely normal because driving movements require repeated practice to form muscle memory. It took me a full week of extra two-hour daily practice to gradually regain my feel. Especially for curve driving which requires good spatial awareness of the car's position, it's easier to lose reference points after a break. I suggest if you haven't practiced for a long time, go review a few days in advance, focusing on reversing into garage and hill start which are easier to forget.
I experienced the situation of stopping practice for four months and then retaking Subject 2 last year. At the beginning, I was indeed very nervous, feeling that the reference points I learned the day before became vague today. But when I actually got behind the wheel, I found that the basic framework was still there, only the operations became a bit hesitant. Key actions like the habit of checking the rearview mirror when reversing, the basic techniques of steering—these are things you simply can't forget. What really needed readjustment was the sense of vehicle distance, such as when to turn the steering wheel back during reversing or the semi-engagement point of the clutch on a slope. I regained my form within two days of resuming practice. In fact, what affects the test the most isn't forgetting the operations but the nervous mindset, always thinking that forgetting means it's over. As long as you book a couple of coaching sessions in advance, it's not a big problem.
