Information About The Hazard Perception Test (HPT)

[nfkxxx]

I am baffled, today I scored 50/50 on the multiple choice, yet only 28/75 for the hazard, it wasn't until after the test I spoke to a fellow testee and found that you have to click at least twice for each hazard otherwise you are likely to click too early and not in the "points window". But surely seeing the hazard earlier is better???? Not according to DSA! FAIL!

[ky93le]

"there's a crossing ahead and no one seems to be using it" - just a lady and a pram with a baby

[Hustler1339]

(continued) Similarly, the video identifies every empty junction ( see from 2:37 - 2:42) as a hazard whereas if you look from 3:00 - 4:15 half the junctions were not developing hazards. This test fails and has not been thought out well. And these are just some of the faults I've found in this video from one single viewing.

[Hustler1339]

Oh Pleeeeeaaase. How the hell are we supposed to see a developing hazard if the video is so pixelated. Half of the hazards were unnoticeable to the normal eye (and I have good eyesight). For example, the 'postman' in the distance at 3:30 wtf - There are other pedestrians also on the pavement, why only recognise postman Pat as the developing hazard? Also we can barely see a pedestrian at 3:06 (Continued)....

[barrynormanbloomer]

I'm sorry but empty roads around you are not a hazard lol what the hell?! 

[TheLilsurferboi]

or is it that.. you just have to be cautious of these hazards and when one actually turns into a hazard you click?.. or you click for every prediction of a hazard?

[TheLilsurferboi]

so its just click the second u see a potential hazard... what if u click and there is no hazard?..

[oriley2628]

to be honest, if u dont buy the cd, and practice for about two weeks, at this hazard shit, youve got no chance!

[fox64057]

This test is for idiots

[youareamongo]

I hate this test haha. Failed one bigtime because they was like 'DONT GO PRESSIN DEM BUTTONZ TOO MUSH, U WIL FAIL". So I ended up with like 6 flags at the bottom of the poxy screen for each clip and failed by 1 mark, and thus, failed my theory, by 1 mark. Fantastic.

[fran2382]

Maltese Driving tests are based on our EU member the UK. However, I just was wondering if the fail rates are the same in the UK. Here in Malta, around 70% learning drivers who take the test for the first time fail. Thus, only 30% pass on their first try.

[LE55ONS]

@fran2382 In the UK the national pass rate is about 40%

[Mirza247]

This hazard perception test is complete shit....I hope the person that came up with the idea loses their job.

[2553king]

is this Australian

[w60ww]

lol this videos bullshit. 2:40 there's a red circle round an oncoming car..u really meant to click every time a car comes in the opposite direction

[TheAdrianananana]

gah! This is so much more comprehensive than the australian test! I failed mine today FML -_-

[LoLimDan]

This is the most retarded test ever created....... When the fuck do you click and how many times? You can even fail for clicking too soon.

Pointless and shit test. -.-'

[cibulka2005]

I failed mine. I had 100% in the 1st section and fuk all the hazard perception as apperently I was or clicking too fookin much or too late or too early. This is just a way how to justify failing more ppl to amount bigger revenue. My fooking advice....just space the clicks evenly and click around 10 times in each fookin clip to play it safe it wont detect cheating and you surely will pass ( you might have 4-5 potential hazards but only 1 developing jus keep fookin clickin

[limetang]

They're not too bad, and the hazard you'll actually get marked on are pretty obvious. The only real annoying thing is the fact that the videos are of such low quality that you can barely see what is going on. Oh and the fact that if you click on the hazard too soon it will not be marked.

[4theloveofdagame]

guys, relax :) You are only clicking when there is a developing hazard (which makes you slow down, stop or change direction immediately). But if you click on even potential hazards, you will not be marked down for it. If it helps to know, the clips on he actual tests are easier. Just concentrate & enjoy the ride :) I passed mine, good luck to you lot!

[chrismbuk09]

to make things easier just imagine your in that car and as said above if you ever had to go for the brakes because something or someone was in the road, anything thats going to make you stop/slow down/swerve then click. Even click a few times if need be to makes u score :)

[MrRobert6610]

well that second clip was bad the driver was shit, drove over the white lines for a little while until cars came, a car in a junction to the left and you move into half the road is called road hog not watcing out the other car should still be in the junction so there is no need to move all that way maybe a foot max. Then if you are a good driver you don't need to tell people you can see it in clips that you know a hazard is, they should put you on the road and see your reactions.

[GuitarManGihan]

So, anyone want to actually make it clear when to click? Say for example, there's a fat ass doubledecker big red motherf**king bus infront of you that suddenly stops. Do you click when you see it stop, or when you have to stop to avoid crashing into the bastard? Or, knowing the DSA, they'll want you to click it when your lovely little 1.0 Corsa is wedged inside the ass of that motherf**king bus.

[RyanPaulWarren]

it's a joke, if you spot the hazard insanely early you get 0 points, because you've spotted it too early, my instructor taught me to space out clicks when I see a hazard, click once, wait a second, click twice, wait a second and click for a third, I shouldn't have to do that because this should be able to detect that I was actually smart enough to spot it early, SHAMBLES.

[g1ender]

thank fuk i passed mine first time if i had to go bak i was going bak with a shotgun gd luck nebody about to sit this mince it is actually straight forward just a con.

[nimcocali]

@Failsor Don't be scared u will be fine. good luck

[nimcocali]

I need to book my theory test as soon as possible. I think am ready wish me luck.

[Failsor]

@nimcocali good luck, i have mine in 2 hours from now :( i'm scared

[g1ender]

Sorry but this is stupid theres about 7 hazards but there is only 1 real one this is just a money scam i can drive a car but have to do this for a motorbike why?????

ive got the dvd its bullshit u can barely see the hazard when ure supposed to click

goverment money goverment money this countrys a fukin joke

[TylerJayHarris]

high quality??? are you kiddin? 

[69DiamondGeezer69]

It is a con.

I mean, their perception of a 'developing' hazard is different to everyone else's.

They say click when you see a hazard and click every time is develops

It's developing 200 times a bloody second.

It doesn't explain it well enough and charge you £31 to sit in a room for an hour and then do a 20 minute test, rip off.

They must make a ruddy fortune off drivers, then fail people randomly to meet quotas

[jollywolly55]

i past a woohooo

[www2passcouk]

@D8Boii Anywhere on the screen is ok, it the click that is registered 

[utuberlol]

@www2passcouk do you need to click each time a hazzard appears, coz sometimes u notice 2 at a time,

[Ghosthand]

I hate these fucking things. blurry as shit videos in which you have to click if some cunt 20 miles away decides to go to his freezer for some peas or shit.

[adamhully]

@Ghosthand

LMAO. That made me laugh. So true.

[XxxxxCluelessxxxxX]

ok, this is all well and good but WHEN DO WE CLICK THE SCREEN?!!? The black, red or amber circles?!its fucking hard

[EeyoreTiggerPooh2]

cagiva70's comments are not very intelligent. Very experienced drivers fail this test. I have driven for 24 years with no accidents and I got 43/70. Had no idea when I was supposed to click. The instructions are deliberately confusing. They tell you to click for all hazards but then only for 'develpoing hazards'. Its a bit of game. Perhaps stupid people find it easy!

[04smallmj]

@EeyoreTiggerPooh2 My instructer always said I was good at spotting hazards and anticipation, but I failed a couple of practice tests, just about passed another practice test and got 53 points on my real test. In conclusion, it's a BS test.

[EeyoreTiggerPooh2]

cagiva70's comments are not very intelligent. Very experienced drivers fail this test. I have driven for 24 years with no accidents and I got 43/70. Had no idea when I was supposed to click. The instructions are deleiberately confusing. They tell you to click for all hazards but then only for 'develpoing hazards'. Its a bit of game. Perhaps stupid people find it easy!

[foxytr900]

please reply to this my theory is in two days!

how do you know when to click.. cos pretty much everthing is a potential hazard

is it only when theres a danger you should click or what?

[www2passcouk]

@foxytr900 Its a developing hazard you must click for, something that will make you slow down or change direction. You will see many 'potential' hazards but only some will cause you to slow or change direction. Click for anything that might make your go for the brake or move the steering, its quite OK to have 10 or more flags along the bottom of the screen

[iPewn]

@www2passcouk Thanks a lot for answering foxytr900's question, was useful to me as well :D

[cagiva70]

Duno wot u all is moanin about its easy. I have full licence for bike, car, bus and heavy goods so ive done 4 of em....... Needless to say ive never failed one. Its quite clear, if ya dont recognise hazards ya shouldnt be given a full licence!

[TheMilanista89]

I'm not one for conspiracy theories but surely this is nothing more than a money-grabbing scheme

[sheppyweppy]

"our high quality video footage" what a fucking joke

[iamtrash123]

fuk... this test looks retarded.... i might aswell click the button every 3 secs

[pantsface111]

so if i click on everything that moves ill pass?

[dreamgirl23]

are the HP clips THIS blurry in the actual test??? i have mine tomorrow :S

[OmgiTzBell]

i love how sometimes u r meant to click on some junctions and that u are not meant to click on others... its amazing how we are expected to know which junctions the examiners are thinking of .. and which ones they arnt >.<

[H34rt4gr4m1992]

i love how they theres a pedestrian ahead even though u cant fukin see em til ure next to em cus the quality is so shit

[LDCDrivingSchool]

LDC Driving School has plenty of software to help learner drivers with their Hazard Perception Test. Visit our Youtube channel and take a look at our website too.

[HelpForPS3]

I just passed my Theory today :) It was kind of easy because I revised for like 2 days straight. But I agree, this test is utter bullshit, when will a herd of sheep random come into the road? I don't live on a fucking farm.

And since when do people cross the road without even looking towards your car?

[FerrariGood]

50/50 and 52/75... I didn't give a shit what I got as long as I didn't get robbed of £31 again =P

[gazza665]

This video really explains the hazard perception test a lot more clearly the D.S.A videos, however i belive this is a money making scheme because why the hell would any one pass the idea of letting a computer tell us we are safe to drive!!!!! Muzthedodger has a point i was unaware on where/when to click but this vid helped a lot by explaining that all hazards potential/developing .ect should be click, but only the anticipation time is marked.

[sedod66]

DSA can poke the hazard peception part up their hoop. its just random bullshit.  im on purposely gonna crash my car now and send DSA the fucking bill in the post

[allthenamesaregone32]

PASSED! With 57 on hazard perception and 44 multipul choice!! :)

[southstar999]

flying colours 4.28 HOOSE

[joeypesci]

HPT is shit. The quality of the videos are so pixelated that it's sometimes impossible to see what the fuck is going on.

I passed it but it's still stupidly shit. If you click to early yet saw the hazard, you get no points. Fucking dumb.

[hoptop77]

wats up with the last part, that guy is just naming everything on the road. this guy wins my "no shit sherlock" comment of the day

[TheSkerne]

I have been revising my theory test for months and i am now pissed off i have the test on Jan 30th 8.30am be please if i pass it. The hazard is very hard

[faz7862]

@TheSkerne did u pass? mines on the 19/02/10

[TheSkerne]

Yes I passed 58% Hazzard and 47 for the multiple choice.

It pays to revise that is all i did for months

Not bad for a 47 yr old.

Good luck to you let me know how you get on xx

[faz7862]

i passed my theory test today got 49/50 on the multiple choice and 68 on the hazard.

[TheSkerne]

Wow that is fantastic.

Good luck with your driving now. You can concentrate on that now.

WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IANBUFFTON]

@faz7862 well done got mine on 16th. you got any tips?

[faz7862]

@IANBUFFTON Thanks just take your time and review your answers at the end. Let me know how you get on.

[IANBUFFTON]

hey i passed i got 47 on muliple choice and 55 on hazard.

[ulycbr]

its is fuck shit!!!100% people fail bcs of this!!!!is not good be 44 the pass mark should be less about 30 mark pass !!when u drive for real is different from a PC video...is not fear..

[EddyfuckinD]

wow learn to spell man

[cardboardtiger]

So should you click every pedestrian,passing car and pedestrian?

[zeebo296]

Yep! You should even click lumps of dog shite on the pavement........cos ya never know.... ;)

[cardboardtiger]

My instructor said shops as well

[SyETubEx]

@zeebo296  LOL!

[highrik]

I got my test this morning... gulp. I think what I'm gonna do is that if I'm in doubt I'm gonna click. If something changes I'm gonna click. For instance if I do see a pedestrian I'm gonna click because people run in to the road for no apparent reason. It's my first attempt at the theory test.. I'll tell you how i did ;-)

[Zildjian285]

Did you pass?

[TheSkerne]

Did you pass you theory

[lilsius]

I posted on here because I can't find any clips on australian one or west austrlian, incase anyone is wandering.

[lilsius]

I failed this hazard perception computer test in western australia twice....wtf am I doing wrong, I am a pretty like cautious driver. Any body have any tips for me...that has done the test before like recently, please reply.

[MasterKurupt]

how the hell are u supposed to see the fire station?:S

how on earth is a person walking along the payment a fucking hazard? this is stupid!

[honeyflower459]

i've praticed with the AA cd 200 times 1 pass 199 fails

I think the test is stupid

[essexboy240]

Just passed first time today. My advice to anybody worried about the hazard perception test like I was would be to keep practicing online. After a while you get a knack of knowing exactly when to click. Usually the hazard will appear to be pretty obvious, for example if you see a fire engine is going to come across your path click immediately then when it gets a bit closer press again just to be certain, it wont cancel out the previous click if it was perfect, just to be certain. Hope this helps

[shivkite770]

this test is BULLSHIT

[Muzthedodger]

WHEN DO YOU CLICK ffs???

when you see a hazard, when you see a developing hazard or when you see something that's could make you crash

[Jabbawokiez]

some one please relply to him

[Piisuke]

@Muzthedodger You're answer is as good as mine. I failed my test, because I do not know when to click. Or how many times.

[2Pac515]

HOLY SHIT WATCH OUT FOR THE FUCKING WIND, IT'S A HAZARD. FUCK MAN IT'S 4PM IT WILL BE GETTING DARK IN 3 HOURS, I GUESS THAT'S A HAZARD TOO, BETTER PUSH THE FUCKING BUTTON.

This test is fucking stupid. How is a junction a hazard? How is a pedestrian walking along a path nowhere fucking near you a hazard? A fucking 18 wheeler driving through red lights on the wrong side of a road is a hazard, not this bullshit.

[Ethicalgradient]

I take it you failed. :D

[TheRockisSmokin]

@2Pac515 hey i got a question , im 16 and im want to get a motorcycle licence . do i go to the place where i get a car licence? and does this test come in every country? im from canda thanks

[sexydirtymoney]

@2Pac515 funny, but true :)

[boshankers12]

@2Pac515 Haha, completely true.

[polinsteve]

@2Pac515 The idea is to be aware of developing hazard. For example, an old lady walking along the pavement is not a developing hazard. However, if she was to walk towards the kerb then it could be. Normally do 2 - 3 clicks per developing hazard.  Roughly, if you were driving,when you see it, when you would check your mirrors and when you would start to brake.

[scyllaandcharybdis]

@2Pac515 This test is very stupid i agree...all the short video clips aren't even clear!!!! u can't see shit, not the signs or anything.... i just hope i pass this dumb test so i can take my main driving test

[salesman92]

shit man! watch out for that postman!

[jayjaypen2]

Well too pass on your precious test, I think I need laser eyes so I can see the fire station at 3 mins. What a pillock police man.

[gungamer]

ye, thanks

[gu81singh]

thanks m8