Preparing for the Modified Skills Test

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Forward Two-point Turnabout — For this exercise you will be asked to pull forward into a driveway or alley (in an off-street area marked by traffic cones and/or lines). This exercise demonstrates your ability to execute a two-point turnabout and to utilize a street, alley or driveway to reverse the direction you are traveling on a two-lane road. Basic skills needed for this exercise consist of visual skills, judgment of space, use of mirrors and turn signals, steering, braking and acceleration control, etc. (Step 1) Turn on the left turn signal and pull forward into the alley or driveway until the back end of the vehicle passes the front set of cones and the vehicle is not out in the roadway. (Step 2) Turn on the right turn signal, check traffic and back the vehicle to the right into the street area. (Step 3) Drive forward out of the exercise area (returning to the area where you started or as directed by examiner). 9 Noncommercial Skills Testing during Public Health Emergency Customer Guide: Preparing for your Driver's Test Vehicle Registration & Licensing Division