Handling Exercise

Handling Exercise

1. The candidate must prove his or her ability to safely reverse and park the vehicle within five (5) minutes on the standard driving range set up by the AMS instructor in an exercise area closed to regular traffic, as per graphic in Appendix 2 to this Annex.
2. The Handling Exercise Assessment Form in Appendix 1 to this Annex is used to carry out the handling assessment. The assessment criteria are further elaborated in Appendix 2 to this Annex.
3. A candidate who fails the handling exercise shall be given one more chance. A candidate who fails the handling exercise twice shall be disqualified and shall not be admitted to the road exercise.       

Candidates performing any of the following activities shall be automatically disqualified and the ongoing driving competency assessment will be terminated immediately:

• Being under influence of alcohol or drugs.

• Disregarding lawful instructions or refusal to perform instructed manoeuvres.

• Offering the AMS instructor a bribe or a gratuity.

• Refusal to wear a safety belt unless a physician’s statement or a waiver is presented.

• Causing an accident.

• Accident is prevented by others.

• AMS instructor prevents an accident or an illegal action (i.e. running a red light).

• Stalling the vehicle resulting in hazardous action or obstructing traffic.

• Driving over a curb or sidewalk and hereby endangering others.

• Creating serious hazard to other traffic.

• Driving the wrong way on a one-way street.

• Driving on the wrong side of the street.