Hi ZAHEED ELIAS - that is *_PEACHY_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate? See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
Hi Dead - that is *_SUPER DUPER_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate? See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
I'm from New Jersey, and the NYC instructor is right about NJ drivers going really fast on the highway. The highways I typically drive on have a 55MPH speed limit, but if you're not going ~75MPH, even in the slow lane, you'll get honked at...so you're forced to also blow the speed limit to keep with the flow of traffic - it was an adjustment I had to make. What I've noticed is commercial drivers (truck drivers, bus drivers, etc) always follow the speed limit, and I suppose they have to because of severe penalties, but almost everyone else pretty much does whatever. Here are the things that tick me off the most about driving in NJ/NY: 1) Tailgating, this is dangerous on so many levels. If the person in front hits the brakes, the tailgater will cause an accident. I don't understand why tailgaters don't change lanes instead of taking a major risk like this. 2) Changing lanes/turning without signaling. This is so common here, especially on the highway, that I keep an extra distance behind vehicles because I expect an unexpected lane change. 3) People not driving within the lines. The lines exist for a reason, and when you drive outside of them, especially on the highway, you can cause an accident. It's also frustrating because now I can't pass a car outside the lines as I don't want to risk getting into an accident myself. In most of your videos you mention how driving is a social activity, and I try to keep that mindset on the road. I'm certainly not the best driver, but I don't really have road rage, and don't get upset if people cut me off, jump the line, etc. It's not worth getting emotional and angry just to end up in an accident that can lead to paralysis or death. And tbh, if the people driving in NJ/NY were these truly amazing drivers, they'd be making money in NASCAR or Formula-1 instead of clowning on the road.
So from what I’ve was told you can still keep going 1 feet away or very close or pass the white line to keep going. but if your far away like 2 feet then you have to stop. they told me to just keep going or you’ll end up blocking the people from crossing the streets. It does make sense because at the exam they’ll take alot of points. If you pause at 6:11 that’s like 3 feet I think and a yellow light is a perfect example to slow and stop. So Rick I don’t know if my instructor is right or not but it does make sense about the examiner might not like when stop suddenly at yellow light in the middle of a crosswalk.
It's better to stop at a red light over the cross-walk and have pedestrians go around you, then it is to proceed into the intersection and risk a crash. That light was "dead red" and if you proceed into the intersection in those circumstances, you will fail the driver's test. Drop us a note if we can help further. Cheers Rick
Hi Mallory Atkinson - And you are most welcome. We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Does your guest teach at a school in the area you were in during the filming of this video? I live close by and searching for a school. Great video thanks!
*Hi Ari, I don't give behind-the-wheel lessons any more. I just teach the 5 Hour Pre- Licensing Course online now. Thanks for stopping by and good luck!* #BigMacSam
Ruki driving school they got two school is a good school ask for tj one the best instructor and also taneil both great instructors honestly always booked tho . Tell them Víctor recommend you 😅
Hi ZAHEED ELIAS - that is *_BRILLIANT_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate? See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
Hi Rick I’m from Newyork thanks I got my driving license thanks for your video it’s really help me out a lot thanks a million
Awesome!
Hi ZAHEED ELIAS - that is *_PEACHY_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎
PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate?
See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
Just passed my test ! Woohoo thanks Rick
Hi Dead - that is *_SUPER DUPER_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎
PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate?
See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
@@smartdrivetest drove around downtown ottawa ! For my first trip . I was very careful !
I'm from New Jersey, and the NYC instructor is right about NJ drivers going really fast on the highway. The highways I typically drive on have a 55MPH speed limit, but if you're not going ~75MPH, even in the slow lane, you'll get honked at...so you're forced to also blow the speed limit to keep with the flow of traffic - it was an adjustment I had to make. What I've noticed is commercial drivers (truck drivers, bus drivers, etc) always follow the speed limit, and I suppose they have to because of severe penalties, but almost everyone else pretty much does whatever.
Here are the things that tick me off the most about driving in NJ/NY:
1) Tailgating, this is dangerous on so many levels. If the person in front hits the brakes, the tailgater will cause an accident. I don't understand why tailgaters don't change lanes instead of taking a major risk like this.
2) Changing lanes/turning without signaling. This is so common here, especially on the highway, that I keep an extra distance behind vehicles because I expect an unexpected lane change.
3) People not driving within the lines. The lines exist for a reason, and when you drive outside of them, especially on the highway, you can cause an accident. It's also frustrating because now I can't pass a car outside the lines as I don't want to risk getting into an accident myself.
In most of your videos you mention how driving is a social activity, and I try to keep that mindset on the road. I'm certainly not the best driver, but I don't really have road rage, and don't get upset if people cut me off, jump the line, etc. It's not worth getting emotional and angry just to end up in an accident that can lead to paralysis or death.
And tbh, if the people driving in NJ/NY were these truly amazing drivers, they'd be making money in NASCAR or Formula-1 instead of clowning on the road.
So from what I’ve was told you can still keep going 1 feet away or very close or pass the white line to keep going. but if your far away like 2 feet then you have to stop. they told me to just keep going or you’ll end up blocking the people from crossing the streets. It does make sense because at the exam they’ll take alot of points. If you pause at 6:11 that’s like 3 feet I think and a yellow light is a perfect example to slow and stop. So Rick I don’t know if my instructor is right or not but it does make sense about the examiner might not like when stop suddenly at yellow light in the middle of a crosswalk.
It's better to stop at a red light over the cross-walk and have pedestrians go around you, then it is to proceed into the intersection and risk a crash. That light was "dead red" and if you proceed into the intersection in those circumstances, you will fail the driver's test. Drop us a note if we can help further. Cheers Rick
Knowledge is power and who teaches you is important! Good video, Thanks
Hi Great Deal Motors - you are most welcome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
Great video again this week!!!!
It is snowing here, today!!!!
No snow here yet. 😁
Hi Mallory Atkinson - And you are most welcome. We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest Thank You & You’re Welcome
@@BigMacSam It started snowing here yesterday
Does your guest teach at a school in the area you were in during the filming of this video? I live close by and searching for a school. Great video thanks!
*Hi Ari, I don't give behind-the-wheel lessons any more. I just teach the 5 Hour Pre- Licensing Course online now. Thanks for stopping by and good luck!* #BigMacSam
Ruki driving school they got two school is a good school ask for tj one the best instructor and also taneil both great instructors honestly always booked tho . Tell them Víctor recommend you 😅
Pickup trucks have power, I think the ability to do more with your vehicle sort of lends to driving more aggressively.
Love this video especially driving though New York with Sam. Does he have a channel just wondering.
Why yes, yes I do. Come on over. #BigMacSam
Thank you so much!
Hi Danny Rodriguez - you are most welcome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
Tip 0: Don't bother. It's just as fast to walk in many places due to all the traffic
Hi Rick thanks a million I got my driving license you video really help me out
Hi ZAHEED ELIAS - that is *_BRILLIANT_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎
PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate?
See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
The trucks and bus drivers like me are jerks because were treated like jerks down there
That’s unfortunate my friend. Drop us a note if you have further questions. All the best, Cheers Rick
Not just pick ups, add people that drive BMWs.
I actually find pick up drivers more courteous than small cars like Honda Civics (Virginia).
he failed again