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PROGRESS :'Appropriate speed' on TEST form

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Ok...So on my test i got 3 serious, which i don't believe any of them were serious but anyway.

One of them was Progress : 'Appropriate speed'..

However i KNOW i was going at the correct -not too high or too low- almost the exact speed limit throughout.

So how did she give me a serious for this ?? And i don't even know what it menas ??

Anyone help ??

Reply 1

Jonno_

5

how come you didn't ask her at the end what all the seriouses were. In fact they should ask you if you want them to explain it.

Reply 2

Business Man

It means basically you were either going above or below the speed limit depending on which ever road you were on. They should have given a minor, but if you persisted to go over or below the speed limit, then it becomes a major. What were your other majors on?

Reply 3

PhilMc

16

Well we're not going to know, but that means you were going either too slow or fast for a prolonged period of time.

Reply 4

leeb12345

Just guessing but could it mean that you were doing the speed limit but it was too fast for the conditions e.g. busy place, parked cars etc.

Reply 5

Louise88

It's only classes as serious/dangerous if you are going too slow, or too fast for a long period of time, and show no signs of altering your speed. Like someone has already said, it's possible to go 30 in a 30 zone, but fail because you passed a parked car too quickly, or too closely.

Nobody knows what went on during your test, if you have any questions about your test then you should ask them at the time, because only you and the examiner know what went on during those 40 minutes.

Reply 6

TRB

Yeah, like prehaps the other posters have said maybe whilst being within the limits the conditions were such that you drove too fast,

i.e cars either side should of gone down to 20mph or prehaps you cornered too fast.

Reply 7

mountainmetman

14

I think the last two posters have probably hit it, but to expand a bit more, as I've put in the advanced thread, legal limit may not be the safe limit. Parked cars can be one reason to slow down but so can schools, generally busy areas or poor visibility.
When it comes down to it though, I've NEVER heard of anyone on an L test being seriously faulted for this, I could see it if you missed a speed limit change or if it was icy/really wet but making progress at the appropriate speed seems really harsh on an L test.
Best would be to talk it through with your instructor.

Reply 8

kookabura

13

Just to pretty much reiterate what other people have said....

you got 3 serious errors, even if 1 of them was a bit iffy, chances of none of the 3 being deserved are pretty slim tbh. You should have been offered a 'debrief' of your test result at the end (with your instructor as well if you wanted) which would have meant you understand where you went wrong. It is worth bearing that in mind if you fail another test at all, as it is def better to know why you failed.

Appropriate speed, means just that, a speed appropriate to the conditions and circumstances. The speed limit is only the max, not what you have to do. You say you drove almost at the exact speed throughout, chances are then that you were doing the speed limit somewhere where you should have slowed down (bad corner, parked cars, a lot of people in a shopping area etc, bad weather - lots of things!). You need to alter your speed to fit the conditions, so time you may be ok doing 40 in a 40 zone, then even an hour later you may not be ok doing 40 as there is now a parked car on a bend there etc.

You need to look at what your other serious errors were for as well, and see what you need to improve on before retaking your test.

Reply 9

ChrisA86

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just because the speed limit is 30 doesnt mean it's safe to stay at a constant 30.. as said it's about the conditions around there..

you probably should have queried these all?

admittedly my instructor was surprised i passed first time as i was his worst speeder.. probably still am now.. but nevermind :wink:

Reply 10

abc101

17

The examiner really should have explained what that meant, but most of them seem to be miserable sods and don't care! The one I had insulted me and my driving before getting out of the car and passing me the sheet as he got out, he didn't even give me the chance to ask for a debriefing but after the way he'd insulted me I was almost in tears and in no fit state to ask for one anyway!

Sounds like what everyone else has said, eg. going 30 in a 30 zone but through a reduced gap or something when you should have dropped to 20. Did you do this at any point? To be fair though, I can't imagine you wouldn't have slowed down when you passed parked cars, because it's a pretty elementary thing to do, unless it was nerves. Probably best to see what your instructor thinks about it.

Reply 11

NickNack

1

if passing parked cars causes the road to significantly narrow (ie you come v close/over the centre line) then you should slow down to ~25 - even if its not what u would normally do, remember its a test! Its not about sticking to the speed limit, its about taking each situation as it comes - residential areas with parked cars or narrow roads means going slower, even if there are no other cars.

Reply 12

Vb84

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Original post

by choclateeclaire

Ok...So on my test i got 3 serious, which i don't believe any of them were serious but anyway.

One of them was Progress : 'Appropriate speed'..

However i KNOW i was going at the correct -not too high or too low- almost the exact speed limit throughout.

So how did she give me a serious for this ?? And i don't even know what it menas ??

Anyone help ??

Appropriate speed progress marked as additional serious if you have other serious faults, however.m, if there is no serious faults then u will not get the specific fault as serious.

PROGRESS :'Appropriate speed' on TEST form

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