TP test circuit pics

[ah.heng]

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different routes for different classes. cars use a seperate circuit.

class 2 auto, class 2a/b auto, foreign license holder class 2a/b auto

class 2 manual, class 2a/b manual, foreign license class 2 manual

 

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you start and end here. 1 bike at a time, max 3 bikes if long queue.

 

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as usual.

 

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S. no figure 8 here.

[ah.heng]

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the cones behind, that is the e-brake section. you begin braking once past the 1st cone. you are expected to stop before the last cone.

 

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[ah.heng]

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the fun part.

 

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IT'S NOT MADE OF METAL!!!!

 

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more space, more confidence.

 

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bigger.

[ah.heng]

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the ride. notice the speaker above the master brake cylinder, used to give instructions/advice.

 

difference between here and singapore.

continuous - no need to stop before entering or exiting any of the courses.

blind spots - not as anal.

course routes - you don't fail even if you make a wrong turn, if you can't remember the route, stop by the road side and lift up your hand, they will tell you what to do. that's what the speaker is for.

1 rider at a time - no cluster**** of 40 bikes and 20 cars in a tiny circuit.

 

plank = >10s.

bump = >5s.

slalom = clear in 7s.

e-brake = 30km for 400cc and below, 40km for 401cc and above.

 

2C = 50cc and below. no practical test required.

2B = 51cc - 200cc.

2A = 201cc - 400cc.

2 = 401cc and above.

 

seperate license for auto and manual.

 

unlike singapore, it is easier to pass 2B than it is to pass 2A and 2. that means most people do not have 2. that means big bike riders are literally respected.

[DaN zI]

i catch no ball wat meaning ? jap test road?

[PinKcHicK]

their plank not made of metal sia. RESPECT.

[raidknight]

their plank not made of metal sia. RESPECT.

 

metal meh?? looks like cement to me leh....

[GuiNNeSS]

already say ITS NOT MADE OF METAL wat

[saboon]

more difficult if not made of metal??

[DaN zI]

not metal harder to balanced ma

[innards]

what crap. metal easier to balance? ur tyres told u ah?

 

anyway the circuit looks exactly like BBDC's.

[quark]

nice info about other country Tp ciruit. Pretty cool more man , more upgrade than us.. thanks for the info.

[guanjie]

what crap. metal easier to balance? ur tyres told u ah?

 

anyway the circuit looks exactly like BBDC's.

 

muhahahahah.. this one funny..

i wonder also..

why the RESPECT?

[compfused]

Think metal is even harder to balance when wet..Ever had the rear tyre spin while throttlin/movin when the plank (metal) is wet? Fun experience..

[innards]

Think metal is even harder to balance when wet..Ever had the rear tyre spin while throttlin/movin when the plank (metal) is wet? Fun experience..

 

if u r moving so fast or throttling so much that the rear tyre spins, u have already failed the narrow plank course. Doesn't matter if the plank is metal, wood, concrete.

 

Metal, wood or concrete surfaces are all slippery when wet if u travel at speed.

[Me_No_Money]

if u r moving so fast or throttling so much that the rear tyre spins, u have already failed the narrow plank course. Doesn't matter if the plank is metal, wood, concrete.

 

Metal, wood or concrete surfaces are all slippery when wet if u travel at speed.

 

but metal provides e least friction among these 3 material.

[compfused]

if u r moving so fast or throttling so much that the rear tyre spins, u have already failed the narrow plank course. Doesn't matter if the plank is metal, wood, concrete.

 

Metal, wood or concrete surfaces are all slippery when wet if u travel at speed.

Oh I'm sorry..Unlike you I'm inexperienced and therefore still gettin used to the bitin point of the many bikes available at the drivin centre hence why the extra throttle so as to prevent the engine from stallin..So at times I throttle a bit too much to just move off..Please pardon my noobness..

[rAjOaNa]

y is it not easy to pass 2A n 2 over there?

[redbeacon]

Interesting.

 

You were right about the "all vehicles crammed into mini-circuit" training centres of SG. I didn't like the way they designed the centre.

 

(Maybe it's because sillypore wants us motorists to get conditioned to the cramp stop-go road conditions of our country, as well as the many-traffic lights that we would encounter almost always freqently)

[sikonesis]

i really like the idea of having only 1 rider on the course. makes learning a much

less stressful experience, while removing the need to queue up for the different

sections and wasting time (and $$$).

 

but i guess applying this locally will only mean longer waiting times between

lessons due to the driving centres accomodating less learners each session.

[Refugee]

learning time cramp is okie... test time still cramp... waste time and money...

 

forming up incorrectly is one big killer of bike TP...

[ah_tee]

i think the reason for the respect is it looks like sand

[nhyone]

1 rider at a time - no cluster**** of 40 bikes and 20 cars in a tiny circuit.

I find having some resemblance of real traffic quite useful: checking blind spot, signalling, following traffic rules, and interacting with other road users, that's part and parcel of city driving/riding.

 

unlike singapore, it is easier to pass 2B than it is to pass 2A and 2. that means most people do not have 2. that means big bike riders are literally respected.

What makes it harder to pass 2A/2?

[ah.heng]

stricter enforcement of standards.

 

like how 2B riders are more strictly tested in SG, over here class 2 riders are scrutinised down to every detail.

- the way you mount your bike

- riding posture

- position of hands

- how you negotiate turns and bends (got to stick close to the kerb, no 'racing line')

 

just recall how you got penalised for every single mistake during your 2B tests and superimpose that on the system here.

[Echo]

Yes, I think Singapore standards in driving test are very strict and ex. I got a korean friend, and when she told me how easy and cheap to get a class 3 in korea, i was like duh.. It seems teaching driving business is lucrative in singapore..