How To Get On Parkway With Short On Ramp

[@realAnnB]

Short on ramps make me so nervous especially when there is traffic going at high rates of speed. Hard to find a gap. Love the city driving instruction. Thank you. Great job.

[@smartdrivetest]

You and me both! You have to put your foot on the throttle and put it right to the floor. Accelerate, accelerate!! Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. Cheers Rick

[@alijaffery7735]

For those, it is best to be patient and wait till there is a safe gap in traffic and then hit max throttle and make sure you are up to highway speed before you make the lane change. Ignore the drivers behind you on the on ramp who are honking and getting impatient. Those are the people likely to cause accidents by merging in when there is traffic.

[@sens1fan]

I recently took a trip out to Nova Scotia from Ontario. And it was mind numbing how many people would break on the active lane of the 100km/h highway to let cars coming on from short ramps (because they did not get their speed up enough). I was very relieved to have a dual dash cam.

[@smartdrivetest]

That is crazy!! And they think they’re being helpful, when in fact what they’re doing is incredibly dangerous. If more drivers simply focused on their own driving, and be more predictable, crashes would be reduced. All the best, Cheers Rick

[@Aandre.]

It’s really cool seeing you drive on the hutch. I used to use that everyday with my commute with my last job lol

[@smartdrivetest]

It was a lot of fun working with my friend Sam . And it was great being in New York. I’d never driven on the parkways before. It was a terrific experience my friend. How far did you drive on the Hutch ever day? All the best, Cheers Rick

[@nishadhjayasinghe5376]

Thank you so much I followed your videos and i did lessons with right choice bc driving school and my first attempt I passed for the class 5 . Some of vedios lessons was five years back thank you

[@smartdrivetest]

Hi Nishadh Jayasinghe - that is *_AWESOME_* 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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGLLc31qbtiLY9U

[@SunMoonStarsTarot]

This is my old block !! I use to live 5 mins from here. I live in South Carolina now.

[@smartdrivetest]

How do you like living in The Palmetto State my friend, as opposed to the CITY? All the very best, Cheers Rick

[@evanbechtel5902]

7:33 I have a question regarding this-I was recently driving on a road in Michigan, neither a stop Sign nor a yield sign was present, but the car still has to merge onto a one lane highway (the center concrete median in that scenario is directly to the left of the lane that you are currently in. I have a few questions): 1. If there is a long line of through traffic in the lane that you are in, should the merging cars come to a stop (even though there is no yield sign)? 2. Is this common where such a yield sign in missing? 3. Who do I contact to suggest including a yield sign (I have been a merging car and had to come to a stop multiple times-only to have the cars behind me honk frantically)?

[@DreStock]

Good to see you driving here in New York . Been watching your channel

[@smartdrivetest]

Hi Dre Dre - glad to help my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick

[@johnwick-ii6il]

Drive on the parkway, then park on the driveway.

[@smartdrivetest]

Just one of the many ironies in life. All the best, Cheers Rick

[@goodfay]

Thank you guys!

[@smartdrivetest]

Hi C S - you are most welcome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick

[@McToaster1]

It took me this long to find out you have a twitter and an instagram 😅. Thanks for the NYC videos, I really appreciate them. Driving in the city always makes me nervous.

[@smartdrivetest]

Hi jan jaman - 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

[@livinggmyblindlife432]

Another great video this week

[@smartdrivetest]

Hi Mallory Atkinson - you are most welcome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick

[@livinggmyblindlife432]

@@smartdrivetest Thank you & you are welcome

[@jaysmith1408]

Stay back a bit so you have more run up space, I can’t stand those in front of me creeping up to the end of the ramp and waiting for an opening. Get the lead out and floor it.

[@smartdrivetest]

Excellent technique for getting up to speed on a short ramp. Cheers Rick

[@karlaflores245]

I’m taking my test in 3 months😳 I’m in NJ. Do you have an online course I can pay for ?

[@orchidsrosesg_disone4431]

The instructor is learning himself!

[@sailur]

Do you have a video about how to stay centered in your lane?? Bc being told to use the white line on your right as a guide isn’t helping at all

[@smartdrivetest]

See this video my friend: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqjOioOBr72hiNU All the best, Cheers Rick

[@shayeblanchard2896]

I took my class 7 road test yesterday and failed. I was sitting in the intersection at a green light waiting to turn left. Before there was a clear spot to go the light turned yellow so I started to turn because the other cars coming onwards were stopping. Mid turn the light went red. He claims that I was stopped behind the crosswalk and then turned left on a red light, but this is untrue I was in the intersection and would’ve been unsafe to stay there so I turned. This is how I failed any opinions? Just to not my examiner did not make me feel comfortable at all even though I told him I was nervous, he didn’t say hi or try to talk to me one bit. At the end he told me I failed and walked away.

[@smartdrivetest]

Hi Shaye Blanchard - Thank you for your for letting us know. Sorry to hear about your unsuccessful attempt. We're confident that you'll get your license on the next attempt. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick PS - see this vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYi1hIF4Zs6cq7M PPS - you'll most likely have a different examiner on the next attempt.

[@geepeezee5030]

Not the examiner's job to be your friend. Rather to determine if you're a competent driver and worthy of issuing a license to. Relax, listen carefully to directions (ask questions if something is unclear) and you'll be fine.

[@EpicThe112]

If you have a learner's permit from New York State you cannot use the parkway system yet neighboring New Jersey allows a learner's permit to drive onto the Garden state parkway. For a New Jersey permit driving in New York State they need to know that Parkways in New York state prohbit learner drivers. New York State permit driver in New Jersey they can actually drive on Palisade and Garden State Parkways once they reach New York State boundary they can't. In addition to restrictions that prohibit them from driving State Bridge Authority MTA Bridges and tunnels. NJ MVC doesn't have those roadway restrictions that NYS DMV has. NJ Garden state parkway rule is no trucks north of Eatontown exit 105 but south of exit 105 trucks allowed. For New Jersey exit numbers are mileage-based exceptions are I-95 & I-78 NJ Turnpike system Interstate and 676 Camden. Outside of New York City right turn on red is permitted unless there is a sign that prohibits that.

[@smartdrivetest]

Thank you for that incredibly detailed information for both learner drivers and truck drivers. It can be a bit challenging to drive in NY & NJ. All the best, Cheers Rick

[@geepeezee5030]

What a commie state. Is there an actual justification for this restriction?

[@EpicThe112]

@@geepeezee5030 which one are you talkin about the parkway restriction in New York State or the one in New Jersey? For New York State it would have to do with the learner driver inability to get up to highway speed from a short acceleration Lane

[@ThePissedOffPig]

Because the GS parkway in NJ is actually built like it's supposed to be with proper on ramps.

[@EpicThe112]

@ThePissedOffPig thank you for telling me about that at least NJ MVC learner drivers can use it. Once they get to New York State they must know of the no learners on Parkways statewide and no Learner drivers on MTA Bridges and tunnels followed by the 9:00 p.m. curfew.

[@alfonsot9017]

3:06 Co-Op City the Bronx 🗽🙌🙌🙌

[@lisabradley7668]

So what do you do with a yeld sign do i slow down and prepare to stop of course only if i have to i mean that is what yeld means but then you run the risk of geting rear ended

[@smartdrivetest]

The yield sign is just to remind you that the onus of responsibility for merging is on the merging driver. So no, get your foot into it and get er' going. Get it up to speed and get it going my friend. Drop us a note if you have further questions. Cheers Rick

[@cthulhu_original]

If you ever get into an accident be sure to use this guys advice to you in your lawsuit. 😂

[@phoeNYkx]

There's a video on KZbin where a guy does exactly this and slams into a truck. Slow down, roll, observe, yield and accelerate. Slamming the gas pedal is not the default option.

[@smartdrivetest]

Onus of responsibility is on the merging driver….which means find an adequate gap in traffic first, THEN get it going!! Cheers Rick

[@jaysmith1408]

Stay back a bit so you have more run up space, I can’t stand those in front of me creeping up to the end of the ramp and waiting for an opening. Get the lead out and floor it. Grab them gears driver.

[@smartdrivetest]

You are so right my friend….so right! All the best, Cheers Rick

[@Someone-tx9kk]

I thought you were supposed to stay all the way in the right lane unless you were passing? I thought it was wrong to coast in the middle lane.

[@smartdrivetest]

If there's 3 lanes my friend, the middle lane is the best lane. The vehicles in the right lane are getting off and on the highway. The vehicles in the left lane are passing. All the best, Cheers Rick

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

I didn’t see a short ramp. A lot of this wouldn’t work where I live

[@makotohanazawa6560]

stop sign on on-ramp is ridiculous

[@smartdrivetest]

I couldn’t agree more my friend… couldn’t agree more. All the best, Cheers Rick

[@LifeFilms15]

True but some of those ramps are so bad and if there’s no where to go some people will still force themselves in. The areas rather put stop signs up and have people j blow it then a yield sign and someone not yield

[@Rombizio]

So...you drive on the parkway and park on the driveway. English.......