Hey! I'm Swiss and I've got a drivers licence from Switzerland. Before you mentioned the 2nd reason and when I've only seen the footage I was already thinking, why you're driving in the middle. I've drove with many friends in Switzerland. And besides one friend, all other friends would drive in the right side. Regardless if someone is there or not. Unless you're racing the car (which of course isn't legal). 3rd point: i practiced the Notbremse once or twice during the lessons. The reason you only practice it a few times is that it kind of hurts. The Notbremse (emergency break) has to be as strong as possible. You're supposed to fly through the windshield if you didn't have your seat belt on. That's how hard you need to break.

I believe that using more weight/pressure for emergency braking is to activate the ABS system and have more efficient braking. If you use the brake with lightweight/pressure, the car will take longer to stop, and it will be less efficient. In emergency braking, it is recommended to use all possible force on the brake pedal. I performed practical preventive driving exams in Brazil with racing drivers, and this was a very strong recommendation.

I agree with the second reason, because it's a driving test you have to perform by the book. Like he said assume there are cars on the road at all times and after you pass the test you can middle the road as long as there is no cars coming.

In secondary raod, if the car is coming from your the left it does not have right of way, if the car is coming from your right, then it has right of way.

Recently moved to Switzerland, not looking forward to the driving exam moment as I have never driven. 😣.

That's right even if your driving into a parking lot you suppose to drive on your side even if nothing not coming. but for the yielding a yield sign should be there so you know to yield to oncoming traffic.

Thank you so much for sharing this.

Thank you so much for doing this video and for sharing your experiences with us. I am currently living in Switzerland and I attended some classes for my driver's license exam. Unfortunately, the rules are a bit different in Switzerland as you mentioned. However, you examiner was correct accourding to the swiss rules. I know this because my teacher told me about them. I am writing this here so as to help others. And again thank you so much for sharing.

The issue with Nr 2 is that if it would be not necessary to ride on the very right, people will ride the middle of the street even when it's unsafe (before or in curves, before slopes...) If you drive in the middle there, you might not have a chance to react in time, and just imagine if the oncoming car does the same. It is just a law, but I (Swiss driver) also would drive like you on an open road where it's safe. But it's always better to stick to the right side. And for Nr 3 it is possible that after 27 years of driving (especially in different countries) you just have formed a lot of habits, that everybody would do after that time but those differ from the written law. So for the exam it's best to forget how you would drive in normal life and just stick to the rules. Obviously this makes sense for new drivers to first learn exactly the safe and right way, so that they can build their normal driving habits on that. For an older/experienced driver this is of course hard because he/she has already gone through that process and then it's hard to go back to go by the book

I remember my first road test. My instructor told me that when I am parking I should touch the curb when I reverse and when I feel the curb I should then turn the wheel all the way to the right or left go forward and there I have a perfect park so I did as we practice and I failed my first road test. But I passed the second so I have confidence that you will pass the second one.

Thank you- honestly I observe so well and I know every road in Zurich so I would know how to do everything but the horrible paper test is getting on my nerves

The braking test is actually a legit point, my sister just recently had a car accident while she was driving my car, she ended up rear-ending someone likely because A: she drove to close and B: she probably didn't brake hard enough, so the car was totaled. When trying to avoid a collision, every kilo of pressure on the brakes count and could prevent a needless accident. That being said, Swiss driving tests, theoretical and practical take a few tries for pretty much everyone. Only very few pass either test on the first or second try.

Riding the banking instead of shifting to the left [ cars driving in opposite directions] again it depends on how near on,, or close to the right side banking- SAFETY IS THE KEY TO DRIVING IN ANY COUNTRY. Road examiners have different opinion,, experiences, and ideas. The amount of experience suggest 'SaFe driver". In this instance; may be better to go exactly by the book- apply your own experience for safe driving techniques Steagedy > [ avoiding an accident is paramount.

5:50 I’m surprised! Honestly where u drove I expected the others to wait. It’s logic. But here people do whatever and push and speed and we honestly don’t know what’s right or wrong anymore. The amount of times I wait to cross and I’m almost ran over for them speeding. - I still can’t believe it but I’m sure they would have mentioned it at the practice driving or didn’t they? / and for the emergency stop, my instructor better hold on😂

Anyone realized the pens

the first point you presented it wrong way, because according to your video, you have the priority, if you are in the opposite side, the priority for the right side not for you.

In switzerland, many accidents could have been avoided by doing an actual emergency stop (thats a fact). So I'd say its a understandable reason whyt u failed the test.

Hi Ian. similar expeirence here. I've had my first license in 1992 and failed the driving exam in Zurich. the three points you mentioned are indeed part of the usual driving exam here. I do agree though that subjectivity is a big part of the process. I've heard of people doing "atrocities" on their exam but the examiner still passed them. I on the other hand did not do a single "fatal" mistake but still I failed. I think it gets a lot of getting used to until you are fully able to master driving vy Swiss rules and thus can have a near perfect exam that takes a lot of the subjectivity out of the process. I just hope this happens before I go bankrupt because of the expensive lessons :D

That's good one will keep from speeding on the main roads .

Ian could please tell us some secret behind this beautiful pens On your table 🖊 😊

Great video bro I needed to ask you that how many driving lessons in need I have been driving in my home country I have experience so in order to pass the practical test how many driving lessons would be enough??

Hi Ian ! Please how can i contact you personally?

I failed my switzerland test yesterday after driving in uganda for 5 years. It feels terrible and breaks me down

6:00 what makes you decide which road is secondary or primary? I guess signs, and in this case you have clear signs painted on the road, marking which paths are without collision course. Plus you are playing wrongly the video, in fact you were approaching from the direction the car with the camera is going towards, and yes in all countries in Europe, if you have such signs on the road or priority to the right intersection case, it works exactly like in Switzerland

The same thing happened to me can I appeal

emergency stops [ complex if your placing pressure( is a variable caus all will have a different idea of amount of pressure] INSTANTLY on the brakes car is inclined to skid, rear car swerve] number 1. This is a biased option of road examiner.(judgment,]

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Listent, just do everything exactly as the book says, no matter if there is logic behind it or not... (only at the test lol) after that it doesn t matter how u drive aslong as u drive safe lol. But the full stop one is kinda pathetic, that one is just as the mood of the examinar sometimes like that and sometimes like this. Sometimes they just try to find things as an excuse to not let u pass... A girl that used to take lessons at the same time as I did passed the exam even though she busted a red light lol! I passed mine at the first time aswell 3 weeks ago on my first try in lucerne (one of the more strict ones) didn't think I d ever manage to pass it and I m 23 btw haha

Thank you for the video! I was freaked out by the stories of people failing the driving test. I have been driving for around 16 years, but after your video and other comments I was nervious. I took a driving class to get some prefesional advice about my driving skills, to be more confident for the test. After a 1.5 hour driving with the teacher (200 CHF) and just some minors observations, the guy told me I had to take at least 8 leasons to be ready for the test (1000 CHF)!!!!! and tried to scared me of how long is the process for getting the licence if I would fail. I got so mad, he just wanted to rob me! I got so frustatrated and mad, that people try to make money in not honest way no matter the country, I thought before Switzerland was different.... any way I didnt took more clases, I used the obervacions that the teacher said, before trying to rob me, which was bassicaly to turn my head like in the exorcist movie to check blind spots. I did a similar circuit as the one you did for around 50 minutes, and I passed the test. I apreacite you took the time to put this video together, because it was helpfull to me, and maybe to others aswell. Cheers!

I don't understand this first point. Are you driving on a secondary or main road here? It looks like you are on a residential secondary road (as in the one we see you driving on going straight ahead)? So if the other person is coming from your left, would, you not have priority then since you are on their right?

U.K. Driving test is complicated. All the the answer can be correct.

Is they a highway code book or booklet that one can buy and read before taking this test???'...

Failed yesterday, he told me to continue on the main road, it was not clear what the main road was cause I didn't see the sign.

Your driving was great, honestly Swiss driving rules and sign is more valuable to them than the driving skills itself because I am also about to take my driving test too here in Switzerland and I am feeling like I don't know how to drive again because of their signs on the road and their rules, it is really hard here in Switzerland

I failed on my control test this morning, i freak out when the controller shouted at me during merging in the autobahn while i was a lil early to change lane and was looking at the blind spot. I panicked , he shouldnt raise his voice. Then he failed me. 🥺😭 worst day ever!

As a swiss, I also agree with this rule within the test because its the same rule for a 50 kg girl as a 100kg boy. HIT IT HARD. No advantage to be a big guy just be sure and pretend to know what to do

As you said driving instructors are human too so probably if it was a different instructors you would have passed

Okokokokok hold up a second.... 30 to 40 minutes? It took me less than 15 minutes to pass mine?

I drove at 100 km /h in autobahn where I am supposed to drive at 120 km/h and I failed.

I agree in the first and third but the second fault ,would advise you to take his advise just to pass the exam in front of his face .but to tell you the truth its a big lie you were right .you need just to slow down an could even go slide above the grasses ecpecially it its a wide car .crazy to risk your insurance haha

Lol some test is not Realty you got to assume eg I did a cdl driving test they take me on a road with no sign then ask me what's the seed limit

You should stay completely to the right whether or not there is another vehicle oncoming. That's anywhere. I'm in TX and I've driven in NY as well as London. Stating what applies/doesn't apply in another country is not acceptable excuse. Studying Swiss driving rules prior to the test is the only thing that applies in this case. A quick read would have avoided the three errors mentioned. Not yielding is reason for failure in itself. Try again, you should be fine next time if those were your only flaws. Marjorie

Him want you to kill yourSelf 😂 😂😂😭😭😭😭that is madness

Swiss Driving licence here. All three are mistakes, according to swiss driving law. Basically no one (not even the police would pull you over for the last two.) BUT for the driving instructors thats law. The brakeing thing has to do with the fact that most people in accidents did not break hard enough. Accidents could be prevented. That's why you learn to hammer the brakes with all your force. They want to see that in the exam. And you should in an emergancy, not hesitate to throw yourself no the brakes.

If you cant do an emergency brake, you shouldnt have the drivers license

When I failed test first time I felt so stupid , Funny enough I'm truck driver now

Better luck next time

you are right , they have no respect at all and so rupid they treat you like a solder and commander.

Ha ha ha he really is right you failed at all those points.

The firs one . spot on so he's right .sorry bro

Sorry yor hapen not thre right Color also in Switzerland. Im kan only atwise macke two or dre houers testtrofe with Expirentzet Person May Licens Switzerlan 1966-Car ,Bicke Test 2 taime 3axes 28to 69 one taime

Sounds like you were just crying because you didn't drive well enough or made enough mistakes to warrant a failing grade, really doesn't matter how old you are or how long you have been driving!!!

He was probably jealous of your driving skills. He probably wanted a bribe. Next time you'll ace the test.

Hello, interesting what you say in the video. But; Driving abroad for years, even without accidents, is not enough! The roads with equal rights were already clear, whether this is only the case in Switzerland or not. It doesn't matter, it is the case in the local road traffic law, you have to respect that or you have no right to drive a vehicle. Furthermore, there are rules on mountain roads that you probably did not know, but are essential. The same applies to the right-hand drive, it does not matter whether there is traffic or not. And the emergency braking, at least if you have your foot on the pedal as shown in the photo, would also fail with me, because you can't build up enough pressure immediately. In my opinion, failing is not so arbitrary, it is entirely justified.

Know you're educated,first question,did you read the drivers manual for Switzerland? If you did you would not have failed.🤣🤣🤣🤣