During training in a driving school, the obligatory exercises for delivery are a snake, an overpass, parallel parking or parking in a box. During the execution of the snake, you will have to drive along the autodrome among the racks arranged in a certain order both at the internal exam of the driving school and during the final exam at the traffic police.
The snake is the next exercise after the flyover, which is explained by the instructor during training at the driving school site. Despite the seeming ease of execution, knocked down stands and hitting the stop line are a common occurrence during training and passing the exam.
The key to a successful exercise
In order to pass the "snake", it is necessary to drive along the autodrome at a minimum speed and use the correct taxiing method. In addition, it is worth remembering that the rear axle of the car, due to its design feature, is shifted to the center of rotation. Knowledge will be useful not only during the examination exercises, but also in real life.
How to properly perform a snake
There are a sufficient number of videos on the Internet that demonstrate the correct execution of the exercise. To surrender the snake, you need to drive through 4 sections of a rectangular platform, bypassing the racks along a trajectory that resembles the movement of a crawling snake. The length of each such section is one and a half the length of the car, the width of the section is equal to the width of the car.
Before the start of the exercise, the dealer drives up to the stop line and stops. In this case, the car must be placed on the handbrake, the next action is performed only after the command of the examiner.
If the student does not stop in front of the stop line or continues to move without the command of the examiner, the exercise is considered not completed. In addition, penalty points will be awarded.
During the start of the movement - the steering wheel is straight, the travel speed is regulated by the clutch pedal. It is worth remembering that a clutch pushed into the floor slows the vehicle down. If you start to lift it, the car will accelerate.
As soon as the middle of the left car door is at the level of the first pillar, the steering wheel must be turned to the left two turns. In the position when the front corner of the car reaches the pillar to be bypassed, the steering wheel turns to the right. Further steps are identical to those described. As soon as the car goes around the last rack, it is necessary to roll to the stop line on straight wheels, stop, and put the car on the handbrake. The exercise is complete.
Each exam, both internal and in the traffic police, implies one attempt to retake the exam. If the snake is executed with penalty points, there is an opportunity to try your hand again.
Possible penalty points
Penalty points during the exercise can be awarded for crossing the stop line, knocked down stances, engine stalling while driving, not engaged in neutral after stopping, not using the parking brake before and at the end of the exercise.
