Road Tests

Road Test Policies

See our Road Test Tips page below!

Please note - As of May 2nd, 2022, students must supply their own vehicle for the Road Exam.

Students can either go with a parent/sponsor in a personal vehicle that has an emergency brake or an electronic type E brake in the center console area accessible to the examiner, or with an instructor in a driving school vehicle. Students can schedule their own exams online once all of their requirements have been met and they have had their permit in good standing for 184 days.

Please confirm that you have signed up for a road test and not for a permit (Knowledge Test) or a Real ID appointment, and print out the receipt with location, date and time.

If you wish to schedule a School Sponsored Road Exam, please use the link below. Most School Sponsored Road exams will be Monday through Thursday between 9 am and 12 PM at the Leominster or Worcester RMV. The cost is $140 made payable to WRSD and mailed to the school; ATTN Driver Ed, or brought with you to your Exam. We will meet at the school by the Driver Ed cars (unless otherwise specified) one hour prior to your exam time. Bring your learners permit, a signed road exam application and eyeglasses or contacts if noted with a letter B restriction on your learners permit.

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Road Test Requirements

1. You are required to have completed 30 hours of classroom training, 40 hours of supervised driving, 12 hours behind the wheel with a certified driving instructor and 6 hours of observation.

2. You are also required to have a learner's permit in good standing for 184 days or six months before scheduling a road exam.

3. Face coverings are strongly recommended on all road exams

4. Once you have met all the requirements including your driving and observation, your records will be uploaded to the RMV system. The check payment process can take up to one week after you have completed all of your driver ed requirements. I will then send an email notifying you that this has been completed

5. Road test sponsors must be 21 years of age or older, have at least one year of driving experience, and be duly licensed by their state of residence.

6. Anyone returning from international destinations must quarantine for 10 days; anyone traveling from out of state is advised to quarantine for 10 days unless fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior or had a negative Covid test 72 hours prior to returning home. Instructors may cancel a scheduled lesson or road exam at their discretion if a student shows up sick or otherwise unable to drive.

7. If you would like additional information with how to apply, please view the Helpful Links section for a road test video and the road test application form.

Additional Driver's Ed Requirements

In order to sign up for a road test, the student must meet all of the following requirements:

1. Reached at least 16 and a half years of age

2. Parent class has been completed within 5 years of their first Driver's Ed class

3. 30 classroom hours in Driver's Ed

4. Passed a final written exam

5. 40 supervised driving hours. 12 hours with an instructor and 6 hours of observation

6. Held a valid learner's permit in good standing for six months or 184 days

7. Allow approximately 7 days for your records to be processed and uploaded to the RMV before booking a road test

Please note the RMV does not issue certificates or any other proof of completing Driver Ed to us. It is the insurance agents responsibility to check on Driver Ed status in their system. Also you are no longer insured on our auto policy or your parents once you pass your road exam and must then be added on or take out your own coverage.

Road Test Tips for New Drivers

• Wear your glasses/contacts if there is a B on your permit

• Bring your learners permit and a signed road test application with you

• Arrive a few minutes early, Take a deep breath and show you are confident, think about what you are doing at each step

• Know your hand signals

• Know your vehicles controls

• Use your seat belt properly

• Make sure your examiner/sponsor wears their seat belts

• Take off your E brake before leaving – If you hear the E brake alarm ringing, stop and take off the E brake. Don’t continue driving until it is off!

• Select the proper gear Reverse for backing out of a space, and drive for driving forward, Park is for parking

• Turn on your wipers and lights if it’s raining

• Make safe driving decisions, avoid cutting off traffic, wait for a safe gap in traffic to proceed

• Make full stops at stop signs - at least 3 seconds

• Stay in your lane

• Don't cross over solid lines, yellow or white or attempt to pass a stopped vehicle by crossing into the shoulder

• Yield to traffic on left turns and also on a solid green light or a flashing yellow arrow when making a left turn

• Look back when backing, don’t proceed if cars or pedestrians are moving behind you from either direction

• Stop for school buses with red lights flashing/stop sign arm extended

• Yield to traffic in rotaries, scan, yield, continue scanning for traffic entering the rotary as you proceed through

• Don't hit or drive over curbs

• Make safe, smooth squared off turns – stay in your lane if multiple turn lanes

• Avoid stopping needlessly in traffic or intersections

• Know how to secure the vehicle, make a 3-point turn without hitting the curb and parallel park behind any size vehicle

• Stop at the stop line or stop sign; Don't block crosswalks

• Be aware of your surroundings at all times

• Adjust your speed according to weather, traffic and road conditions

• Leave a safe following distance at all times

• Don't cut off traffic when turning onto a main road - make sure there is a safe gap before going

• Signal and look over your shoulder whenever you move into traffic, change lanes etc.

• Stop for pedestrians if they step off the curb even in parking lots

• Signal, pull over and stop for emergency vehicles - signal and look before going back into traffic

• Follow speed limits

• 20 mph in school zones

• Stop for school buses with flashing lights or stop arm extended

• Signal and pull to the right for moving emergency vehicles with lights/sirens on – signal, look and use caution when returning to traffic

• Don't park in a handicapped space when you return to the RMV

• You should be able to pull over to the right side and back up in a straight line about 50 feet, secure the vehicle properly, do a three point turn and a parallel park behind any size vehicle

Three step parallel park –

1. Signal and pull up next to the vehicle you wish to park behind – If you are parking next to a trailer, line up your rear bumper with the back of the trailer or even a little further back then proceed as normal

2. If the car you are parking next to is parked facing the opposite direction use the front door handle of the parked car to line your mirror up with

3. Make sure the space is at least 1.5 times the length of your car, and that there are no pedestrians or other hazards

4. Keep about 1.5 to 2 feet of space between the two cars

5. Line up mirror to mirror or mirror to door handle and also use rear bumper to rear bumper

6. Turn the wheel all the way left and roll back into place, turn the wheel to the right 360 degrees

7. Roll back until your right mirror overlaps the left rear taillight of the parked car or until you have a 45 degree angle

8. Straighten your wheels and roll back until your right mirror overlaps the license plate of the parked car

   • If parking next to any type of large van, truck or trailer which they sometimes use, it might be easiest to line up your rear bumper to the vehicles read bumper or even go just a bit further back than that to start in order to make sure you clear the vehicle before turning the wheel the opposite way and into the space.

9. Secure the vehicle

10. Remember to secure the car properly, Uphill with a curb turn to the left/downhill or level turn to the right, pull up parking brake, car in park

• Make safe driving decisions, follow posted speed limits, and know your vehicles controls; wipers, headlights, defrosters etc.

• Speed limit is 25 on Research Drive (a bit slower in rain/fog etc.) and 45 on route 12 or 40 depending where you are, watch for posted speed limit signs

• If making a left turn at the light on route 12 be careful as there are two lanes of oncoming traffic and sometimes it’s hard to see both lanes. Make sure both lanes are clear before turning left.

• Speed limit on Research Drive in Leominster is 25 mph, on route 12 it is 45 mph – Driving a few miles per hour under is OK even slower if it is raining/snowing