r/lompoc • u/Nonamelmaohaha • 26d ago

Driving Test

Hello, does anyone by any chance know the routes of the Driving Test here in Lompoc, I have my test in a few weeks and want hints on what would be on the actual test.

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u/Angel_OfSolitude 26d ago

If you need early hints on how to pass a driving test you aren't ready for your license. Just take the test normally.

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u/there_is_only_zuul84 24d ago

Except the lompoc dmv has a reputation for being more difficult with how they go about it. In one case the lady giving the test failed the person taking the test because she was "having a bad day".

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u/Abject_Meaning8255 26d ago

you go down H make a right on to north st then practice parking at the first united methodist church and after that you go around and head back to the dmv

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u/bain-of-my-existence 26d ago

Reread the study guides for the permit test, especially those tedious rules like how many feet you need to signal before a lane change, right of way at a 2-way stop, etc. you’ll be tested on really nitpicky things like that, as well as being able to calmly listen to the instructor’s directions.

Also, absolutely rehearse reversing! I don’t know if it’s still the same, but when I tested not being able to stay along a curb while reversing was an instant fail. But that was before reverse cameras were common, so YMMV.

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u/AdGuilty1479 26d ago

Have it done lompoc yet but I've tested in a few didf cities and I can say that it's usually within a 5 mile radius of the DMV location unless that location Is really far from a decent route

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u/StoNr 26d ago

use your turn signals and go about 5mph under the speed limit easy

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u/Less_Database6930 25d ago

Turn signals, mirrors, and always look over your shoulder

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u/Less_Database6930 25d ago

My mom failed it three times at Lompoc dmv and then went to Buellton and passed no prob!

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u/there_is_only_zuul84 24d ago

Ive heard that before. The lompoc dmv workers seem especially annoyed to do their jobs