Special drives & exam route
Country roads, motorway, night and route classics
The special drives (45 minutes each)
- Country roads: 5 × – bends, overtaking, wildlife crossing
- Motorway: 4 × – merging, high speed, distance
- Night: 3 × – lights, dazzle, being seen
- Required before the exam, certified by your instructor
- Exam route: in town, out of town, usually motorway or expressway
- Out of town, overtake cyclists with at least 2 m distance
- The 2027 reform plans fewer mandatory special drives
Motorway: joining and leaving
Joining
- Use the full acceleration lane, reach traffic speed briskly
- Mirror, indicate left, shoulder check
- Motorway traffic has priority
- Pick a gap, merge, indicator off
Leaving
- Marker posts show 300, 200, 100 m to the exit
- Indicate right in good time
- Move onto the exit lane early, brake only there
- Check the speedometer – speed perception deceives
Onto the motorway
Accelerate, find a gap, merge – and later exit cleanly via the deceleration lane.
This specific scenario is not implemented in the web edition yet. drive_autobahn
Changing lanes
On multi-lane roads, always: mirror – signal – shoulder check. Never cross solid lines.
This specific scenario is not implemented in the web edition yet. drive_lane_change
Roundabout (sign 215 with 205)
- No indicator when entering
- Traffic in the roundabout has priority
- Indicate right before your exit
- When leaving, watch for pedestrians and cyclists
- Don't stop in the roundabout – except to avoid danger
- Don't drive over the central island in a car
Master the roundabout
Enter without indicating, respect priority and indicate right in good time – also on two-lane roundabouts.
This specific scenario is not implemented in the web edition yet. drive_roundabout
Level crossing
- St Andrew's cross: rail vehicles have priority
- Marker boards announce the crossing: three, two, one stripe
- From the warning sign to the crossing, don't overtake motor vehicles
- Approach at moderate speed
- Red light or lowering barrier: wait before the St Andrew's cross
- Only enter if you can clear the crossing quickly
- Switch off the engine when waiting longer
Cross the railway safely
Recognise the St Andrew's cross and marker boards, wait in the right place and switch off the engine.
This specific scenario is not implemented in the web edition yet. drive_rail_crossing
Zebra crossing and bus stop
- Let pedestrians cross at the zebra crossing
- Approach at moderate speed, no overtaking
- Bus approaching with hazard lights: no overtaking
- Bus stopped with hazard lights: walking speed only, oncoming traffic too
- Bus without hazard lights: pass carefully, stop if necessary
- Let scheduled buses pull out from stops
Pedestrians and buses
Spot pedestrians wanting to cross early and pass the bus with hazard lights at walking speed only.
This specific scenario is not implemented in the web edition yet. drive_zebra_bus
Night drive
Use dipped and main beam correctly, avoid dazzling and spot pedestrians in dark clothing in time.
This specific scenario is not implemented in the web edition yet. drive_night
How do you indicate correctly at a roundabout (sign 215 with 205)?
- Indicate left when entering.
- Indicate right before exiting.
- Don't indicate when entering.
Check answer
Indicate right before exiting.
Don't indicate when entering.
You don't indicate when entering the roundabout. Signal your exit in good time with the right indicator.