Driving tests use a points system to determine pass/fail.
- 50 points for children
- 35 points for the elderly
- 10 points for squirrels/rabbits
- 10 points for mailboxes
In all seriousness tho. Master parallel parking, it's what gets most people. The DMV may have its own driving course, or they may use actual roads for the test (or both). If they use actual roads they probably use the same route for everyone. Try to find out from someone who has taken the test recently and practice that route.
Sometimes the instructor will try to trick you. Things to watch for:
- he/she will get in the car and not put on a seatbelt. If you don't tell them to buckle up you can fail the second you put the car in drive.
- while walking around your car checking your lights they may ask you to pull forward a little bit. If you don't have a licensed driver in the car with you then you legally aren't allowed to put the car in drive. If you pull forward you can fail.
- speaking of lights... Make sure all your lights and turn signals are working. If you have a light out they won't less you take the test
- the guy who gave me my test told me as we were moving from the DMV course to the road "don't worry about that stop sign, were only in the parking lot". He was trying to trick me. I stopped anyway.
- practice in the same car you intend to actually test in.
Good luck.