Comoros Driving Licence Test common mistakes
Comoros Driving Licence Test · Understand the traps and how to avoid them.
At a French-style roundabout, the candidate signals left on approach and then signals right only after entering, instead of signalling right before the exit they intend to take.
Candidates carry over habits from countries where roundabouts work differently, or they memorise 'signal left to go round' without learning that the final right signal must be given before the exit, not after it.
What to do instead
Practise the approach sequence aloud: no signal or left signal if turning left, no signal if going straight, right signal before the exit you will take, then cancel after leaving. Drive the same roundabout three times in a row until the sequence is automatic.
The candidate stops at a STOP line without coming to a complete halt, treating it like a give-way line when the road looks clear.
Rolling stops are common in daily driving and feel safe when visibility is good, so the candidate no longer distinguishes a stop sign from a yield sign under test pressure.
What to do instead
Learn the shape hierarchy: octagon means full stop, inverted triangle means give way. On practice runs, stop for a full two seconds at every STOP line and say 'complete stop' out loud, even when the road is empty.
The candidate fails to identify the priority-to-the-right rule at an unmarked intersection and proceeds as if on a priority road.
In many countries the default is priority for the wider or busier road, so candidates assume the main road keeps priority even when no sign or marking says so.
What to do instead
Memorise the default: absent signs or markings, yield to vehicles approaching from the right. Before each unmarked junction in practice, name the road to the right and check it explicitly before moving.
The candidate drives at the general urban limit past a sign showing a lower limit, or misses the end-of-limit sign and keeps driving too slowly afterwards.
Candidates learn one number and stop scanning for the signs that change it, and speed-limit signs are often placed where the driver is busy with a junction or a bend.
What to do instead
Build a scanning habit: read every circular red-bordered sign and every end-of-restriction sign aloud during practice. Learn the default limits for built-up areas, rural roads and motorways, and treat signs as exceptions to those defaults.
The candidate parks on a pavement, cycle lane, bus stop, pedestrian crossing approach or in front of a driveway because no yellow line is visible.
Candidates equate 'no marking' with 'allowed' and do not know the standing prohibitions that apply without any paint on the road.
What to do instead
Learn the categories of prohibited stopping and parking separately from marked restrictions: crossings and their approaches, bus stops, cycle lanes, pavements, driveways, junctions and bends. On practice drives, point at a legal and an illegal space and explain why each is which.
The candidate starts the engine or moves off without checking lights, mirrors and seat position, and cannot explain how to check tyre pressure or tread depth.
Practical lessons focus on moving traffic, so pre-drive checks get skipped, and candidates never learn the legal tread minimum or where the pressure figures are written.
What to do instead
Run a fixed pre-drive routine every time: seat, mirrors, seatbelt, lights test, then walk-round check of tyres and visible damage. Learn the legal tread minimum and the location of the pressure label, and demonstrate the routine to your instructor before each lesson.
The candidate follows the vehicle ahead too closely in rain or at night and does not increase the gap when visibility drops.
Candidates copy the following distance they use in dry daylight and underestimate how much wet roads and darkness extend stopping distance.
What to do instead
Use the two-second rule in dry conditions and double it in rain or darkness. In practice, pick a roadside marker and count the seconds between the car ahead passing it and your own car reaching it, adjusting until the count is right.
After a minor collision the candidate moves an injured person or leaves the scene without exchanging details, and does not know the emergency number.
Panic and the wish to clear the road override first-aid priorities, and candidates have never rehearsed the sequence of protect, alert, assist.
What to do instead
Memorise the order: secure the scene and warn other traffic, call the emergency services, then give first aid only within your competence, never moving a casualty unless there is immediate danger. Learn the local emergency number and the details to exchange after a collision.
The candidate overtakes a cyclist or passes a stopped bus without leaving lateral clearance or checking the blind spot for a pedestrian stepping out.
Candidates judge clearance from the centre of their car rather than its near side, and they treat a stopped bus as an obstacle rather than a source of pedestrians.
What to do instead
Give cyclists and motorcyclists a wide berth and slow before passing, and treat any stopped bus or parked row as hiding a pedestrian. Practise checking the near-side mirror and blind spot before every pass, and be ready to stop.
The candidate fails the manoeuvre by hitting the kerb during a parallel park or by forgetting the final observation before reversing.
Candidates concentrate on the steering geometry and stop watching mirrors and blind spots, and they rush the manoeuvre without setting up the starting position.
What to do instead
Break the manoeuvre into fixed reference points and do it slowly, checking mirrors and turning the head at every stage. Rehearse the same manoeuvre five times in a quiet area, and abort and restart whenever the position is wrong rather than forcing it.