This file covers more specific and nuanced errors that can lead to failing the practical driving exam (`praktische Fahrprüfung`), building on the previous list.

🛣️ Autobahn & High-Speed Roads

• ❌ Overtaking on the Right

  • This is absolutely forbidden on the Autobahn and will lead to an instant fail. Always overtake on the left.

• ➡️ Ignoring the “Keep Right” Rule (`Rechtsfahrgebot`)

  • If the right lane is free for a reasonable distance, you must move back into it. Lingering in the middle or left lane is a fault.

• 💨 Excessive Speed

  • Exceeding posted limits is a clear failure. Even on sections with an advisory speed (`Richtgeschwindigkeit` of 130 km/h), driving in a way the examiner deems unsafe will be a problem.

• 📏 Unsafe Following Distance

  • You must be able to stop safely. Remember the rule: keep a distance of at least half your speedometer value in meters (e.g., at 100 km/h, keep 50 meters distance).

🚗 Vehicle Control & Positioning

• 😵 Repeated Stalling

  • Stalling once is not a fail, but doing it multiple times in a row demonstrates a lack of fundamental vehicle control.

• 🗺️ Incorrect Lane Positioning (`Einordnen`)

  • Not positioning your car correctly for a turn is a fault. For a left turn in a one-way street, you must be on the far left.

• 📐 Insufficient Side Distance

  • Not keeping enough space from parked cars is dangerous.
  • When overtaking cyclists, you must maintain a minimum of 1.5 meters in the city and 2 meters outside the city.

📜 Rule Violations & Observation

• ⛔ Crossing a Solid White Line

  • A solid line (`durchgezogene Linie`) is like a wall. You cannot cross it, not even to pass a slow garbage truck. You must wait.

• 👀 Poor Traffic Observation

  • Not constantly using your mirrors and performing shoulder checks (`Schulterblick`), especially during maneuvers, shows you are not aware of your surroundings.

• 🚦 Violating Right-of-Way

  • Failing to yield to oncoming traffic when turning left is a classic, serious error.

🚫 “Forbidden Zone” Errors

• 💥 Driving onto the Curb/Sidewalk

  • Driving your vehicle onto the sidewalk (`Gehweg`), either when parking or trying to avoid traffic, is an instant fail.

• 🏠 Entering “Residents Only” Streets

  • You cannot enter a street marked Anlieger frei. This shows you are not reading the signs correctly.

✅ Good to Know: These Mistakes Are Usually OK!

• 🧭 Getting Lost or Taking a Wrong Turn

  • This is not a mistake! The examiner is testing your driving skill, not your navigation. If you miss a turn, they will simply give you new directions.

• 🤔 Answering a Technical Question Incorrectly

  • While it creates a bad first impression, getting a pre-drive safety question wrong does not directly fail your practical test.