Preparing to Take the EC Drivers Test

cccmedia · 2015-07-27T05:44:52+02:00

That would be the Examen Teórico required of all new Gringo drivers in La República. It's a 20-question multiple-choice test offered up by ANT, La Agencia Nacional de Tránsito, the Ecuador DMV. The questions come from among a bank of hundreds of questions, some of which are specific to license class A, B or other. Sample tests are available online at the ANT website www.ant.gob.ec Anyway, here are 10 things I learned during my first session preparing for the examen... 10. Gringos who plan to drive regular cars should prepare for the test for license class B. Class A is for those who would dare to risk their lives riding a motorcycle in Ecuador. There's a chart at the ANT site for would-be drivers of trucks, executive taxis and funny cars. ;) 9. A common question on the class B demonstration exams has to do with when to check your oil. The correct answer is when the car is horizontal and the engine is cold. 8. ANT wants to persuade motorists that their kids should ride only in the back seat so as not to distract the driver. That's in another frequent question. 7. For some reason, test takers are supposed to be able to distinguish between the non-verbal road sign designs for a karaoke, kayakkers and underwater excursions. 6. The sign with the big H is likely for hotel, not hospital. This came up on only one sample exam, and the answer was hotel. 5. You may legally drive in Ecuador with a tinted, anti-glare windshield even if it compromises your vision, provided the tinting was originally done at a factory where it was legal to install. Bolivia, I'm guessing. 4. The hardest questions IMO require you to know (and by that I mean guess) the 2- or 3-part penalties that apply to such infractions as driving without a valid license or driving without using a seat belt, i.e. number of points, days of suspension and the fine which is based on a percentage of how much an Ecuadorian earns in a month. 3. Trucks may legally go at 100 kilometers per hour on highway straightaways, but only 60 kph on curved urban streets. 2. There are a lot of words on the Spanish-language-only tests that did not appear in your high school Spanish textbook and were not mentioned in your latest trip to the local fruit mercado. More on this in an upcoming post. And the #1 thing I learned while preparing for this drivers examen.... 1. Every question requires you to choose among three possible answers, so if you just guess at them, you may only get 6 or 7 correct. Some Gringo drivers told me you need to get 15 out of 20 correct in order to pass, but I don't see that confirmed on the ANT website. cccmedia in Quito

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Cuenca boyActive member09 September 2015 21:34:52

#41

I see many Ecuadorians doing both B and C. "Dodgeball"

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert26 September 2015 07:57:49

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Due to various (secret) requirements -- described on the Car Lovers thread -- I ended up having about three weeks to study for the test after I was first scheduled to take it.

The plan I followed was to take three practice exams a day at www.ant.gob.ec and correct any errors I found along the way.

One area I particularly studied was the maximum speed limits for the various types of roads in Ecuador. Typically, there were about three questions regarding these speed limits on each practice exam.

However, when I finally got to take the exam via computer at ANT headquarters in Quito (on September 25, 2015), not a single question on these speed limits was on the test.

That made things easier than usual. I correctly answered all 20 questions (16 correct is the minimum to pass).

For more details on my experience at ANT headquarters seeking to be cleared to take the exam, visit the post titled "Ten Things That Happened... When I Showed Up at ANT to Take the Examen Teórico." It's Post #37 on the Car Lovers thread, at the following link....

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.p … 08#2879555

cccmedia in Quito

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert26 July 2023 23:47:50

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July 2023: ANT streamlines the 'teórico'

drivers test.

The 20-question test may be more

user-friendly for Expats going forward.

La agencia (ANT) has dropped exactly

half of the 600 potential questions from

which the 20-question exam is devised.

ANT says the drivers of private cars

will no longer be asked to respond to

multiple-choice questions that pertain

to situations related to driving a truck.

Source... www.cuencahighlife.com

Mr. BarleySerial expat27 July 2023 00:44:03

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I was in this situation on Hauyna Cápac recently. I crossed to the middle of the street when it turned green; waited until the cars turning left finished; and then ran on the red.

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