road test

noun

Definition of road test

1 : a test of a vehicle under practical operating conditions on the road

2 : a test on the road of a person's driving ability as a requirement for a driver's license

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The car performed well on the road test.

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The Samford University basketball team will face a tough Southern Conference challenge Saturday at 3 p.m. (CT) as the Bulldogs square off against the Mercer Bears in a key league road test to be held at Hawkins Arena. — Samford Athletics, AL.com, "Samford basketball heads to Mercer Saturday for early-season SoCon showdown," 12 Jan. 2018 Passing the exam exempts you from taking a road test at the DMV and entitles you to a 10 percent discount on your insurance. — Chuck Tannert, Popular Mechanics, "Here's How to Learn to Ride a Motorcycle and Get Your Motorcycle License," 7 Feb. 2019 Using the popular Medicare program to sell a more expansive government-health care system is a newer strategy and hasn’t yet been road tested in a general election. — Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, "The Health 202: Medicare for all is new Democratic mantra in congressional races," 9 July 2018 These are the kind of road tests that both programs have failed for the last decade. — Josh Bean, AL.com, "AL.com All-Access: Are Alabama and Auburn basketball ready for prime time?," 23 Jan. 2018 Jonathan Elfalan is a road test manager at Edmunds. — Jonathan Elfalan, Edmunds, USA TODAY, "Advanced driver aids aren't just for luxury cars, Edmunds says," 6 Apr. 2018 Yamaha was smart enough to stage this road test for us in the Austrian Alps, where the roads suit it: sweeping turns, crazy-tight hairpins, gravel, wet corners, and discarded roadside schnitzel. — David Curcurito, Popular Mechanics, "Don't Call It a Trike: Why We Love Yamaha’s Double-Front-Wheel Motorcycle," 27 Sep. 2018 Nuro is using a small fleet of Toyota Prius and Nissan Leaf vehicles retrofitted with its self-driving hardware and software to conduct its pilot and public road tests. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, "Self-driving delivery startup Nuro releases its voluntary safety report," 13 Sep. 2018 This article has been corrected to indicate mandatory road tests for drivers aged 75 and older. — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, "Taking the test: Written driver's exam instills fear in autos editor," 25 July 2017

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