- "Turn Left with Care" - don't be too slow for no reason.
- Move your hands when you need to make a big turn.
- Keep your heel on the ground.
- When braking, check your center mirror, lift your chin up and see the mirror.
- When asked about hazards, focus on moving hazards.
- When using a turning bay, check your blindspot before entering them.
- U Turn - keep left
- Green Lights - check both sides
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Key Points: You don't need to wear shoes if you don't want to. Right Turns - You can move your hands to make big turns. Dual Lanes - Avoid having vehicles in your blindspot Left Turn - Angle the car with the road Mirror Usage - Check center before braking and everything time you slow down. Rail Way Crossing - Make sure the lights have stopped flashing before moving over the tracks and make sure there is enough room on the other side. Stop Sign - You must fully stop before moving. Stop, Pause and then move. Following Distance - Double the following distance when following trucks. Keep Left on wide roads Steering - Move your hands when needed, Don't twist them. Parallel Parking - Use the space behind you, check and recheck the right side. If someone is following too closely, move to the left and let them pass. 3 Point Turn - Check both sides and don't drive into a driveway. Indicate right and then right again on the 3rd turn. Stopping Distance - Stay back, be able to see the ground when waiting in a queue. Motorway onramp - use all of it and merge on. Scanning - check all side streets before passing them, know what is behind you before and after every intersection. Speed bumps - Check your center mirror before braking. Flush Median - You must use it when needed. Narrow Roads when Sharp Corners - Keep left and drive to the road conditions. When passing parked cars indicate and check your blindspot. Don't indicate too early Key Points: Parallel Parking - Needs Improvements Mirror Usage and Blindspot Checks - Needs Improvements In General: Left Turn - Angle the car with the road Following Distance - Stay back and have enough room to move arounds the vehicle if needed. Stopping Distance - Stay back so you can see the ground. Keep Reasonable to the left Scanning - You must see at least 100 meters on each side of the road before moving out. Flush Median - You must use it when necessary. Entering Turning Bays - Nothing sudden , you can enter just before it begins, under 100 meters. Right Turns - Don't cut the corner, stay on your side of the road. Carpark - Drive slow and keep on your side of the road Curved Roads - Keep left and roll around corners Narrow Roads - Indicate and check blindspot before moving around parked cars. Give way to other vehicles if you need to move over the centerline. Dual Lane Right Turn - Stay in your lane Flush Medians - Beware of cars waiting to turn right, they have the right of way. Wait till they turn before moving. Once in the flush median just stop and wait for a gap, don't drive along it. Following Distance - When following a bus or truck double your following distance Parallel Parking - Make use of the space behind you, don't be right up against the car in front. Stop Sign - Use the hand brake to stop the car from rolling back. Merging - Let the other vehicle move in front of you, don't rush to get in front. Narrow Roads - Drive to the road conditions. (Too fast) Immediate Fails:
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When turning at intersections be slow enough to give way. Always check your blindspot when you are moving into a turning bay. Stop fully at stop signs. Stop, Pause and then move. Before entering roundabouts know which exit you are going to take. On narrow roads, when moving half over the center of the road, you must indicate and check your blindspot to pass parked cars. Key Points: More searching required, before and after turning, when changing lanes and before and after intersections. Move you chin when looking outward. When waiting in a queue stay back and be able to see the ground between you and the vehicle in front of you. In General: In the carpark go slow and beware of other vehicles backing out. When turning slow down to around 20km and roll around. Don't brake hard before the turns. When changing lanes, don't suddenly move into the other lane. When entering a turning bay check your blindspot before moving into it. Parallel Parking recheck the right side. On wide roads keep left . When merging you have to always indicate and check your blindspot. When turning right from one lane into two lane road, you must stay in the right lane. When stopping by the road side you must always indicate left and check your left blindspot. Narrow roads you must indicate and check your blindspot before moving around parked cars. Notice posted speed signs and all temporary road works. On multiple lane roads stay in your lane. Immediate Fail N/A Critical Errors
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sWhen exiting the carpark keep left. When merging, lane changing or entering turning bays you must indicate and check your blindspot. When turning right or left check your blindspot. When turning left keep left on narrow roads. On narrow roads when moving around parked cars you must indicate and check your blindspot. Learner plates are not required for a full driving test. Give more detail about hazards and how you would avoid them. Stay back when waiting in a queue at traffic lights. When changing lanes don't indicate and slow down in your lane. Check before and if safe, indicate and merge into the other lane. When you are in multiple lanes, know who is next to you and behind you. Be prepared to change lanes. When stopping on the road side, don't block driveways or stop on yellow lines. When changing lanes or merging you must keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane. When approaching traffic lights to turn right, don't rush to make the turn. When driving on narrow roads or roads with blind corners drive to the road conditions, keep left and don't rush. When merging, lane changing or entering turning bays you must indicate and check your blindspot. Don't speed up to slow down, use the cars momentum to your advantage to roll around corners On narrow roads when going uphill you have the right of way, but beware of other vehicles speeding downhill. You must see 100 meters on each side before turning left, angle your car with the road. When driving on narrow roads you are allowed to drive over empty bus stops. Keep left and on your side of the road. When waiting to turn at dual lane roundabouts don't go because the vehicle next to you is moving, make sure you know its safe before moving. At stop signs you must stop, pause and when safe move. When turning right from the middle of the road don't stop for no reason. When following large vehicles stay 4 seconds behind, have enough room to see ahead. Beware of trucks with hazard lights on, they might be reversing or making a wide turn into a driveway. Stay back. Dual lane right turn - stay in your lane Immediate Fail
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Check rear indicators an brake lights In the car park - Look back when reversing. Left Turns - Check left blindspot and angle the car with the road Left Turn at Traffic Lights with Give way Sign - Look ahead and angle the car with the road and don't stop for no reason. Know what is behind you - check the center mirror every 10-15 seconds, Check before and after everything you do. Sharp / Blind corners - Keep left Keep left and you can drive over empty bus stops U Turn - Keep left and don't be too slow Stopping on the side of the road - You must be under 30cm from the curb and not blocking driveways. Keep a safe stopping distance when in a queue waiting at lights. Lane Changing - Be ready before, Know what is in your blindspot. Narrow Roads - Indicate and check blindspot when overtaking parked cars. When entering the right turning bay to turn right - Check right blindspot. Right Turn - Don't cut corners, keep on your side of the road. Simulated Test 2 Keep Left on narrow roads Check all side streets Ped X - Don't brake suddenly for no reason, just check both sides and let the car roll through the crossing. Stay back and be able to see the ground when waiting in a queue behind other vehicles. Roundabouts - Be ready before, check both sides. Flush Medians - Be comfortable moving in and out of the flush median, Nothing sudden. Carpark - drive slow and keep left. Left turn with TURN LEFT WITH CARE Sign - Do't stop for no reason. Narrow Roads - Indicate to pass parked cars and drive to the road conditions. Don't rush. Parallel Parking - Recheck the right blindspot and use the space behind you. U Turn - Indicate right and check right blindspot. Left Turn - You must be able to see 100 meters on both sides, before puling out. Stop Sign - Stop on the yellow line and then move over if you can't see. Don't stick out and stop in the middle of the road for no reason. Pulling over to stopping / park on road side - Check and indicate before moving left and right when moving out. Stop Signs - Must stop, pause and then move when safe. Dual lane Roundabouts - Check both sides and beware of vehicles behind you and in the other lane. When entering a turning bay - Check your blindspot. Lane Changing - Don't slow down for no reason.
Lesson 3 When other vehicles are merging into your lane, look ahead and check your blindspot for other vehicles Roundabout - speed and steering unreasonably slow, main cause - applicants making really small turns. Left and right turns were slow, the main cause - applicants making really small turns. Steering - Make big turns when needed, move your hands. Left turns - angle the car with the road. Changing down gears - don't ride from 4,3,2,1 . Let go of the clutch between each gear. Entering turning bays - don't brake hard to enter then, merge in and check your blindspot. U Turn - Failed to notice a dead end road. Poor reaction time. Don't indicate through intersections, especially left. Other vehicles might think you are turning left and pull out. Aim to stop on orange lights, don't rush to get through. All intersections check both sides and center mirror before and check center mirror once through. Left turn into HSZ - Poor speed control, too slow Right Turn downhill - Don't ride the clutch around the corner. Right Turn - Don't cut the corner. U turn - indicate and check blindspot before turning. PedX with speed bump - check both sides and center mirror, slow down to 20km and roll over if safe. Pedx with no speed bump don't slow down for no reason, cover your brake, check and roll over. Parallel Parking - Recheck right side Don't move into the turning bays too early, under 50 meters (1 lamp post away) Narrow Roads keep reasonably to the left Lane Changing - Keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane. Lane Changing - Whenever there are 2 lanes be prepared to change lanes. Vehicle Steering Lock - knowhow ro unlock it. Merging - You must indicate and check your blindspot. Flush Median - you must use it, if busy. If it’s clear just move through it. Don’t move into other /oncoming vehicles turning bay. Sharp Corners and Curved Roads - Don’t brake hard, look ahead and use the vehicle’s momentum to your advantage. Slow down before and roll around. Keep left. Narrow Roads - Indicate and check before passing parked cars. Beware of oncoming vehicles, look ahead and avoid bottlenecks. Left Turn - Check for cyclists - left blindspot check. Curve the vehicle with the road. (Angle the car with the road) Left Turn - Keep left Car Park - Keep Left and go slow. Keep both hands on the wheel while moving. Hazard ID - More detail Keep Left - you can drive over empty bus stops. Give way signs - Don't stop for no reason. Right Turns - Don't cut the corners, stay on your side. Drive to the road conditions - adjust your speed on narrow road. Give way Sign - Curved road you must be able to see 100 meters before moving through. Be slow enough to give way. Pedestrian Crossing - Check both sides and be prepared to stop, Don’t just slow down for no reason. (Speed bumps at crossing slow down to 20km and roll over) Don’t brake hard - aim to stop before and roll up. Sharp Corners and Curved Roads - Don’t brake hard, look ahead and use the vehicle’s momentum to your advantage. Slow down before and roll around. Keep left. Left Turn - Too wide Right Turn - Cut corner Stop at Stop signs Dual lane right turn - vehicle too close to white line Turning bays - Moving into turning bays before slowing down. Don't slow down for no reason. Right Turns - Don't twist your hands U - Turn and Parallel parking - poor reaction time |
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