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New Lynn - Simulated Test Restricted

21/9/2018

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Key Points from simulated test

Internal Controls - Seatbelt
Left Turns - angle the car, turn with the road
Before braking / slowing down know what is behind you. Always check your centre mirror.
Narrow Roads - Keep Left
Gap Selection - Look ahead and be ready before the last vehicle passes.
Roundabouts - Angle the car
Moving Off the Road - Indicate, check your centre mirror (behind you) and shoulder check
Lane Changing / Merging - Indicate, check your centre mirror (behind you) and shoulder check
Pedestrians Crossing - Don’t stop for no reason, check both sides. Look outward
Speed Bumps - Roll over, aim for 20km don’t brake suddenly and know if there is a vehicle behind you.
Focus on Indicting, Mirror Usage and Blind Spot/Shoulder Checks
Don’t speed up, when moving off the road. Let the car roll
Know what is next to you, when moving around parked cars. Blind Spot Checks.
Avoid bottle necks - react earlier be slow and roll through
Parallel Parking - Know what is behind you / Recheck the right side / using the space around you / aim to be under 30cm from the curb.
U-Turn - Indicate right, check you right side and keep left.
Right Turn - Aim for 20km (Don’t be too slow)
Hand Position - Move your hands, don’t twist when turning.
Shoulder Checks - when moving around parked cars check you blind spot. If all 4 wheels move over the centre line Indicated.
Stop Signs - Stop pause and then move off
Searching - Move your chin when looking around.
Turning - Don’t look while turning. Check before turning.
Roundabout - Angle the car and be ready before.
Hazards - Look outwards 12 seconds
Narrow Roads - Indicate when moving around parked cars
Blind Corners / Sharp Turns - keep left to avoid oncoming cars
Mirror Usage - Check every 10-15 seconds // Know what is behind you
Speed Control - School Zone 40km - During school pickup / drop-off times, when 40km is on or when school kids are present.
Large Trucks - keep your distance, react to other vehicles
Motorways Onramp - Nothing sudden and make a small 2 degree turn, Keep indicating till you are fully in the other lane
Lane Change - Indicate, mirror and check blind spot.
Indicate when you need to change lanes or when turning. Don’t keep your hands on the indicators for no reason.
Greenlight / All Intersection - Check both sides
Don’t be to close to vehicles infront. Keep a safe following distance and stopping distance. Stay back so you can see the road marking.
Lane Change Uphill - don’t brake going uphill

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Highbrook - Simulated Test Restricted

20/9/2018

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Key Points from Simulated Restricted Test

Hand Position - Move your hands, don’t twist when turning.
Left Turns - angle the car, turn with the road
Right Turns - Don’t cut corners
Moving Off the Road - Indicate, check your centre mirror (behind you) and shoulder check
Before braking / slowing down know what is behind you. Always check your centre mirror.
3 Point Turn - Stay on the road and check your right blind spot.
Right Turns - Hand Position
Parallel Parking - Know what is behind you / Recheck the right side / using the space around you / aim to be under 30cm from the curb.
Right Turn - Flush Medium, don’t turn to sharply
Green Light / All Intersections - Check both sides
U-Turn - Indicate right, check you right side and keep left.
Don’t be to close to vehicles infront. Keep a safe following distance and stopping distance. Stay back so you can see the road marking.
Lane Changing / Merging - Indicate, check your centre mirror (behind you) and shoulder check. Indicate till all 4 wheels are in the other lane
Lane Change & Merging - Indicate, mirror and check blind spot.
Blind Corners / Sharp Turns - keep left to avoid oncoming cars
Notice Speed Signs - 80km
Lane Changing and then moving into turning bay - Shoulder Check each time you move over white lines.
Moving on and off the road - keep left
Left Turn Dual lanes - Stay in your lane
Large Trucks - keep your distance, react to other vehicles
Shoulder Checks - when moving around parked cars check you blind spot. If all 4 wheels move over the centre line Indicated.
Lane Changing - If you can see they vehicle in the mirror behind you, they are behind you
Narrow Roads - Keep Left
Avoid bottle necks - react earlier be slow and roll through

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Hazards look around 12 seconds

13/3/2018

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Manual Driving Lessons

2/1/2018

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Don't ride the clutch around corners:
For example if you are coming up to a right turn and you can see its clear, you going into second gear but keep the clutch in all the way through the turn. (Riding the clutch though the turn is the same as coasting in neutral around corners)

Don't change gears around corners:
Only change gears when the car is straight roads.

Don't excessive using gears to slow down:
For example if you are driving in 4th gear (60km) and you drop down into 2nd gear (20km) and let go of the clutch (excessive) to slow down.

If you do 4th, 3rd and then 2nd gear, that will be fine.

Don't use wrong gears:
Taking off in 3rd or 2nd gear when starting to move or in high speed zones change from 4th into 3rd and not 5th gear

How to Drive a Manual Transmission [Guide]

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Mt Wellington / Sylvia Park Common Errors for October 2017

30/10/2017

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Common Errors for October 2017 running through Mt Wellington / Sylvia Park VTNZ Restricted and Full and Overseas Conversion Driving Test. From start to finish all tested overlapped.

Leaving the Carpark:

Angle parking let the car roll out, in REVERSE (Not Neutral)
Before moving back, turn your head and look back, Don't just use the mirrors
Indicate before moving
Look out for other learner driver backing out
Use the space around you and keep on your side of the road (oneway street)

Duallanes - Changing Lanes and Merging:

Keep in your lane and look ahead for merging traffic and parked cars
Be prepared to change lanes
Don't drive in other vehicles blind slot
Don't move suddenly left or right
Don't brake / slow down for no reason
Don't change lanes near intersections or when other vehicles are turning or changing lanes

Dont Rush / Nothing Sudden

Look out for Hazards car, people and animals

U-Turn / 3 Point Turns:

Indicate and Check your Blind Spot
Keep left and use the space around you
Recheck your blind spot
Look at the yellow triangles on the road (Fire Hydrants) keep on the let off them.

Intersections (Ped-X, Traffic Lights, Roundabout and Controlled Cross Roads)

Check both sides, even if you have the right of way
Look for Police Cars, Fire Engines and Ambulances
Green lights will always change, be ready before

Dual Lane Roundabout - Right and Left Turn

Angling the car to the left, will make it easier to turn left, right and go straight at roundabouts.
Indicate out and always check both sides [Refer to lesson notes: You are going to give way to vehicles on your right but, they will give way to vehicles on there right and so on back to you]
Stay in your lane
Comfortable speed - Aim for 20km
Look at the indicators of the other vehicles and check which lane is going were?

Right Turns

Keep on your side and don't be too wide
Don't cut corners

Stop Signs

You have to fully stop
Stop, wait and then go
You can also fail if you wait after the full stop for more then 5seconds if it is safe to move

Keeping Left

You can drive over empty bus stops.
Wide Roads keep reasonably to the left

Braking

Don't Brake Hard
Before braking know who is behind you - Check you center mirror

Turn Right and Left:

Dont rush, look ahead and be ready before the last car passes to move out.
You will be driving at the speed limit, presume everyone else are running late and will being rushing.
Check both sides 100metres / 3 lamp posts.
Know where everyone else should go.

Moving on and off:

Release your hand brake
Indicate before moving on /off
Check your blind spot before moving
You don't want to feel the car moving left or right
Keep indicating till you have fully stopped

Giveway Left Turn at Traffic Lights:
Angle the car to the left and go a bit wide to make a safe turn in the left lane

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