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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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Highbrook Driving Test Notes - Common Errors - October 2017

29/10/2017

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Common Errors for October 2017 running through Highbrook VTNZ Restricted and Full Driving Test Routes, Overlapping all Test Routes.

Leaving the Carpark:

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
Aim for 20km in the carpark and let the car roll

Combo Turns: (Turn Left/Right and immediately turn Left/Right when safe)

Indicate for 3seconds
Check your center mirror (Know what is behind you, before braking)
Comfortable speed (aim for 20km for the turns) you don't want to feel the car moving left or right.
Keep on your side of the road
Don't cut corners

Sharp Corners / Blind Turn (Where you can't see 100metres around the corner)

If you can't see what's ahead of you, There is always someone coming towards us
If you cant see them, they cant see you (oncoming vehicles)
Keep left
NO need to indicate

Other Vehicles on the Road

Trucks / Buses - Large Vehicles will go wider and take more room to turn, They will also be slower to take off and slow around corners, compared to cars and motorcycles.
Keep an Eye out for Pilot Vehicles
Truck and Trailer units will normally move more right to turn left. Keep an eye on which way they are indicating and moving, When exiting and entering driveways

Testing Officer - Instructions

They will tell you to turn left or right and when to stop.
Don't keep asking them which way on straight roads.
You will be turning into streets and Roads. the only drive you will enter and exit will be the one at VTNZ
Look at the road marking and layout, If you are asked to move into the left or right lane look at the arrows painted on the road. At the traffic lights we will turn left, you need to move into the lane that is turning left.

Shoulder Check / Blind Spot Checks:

Alway presume there is a vehicle in you blind spot. If you are going to move over 0.5metres left or right. Check your blind spot, the side you are moving to.
DON'T Check while turning it is too late

Oncoming Vehicles:

Narrow Roads - Let the car roll past

Hand Position:

Dont twist your hands
Keep both hands on the wheel, till you have full stopped
Dont palm the wheel, use both your hands
Left hand for turning left and right for turning right

U-Turn / 3 Point Turns:

Indicate and Check your Blind Spot
Keep left and use the space around you
Recheck your blind spot

Moving on and off:

Release your hand brake
Indicate before moving
Check your blind spot before moving
You don't want to feel the car moving left or right

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
Know where everyone else should go

Cross Roads with Giveway Signs - Driving Straight:

Aim to stop / aim for 20km, if you can see 100 metres on each side (3x lamp posts)
Know who will go first and who will give way
Make sure the other cars are indicating and slowing down before you move

Turning Right Flush Medians and waiting:

Stop Straight in the flush median, indicate and check your blind spot before moving out.

Narrow Roads:

If all 4 wheel are over the center line, Indicate right and keep indicating till you get to the second last car and then indicate left
Always to a shoulder check to the side you are moving
If you are move 1/2 over the center line (indicate and) should check [Refer to lesson notes: What is safe and unsafe. If you indicate other driver might think you are turning to a driveway. ]

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]
Angling the car to the left, will make it easier to turn left, right and go straight at roundabouts.
Comfortable speed - Aim for 20km

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

Braking / Slowing Down:

Before braking know who is behind you - Check you center mirror

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