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Steering / Hand Position:
Following Distance & Stopping Distance:
U Turns:
Lanes:
Turning Bays & Flush Medians:
Curb-side / Parking on the side of the road:
Parallel Parking:
Turning:
Cross Roads:
Narrow Roads:
- Check the left blind spot before moving left to turn left (cycle and bus lanes).
- Check your center mirror before braking (cars behind you).
- Check your blind spot before merging or changing lanes (cars next to you)
- All intersections, check both sides and behind before moving through.
- Turn your head, don't twist your shoulders.
Steering / Hand Position:
- Move your hands and make big turns when needed.
- Keep the vehicle straight, make small adjustments to drive straight.
- Keep both hands on the wheel and don't drop them when slowing down.
Following Distance & Stopping Distance:
- Stay back when waiting in a queue.
- Double your following distance when behind a truck or bus.
- Double your following distance when driving on wet roads.
U Turns:
- Indicate right and recheck your right blindspot for cars coming out of driveways.
Lanes:
- When one lane splits into 2 lanes aim to be in the left lane, that is going straight.
- Always know what is next to you (your blindspot).
- Curved lanes and roads, you must stay in your lane.
- Indicate till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.
- Dual lane turns stay in your lane.
Turning Bays & Flush Medians:
- Merge into them, nothing sudden.
- Check blindspot before moving in.
- Don't brake or slow down for no reason.
- Use them when needed.
Curb-side / Parking on the side of the road:
- You must be under 30cm from the curb.
- Indicate and check your left blindspot before moving left.
- Don't brake hard.
- Know what is behind you.
Parallel Parking:
- Indicate left before stopping.
- Recheck the right sides, take your time and move.
- Use the space behind you and be slow.
- You have 2 minutes and you can go back and forth 4 times.
Turning:
- Left turns angle the car with the road.
- Right turns keep the car straight and find the center before turning.
- Don't cut the corner. Stay on your side of the road.
- Make big turns when needed and move your hands around when required don't keep them twisted when turning.
- Don't lean forward while moving forward. If you can't see, stop and then edge forward or lean forward when the car is fully stopped.
- Indicate before stopping.
Cross Roads:
- You must check both sides, try to see at-least 100meters on both sides as you approach.
- You must follow the Give Way Rule, When moving through be slow enough to give way.
Narrow Roads:
- Avoid bottlenecks, look ahead and adjust your speed.
- Indicate right and check your right blindspot to pass parked cars. Indicate left and then check your left blindspot before moving back to the left.
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