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Lesson Notes for Manukau Full

27/5/2023

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Immediate Fail:

Speed Control - You must stay within the speed limit including all temporary speed signs.
Traffic Lights - You must stop behind the white lines.

Critical Errors:

Stop Sign - Stop, pause and then move
Right Turns - When turning on narrow roads, you must stay on your side of the road and not cut corners.
Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.
Roundabouts - You must indicate left before exiting.
Merging - You must indicate and check your blindspot before merging.
Hazard ID - You must identify moving hazards and how you respond to them.
Giveway Rule - You must follow the give way rule and not give way to the wrong vehicle.
Dual Lane Turns - You must not remain stationary for no good reason for 5 seconds or more when there is ample opportunity to turn.

Needs Improvement:

Left Turn - Angel the car and check the cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.
Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections before and after.
Following Distance - Stay back when following large trucks.
Stopping Distance - Stay back when waiting in a queue.
Indicating - You must keep indicating till all 4 wheels are ing the other lane.
Orange Lights - Don't rush to go through them (Right Turns)
Flush Medians - Be comfortable using them when needed.

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Highbrook Lesson Notes For Restricted Test

26/5/2023

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Key Points To Focus On Before Your Restricted Driving Test

More Searching - Mirrors and Shoulder Checks
Roundabouts - You must indicate to exit and stay in your lane.
Parking - Indicate and check before moving in, use the white lines as a guide.
Parallel Parking - Use the space behind you. Indicate and check before stopping.
Lane Changing and Merging - Nothing sudden and know it's safe before indicating.
Flush Medians - Be more comfortable using them.
Left Turns into High Speed Zones - Angle the car and stay in your lane.
Steering and Hand Position - Don't drop your hands when slowing down. Make big turns when needed, move your hands.
Duallane Turns - Stay in your lane when turning.

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Pukekohe Lesson Notes

21/5/2023

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Immediate Fail:

Speed Control - You must stay within the speed limit including all temporary speed signs.

Critical Errors:

Stop Sign - After stopping you must not remain stationary for no good reason for 5 seconds or more when there is ample opportunity to turn.
Right Turns - When turning on narrow roads, you must stay on your side of the road and not cut corners.
Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.

Needs Improvement:

Left Turn - Angel the car and check the cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.
Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit.
Searching Ahead, Mirror Usage and Blindspot Checks - Move your chin, and turn your head 90 degrees to see what is next to you. Look outward and off the road. Check the center mirror before braking.
Keep Left - On wide roads.
Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
Parallel Parking - Recheck the right sides, take your time and move. You have 2minutes and you can go back and forth 4 times.
U- Turn - Keep left and recheck your right blindspot.
Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.

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Botany to Highbrook Lesson Notes

14/5/2023

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Immediate Fail:

Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.

Critical Errors:

Searching Ahead, Mirror Usage and Blindspot Checks - Move your chin, and turn your head 90 degrees to see what is next to you. Look outward and off the road. Check the center mirror before braking.
Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit.
Lane Change - Indicate before moving into the other lane and keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.
Merging - You must indicate when needed and always check your blindspot, don't move suddenly into the other lane.
Parking On Roadside - You must check your blindspot.
3 Point Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot.
Vehicle Position - Waiting at the giveway sign, you must stop behind the white line. If you can't see 100meters edge forward slowly.
Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.

Needs Improvement:

Following Distance & Stopping Distance - Stay back when waiting in a queue and double your following distance.
Green Lights - Check both sides before moving. All intersections check both sides before moving through.
Sharp or blind corners - Nothing sudden, as you approach just let the car roll around the corners. Cover your brake and be prepared to react.
Gap Selection / Clutch Control - Be ready before, check both side while waiting to turn.
U- Turn - Keep left and recheck your right blindspot
Hazards - Scanning the road ahead and off the road.
Parallel Parking - Recheck the right sides, take your time and move. You have 2minutes and you can go back and forth 4 times.
Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
Hill Start - Don't Roll back. Use the hand brake or use both feet.
Left Turn - Check cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.
Backing - Look back, not just camera or side mirrors
Carpark - Go slow and keep on your side of the road.

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Restricted Manukau / Wiri

13/5/2023

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Key Points:

Left Turns - You must angle the car with the road, keep left.
Steering - Move your hands and make big turns when needed.
Pedestrian Crossing - Don't stop on them.
More Searching - Move your chin, look outward. Turn your head to check your blindspot.
Give Way Signs - Don't stop for no reason.
Speed Limit - Stay within / under the speed limit.
Green Lights / All Intersections - You must check both sides and know what is behind you before and after every intersection.
Right Turns - Don't move forward while other vehicles are turning.
U-Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot.
Duallane Right Turns - You must stay in your lane.
Stopping Distance - You must stay back when waiting in a queue.
Lane changing - Indicate and keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.
Foot Position - Keep your heel on the floor.

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Wiri Full Lesson Notes

12/5/2023

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Kep Points:

Left Turn - Angle the car and keep left.
Lane Changing - Check next to you before indicating, Turn your head. Don't keep looking in the wing mirror while changing lanes.
Mirror Usage - Quick look, move your chin up. Don't keep looking.
Left Turn - Check your blindspot before turning. Check cycle / bus lanes.
Foot Position - Keep your heel on the ground.
Narrow Roads - You must indicate and check your blindspot if you moving around parked cars.
Steering - Move your hand and make big turns when needed.
Cyclists - Don't pass them on blind corners.
Right Turns - Before turning find the center and stay on your side.
Narrow Roads - Keep reasonable to the left.
U- Turn - Check your right blindspot before turning.
Right Turns - You must use the turning bays.
Steering - Don't drop your hands when slowing down. Keep both hands on the wheel.
Dual Lane Left Turns - Stay in your lane.

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New Lynn Lesson Notes

7/5/2023

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Key Points to Focus On:

Roundabouts - When exiting you must indicate left.
More Searching Required - Before and after everything intersection. Check center mirror before braking. You must be able to see 100meters on both sides before turning.
Turning - Be slow before turning (20km)
Parking - Be slow before entering car park and use the space around you.
Narrow Roads - You must indicate to overtake parked cars.
Left Turns - Angle the car and keep left.
Steering - Move your hands and make big turns when needed.
Parallel Parking - Check and recheck the right side. Use the space behind you.
Right Turns - Don't cut corners. Find the center of the road before turning.
Blind Corners - Keep left and be slow before.
3 Point Turn and U Turns - Indicate right.
Keep Left - You can rive over empty bus stops.
Lane Changing - Be ready before and don't have have vehicles in your blindspot.
Parking On Roadside - You must indicate and check blindspot before braking.
Stop Sign - You must fully stop before moving (pause, check and then move).
Flush Medians - Be comfortable using them when needed. Merge in and out of them.

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