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Manukau Lesson Notes

28/6/2023

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Key Points:

Lane Changing and Merging - Nothing sudden and know it's safe before indicating. Indicate till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.
Orange Lights - Don't rush to go through them (Right Turns)
Roundabouts - You must indicate left before exiting. Don't rush to enter
Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
Left Turn - Angel the car and check the cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.

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Pakuranga - Lesson Notes

26/6/2023

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Key Points:

Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
Left Turn - Angel the car and check the cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.
Parallel Parking - Recheck the right side, take your time and move. You have 2 minutes and you can go back and forth 4 times. Use the space behind you. Indicate and check before stopping.
Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit.
Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections before and after. Activity search for hazards.
Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.

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Lesson Notes Takanini

25/6/2023

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Key Points:

Roundabouts - You must indicate left before exiting.
Right Turns - When turning on narrow roads, you must stay on your side of the road and not cut corners. Indicate before stopping.
Steering and Hand Position - Don't drop your hands when slowing down. Make big turns when needed, move your hands.
U- Turn - Keep left and recheck your right blindspot. Don't get too close to the parked cars.
Left Turn - Angel the car and check the cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.
Stopping Distance - Stay back when waiting in a queue.
Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.
Parking On Roadside - You must indicate and check your blindspot.
Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.

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Hillsborough - Lesson Notes

24/6/2023

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Points To Focus On:

When changing lanes, you must indicate and check your blindspot before moving over whites lines.
Check and recheck the right side and use the space behind you, when parallel parking.
Be more comfortable using he flush median, when turning right.

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Lesson Notes - Otara (Raining)

24/6/2023

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Key Points:

Foot Position - Only use one foot when driving.
Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
Left Turns - Angle the car with the road, stay reasonably to the left. Check the left blindspot.
Right Turns - When turning on narrow roads, you must stay on your side of the road and not cut corners. Find the center before turning.
Braking / Slowing Down - Check your center mirror before braking, Always know what's behind you.
Blind Corners / Sharp Turns - Keep left and be prepared for oncoming vehicles.
Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.
Hazard ID / Scanning Ahead - You must identify moving hazards and how you respond to them.

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Lesson Notes: Epsom

24/6/2023

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Lesson Notes:

Foot Position - Keep your heel on the ground, push with your toes. Don't brake hard for no reason.
Turning - Don't rush to turn, aim for around 20km and roll through. While waiting to turn, check both sides.
Narrow Roads - Keep left, look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.
U- Turn - Keep left and recheck your right blindspot.
Parallel Parking - Recheck the right side, take your time and move. You have 2minutes and you can go back and forth 4 times.
Turning Bays & Flush Medians - Be more comfortable with them. You must use them if available. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.
Lane Changing - Indicate before moving into the other lane and keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.
Hill Start - Don't Roll back. Use the hand brake or use both feet.

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Highbrook Full - Overseas Conversion Notes

23/6/2023

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Key Points To Focus On:

Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.
Left Turns into High Speed Zones - Angle the car and stay in your lane.
Speed Control - You must stay within the speed limit including all temporary speed signs.
Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections before and after. Activity search for hazards.
Curved Wide Road - You must keep reasonably to the left.
Following Distance & Stopping Distance - Stay back when waiting in a queue and double your following distance.
Hazard ID - You must identify moving hazards and how you respond to them. (up to 100meters).
Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.
Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
Road Works / Cones - You must slow down to posted speed limits.
Indicating - Don't indicate too early.

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Lesson Notes for Glen Innes - Restricted

19/6/2023

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Immediate Fail:

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

Critical Errors:

Left Turn at Lights - Don't stop for no reason.
Left Turn at Traffic Light with Giveway Sign - Use cover vehicles to your advantage. Know it's safe before moving.
Traffic Lights - You must stop before the white lanes, avoid stopping on the cycle bays.
Motorway Onramp - Use all the onramp.
Motorway Off-Ramp - Move off the motorway before slowing down.
Left Turn - Front left of vehicle too close to curb, Angle the car with the road.
Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit.

Needs Improvement:

Left Turn - Angel the car and check the cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.
Vehicle Position - Keep reasonably to the left.
Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.
Parking On Roadside - You must indicate left and check your left blindspot, before braking.
Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
Hill Starts - Don't roll back, use the handbrake or hill start assist.
Right Turn - Don't slow down in the middle of the turn.
Parallel Parking - Recheck the right side, take your time and move. You have 2 minutes and you can go back and forth 4 times. Use the space behind you. Indicate and check before stopping.
Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.

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Lesson Notes - Edgewater

18/6/2023

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Key Points:

Wet Roads - Double your following distance.
U-Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot.
Right Turns - Don't move forward while other vehicles are turning. Find the center of the road before turning.
More Searching - Move your chin, look outward. Turn your head to check your blindspot.
Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
Turning - Be slow before turning, aim for 20km.
Left Turns - You must angle the car with the road, keep left.
Center Mirror - Check mirror before braking. Always know what is behind you.
Aux Controls - know the difference between high and low beam.

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Mt Wellington Lesson Notes - Restricted

17/6/2023

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Points To Focus On:

Carpark - Keep left and use the space around you.
Merging - Always check your blindspot before merging.
Shoulder Checks / Blindspot Checks - Always check before moving left or right. Turn your head 90 degrees.
Foot Position - Only use one foot when driving.
Left Turn at Traffic Light with Giveway Sign - Use cover vehicles to your advantage. Know it's safe before moving.
U-Turns - You must keep left. Indicate right and check your right blindspot.
Left Turns - Angle the car with the road, stay reasonably to the left.
Parallel Parking - Indicate left before stopping. Check and recheck the right side as you reverse. Use the space behind you.
Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.
Flush Medians - Be comfortable using them when needed.
Orange Light / Right Turn - Don't rush to make the turn.
Turning Bays - Check your blindspot before entering them, All 4 wheels must be in the turning bay if there is enough room.
High Speed Zone / Exiting - Don't slow down too early, for no reason.
3 Point Turn - You must indicate right and check both sides on the 3rd turn.
Curved Wide Road - You must keep reasonably to the left.
Dual Lane Roundabouts - Stay in your lane and be comfortable doing right turns.

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Highbrook Restricted Notes

15/6/2023

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Immediate Fail:

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

Critical Errors:

Left Turn - Angel the car and check the cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.
Merging - You must indicate and check your blindspot before merging.
Parallel Parking - Recheck the right sides, take your time and move. You have 2 minutes and you can go back and forth 4 times.
Left Turns into High Speed Zones - Angle the car and stay in your lane. Speed up to the speed posted speed limit.

Needs Improvement:

Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands or drop them when slowing down.
Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections before and after. Activity search for hazards.
Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.
Stopping Distance - Stay back when waiting in a queue.
Green Light - Check both sides before moving through.
Right Turns - When turning on narrow roads, you must stay on your side of the road and not cut corners. Find the center before turning.
Curved Roads - You must keep reasonably to the left.

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Glen Innes Full Os Notes

12/6/2023

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Immediate Fail:

Speed Control - You must stay within the speed limit including all temporary speed signs.
Stop Sign - Stop, pause and then move

Critical Errors:

Parking On Roadside - You must indicate left and check your left blindspot.
3 Point Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot.
Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.
Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit.
Gap Selection - You must not remain stationary for no good reason for 5 seconds or more when there is ample opportunity to turn.
Lane Changing and Merging - Nothing sudden and know it's safe before indicating. Indicate till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.

Needs Improvement:

Braking - Don't brake hard
Speed Bumps - Check you center mirror before braking / slowing down.
Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
Flush Medians - Be comfortable using them when needed.
U- Turn - Keep left and recheck your right blindspot. Don't get too close to the parked cars.
Following Distance - Stay back, don't rush to keep up with cars infront.
Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections before and after.
Hazard ID - You must identify moving hazards and how you respond to them. (up to 100meters)
Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.
Curved Roads - Keep left.
Ped X - Don't stop for no reason.

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Westgate Lesson Notes

3/6/2023

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Immediate Fail:

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

Critical Errors:

Parking On Roadside - You must indicate left and check your left blindspot.
3 Point Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot.
Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.
Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit.
Gap Selection - 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.
Speed Bumps - Check you center mirror before braking / slowing down.
Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
Flush Medians - Be comfortable using them when needed.
U- Turn - Keep left and recheck your right blindspot. Don't get too close to the parked cars.
Parallel Parking - Use the space behind you. Indicate left and check before stopping. Recheck the right side.
Off-Ramps - Move off the motorway before slowing down.

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Lesson Notes Botany

2/6/2023

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Lesson Notes:

Right Turns - Don't cut corners.
Searching - Check your center mirror before braking and blindspot before moving left or right.
Narrow Roads - Indicate and check your blindspot before moving around parked cars.
Giveway Signs - You must stop behind the white line and then move forward if you can't see.
Parallel Parking - Don't hit the curb. Be slow enough so you touch.
Curb Side - Indicate and check before parking on the road side.
Flush Median - Be more comfortable and fluid moving through them.
Roundabouts - Always indicate left to exit.
Lane Changing - Indicate till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.
Merging - Don't move suddenly, Avoid having cars next to you.

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Manukau Lesson Notes

Pakuranga - Lesson Notes

Lesson Notes Takanini

Hillsborough - Lesson Notes

Lesson Notes - Otara (Raining)

Lesson Notes: Epsom

Highbrook Full - Overseas Conversion Notes

Lesson Notes for Glen Innes - Restricted

Lesson Notes - Edgewater

Mt Wellington Lesson Notes - Restricted

Highbrook Restricted Notes

Glen Innes Full Os Notes

Westgate Lesson Notes

Lesson Notes Botany

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