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Takanini Lesson Notes

27/7/2023

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Immediate Fail:
  1. N/A

Critical Errors:
  1. 3 Point Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot.

Needs Improvement:​​​
  1. 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. You must be less than 30cm from the curb.
  2. More Searching - Move your chin, look outward. Turn your head to check your blindspot. Check the center mirror before braking.
  3. Flush Median - Be more comfortable using them.
  4. Merging - Avoid having vehicles next to you.
  5. Wet Roads - Double your following distance.
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Conifer Grove Lesson Notes

26/7/2023

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Immediate Fail:
  1. N/A

Critical Errors:
  1. Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands. Don't drop your hands when slowing down.
  2. 3 Point Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot.
  3. U- Turn - Keep left and recheck your right blindspot. Don't get too close to the parked cars.
  4. Parking On Roadside - You must indicate left and check your left blindspot, before braking. No more then 30cm from the curb.
  5. 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:​​​
  1. More Searching - Move your chin, look outward. Turn your head to check your blindspot. 
  2. Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections before and after. Activity search for hazards.
  3. Speed Control - You must stay within the speed limit including all temporary speed signs.
  4. Following Distance - Stay back, don't rush to keep up with cars infront.
  5. Pedestrian Crossing - Check both sides and don't stop on them.
  6. Aux Controls - Know the difference between low and high beam.
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Simulated Restricted Test - Glen Innes

25/7/2023

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Immediate Fail:
  1. N/A

Critical Errors:
  1. Lane Changing and Merging - Nothing sudden and know it's safe before indicating. Indicate till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.
  2. 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. You must be less than 30cm from the curb.
  3. Left Turn - Angel the car and check the cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot. Keep left.

Needs Improvement:​​​
  1. Roundabouts - You must indicate left before exiting. Don't rush to enter. Use the cover vehicles.
  2. Right Turns - Don't move forward while other vehicles are turning. Find the center of the road before turning. Don't cut corners on narrow roads.
  3. Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars. Keep reasonable to the left.
  4. Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in. All  4 wheels must be in the lane, if possible.
  5. More Searching - Move your chin, look outward. Turn your head to check your blindspot. 
  6. Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections before and after. Activity search for hazards.


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Manual Lesson Notes - Glen Innes

22/7/2023

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Points To Focus On:

  1. Don't twist your hands, keep both hands on the wheel while moving.
  2. Left turns angle the car with the road.
  3. On narrow roads indicate to pass parked cars. 
  4. When pulling over and stopping make sure you indicate and check before braking. Don't block driveways or intersections. 
  5. When doing a three-point turn indicate and check your right blindspot on the third turn.
  6. When turning right check both sides and be ready before the cars pass.
  7. When entering the turning bay all all four wheels must be in the bay if there is room.
  8. When turning left, always recheck the cycle lane or bus lane before entering. Under 50meters.
  9. At stop signs you must stop, pause, check and then move.
  10. When turning right stay a little bit back, So you can move forward and make the turn.
  11. At roundabouts and all intersections you must see at least 100 m on each side before turning.
  12. Be comfortable using the flush medians, When turning right.
  13. At roadworks you must slow down to 30km.
  14. Overall keep left.
  15. Indicate left, check your center mirror and right blindspot before parallel parking. Use the space behind you.
  16. Use the hand brake when needed, hill starts.
  17. Check both and don't stop on the pedestrian crossing. 
  18. Look ahead and adjust speed to avoid bottlenecks.
  19. When waiting at lights, stay in 1st gear.
  20. You can move over the centerline to avoid parked cars.
  21. Stay under the speed limit.
  22. When exiting a roundabout you must indicate left.
  23. At giveways signs, be slow enough to giveway. Don't stop for no reason.
  24. When following trucks or buses double your following distance.
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Restricted Highbrook Lesson Notes

22/7/2023

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Immediate Fail:
  1. Speed Control - You must stay within the speed limit including all temporary speed signs.

Critical Errors:
  1. U - Turn - Keep left, Indicate right and recheck your right blindspot. Don't get too close to the parked cars.
  2. 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. You must be less than 30cm from the curb.
  3. Left Turns into High Speed Zones - Angle the car and stay in your lane. Turn and speed up.
  4. Merging - Nothing sudden, Indicate and check before. Don’t slow down for no reason.

Needs Improvement:​​​
  1. Carpark - Keep left, stay on your side of the road.
  2. Left Turns - You must angle the car with the road, keep left.
  3. Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands. Don't drop your hands when slowing down.
  4. Turning and Gap Selection - Be Ready before, check and recheck both sides while waiting to turn. If you can't see tell the testing officer you are edging forward to see. You must see atleast 100meters on each side.
  5. Speed Control - Don't rush stay under the speed limit.
  6. More Searching - Move your chin, look outward. Turn your head to check your blindspot. 
  7. Stopping Distance - Stay back when waiting in a queue.
  8. Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.
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Manukau Restricted Notes

21/7/2023

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​Immediate Fail:
  1. Dual Lane Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left side and in front. Stay behind the white line. Givieway to vehicles from your right. Indicate to exit.
  2. Stop Sign - Stop, pause, check both sides and then move.

Critical Errors:
  1. Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections before and after. Activity search for hazards.
  2. 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.
  3. Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in. All  4 wheels must be in the lane, if possible.

Needs Improvement:​​​
  1. Speed Control - You must stay within the speed limit including all temporary speed signs.
  2. U - Turn - Keep left, Indicate right and recheck your right blindspot. Don't get too close to the parked cars.
  3. Left Turn - Angel the car and check the cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.
  4. Right Turns - Don't move forward while other vehicles are turning. Find the center of the road before turning. Don't cut the corner on narrow roads.
  5. Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars. Keep reasonable to the left.
  6. Indicating - Don't indicate too early.
  7. More Searching - Move your chin, look outward. Turn your head to check your blindspot. 
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Wiri Os Lessons Notes

21/7/2023

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Key Points:
  1. Keep Left - Away from the center line.
  2. Lane Change - Don’t slow down for no reason.
  3. Speed Control - You must stay within 5km of the speed limit. Depending on road conditions. (Too Slow).
  4. U-Turn - Don’t stop for no reason. (Too Slow).
  5. Right Turns - Be ready before, Check and recheck make sure it’s safe to move. (Slow Reaction Time)
  6. Carpark - Keep left, beware of trucks coming around corners.
  7. Merging - Nothing sudden, Indicate and check before. Don’t slow down for no reason.
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Pukekohe Lesson Notes: Restricted

21/7/2023

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Immediate Fail:
  1. Nil

Critical Errors:
  1. Parking On Roadside - You must indicate left, check your left blindspot and center mirror before braking.
  2. 3 Point Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot.
  3. Right Turns - Don't move forward while other vehicles are turning. Find the center of the road before turning. Don't cut the corner on narrow roads.
  4. Stop Sign - Stop, pause and then move

Needs Improvement:​​​
  1. Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands. Don't drop your hands when slowing down.
  2. Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit. Angle the car with the center road island.
  3. Parallel Parking - Recheck the right sides, take your time and move. You have 2 minutes and you can go back and forth 4 times. Indicate and check before stopping.
  4. Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections before and after. Activity search for hazards. Look off the road.
  5. Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars. Keep reasonable to the left.
  6. Hazard ID - You must identify moving hazards and how you respond to them. (up to 100meters). Move your head.
  7. Left Turn - Angel the car and check the cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.
  8. Keep Left  - On wide roads, you can drive over the empty bus stops. Be more left then right.
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Red Castle - Lesson Notes (Raining)

8/7/2023

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Key Points:

  1. Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands. Don't drop your hands when slowing down.
  2. Left Turns into High Speed Zones - Angle the car and stay in your lane.
  3. Speed Control - You must stay within the speed limit including all temporary speed signs. (Too Fast)
  4. Lane Changing - Indicate before moving into the other lane and keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.
  5. Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.
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Otara - Highbrook Lesson Notes

8/7/2023

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Key Points
​
  1. Carpark - Keep left and use the space around you. Look around, turn your head to see.
  2. Left Turns - You must angle the car with the road, keep left. Don't twist your hands.
  3. Right Turns - Don't move forward while other vehicles are turning. Find the center of the road before turning. Check your center mirror before braking. Don't cut corners.
  4. 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. Keep reasonably to the left.
  5. Keep Left - Away from the center line. Beware of parked cars.
  6. Parking On Roadside - You must indicate left, check your left blindspot and center mirror before braking.
  7. 3 Point Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot.
  8. 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.
  9. More Searching - Move your chin, look outward. Turn your head to check your blindspot. 
  10. Parked Trucks and Trailers - Don't get to close them. 
  11. U-Turn - Don’t stop for no reason. Keep left.
  12. Hand Brake - Check the dashboard for the red warning lights. Don't move with the hand brake on.
  13. Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in. All  4 wheels must be in the lane, if possible.
  14. Lane Change - Don’t slow down for no reason. Keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane. Be ready before, know what's happening ahead. 
  15. Speed Control - You must stay within the speed limit including all temporary speed signs.
  16. Wet Roads - Double your following distance. Brake softly.
  17. Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit.
  18. Left Turns into High Speed Zones - Angle the car and stay in your lane. Turn and speed up.
  19. Left Turn at Traffic Light with Giveway Sign - Use cover vehicles to your advantage. Know it's safe before moving. Stay in your lane.
  20. Curved Dual Lane Roads - Stay in your lane, avoid having vehicles in your blindspot.
  21. Pedestrian Crossing - Check both sides and don't stop on them.
  22. Orange Lights - Don't rush to go through them.
  23. Narrow Roads - Indicate and check your blindspot before moving around parked cars. Keep left, look ahead and avoid bottlenecks.
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Manukau OS Full Lesson Notes

2/7/2023

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Key Points:
  1. Don't twist your hands, keep both hands on wheel while moving.
  2. Left turns angle the car with the road.
  3. On narrow roads indicate to pass parked cars.
  4. When pulling over and stopping make sure you indicate before braking. 
  5. When doing a three-point turn indicate and check your right blindspot on the third turn.
  6. When turning right check both sides and be ready before the cars pass.
  7. When entering the turning bay all all four wheels must be in the bay if there is room.
  8. When turning left always recheck the cycle lane or bus lane before entering. Under 50meters.
  9. At stop signs you must stop pause check and then move.
  10. When turning right stay a little bit back, So you can move forward and make the turn.
  11. At roundabouts and all intersections you must see at least 100 m of each side before turning.
  12. Be comfortable using the flush medians, When turning right.
  13. At roadworks you must slow down to 30km. 
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Mt Wellington Lesson Notes

1/7/2023

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Key Points:

  1. Left Turns - Angle the car with the road, stay reasonably to the left. Exiting carpark.
  2. 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.
  3. Curved Roads - You must keep reasonably to the left.
  4. Parking On Roadside - You must indicate left and check your left blindspot.
  5. Merging - You must indicate and check your blindspot before merging. Nothing sudden.
  6. Speed Control - You must stay within the speed limit including all temporary speed signs.
  7. Turning Bays & Flush Medians - You must use them. Merge into them, nothing sudden. Indicate and check blindspot before moving in.
  8. Dual Lane Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit.
  9. Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections before and after.
  10. Narrow Roads - Indicate and check your blindspot before moving around parked cars.
  11. Stop Sign - Stop, pause, check both sides and then move.
  12. 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.
  13. Orange Lights - Don't rush to go through them (Right Turns)
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Parallel Parking 1 - 1 - 1

1/7/2023

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Parallel Parking Steps:
​
  1. Indicate left, check your mirror and stop next to the car. Line the back of your car with the back of the other car. 
  2. While indicating left, go into reverse and check both blindspots. Make one turn left.
  3. Roll back, the front of your vehicle will stick out. Check your right blindspot. Once you are at 1 o'clock stop.
  4. Make one turn right. Indicate left and recheck the right blindspot. Roll back ~1 meter.
  5. If you are close to the curb (under 30cm), turn all the way to the right.
  6. Indicate left, roll back till the car is straight.

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.
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Otara - Highbrook Lesson Notes (Raining)

1/7/2023

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Key Points:

  1. Lane Change - Indicate before moving into the other lane and keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane. Don't change lanes through traffic lights
  2. Left Turn - Check cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot and angle the car with the road.
  3. Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands. Don't drop them when slowing down.
  4. Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit.
  5. Puddles / Potholes - Avoid your wheels from going into them, slow down and move around them.
  6. Traffic Lights - Stop behind the white lines and avoid stopping on the cycle bays.
  7. Orange Lights - Don't rush to go through them. You will need to slow down when turning right.
  8. Curved Roads - You must keep reasonably to the left. Roll around them, don't brake hard, cover your brake before you get to close.
  9. Searching and Mirror Usage - Recheck all intersections left and right before and check the center mirror after.
  10. Merging - You must indicate and check your blindspot before merging. Nothing sudden. Don't have cars next to you.
  11. 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. Stay under 30cm from the curb.
  12. Right Turns - Don't move forward while other vehicles are turning. Find the center of the road before turning. Don't cut the corner on narrow roads.
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