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Lesson notes

17/10/2018

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Lesson Notes


  1. Adjust seat and mirrors.
  2. Keep reasonable to the left
  3. Know what is behind you, (move your chin / head up look at centre mirror) before braking
  4. All intersections, as you approach try to see 3 lamp posts (100meters) on each side.
  5. Downhill, don’t speed and then brake suddenly. Just let the car roll
  6. Greenlight - always check both sides. You are looking for Police, fire and ambulance vehicles, and any vehicle that might come through
  7. Be slow before turning aim to be around 20-25km, let the car roll around. Don’t brake after turning.
  8. Wide roads - keep left. 1 lane splitting into 2 lanes aim for left lane.
  9. Dual lane turns - stay in your lane. Don’t have vehicle next to you as you turn.
  10. Merging  - Indicate and check you blind spot / shoulder check. Don’t move suddenly to one side
  11. Curved Roads - just roll around, don’t keep speeding as you go around a corner. Let go of the speed before the curve. speed softly as the car gets straight.
  12. Left Turn - check the cycle / bus lane before turning (Blind Spot)
  13. Roundabouts -  indicate out - know which exit you need to take
  14. Avoid parked cars but beware of cars coming from the front
  15. Left Turns - Angle the car.
  16. When turning move your hands up, make a big turn. Don’t let go of the steering with both hands.
  17. If you are moving around vehicle (moving 50cm) check your Blind Spot.
  18. Narrow roads with blind corners - keep left
  19. Right Turn - Keep left / don’t cut corners
  20. Straight Roads - Look outwards (100mtrs) and know what is behind you every 10-15 seconds. Every lamp post look somewhere different rather then looking everywhere at the same time.
  21. Right Turns - Find the centre of the road before turning. and be ready before the last vehicle passes.
  22. U-turn - keep left, right and check blind spot.
  23. Passing parked cars on narrow roads - If all 4 wheels are over the centre line, indicate right till you pass the vehicles and the indicate left.
  24. Don’t be to close to the cars in-front, when waiting in traffic. Stay back so you can see the ground.
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Hill Start Locations in Howick / Meadowlands

13/10/2018

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Hill Start Locations:
  1. Lastel Place
  2. Clydesdale Ave
  3. Jane Eyre Drive
  4. Marine Parade
  5. Beach Road
  6. Mellons Bay Road
  7. Seymour Road
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Manual Lesson Notes

13/10/2018

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Manual Lesson Notes


  1. U-Turn - Turn the wheel back, Don’t just let go of the steering wheel. indicated and check your blindspot.
  2. Hill Starts - Hold the hand brake up with the button in, while letting of the clutch.
  3. Left Turn - check your left blindspot for cyclist.
  4. Don’t ride the clutch around corners.
  5. Ducks on the road - Slow down, they will take longer to cross the road.
  6. Hill Starts - aim for 1,500rpm
  7. Right Turns - start getting the clutch ready as the last car passes. Be ready before
  8. Empty Bus Stops - You can drive over empty bus stops.
  9. If you cant see the ground you are already too close.
  10. Reversing - hold the clutch, don’t let go of the clutch and then brake, the car will stall. Clutch out and then in before braking
  11. Don’t in 2nd gear for too long. +30km 3rd gear.
  12. Coming out of the carpark / Backing - hold the clutch to move slowly (clutch out/in) reverse hill starts
  13. Try to see 100mts (3 lamp posts) on each side before saying its safe to turn.
  14. Change gears when you need to
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