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Refresher Lesson Notes: Botany

31/12/2021

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Key Points:


  • More searching, check and recheck - look outward before and after every intersection and know what is behind you. Activity search for hazards, move your chin.
  • Left Turn - you must check the left blindspot before turning left.
  • While waiting to turn - check both sides 100metres (and oncoming vehicles at cross roads).
  • Steering - you can move your hand and make a big turn when needed.
  • Roundabouts - You must indicated on exit (left)
  • Foot Position - keep heel on the ground and push with your toes and not your whole foot.
  • Speed Bumps - Check the center mirror before braking (know what is behind you). Don’t brake hard.
  • U-turn - Keep left, check center mirror and right blindspot while indicating right
  • Curved roads - keep left
  • When turning, use the vehicle's momentum to your advantage, roll up and don’t brake hard.
  • Green Light - check both sides ( All intersection check before, even if you have the right of way
  • Narrow roads - stay back, look ahead and avoid bottlenecks. Indicate to pass parked cars
  • When parking on the side of the road you need to be under 30cm from the curb, when moving out merge into traffic. Don’t make a sharp turn to enter the road.
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Lessons Notes: Flatbush

24/12/2021

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​Needs Improvements
  • Don’t rush, when exiting the car park and keep left.
  • Keep a safe following distance when following other vehicles.
  • When stopped in a queue, stay back, so you can see the ground.
  • Move into the turning bays before slowing down, check blindspot before moving in.
  • Narrow roads - stay back, look ahead and avoid bottlenecks. Indicate to pass parked cars
  • While waiting to turn - check both sides (and oncoming vehicles at cross roads).
  • Keep left and you can drive over an empty bus stop - oncoming truck
  • Orange light = Red light. All traffic lights be prepared for them to change.
  • Green Light - check both sides, you are looking for hazards
  • Merging - must indicate and check blindspot
  • Foot position on paddles - keep your heel on the ground and push with your toes
  • Check the center mirror before and after every intersection.
  • Wide Roads - Keep left
  • More searching - look outward before and after every intersection (it’s never enough). Activity search for hazards.
  • Empty Bus Stop - you can drive over them to keep left
  • Avoid changing lanes while moving through an intersection.
  • Left Turn into high speed zone - Too Slow
  • Blind corners - Be prepared for oncoming vehicles
  • Keep both hands on the wheel while moving
  • Flush Median - Don’t pause / stop while 1/2 your vehicle is sticking out.
  • Roundabout - You must indicated on exit (left)
  • Check the Center mirror before braking /slowing down.
  • Right Turn - Stay back and crawl forward if you can’t see.
  • Shoulder Check  / Blind Spot Check - you must turn your head 90’ but keep your shoulders straight.
  • Parallel Parking - Indicate Left before stopping. You must check the right blind spot.
  • 3 Point Turn - Don’t Drive into the driveway, stay on the road.
  • Lane Changing - Indicate till all 4 wheels are in the other lane
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Highbrook Restricted

22/12/2021

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Immediate Fail
  • Left Turn - Failed to follow giveway rule


Critical Errors
  • Parallel Parking - Indicate Left before stopping. You must check the right blind spot.
  • 3 Point Turn - Don’t Drive into the driveway, stay on the road.
  • Lane Changing - Indicate till all 4 wheels are in the other lane




Needs Improvements
  • Don’t rush, when exiting carpark and keep left.
  • Keep a safe following distance when following other vehicles.
  • When stopped in a queue, stay back, so you can see the ground.
  • Move into the turning bays before slowing down, check blindspot before moving in.
  • Narrow roads - stay back, look ahead and avoid bottlenecks. Indicate to pass parked cars
  • While waiting to turn - check both sides (and oncoming vehicles at cross roads).
  • Keep left and you can drive over empty bus stop - oncoming truck
  • Orange light = Red light. All traffic lights be prepared for them to change.
  • Green Light - check both sides, you are looking for hazards
  • Merging - must indicate and check blindspot
  • Foot position on paddles - keep your heel on the ground and push with your toes
  • Check the center mirror before and after every intersection.
  • Wide Roads - Keep left
  • More searching - look outward before and after every intersection (it’s never enough). Activity search for hazards.
  • Empty Bus Stop - you can drive over them to keep left
  • Avoid changing lanes while moving through an intersection.
  • Left Turn into high speed zone - Too Slow
  • Blind corners - Be prepared for oncoming vehicles
  • Keep both hands on the wheel while moving
  • Flush Median - Don’t pause / stop while 1/2 your vehicle is sticking out.
  • Roundabout - You must indicated on exit (left)
  • Check the Center mirror before braking /slowing down.
  • Right Turn - Stay back and crawl forward if you can’t see.
  • Shoulder Check  / Blind Spot Check - you must turn your head 90’ but keep your shoulders straight.
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Manual Restricted at Manukau

17/12/2021

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Immediate Fail
  • Right Turns into Flush median




Critical Errors
  • Shoulder Check  / Blind Spot Check - you must turn your head 90’ but keep your shoulders straight.
  • Roundabout - You must indicated on exit (left)
  • Right turns - You must see 100 meter on each side, before moving out.
  • Check the Center mirror before braking /slowing down.
  • Parallel Parking -  You must check the right blind spot.
  • U-turn and 3 Point Turn - You must indicate right before moving.




Needs Improvements
  • Keep a safe following distance when following other vehicles.
  • When stopped in a queue, stay back, so you can see the ground.
  • Don’t ride the clutch and down shift as you slow down.
  • Move into the turning bays before slowing down, check blind spot before moving in.
  • Narrow roads - look ahead and avoid bottlenecks.
  • While waiting to turn - check both sides (and oncoming vehicles at cross roads).
  • Keep left and you can drive over empty bus stop
  • Lane driving  - one lane splitting into 2 lanes, aim for the left lane

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Recap Mangere Bridge Lesson Notes

15/12/2021

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Lesson Notes Recap:

  • Roundabout - Must give way to cars on your right. Angle the car to the left and look for cover vehicles on your left. Indicate left to exit.
  • Right Turns - Find the center before turning, don't rush and don't cut the corners to turn.
  • Motorway On/Off Ramps -  Use all of the onramp and keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane. Offramp indicate before, check the center mirror and check your left blindspot before moving off the motorway. Don't brake for no reason.
  • Pedestrian Crossing - Check both side and center mirror before moving through. Don't stop on it.
  • Carpark - Keep left and stay on your side of the road. Make big turns and use the space around you.
  • Parallel Parking - Check and recheck your right blindspot. Indicate left before stopping and use the space behind you.
  • 3 Point Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot on the 3rd turn. Use the space around you. Stay on the road.
  • Center Mirror Usage - Check the center mirror every 10-15 seconds on a straight road. Check the mirror before braking. 
  • More Scanning / Searching Ahead - Activity search for potential hazards, try to see 100 meters on each side. Move your chin and move your head. Check all intersections. Don't lean forward while moving forward.
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Glen Innes Restricted

13/12/2021

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​Immediate Failure:

Gap Selection
Too slow - You must not remain stationary when you have ample opportunity to proceed safely

Critical Errors:
Parallel Parking
No signal - You must signal for at least 3 seconds before stopping.
Observation - You must perform a head check before reversing


3 Point Turn
No signal - You must signal right, once you have reversed back


Roundabout
Too slow - You must not remain stationary when you have ample opportunity to proceed safely


Improvement Needed:
Speedbumps
Braking - Nothing sudden
Observation - You must check your relevant mirrors before braking

Roundabouts
Observation - You must check both side before entering 


Narrow Roads
Positioning - Avoid bottlenecks
Observation - Look ahead 


Moving on and off the road
Observation - Before moving on and off the road, you must perform a head check


Left Turn 
Observation - You must check your relevant mirrors before braking

Observation - Before turning, you must perform a head check

Observation - While waiting to turn, you must check both sides


Vehicle Position
Positioning - You must keep reasonably to the left

Pedestrian Crossing
Observation - You must check your relevant mirrors before braking
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Wiri Restricted

6/12/2021

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​1 - Don’t rush to leave the car park, keep left and check for oncoming trucks 

2 - Parallel Parking - Indicated, Check and then stop. Recheck the right side before reversing back. Once parked indicate right and check right blind spot.

3 - Lane Changing - You will need to indicate and keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane. 

4 - Wide Roads - Keep left reasonable

5 - Hand Position - Don’t twist your hands, Use your left hand to turn left and right hand to turn right. 

When turning right - Move your right hand to the top of the wheel and pull down(right) From 12 o’clock to 5 o’clock and for the left turns from 12 o’clock to 7 o’clock.

6 - Narrow Roads - Indicate to pass parked cars if your vehicle is likely to be more then half way over the middle of the road ( Indicate right and check right blind spot, when moving back to the left indicate left and check left blind spot.)

7 - Right Turns - On narrow roads keep on your side of the road. Presume there is a truck coming towards you.

8 - 3 Point Turn and U-turns - Indicate right and check your right blind spot before moving out

9 - Right Turn - Stay stopped while other vehicle are crossing your path.


Critical Errors: 

1 - Duration of indicating when changing lanes and merging too short

2 - Vehicle Position - Applicant must keep reasonably to the left.

3 -  Hand Position / Steering - Applicant unnecessary driving with one hand / Erratic movement of steering wheel.


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Restricted Manukau

5/12/2021

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Restricted Simulated Test Manukau - 5th December 2021

1. U - Turns and 3 Point Turns - Applicant must indicate right and check right blind spot
before moving

2. Flush Medians - Applicant must move into flush median and wait till it is safe to move
out. When safe to turn right there is no need to stop/ wait in the flush median.

3. Narrow Roads - Applicant must indicate right and check right blind spot before moving
past a parked car, if applicants vehicle is more than half way over the middle of the
road. Applicant must also indicate left and check left blind spot before moving back to
the left side of the road

4. Parallel Parking - Applicant must recheck right side before moving back

5. Lane Changing - Applicant must indicate and keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the
other lane

6. Motorway Onramp - Applicant must use the whole onramp

7. Motorway On/Offramp - Applicant must check and recheck blind spots before moving
on - off the motorway
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8. Left Turn at Traffic Lights with Give Way Signs - Applicant must to stop if safe to turn.
Applicants speed was unreasonable slow (too slow).
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