Botany to Highbrook Lesson Notes

Immediate Fail:

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

Critical Errors:

1. 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.
2. Roundabouts - Be ready before, look for cover vehicles on your left and in front. Stay behind the white line. Indicate to exit.
3. Lane Change - Indicate before moving into the other lane and keep indicating till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.
4. Merging - You must indicate when needed and always check your blindspot, don't move suddenly into the other lane.
5. Parking On Roadside - You must check your blindspot.
6. 3 Point Turn - You must indicate right and check your right blindspot.
7. Vehicle Position - Waiting at the giveway sign, you must stop behind the white line. If you can't see 100meters edge forward slowly.
8. Narrow Roads - Look ahead, avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.

Needs Improvement:​

1. Following Distance & Stopping Distance - Stay back when waiting in a queue and double your following distance.
2. Green Lights - Check both sides before moving. All intersections check both sides before moving through.
3. 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.
4. Gap Selection / Clutch Control - Be ready before, check both side while waiting to turn.
5. U- Turn - Keep left and recheck your right blindspot
6. Hazards - Scanning the road ahead and off the road. 
7. Parallel Parking - Recheck the right sides, take your time and move. You have 2minutes and you can go back and forth 4 times.
8. Steering / Hand Position - Move your hands and keep your hands on the wheel. Make big turns when needed. Don't twist your hands.
9. Hill Start - Don't Roll back. Use the hand brake or use both feet.
10. Left Turn - Check cycle lane before turning, the left blindspot.
11. Backing - Look back, not just camera or side mirrors
12. Carpark - Go slow and keep on your side of the road.