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Common Faults and Errors on the Penrose Route

8/6/2014

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Penrose Test Area

Common Errors / Faults:

Part 1:

1.       Leaving the carpark – indicate out and do a shoulder check.

2.       Left Turn on GSR – there are 2 lanes keep in the left lane.

3.       Left Turn on Rockfield – Check your left blind spot for cyclist and also check for vehicle turning right and people crossing the road

4.       Ewenson Ave – the road is narrow, keep left

5.       Konini Road – it has a sharp corner, keep left, don’t go over the center line

6.       GSR – downhill watch your speed when changing lanes

7.       Business Park – recheck the pedestrian crossing (go slower)

8.       Moving off/on the road – shoulder check

9.       Before Turning Right into GSR – you need to move into the right lane. Indicate and check your right shoulder / blind spot

10.   Haronui Road / narrow roads – took close to other vehicles

11.   Parallel Parking on Cadman – took wide / Recheck

12.   U-turn on Kawau – don’t rush, keep left and check your right blind spot

13.   Ferguson Ave – too slow under 35km – parked cars/oncoming vehicle you can be slow, but if the road is clear you need to stay around 40km

14.   Main Highway / Robert St – Please signal your turn

15.   Amy Street – Uphill keep left

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Part 2 :

16.       Ellerslie Park Road x2 Stop Sign – Full Stop

17.       EPH – lane changing – indicate till you are fully in the lane, control your speed downhill and search for vehicles turning.

18.       Left Turn on Ferndale – Shoulder check before moving in / Gap selection

19.       Ferndale Road – narrow keep left.

20.       Right Turn into Penrose Road – Flush medium – vehicle position / gap selection

21.       GSR – Curved dual lane road, keep in the left lane and keep left

22.       South-Eastern Hwy – lane changing x4 keep an eye on your speed and vehicle position

23.       Right Turn into Gavin Street – Gap selection and give way rule

24.       Gavin St – keep left

25.   Roundabouts – keep left and indicate out

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