Glen Innes Restricted Lesson Notes

​Glen Innes – Restricted Lesson Notes

Before your driving test, make sure the following are checked and in good working order:

• Fuel level
• WOF and registration
• Indicators and brake lights
• Tyre condition

Observation & Awareness

• Increase your searching--move your head, not just your eyes.
• Stay aware of what’s happening ahead, beside, and behind you.

Speed & Braking Control

• Avoid hard or sudden braking.
• Always check your centre mirror before slowing down.
• In 30 km/h zones, slow down and remain at 30 km/h.
• When travelling downhill, stay under the speed limit and control your speed early.

Turning & Positioning

• Right Turns: Do not cut corners—stay on your side of the road.
• Dual-Lane Right Turns: Stay in your lane throughout the turn.
• Blind Corners & Sharp Turns: Keep left and drive to the road conditions. Slow down before the turn.

Turning Bays (Left & Right)

• You must use turning bays at all times.
• Indicate, check your blind spot, move fully into the bay, and keep indicating while waiting to turn.

Merging & Lane Changing

• Always indicate and check your blind spot before moving.
• Do not brake hard or unnecessarily when merging or changing lanes.

Flush Medians

• Do not block traffic.
• Merge into and out of flush medians correctly.
• Always indicate and check your blind spot.

Roundabouts

• Indicate when exiting.
• Look for cover vehicles to help you enter safely.

Parking

• Curbside Parking: Indicate and check your blind spot. The vehicle must be within 30 cm of the curb.
• Parallel Parking: Always indicate left and check mirrors and blind spots before stopping and when moving out.

U-Turns & Three-Point Turns

• Always indicate and check all blind spots before moving.

Narrow Roads

• Indicate when moving around parked vehicles.
• Avoid creating bottlenecks and give way when required.