Highbrook Lesson Notes

More Searching Required:

• Check the left blind spot  before moving left to turn left (cycle and bus lanes).
• Check your center mirror before braking (cars behind you).
• Check your blind spot before merging or changing lanes (cars next to you)
• All intersections, check both sides and behind before moving through.
• Turn your head, don't twist your shoulders.

Steering / Hand Position:

• Move your hands and make big turns when needed.
• Keep the vehicle straight, make small adjustments to drive straight.
• Keep both hands on the wheel and don't drop them when slowing down.

Following Distance & Stopping Distance:

• Stay back when waiting in a queue.
• Double your following distance when behind a truck or bus.
• Double your following distance when driving on wet roads.

U Turns:

• Indicate right and recheck your right blindspot for cars coming out of driveways.

Lanes:

• When one lane splits into 2 lanes aim to be in the left lane, that is going straight.
• Always know what is next to you (your blindspot).
• Curved lanes and roads, you must stay in your lane.
• Indicate till all 4 wheels are in the other lane.
• Dual lane turns stay in your lane.

Turning Bays & Flush Medians:

• Merge into them, nothing sudden.
• Check blindspot before moving in.
• Don't brake or slow down for no reason.
• Use them when needed.

Curb-side / Parking on the side of the road:

• You must be under 30cm from the curb.
• Indicate and check your left blindspot before moving left.
• Don't brake hard.
• Know what is behind you.

Parallel Parking:

• Indicate left before stopping.
• Recheck the right sides, take your time and move.
• Use the space behind you and be slow.
• You have 2 minutes and you can go back and forth 4 times.

Turning:

• Left turns angle the car with the road.
• Right turns keep the car straight and find the center before turning.
• Don't cut the corner. Stay on your side of the road.
• Make big turns when needed and move your hands around when required don't keep them twisted when turning.
• Don't lean forward while moving forward. If you can't see, stop and then edge forward or lean forward when the car is fully stopped.
• Indicate before stopping.

Cross Roads:

• You must check both sides, try to see at-least 100meters on both sides as you approach.
• You must follow the Give Way Rule,  When moving through be slow enough to give way.

Narrow Roads:

• Avoid bottlenecks, look ahead and adjust your speed.
• Indicate right and check your right blindspot to pass parked cars. Indicate left and then check your left blindspot before moving back to the left.