Wiri Lesson Notes

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.

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.

​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.

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.

Speed Control:

• Watch your speed when going down hill.

Roadworks:

• You must slow / adjust your speed when you see cones / road construction.
• Drive to the road conditions.
• Posted a 30km sign you MUST slow down to 30km and stay at 30km till you pass a WORK ENDS sign or different speed sign.

Onramps:

• Use all of it  and indicate before moving over white lines.
• Always know what is next to you (your blindspot).

Carpark:

• Keep left and go slow
• Stay on your side of the road. 

U Turns:

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

Pulling over to stop next to curb:

• You must indicate left and check your left blindspot.
• The vehicle must be under 30cm from the curb.

Turn Left with care:

• Be slow enough to give way
• If you have your own lane you don't have to stop, but check for traffic as you approach.

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.

Narrow Roads:

• Avoid bottlenecks and indicate to pass parked cars.

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