Hazard perception handbook - RTA

STEP 3
Using the same intersection, ask an experienced driver who you trust to sit in the
passenger seat while you make about six right hand turns.
The person in the passenger seat should note when they would have gone and
discuss this with you later, when you have stopped somewhere safe. They should
not interrupt or distract you when you are driving. How much agreement was there?
Who accepted the smaller gaps, you or the more experienced driver? Were there any
pedestrians?
discuss with the more experienced driver why you went when you did and how you
judged the gap was safe.
STEP 4
follow Steps 1-3 for gap selections in other speed zones. you should practise gap
selection and compare notes with several more experienced drivers who you trust.
do this until you are confident that you can make consistently safe gap selections
when turning right at T intersections when facing a Stop or Give Way sign.
STEP 5
When you feel confident, repeat steps 1-4 for turns at four way intersections where
you need to judge safe gaps to the front, left and right and are facing a Stop or Give
Way sign.
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