Hazard perception handbook - RTA

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Practise this task until you can consistently identify a safe time gap between your car
and an approaching vehicle and complete the simulated overtaking task with at least
three seconds to spare.
STEP 4
ExTENdING THE LESSONS Of STEPS 1-3
The skills that you have learned and applied in steps 1-3 can be applied to other
speed zones. you may wish to practise steps 1-3 on a divided 100 km/h road to
ensure that you have got a good grasp of gap selection for safe overtaking.
What you have learned from steps 1-3 can also be applied to overtaking on narrower
two-way, undivided roads in built-up and rural areas. However, there is less margin
for error on these roads. That is, you are in more danger if you make a mistake.
If you have not overtaken on a two-way undivided road before, you may want to
observe a more experienced driver that you trust do this first.
The best two-way, undivided roads to practise overtaking on are quieter roads in 60
km/h zones. It is also best to use roads that are broader than local, suburban streets
and have few cars parked along them.
Remember, if you don’t feel confident about overtaking or feel that it would be
unsafe, don’t do it.
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