Hazard perception handbook - RTA

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9 86 P2 Licence – provisional licence - Stage 2. This is the second licence issued to new solo drivers in NSW after 1 July 2000. It is issued for 30 months to drivers who have held a P1 licence for at least 12 months and have passed the Hazard Perception test (HPT). A P2 licence must be held for a minimum of 24 months. P2 drivers must display a green P sign (green P on a white background). A P2 licence has fewer restrictions than a P1 licence. Safe gap – a gap in traffic that enables you to turn, overtake or cross an intersection without being involved in a collision or endangering other road users. This means that no other road users should need to take evasive action to avoid your vehicle. Scanning – constantly moving your eyes and/or your head when driving so that you can detect hazards that may arise ahead, to the sides and behind your vehicle. Scanning means taking in the whole scene 360 degrees around your car. Setting up the brake – where your right foot is off the accelerator and lightly activating the brake. Warning signs – yellow diamond shaped signs that warn you of hazards ahead (eg animals or an intersection). Hazard perception handbook
Index A Aiding and cheating during the HPT ..............22 After the confirmation screen .....19 Animals on the road ............76 Avoiding crashes ...............13 Avoiding fatigue ................64 B Buffer concept .................26 Buffer to the front ..............27 Buffer to the left and right .......36 Buses .........................71 C Cheating on the HPT prohibited ..22 Confirmation screen buttons .....19 Crashes and breakdowns .........74 Crash avoidance space ...........26 Cyclists .......................69 E Emergency vehicles .............75 Expecting the unexpected ........79 Expectancies, general ............78 Experience and practice ..........82 F failing the HPT ................22 fatigue, avoidance ..............64 five most common crash types for provisional drivers ....10 – Where and when these crashes happen ...............12 – Comparison with full licence holders ...............12 – Why are provisional drivers involved in crashes? ..................13 G Gap selection ..................39 Glossary ......................85 H Hazard, definition ..............80 Hazard perception ..............67 Hazard perception action plan ....63 Hazard perception skills ..........9 Hazard Perception Test (HPT) .....6 How to scan for hazards when driving .................58 I Identifying the main hazard .......80 K keeping a safe distance from other vehicles (see also, buffer) ..............26 – front .......................27 – Sides ........................36 – Rear ........................38 L Listening for hazards ............63 Look for change ................62 M Motorcyclists ..................70 O Overtaking ....................51 P Pedestrians ....................68 Practice questions ...............20 Provisional driver crash patterns in NSW .................10, 11, 12 R Real HPT questions .............21 Results and feedback screen ......21 Roadworks ....................73 Role of expectancies ............78 10 Hazard perception handbook 87
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Hazard perception handbook
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2 Foreword When you were a learner
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4 The three second rule ...........
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1 6 What is the HPT? THE HAzARd PER
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1 8 Identifying hazards ahead, behi
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2 10 Crash patterns of provisional
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2 12 9 percent involve running off
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3 How the HPT works 14 The Hazard P
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3 16 Interacting with the HPT compu
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3 18 WHAT yOU WILL SEE AfTER THE WE
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3 20 THE PRACTICE qUESTIONS The pra
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3 22 If you fail, you will get spec
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3 24 • Scanning for hazards ahead
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4 26 Keeping space from other vehic
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4 28 Controlling your speed SPEEd L
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4 30 Hazard perception handbook Res
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4 32 keeping a safe following dista
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4 34 WHAT A SAfE fOLLOWING dISTANCE
Page 38 and 39: 4 36 keeping a safe distance to the
Page 40 and 41: 4 38 keeping a safe distance to the
Page 42 and 43: 5 40 Selecting safe gaps is a key p
Page 44 and 45: 5 42 All drivers should be looking
Page 46 and 47: 5 44 TURNING RIGHT AT A CROSS INTER
Page 48 and 49: 5 46 PRACTICE ExERCISES: SAfE GAPS
Page 50 and 51: 5 48 Safe gaps - making U-turns U-t
Page 52 and 53: 5 50 you may need less time to cros
Page 54 and 55: 5 52 fEATURES Of OvERTAkING The dif
Page 56 and 57: 5 54 Practise timing how long it ta
Page 58 and 59: 5 56 Practise this task until you c
Page 60 and 61: 6 58 Scanning for hazards Scanning
Page 62 and 63: 6 60 Blind spot area do not drive i
Page 64 and 65: 6 62 Smart scanning When you are sc
Page 66 and 67: 6 64 AvOIdING fATIGUE fatigue (bein
Page 68 and 69: 6 66 Map out a circular route throu
Page 70 and 71: 7 68 Pedestrians, cyclists and moto
Page 72 and 73: 7 70 Give all cyclists plenty of ro
Page 74 and 75: 7 72 3 sec gap. 5 sec gap. Hazard p
Page 76 and 77: 7 74 Scan ahead for roadwork signs.
Page 78 and 79: 7 76 Animals on the road you might
Page 80 and 81: 8 78 Expecting the unexpected Road
Page 82 and 83: 8 80 • Check for pedestrians, cyc
Page 84 and 85: 8 82 A few final words about hazard
Page 86 and 87: 8 84 Apply these skills effectively
Page 90: 10 88 S Safe gap, definition ......
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