Hazard perception handbook - RTA

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
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