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safer,smarter driversstarthere mylicence.sa.gov.au 100 So, you’ve got your Driver’s Handbook and you’re ready to learn to drive. But, hang on. Before you ask for a driving lesson… you need to get your head around your journey to getting your licence, and how you can be a safer, smarter driver. mylicence.sa.gov.au will guide you through your L’s and P’s, and all the way to your full licence, with heaps of tips along the way. Plus, subscribing to mylicence will give you helpful safe driving advice as well. So, before you get the car keys…get onto mylicence.sa.gov.au safer, smarter drivers start at mylicence.sa.gov.au The Driver’s Handbook
P L Drivers and Licensing This section covers how to obtain and retain a permit or licence to drive motor vehicles and ride motorcycles. It explains how you progress through the Graduated Licensing Scheme, first obtaining your learner’s permit, then moving through two stages of Provisional Licence before obtaining your full licence. It details the two methods by which you can qualify for your licence – the Vehicle On Road Test (VORT) method or the Competency Based Training & Assessment (CBT&A) method. The Driver’s Handbook 101
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Drivers and Licensing Obtaining a L
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Your Road Safety Responsibilities Y
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Certain behaviours are major contri
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Speeding and Inappropriate Travel S
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Low Alcohol Beer 425ml (pint) = = =
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The safest Blood Alcohol Concentrat
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Mobile Phone Use While Driving Driv
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Listening to the radio, drinking co
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Cyclists To share the road safely w
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Hazardous Driving Situations Rememb
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Slow moving vehicles and heavy vehi
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In Case of a Crash If you see a cra
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Giving First Aid Even if you are no
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This section deals with the rules y
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Care, Courtesy, Common Sense You mu
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Drivers must also ensure that Passe
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Some common examples of reduced spe
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Driving on the Road Keeping Left Wh
Page 51 and 52: Changing lanes When changing from o
Page 53 and 54: Reversing • You must not reverse
Page 55 and 56: • where there is a single continu
Page 57 and 58: Advisory Signs These signs warn you
Page 59 and 60: You must stop giving the change of
Page 61 and 62: • if there are arrows in your lan
Page 63 and 64: Traffic Lights Traffic lights are i
Page 65 and 66: Flashing Yellow Circle Red Bicycle
Page 67 and 68: Wombat crossing Emu crossing Koala
Page 69 and 70: Level Crossings A level crossing is
Page 71 and 72: Giving Way at Stop and Give Way sig
Page 73 and 74: Example 24 Driver B is turning righ
Page 75 and 76: Example 33 Driver B is going straig
Page 77 and 78: A roundabout is an intersection wit
Page 79 and 80: Freeways and Expressways There are
Page 81 and 82: Obstruction Blocking an intersectio
Page 83 and 84: If no towing capacity is specified
Page 85 and 86: Parking at night or in poor visibil
Page 87 and 88: Compulsory equipment Recommended eq
Page 89 and 90: Share the road Scan the road for cy
Page 91 and 92: Some trucks need extra space at cor
Page 93 and 94: Parking Parking is when you stop an
Page 95 and 96: No Parking You must not park your v
Page 97 and 98: Causing an obstruction or danger It
Page 99 and 100: Miscellaneous Rules Keeping within
Page 101: Obeying directions You must obey di
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Page 107 and 108: When converting an interstate drive
Page 109 and 110: Unlicensed driving It is unlawful t
Page 111 and 112: 236 243 254 271 286 289 307 PART A
Page 113 and 114: The qualified supervising driver Th
Page 115 and 116: Does the qualified supervising driv
Page 117 and 118: Practical Driving Test (VORT) - wit
Page 119 and 120: Obtaining your learner’s permit -
Page 121 and 122: Obtaining a P1 Provisional Licence
Page 123 and 124: The Hazard Perception Test To progr
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Page 127 and 128: Driver Intervention Program In addi
Page 129 and 130: Self-assessment Answer each of the
Page 131 and 132: 1. Do you signal in plenty of time
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Page 135 and 136: Research shows that wearing a seatb
Page 137 and 138: 9. Do you often find that you are s
Page 139 and 140: 11. Have you checked with your doct
Page 141 and 142: 13. Do your children, or other fami
Page 143 and 144: Many older drivers already compensa
Page 145 and 146: Vehicles and Registration This sect
Page 147 and 148: Third Party (Property) Insurance Th
Page 149 and 150: What to do When Buying a Car Before
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Resident of South Australia As well
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