the driver's handbook

N
New applicants ......................................................................................................103-104
Night driving ....................................................................................9, 27, 82-83, 119, 136
Noisy vehicles................................................................................................................. 98
O
Obeying directions ......................................................................................................... 99
Obstruction
causing an obstruction ......................................................................................... 95
avoiding an obstruction ........................................................................................ 48
emergency vehicles .............................................................................................. 79
blocking an intersection ........................................................................................ 79
driving too slowly ............................................................................................ 79, 82
keeping clear of trams .......................................................................................... 79
parking .................................................................................................................. 79
Obtaining a
learner’s permit .................................................................................................. 102
provisional licence .......................................................................................119-120
probationary licence ........................................................................................... 125
Options for qualifying for a provisional licence .................................................... 106, 114
Overtaking ......................................................................................... 32-33, 52-53, 87, 89
Overtake turning vehicle ............................................................................................52-53
Overtaking lanes ....................................................................................................... 32, 73
P
Painted arrows ...................................................................................................................
road markings ............................................................................................58-59, 75
Painted islands ................................................................................................... 51, 70, 77
Parking
across driveways .............................................................................................93-94
angle parking ........................................................................................................ 92
exemptions ........................................................................................................... 96
distance from centre of road ...........................................................................93-94
distance from crossings ..................................................................................93-94
distance from bus stops ..................................................................................93-94
distance form intersections .............................................................................93-94
leaving a parking space ........................................................................................ 73
near a level crossing ............................................................................................. 67
No Stopping .......................................................................................................... 95
No Parking ................................................................................................ 86, 93, 95
obstruction ............................................................................................................ 79
on a freeway/expressway ..................................................................................... 78
parallel parking ..................................................................................................... 91
parking at night ............................................................................................... 83, 95
time limits .............................................................................................................. 95
where parking is banned ................................................................................ 93, 95
Passengers
carrying in trailers ................................................................................................. 81
carrying in utilities ................................................................................................. 97
in a caravan........................................................................................................... 81
interfering with a driver ..................................................................................... 9, 97
keeping within a vehicle .................................................................................. 78, 97
motorcycles .....................................................................................................84-85
provisional licence curfew .......................................................................... 120, 123
wearing seatbelts ................................................................................. 22-24, 42-43
Passing ........................................................................................................see overtaking
Pedestrians ......................................................................................................... 28, 68, 71
Pedestrian crossings .....................................................................................45, 64-65, 68
Photographs for permits and licences ......................................................................... 104
Police directions ....................................................................................................... 96, 99
‘P’ Plates ...................................................................................................................... 120
Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol ........................................................................19-20
Probationary licence ..................................................................................................... 125
Proof of address ........................................................................................................... 102
Proof of age .................................................................................................................. 108
Proof of identity ............................................................................................................ 102
Protection of roads ......................................................................................................... 99
Provisional licences ...............................................................................................119-120
Practical driving test option .......................................................................................... 115
Q
Questions – example of test questions ........................................................................ 110
R
Rail crossings – see level crossings
Rain driving in hazardous weather .................................................................... 31, 34, 82
Rear-end crashes ......................................................................................... 10, 15, 25, 61
Rear vision mirrors ......................................................................................................... 83
Red light cameras .......................................................................................................... 63
Regulatory signs ........................................................................................................54-55
Refusing a blood test ..................................................................................................... 20
Refusing a breath test .................................................................................................... 20
Restrictions on parking ...................................................................................... 86, 93, 95
Reversing ................................................................................................................ 51, 129
Rider Safe ..................................................................................................................... 118
Risks
minimising injury and death .................................................................................6-8
managing driving risks ............................................................................................ 8
Road crashes – what to do .......................................................................................35-38
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