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Road marking ..........................................................................................47-48, 58, 70, 92
Road rage ............................................................................................................... 41, 133
Road-related areas ................................................................................. 44, 49, 51, 74, 91
Road signs.................................................................................................................54-55
Road surfaces .......................................................................................................... 32, 34
Road trains ..................................................................................................................... 53
Roadworks ......................................................................................................... 45, 55, 99
Roundabouts
approaching .......................................................................................................... 75
bicycles ................................................................................................................. 76
driving through .................................................................................................75-76
entering ................................................................................................................. 75
giving way ............................................................................................................. 74
multi lane..........................................................................................................75-76
single lane ............................................................................................................. 75
S
Safer Driver Agreement ................................................................................................ 124
School Zones ................................................................................................................. 45
School crossings ...................................................................................................... 45, 65
Seatbelts
exemptions ........................................................................................................... 43
how to wear .................................................................................................... 23, 43
rules .................................................................................................................42-43
Signals
driving ........................................................................................................... 56, 134
traffic ................................................................................................................61-63
Signs .........................................................................................................................54-55
Single-lane roundabouts ................................................................................................ 75
Single vehicle crashes .................................................................................................... 10
Skidding ......................................................................................................................... 32
Slip lanes ...................................................................................................................70-71
Slow vehicles .................................................................................................................. 33
Smoky vehicles .............................................................................................................. 98
Speed limits ...............................................................................................................44-46
Standard drinks .............................................................................................................. 17
Stopping ........................................................................................................ 14-15, 93-95
Stopping distances ...................................................................................................14-15
Stop signs and lines ........................................................................................... 54, 61, 67
Straddling lanes ........................................................................................................ 48, 86
T
Tailgating .................................................................................................................. 10, 15
Taxi zone ........................................................................................................................ 94
Telephone – hand-held and mobile ............................................................... 24-25, 97-98
Temporary signs ............................................................................................................. 55
The Driver’s Handbook
Time limits ...................................................................................................................... 95
Third Party Insurance ................................................................................................... 144
Theory test questions ................................................................................................... 110
Three-point turns ................................................................................................ 56, 60, 72
T-intersections ...............................................................................................56-57, 61, 70
Tiredness ................................................................................................... 26-27, 132-135
Total Stopping Distance ................................................................................................. 14
Towing ............................................................................................................................ 80
Traffic control signs ....................................................................................... 54-55, 61-63
Traffic islands – driving on .............................................................................................. 51
Traffic lights ...............................................................................................................61-63
Trailers and caravans ..............................................................................53, 80-81, 92, 97
Travelling abreast (Motorcycles) .................................................................................... 84
Turning
correct position on the road ................................................................................. 58
turning at a modified T-intersection ...................................................................... 57
turning right ......................................................................................................57-59
turning left on red.............................................................................................61-62
Turning at intersections crashes .................................................................................... 11
TVs and Visual Display Units (VDUs) .............................................................................. 98
Tyres – blowout hazard .................................................................................................. 34
U
Unlicensed driving ........................................................................................................ 107
U-turns ......................................................................................................................59-60
V
Visibility – poor ..........................................................................................................82-84
Visiting drivers ...................................................................................................... 104, 145
Vehicle On Road Test (VORT) ...............................................................................114-116
W
Warning devices – horns .......................................................................................... 82, 87
Warning signs – advisory signs ...................................................................................... 55
Water – on the road ........................................................................................................ 34
Windscreens ........................................................................................................... 82, 136
Wombat crossings ......................................................................................................... 65
Written test – see theory test ....................................................................................... 108
Y
Yellow continuous edge lines ................................................................................... 79, 92
Y-intersections ............................................................................................................... 71
Z
Zip merges ..................................................................................................................... 73