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156 I N d E X 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
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Drivers and Licensing Obtaining a L
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Certain behaviours are major contri
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3. Passengers Young driver crash ri
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Turning at an intersection crashes
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Speeding and Inappropriate Travel S
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Braking distance is the distance tr
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Low Alcohol Beer 425ml (pint) = = =
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The safest Blood Alcohol Concentrat
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What is saliva testing? This is a n
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Important information about child r
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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
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Changing lanes When changing from o
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Reversing • You must not reverse
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• where there is a single continu
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Advisory Signs These signs warn you
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You must stop giving the change of
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• if there are arrows in your lan
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Traffic Lights Traffic lights are i
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Flashing Yellow Circle Red Bicycle
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Wombat crossing Emu crossing Koala
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Level Crossings A level crossing is
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Giving Way at Stop and Give Way sig
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Example 24 Driver B is turning righ
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Example 33 Driver B is going straig
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A roundabout is an intersection wit
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Freeways and Expressways There are
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Obstruction Blocking an intersectio
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If no towing capacity is specified
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Parking at night or in poor visibil
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Compulsory equipment Recommended eq
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Share the road Scan the road for cy
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Some trucks need extra space at cor
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Parking Parking is when you stop an
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No Parking You must not park your v
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Causing an obstruction or danger It
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Miscellaneous Rules Keeping within
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Obeying directions You must obey di
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P L Drivers and Licensing This sect
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A B Category A Category B • Austr
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Page 117 and 118: Practical Driving Test (VORT) - wit
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Page 121 and 122: Obtaining a P1 Provisional Licence
Page 123 and 124: The Hazard Perception Test To progr
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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
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Page 145 and 146: Vehicles and Registration This sect
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Page 149 and 150: What to do When Buying a Car Before
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