AIDS FOR RTA NSW PROVISIONAL DRIVER

TEST
Left Turn
Check mirrors
Indicate
Cover brakes (Hover over brake pedal)
Buffer to the left (Move to the left side of your lane)
Blind spot check (to the left) just as you turn
You must have a 3 sec (50 Mtr) clear space to turn in front of other vehicles

Right Turn
Check mirrors
Indicate

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Cover brakes (Hover over brake pedal)
Buffer to the right (Move to the right side of your lane)

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Blind spot check (to the right) just as you turn
You must have a 3 sec (50 Mtr) clear space to turn in front of other vehicles

Driving Straight Through Intersections

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Check mirrors
Cover brakes (Hover over brake pedal)
Buffer to the left or right of the lane; depending on where the vehicle hazards are coming
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Scan either side of the intersection as you travel through it
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Hazard Perception - When you approach:
Parked cars
Pedestrians walking at the side of the road
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Pedestrian Xings
Oncoming or overtaking cars
Cyclists
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Buses stopped at tBhe kerb

Service Stn entry/exits
“T” Intersections
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You MUST cover your brakes and buffer away from the danger!!!

Merging
Check mirrors and indicate
Cover brakes (hover your foot over them)
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Buffer away from hazards

Blind spot check
Merge safely (3 Sec gap)
Round – a – bouts
Check mirrors
Cover brakes
Buffer to the left
Prepare to give way

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 Left blind spot check when leaving the roundabout
Indicate left when leaving all roundabouts

Kerbside Stop
Check mirrors
Indicate left
Blind spot check left
Stop within 50cm from kerb/ parallel
Turn indicators off
Select Park / 1st
Hand brake on

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Turn off engine

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Start up and move off
Handbrake on
Gear in neutral / park
Key on, check dash lights etc

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Start car
Indicator on 5 secs
Mirrors and blindspot check
Select safe gap (3 secs) move off
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Three Point Turn
Check mirrors
Indicate
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Blindspot check
Stop at kerb within 50cm
Mirror / blindspot check
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Turn wheel right full lock when moving to opposite kerb

Stop just before opposite kerb
Select reverse
Check blindspots
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Turn wheel left full lock while moving and looking over shoulder to the rear
Stop less than 2 mtrs from kerb
Indicate right
Select 1st gear / drive
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Blindspot check and move off

Note: whenever the vehicle moves forward or rearward, must check mirrors and blindspots.

Reverse Park
Check mirrors
Indicate left
Blindspot
Stop level with mirrors of vehicle and within 1 mtr of it
Select Reverse gear

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 Mirrors and blindspot check, looking to the rear of the vehicle
Turn steering wheel one turn left
Move vehicle to 45 deg of parked vehicle
Turn wheel right one turn
Move straight back to kerb
Once rear of vehicle at kerb, steering full lock right
Bring vehicle parallel to kerb
Within 50cm and between one and two metres from the rear of the parked vehicle
Note: whenever the vehicle moves forward or rearward, must check mirrors and blind spots.

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