Driving along at 80 klm per hour in the left lane with a student at the wheel near the “Fruit Bat” fruit and veg stall on the Captain Cook Highway last Tuesday. The car in the right lane tried to overtake the car in front…
The dilemma of teaching automatic or manual car lessons to your new learner driver….. I believe doing the first 10 hours in an automatic car is a real benefit. This gives them time to learn how much to turn the steering wheel while getting used…
Its very important when doing your driving test and once you get your licence that when going through an intersection you actually turn your head to the left and to the right before you go into the intersection. Don’t just look out of the corner…
You must give way to all pedestrians on a pedestrians crossing on your side of the road, this includes all lanes not just the lane that you are driving in. If it is [say] 2 lanes. If you are at traffic lights and are turning,…
Qld transport has put new driving test rules into place on the 1/7/2015… These include zero tolerance for speeding, so it is now a critical driving error if you go [even] 1 klm over the speed limit. Which means you will fail your test on…
The distance between your car and the vehicle in front of you is 2 seconds. If the conditions are wet, the distance doubles,4 seconds. You measure this by picking a mark on the left hand side of the road, like a power pole. When the…
When going for your drivers test it is imperative that you obey ALL the road rules. Especially doing the speed limit. In the test, if you are 1 to 4klms over the speed limit you can be marked down for this . There are only 2…
While driving around the city it keeps astounding me how little people realise they must indicate when exiting a roundabout. YES that means even when you are going straight through. You must indicate [left] before you exit from a roundabout. When turning right you must…
As of January 1 some new road rules have come into place for cyclists… 1. A cyclist will be able to ride across a zebra or children’s crossing provided they. a. First come to a complete stop. Penalty $113. b. Proceed slowly and safely. c….
