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NSW DRIVING LICENCE RESTRICTIONS FOR P1

NSW DRIVING LICENCE RESTRICTIONS FOR P1 LICENCES
Automatic You are restricted to driving an automatic vehicles transmission vehicle if tested in one.

Blood Alcohol Your BAC must be zero.
This means your Concentration (BAC) cannot have any alcohol in your system when you
drive a vehicle.

Demerit points Your licence will be suspended if you incur 4 or more points.

Display of P signs P signs (red P on a white background) must be clearly displayed on the front and back of the exterior of the vehicle.

Licence class You cannot learn to drive for a higher class licence.

Mobile phone You must not use any function of a mobile phone, including loudspeaker devices when driving.

Passengers P1 drivers under 25 years of age are restricted to carrying one passenger under 21 years of age between 11pm and 5am.

Seatbelts You must ensure all occupants are properly seated and restrained by seatbelts or approved restraints.

Speed limit You must not drive faster than 90 km/h and must observe the speed limit where it is below 90 km/h.

Your licence will be suspended for at least three months for any speeding offence.

Supervising a learner You must not supervise a learner driver.

Towing You are allowed to tow light trailers up to 250 kilograms unloaded weight.

Vehicles You must not drive any vehicle with:
• Eight or more cylinders, (diesel powered engines exempt)
• A turbocharged or supercharged engine (diesel powered engines exempt).
• Modifications that increase engine performance.
• Any other vehicle identified by Roads and Maritime
– details available on Roads and Maritime website.
Please note exemptions may apply.

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NSW Driving Test. 2. Why You Might Fail Your Driving Test.

NSW Driving Test. 2. Why You Might Fail Your Driving Test.

2. FAILING TO GIVE WAY WHEN NECESSARY
Examples of this fail item include:
Not giving way to any vehicle that has priority over you
at an intersection.
Not giving way to pedestrians at marked crossings
and intersections.
Not giving way if required when entering a traffic stream,
merging or lane changing.

3. COLLIDING WITH A VEHICLE, PEDESTRIAN OR OBjECT
This includes mounting or straddling (one wheel either side of) a traffic
dome and mounting the kerb or roundabout.
You will not fail if you touch the kerb face with your wheels.
4. PERFORMING AN ILLEGAL ACT OR MANOEUVRE
An illegal act or manoeuvre is anything contrary to the Road Rules where a
regulatory traffic sign, signal or road marking is not present. Examples of
this fail item include:
Unnecessarily driving on the wrong side of the road
on unmarked roads.
Turning from the incorrect position. For example,
starting a left turn from the right lane, or
When turning left or right in an arrowed lane,
you do not exit to a permissible lane.
Stopping on a pedestrian crossing or stop line
when giving way to pedestrians.
Not driving in the left lane when required to do so.
Making an unlawful U-Turn.
Not using the correct lane to turn at a roundabout.
Overtaking or passing a stationary vehicle at
a pedestrian crossing.
Entering a level crossing when unsafe to do so.
Not wearing a seatbelt.
Answering or using a mobile phone.

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NSW Logbook 20. Preparing for the driving test

NSW Logbook 20. Preparing for the driving test

Learning Goal

Make sure you are prepared to take your driving test.

Learning Content
Review each learning goal carefully to make sure you can achieve each one
Get a copy of The Guide to the Driving Test and familiarise yourself with the test requirments.
Book your driving test and make sure you have all of the relevant paper work you need
Make sure you have correctly filled out the log book and will have thr required hours by the time you do your test, including at least 20 hours night driving.

Facts and Tips
You can book your test in person at the RTA/RMS or call 13 22 13 or online.
Make sure your car is fully roadworthy –   tyres, lights, mirrors etc  before you present for your driving test.

Guide to the driving test

Also maybe check out my video page.  Have a look at:

The Guide to the Driving Test.

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NSW Logbook 19. City and motorway driving

NSW Logbook 19. City and motorway driving

Learning Goal
Gain experience driving in complex and busy city traffic and motorway environments

Learning Content
Driving in the city – busy commercial centres
Driving on motorways including –
Using tool booths, e-tags etc
Using on and off ramps
Driving in tunnels
Following direction signs
Electronic signs –  variable speed limit signs
Low risk driving on freeways including increased following distance for speed and avoiding blindspots of other drivers

Facts and Tips
Learner drivers must not drive faster than 90 Km/h and must observe the speed limit where it is below 90 Km/h
Take advantage of situations like family holidays to get some experience driving on motorways

 

 

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NSW Log Book 18. Country Driving

NSW Log Book 18. Country Driving

Learning Goal

Gain experience driving in rural environments

Learning Content

Sealed highways and country roads

Driving on various road surfaces { sealed and unsealed }

Road rules, signs and traffic marking not previously encountered, for example, narrow bridge, railway and stock crossings

Using overtaking lanes

Applying low risk driving in rural environments { managing speed, position, decisions and responding to hazards }

Driver fatigue

Sharing the road with heavy vehicles

Risk of encountering wildlife when driving at dawn or dusk

Facts and Tips
Take advantage of situations like family holidays to get some experience on country roads.
Remember to share the driving. As this is a new experience greater levels of fatigue may be experienced, so change drivers more often.

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A driving test pass at Mount Druitt.

A driving test pass at Mount Druitt.

Hi Cam

Its Gonzalo here.

From yesterday {your 3.oo pm appointment}

I passed my driving test this morning.

The lady from the RTA made special mention of the driving lesson.

Thanks a lot Cam. Have a great day.

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NSW Log Book 17. Driving In Adverse Conditions

NSW Log Book 17. Driving In Adverse Conditions

Learning Content
Gain experience driving in adverse conditions such as wet weather, fog, snow and ice

Learning Content

Review use of windscreen wipers and demisters

Give extra attention to road surface conditions

Increase following distance from three seconds to four or more

Reduced visibility

Reduced tyre grip requires smoother acceleration, braking and cornering

Increased oberservation of pedestrians required

Increased crash avoidance space required to respond to hazards so set up earlier

Reduce speed to repond to the changing conditions

Facts and Tips
A common crash for provisional drivers is to leave the road on a curve. This can occur in wet weather when tyre grip is reduced. Take extra care when driving on wet roads

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NSW Log Book 16. Driving At Night

NSW Log Book 16. Driving At Night

Learning Goal
Gain experience driving at night.

Learning Content
Using the headlights

Using high beam

Use of driving/fog lights

Vision restrictions at night

Avoiding headlight glare from another vehicles, use of anti glare mirror adjustment

Reducing speed when vision is reduced

Facts and Tips
Night driving is a high risk time for provisional driver crashes. Gaining experience now will reduce the risk of a crash in the future.
Fog lights may only be used in situations with limited vision { fog, rain, smoke} . You must turn fog lights off once conditions improve.

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NSW Log Book Building Experience

NSW Log Book Building Experience
By now you have probably developed good car control and traffic skills and you may be understanding and applying the key elements of low risk driving – well done.

Your learning is moving into a new phase: building experience.

Learning Goals

Driving at night

Driving in adverse conditions

Country driving

City and motorway driving

Preparing for the driving test.

Where To Go
At this stage it is important to include a wide variety of learning environments

Make the effort to travel to locations that will provide the required experience

Only attempt move complex situations as you gain experience.

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NSW Log Book 15. Responding To Hazards

NSW Log Book 15. Responding To Hazards

Learning Goal

Protect crash avoidance space by making an appropriate response to hazards.

Learning Content

Change speed by: setting up the brakes, covering the brakes or easing off { pausing from the accelerator }

Change position by: buffering from the hazard or changing leanes.

Checking your mirrors before changing speed or position.

Facts and Tips
A hazard is anything that can potentially move into your crash avoidance space.