Low risk driving
Driving is never risk free, but you should aim to drive ‘low risk’. A low risk driver has good observation, speed management and road positioning skills. OBSERVATION
The key to good observation is scanning.
Scanning is keeping your eyes moving, checking in one area for a couple of
seconds and then moving your eye to another area.
When scanning look:
• In the distance.
• At the road surface.
• To your left and right.
• Regularly at your mirrors and instruments. SPEED MANAGEMENT
Drive at a speed that is within the speed limit and this will allow you to react and completely stop within the distance you can see is clear. When you see potential
hazards, slow down and prepare to stop (referred to as setting up the brakes), for
example when pedestrians are close to the road or when other vehicles may turn in
front of you. If you cannot see at least five seconds ahead you must slow down.
Slow down on wet, icy or gravel roads where it will take longer for your vehicle to
stop.
DRIVERS HOLDING AN OVERSEAS LICENCE
If you have a current overseas licence and a permanent resident visa, you are
allowed to drive or ride in NSW on your current licence for a maximum
of three months after arriving in Australia.
To drive with your current licence during the three-month period, you must
not be disqualified from driving or riding and your licence must not be suspended or
cancelled.
You must obtain (not just apply for) a NSW licence within this three-month
period if you wish to continue to drive or ride.
Please note that if your overseas licence is not in English, you must also carry your
International Driving Permit or an English translation with your licence when
driving.
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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.
NSW Driving Test. 1. Why You Might Fail Your Driving Test.
WHY YOU MIGHT FAIL
This guide shows examples of what you must do to drive safely and pass
the test. However, some actions and behaviours are classed as fail items.
If you do something that gets a fail, your test will continue so that you
can be given a full assessment of your driving ability but you will not
pass the test.
Here is a list of all the fail items along with some examples of how they may
happen on a driving test.
Remember that this is only a guide and if you have any more questions you
should consult the Road Users’ Handbook available from your local registry.
Alternatively, the Road Users’ Handbook as well as the Road Rules can be
downloaded from Roads and Maritime website rms.nsw.gov.au
1. DISOBEYING TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS OR ROAD MARKINGS
Be sure you have a thorough understanding of the meaning of regulatory
signs, traffic signals and road markings. They tell you what road rules apply
in any specific situation. Examples of this fail item include:
Not stopping at a red traffic light.
This means that all of your vehicle must be behind the stop line.
Not stopping at a yellow traffic light when it is safe to do so.
You must stop at a yellow light unless sudden braking
might cause a crash.
Not stopping correctly at a stop line.
Your final stopped position must be within one metre
of the stop line and with no part of your car over the line.
Crossing a continuous centre line, lane line or
edge line unnecessarily.
Disobeying lane markings (transit lane, turn arrows etc).
Not obeying regulatory signs such as One Way, No Entry, No U-Turn,
Keep Clear and Keep Left.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
