Book Topics

Contents - Part I

  1. Safety factors
    Section I - Driving safety factors
    • Safe driving/ low risk driving
    • Scanning and the Blind spot
    • Safe gap – The 3 second gap
    • Decision making
    • Be Visible (Visibility)
    • Response to Hazards
    Section II - Road safety factors
    • Speeding
    • Fatigue
    • Alcohol, Drugs and Medication
    • Passenger safety
    • Consideration of other Road users
  2. Driving Controls (Know your car)
  3. Driving posture and Mirror settings
  4. Basic driving of the car
    • Starting and Stopping sequence
    • Primary driving – Use of brake and acceleration
    • Jolt free stopping
    • Straight reversing
    • Stopping distance
    • Steering methods
    • Over-steering
  5. Block-outs and narrow patches.
  6. Intersections - Section I
    1. Types of intersections
      • T intersections
      • Cross intersections
      • Roundabout intersections
      • Traffic light intersections
      • Odd-shaped intersections
    2. Intersections with stop sign
    3. Intersections with give way sign
    4. Road positioning at intersections
    5. Decision making at intersections
    6. Traffic checks at intersections
      7. Section II
      1. Lane selection
        • Straight driving on multi-lane road
        • Turning left at intersections
        • Turning right at the intersections
      2. Major and minor roads
      3. Marked and unmarked roads
    7. Traffic Lights
      • Section A - Traffic Lights
      • Section B - Different Traffic light procedures
      Section A - Traffic lights
      1. Traffic lights
      2. How do the traffic lights activate?
      3. How to pass through the green light?
      4. Additional information on green light
      5. How to approach yellow light?
      6. What to do on a red light?

Section B - Different traffic light procedures
  1. Right turn on green light
  2. Left turn permitted on red
  3. Left turn anytime with care
  4. Stop here on red Signal
  5. Pelican lights
  6. Roundabouts
  7. Lane change and overtaking
  8. Pedestrian crossings
  9. Road signs and road markings
  10. Manoevring
  1. Kerb side stop and kerb leaving
  2. Three point turn
  3. Parallel reverse parking
  4. Hill start
  5. Angle parking (Degree parking)

Contents - Part II

  1. Driving in difficult conditions.
    • Night Driving
    • Driving in adverse conditions (Wet weather driving)
    • Freeway driving
    • Tunnel driving
    • Mountain driving
  2. Facts
    • Different speed zones
    • Turning speed
    • Use of horn
    • Reasons for flashing the head lights
    • Driving on high-beam
    • Parking restrictions
  3. Most common hazards and hazardous locations
  4. Know the driving test paper and driving test
  5. Examiners point of view
  6. Observation and Head-checks
  7. Teaching Tips
  8. Teaching locations for driver training
  9. Know the other driver‟s behaviour
    10. Part III
    1. Driving Licence
      • Licencing stages.
      • Licence restrictions for Learner driver.
      • Licence restrictions for P1driver.
      • Licence restrictions for P2 driver.
      • Interstate driver requirements
      • Overseas Driving Licence Holders requirements
    2. Pre-test vehicle inspection
    3. Bad behaviour while driving
    4. Demerit points – and safe driving
    5. How to deal with an accident
    6. Most common reasons of the road crashes
    7. Driving and your health
    8. Trouble shooting and Preventive maintenance of the car