Driver Knowledge Tests

Should New South Wales increase its speed limit?

Our maximum speed limit in New South Wales is 110kph. This is fairly standard in many countries. Some, like New Zealand, have a limit of 100kph, some also have 110kph such as many eastern European countries, while others have 120-130kph

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Can you stream while driving?

mobile phone use in a car

Streaming is where you create a live video feed of what you are doing. It’s now incredibly easy – apps such as Periscope, Facebook Livestream and YouTube all allow you to directly broadcast video from your smartphone to a potentially

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Designing dashboards and instrument panels in cars

Audi Virtual Cockpit

Screens are very cheap now – as cheap as making complex mechanical items like speedometers and rev counters which is why more and more vehicle manufacturers are moving away from these heavy traditional items in the instrument panel, and towards

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Will wing mirrors be phased out?

Side mirrors, door mirrors and wing mirrors: they’re all the same thing and help you see behind your vehicle and to the sides of it. They became popular on cars from the 1960s as traffic increased, even though they are

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Driving in Australia as an international visitor or student

If you’re visiting New South Wales for under three months you can use your overseas driver’s licence for an equivalent licence in Australia. However, there are restrictions: Equivalent New South Wales licences for overseas drivers Learner licence If your licence

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I’ve lost my speeding ticket. What should I do?

Losing a speeding ticket or penalty notice is not uncommon, and it’s not an excuse for paying a fine late (or not paying at all). If you delay or don’t pay the fine, extra enforcement costs will be applied. There

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How to tow a horse float

Put a horse in a horse float and you’ve got a couple of tonnes of unstable weight behind your vehicle. It is not like towing a trailer with furniture in the back, because horses move around and you will feel

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