Driver Knowledge Tests

Gap selection practice

Gap selection at crossroads

Whenever you perform a manoeuvre such as turning right or left at an intersection, doing a u-turn, changing lanes, overtaking another vehicle or opening your vehicle’s door when there’s traffic passing, you make a gap selection (also called ’emerging’ if you

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Can you drive with poor vision or eyesight?

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Your eyesight must meet a certain standard for driving. It must be possible for you to read road signs, see pedestrians crossing the road and have enough peripheral vision to detect dangers around you. You can wear glasses or contact

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Motorway on-ramps and entrances: how are they designed for effective merging?

Merging into a stream of traffic is a critically important skill, especially at motorway speeds where getting it wrong can cause a serious crash. We merge like a zip – alternating vehicles slotting into the line of vehicles already on the

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Types of trucks and trailers and what they carry

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Trucks are either rigid, rigid in combination (short, medium or long) or prime movers (tractor units) in short or multi-combination. If you’re looking for a job driving a truck check this article. The types of loads and trailers they haul

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Choosing a career as a truck driver

Types of truck driving jobs There are heaps of career options as a driver, but if you want to focus on being a truck driver, here are the different types of driver assignment that you’ll come across in Australia. Location-to-location

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How to pass the Hazard Perception Test (HPT)

hazard perception test screen

What is the Hazard Perception Test? A touch-screen computer-based test that measures your ability to recognise potentially dangerous situations on the road and react in an appropriate way. You must pass the HPT in order to move from your P1 to P2

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How to report traffic crime

Traffic crimes happening right now If you witness traffic crime which is posing a serious and immediate threat or emergency then you can call triple zero (000). If it’s a non-emergency crime then you can call the Police Assistance line

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