general knowledge - P1 must have licence for 12months min. - check air pressure b4 starting out when tyres are cold - check speed as leaving freeway - when driving a coach equipped to seat more than 8 adults and used to convey passengers for hire, reward or oin the coruse of trade or business, class C car drivers are required to carry and complete a log book and comply with driving hour limits and rest period requirements - you need a car licence to drive a van that has seats for 10 ppl - where there are double dividing lines you may park at least 3 metres from the dividing lines - when parking at kerb, 1m front and bak - can use high beam on any street even when street lights if no traffic around - when see loose gravel, slow down - must be at least 20m from the approach side of a bus stop or railway crossing alcohol - when drivers have been drinking the crashes are more serious - thursday, friday, saturday nights, about 50% of serious crashes involve alcohol fatigue and defensive driving, pg 34 - the last thing you should do when about to move away from the kerb in your car is look over your shoulder intersections, pg 38 - if turning right at T-intersection, must give way to both vehicles on left and right - pg 40 - if pedestrian lights flashing, pedestrians must NOT START to cross - as you drive into an intersection, the lights turn yellow, you should continue through the intersection - use left indicator to exit a roundabout traffic lights/lanes - when two lanes merge, the vehicle which has to cross the lane must give way, pg 55 negligent driving - when approaching a hill/curve, you must not cross the centre line if you cannot see clear road ahead for 150m - must always overtake another vehicle on its right except when it is turning right - 12 points 3 yrs - p1 driver - 6 points max - if convicted of dangerous driving, may lose your licence and be sent to prison - you commit a traffic offence if you speed up while another vehicle is trying to overtake you on your right - drag racing, pg 67 suspected - store away for 3 months convicted - sold penalties - 3 points and fine pedestrians - as a pedestrian, you must walk on the right-hand edge of the road facing oncoming traffic seat belts/restraints - a child over 12 months must use a seat belt or child seat - a child under 12 months must use a baby capsule or hcild seat attached to an anchorage point - babies under 6 months should use an approved baby restraint and who weight less than 9kg speed limits, pg 83 - a speed of 100km/h applies on roads without any street lights or speed limit signs - if there are no speed signs you must NOT exceed 60km/h when you see street lights along the road - where there are no speed limit signs the speed limit is 100km/h unless there are houses/street lights along the road traffic signs - "no overtaking on bridge" - not to overtake vehicles going in the same direction on the bridge - "no passing on bridge" - do not overtake or pass any vehicle going either way on the bridge - pg54.. last q