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Getting in
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Before getting in, look behind the car to see if reverse is possible
-then walk around to the front of the car to the door (give you a good idea of the traffic and also any possible obstacles in front of the car
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Getting out
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Look out mirror and over shoulder
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Driving away: Matter requiring attention
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Give way to other road users Observe: -available space -view -weather conditions -amount of traffic -traffic from behind -oncoming traffic -speed of approaching drivers
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Looking
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- ahead of you
- then on inside mirror
- then to left
When parked on left driving away is more difficult
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Indicating
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Signal just before your car starts to move
-signalling too soon leads to confusion (may think signal has been left on or that you will pull away just as they are approaching)
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Accelerating
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-Keep watch of driver ahead of you, in case he slows down/stops etc
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Driving away outside the built up area
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You will immediately be joining the fast moving traffic, so, make sure you do not force other to brake or swerve when you drive off
-When driving away from hard shoulder, accelerate on the hard shoulder until you are able to join the traffic on the through road at a safe speed
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Pulling over to the left
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proceed as follows:
- take up a position just left of the middle of the road (on roads where you would expect oncoming traffic)
- Entirely to the left of the road (on one way roads without oncoming traffic).
- Entirely to the left on one way traffic roads where you may expect oncoming cyclists/moped riders just left of the middle of the road
- Entirely to the left of the carriageway if the road is a dual carriageway
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Pulling over to the right
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Proceed as follows
- against the kerb or the white side line of the road
- if there is a bicycle lane or bus lane with solid line ot the right of the road, against this line
- if the bicycle lane is marked with a broken line, you are allowed to use it as long as you do not obstruct or endanger any cyclists or moped riders
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Right turns and left turn lanes
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Often are found on wide roads near large crossroads
- arrows on these lanes tell you which lane to choose if you want to drive straight on or turn left or right
- Once lane is chosen, follow the direction indicated. You may not change lanes before or on crossroads
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Turning right: steps
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- Look
- Signal
- Move right
- Give right of way
- Take the bend to the right sharply
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Turning right: look
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- well before intend to turn, look whether your turn will endanger others.
1. look in your inside mirror
2. look on the right outside mirror
3. over your right shoulder
4. Pay attention to road ahead
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Turning right: signal
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-only when you are sure that you can safely change direction
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Turning right: move right
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move in one movement (do not obstruct cyclists or riders of non-assisted bicycles when doing so)
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Turning right: give right of way
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If want to turn right and there is through traffic on the same road, give them the right of way
-special attention to cyclists, riders of motor assisted bicycles and moped riders on a cycle lane or track and to pedestrians
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Turning right: take bend sharply
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- End up on the right side of the road when you turn
- Careful with speed
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Turning right into a single carriageway
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Be aware:
- drivers both from right and left may approach quickly
- may collide head on with overtaking driver
- trees may often completely block your view to the left and right
- not always be given right of way
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Turning left: steps
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- look
- signal
- move to the left
- give right of way
- take ben to the left widely
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turning left: Look
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Well before you get to the point you wish to turn into and whether your moving will endanger others
- inside mirror
- left outside mirror
- over shoulder
- ahead of you
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Turning left: signal
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Only when sure you can move signal
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Turning left: Move to the left
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-one flowing movement
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Turning left: give right of way
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If want to turn left, and there is through traffic on same road, give them right of way, including cyclists, motor-assisted bicyclists, moped riders, pedestrians
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Turning left: Take the bend to the left widely
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Must take bend to the left so wide that you end up on the right hand side of the road you turn into
- Don’t cut off the bend to the left
- if you want to turn left, look out for traffic approaching from behind
- before you pull over to the left immediately look before you turn
-yield to oncoming traffic
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Oncoming vehicles also turns left
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If you and an oncoming vehicle are both turning left, pass in front of each other unless:
- the oncoming vehicle is already clearly in a position to turn left
- markings on the road indicate otherwise
- there is a wide median
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Problems that may occur with oncoming vehicles that also wish to turn left
- block your passage if halfway through turning off they get stuck because of heavy traffic
- when they pass you, they may block your view of oncoming vehicles going straight ahead
- they will get you and themselves in trouble if they do not clearly indicate whether they intend to pass you in front or behind
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Overtaking or passing
Difference
- Overtaking: is always by one vehicle of another. Obstacles that do not move cannot be overtaken, you drive past them
- Do not drive past obstacles too fast or tightly. Passing an obstacle often requires a major sideways movement. *Always signal in time
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Signalling
Before overtaking, you must signal
| -Do so with every major sideways movement
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Overtake on the left
- enables other traffic to move safely to the right without having to take account of anybody overtaking on right
- sometimes cyclists and motor assisted bicycles are at all times allowed to overtake other drivers on the right
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Overtaking on the right is allowed if:
- just before and on roundabouts
- if you are driving to the right of a block marking
- if you are driving in a queue
- if the vehicle you wish to overtake has moved left to turn left and signals to the left
- if the vehicle you wish to overtake is a tram
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Overtaking on the right
Is allowed if car is turning left and is moved over enough for you to pass
- just before and on a roundabout
- If on the right of the block road markings (like on a highway)
-is forbidden when dangerous
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Oncoming traffic
can be difficult to determine speed of oncoming traffic
- Make sure there is enough space
- On single carriageways it is always dangerous to pass.
- Length of lorries means you need longer times and more space.. Unless you can overtake with a large difference in speed, wiser to not pass.
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Overtaking distance
- If the difference in speed between the overtaking vehicle and the vehicle being overtaken is small, the overtaking manoeuvre will take longer and you will need a larger distance to perform the activity
- Make sure you make sufficient speed without having to exceed max speed limit.
- Swerve well before you start to overtake so that you can drive straight on for a moment before you reach the vehicle you wish to overtake.
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Do not overtake on a junction
-In places where view is obstructed, from side roads on left, from where other drivers turn on the road from the right etc, you shouldn't overtake
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Overtaking checklist
- Always keep sufficient side distance of at least 1.5 meters from cyclists or pedestrians
- Keep distance from vehicle in front of you (2 seconds driving time (at 50km/h is 30m and 100km/h is 60m) so he can see you too
- Make sure enough space in front of the vehicle you want to overtake and that there is no oncoming traffic.
- If on single carriageway - if vehicle in front is going extremely slowly (65km/h ex.) where you can go 80km/h, overtaking is worthwhile. Otherwise don't.
- Check if someone is overtaking you by looking inside mirror, left mirror and over shoulder.
- Look ahead and if still possible, indicate and move into flowing line. As soon as left, turn off indicator
- when see car in inside mirror, turn back into lane
- in builtup area, may have to move sooner.. so look over right shoulder to be sure you can move in.
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Blind spot
If don't look over shoulder, may miss a vehicle on the side.
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Waiting your turn
If you are in a queue which also intend to overtake, wait your turn.
-the second vehicle in the queue should be the one to overtake
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Restrictions on overtaking
'verboden in te halen' (no overtaking)
| -Prohibits motor vehicles to overtake each other or lorries to overtake cars
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Where restrictions on overtaking is common
- before blind bends and slopes
- before complex junctions
- just before level crossings, which are protected by flashing lights only
- near a zebra crossing
-On a single carriageway, cannot overtake at an amber flashing light, as it is warning you of a dangerous situation
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Completing overtaking maneuvre
Make sure
- well ahead of unclear situation
- before the point where a restriction on overtaking comes into effect
- on a single carriageway, well before a parking lane with parked cars on the other side of the road
- on a single carriageway, well before a solid line begins
- on a single carriageway well before a petrol station on the other side of the road
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Overtaking on motorways
Be aware
- Manoeuvre must not take longer than needed
- max speed must not be exceeded
- may sometimes take quite awhile
- ease off your own acceleration to allow for them to come in
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Long acceleration line
- If driving on trunk road or motorway, must use acceleration lane
- Accelerate to merge safely
- When joining traffic, don't drive on white interchange section
- When merging give way to those on through road.. sometimes people move left for you to merge, but not always (on through rd)
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Short acceleration lane
- If you are not able to accelerate sufficiently to join the traffic on the trunk rd or motorway, you must stop at the beginning of the acceleration lane.
- Accelerate as soon as you see an opening in the traffic flow in your left mirror
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Hard shoulder
When trying to join traffic, don't drive on hard shoulder, this is only allowed in an emergency situation, like if the drivers give you no opportunity to join traffic
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Signalling
No using indicator to make room, or long before you plan on moving in.
- If an vehicle intends to join the traffic, move over to the left lane
- If left lane isn't clear, slow down if necessary and allow drivers coming from the right to join
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Joining traffic check list
pay special attention to:
- Already form a picture while still on road leading to motorway, or on approach road of the traffic situation on the road you wish to join.
- Congested? Large gaps in traffic flow? If sufficient room, proceed, if not stop at the beginning of the acceleration lane.. if you stop at end you might get stuck which is also dangerous
- Gather sufficient speed and go with traffic. Drive on right of acceleration lane.
- If smooth, you can overtake driver on the through road on the right
- Use mirrors and shoulder to see if you can go in as well as ahead
- If you wish to join the second lane, don't do right away. Vehicles from behind might think you forgot to turn off your signal and not think you are still planning on moving left.
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If want to join traffic remember
- speeds between vehicles may vary
- vehicles in a hurry from behind may try to quickly overtake you and join your lane while you are just starting to join the traffic
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While joining traffic, remember to
- avoid having to stop
- adjust speed to those on road
- don't signal too early
- join traffic according to the rules
- be sure through road in front of you is clear
- lane beside you is clear
- other drivers are moving to the left lane
- vehicles coming from behind move to left lane
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Block marking
Drinking to the right of the block marking, you can overtake when joining traffic if:
- it doesn't cause danger
- it is justified by your speed
- it is necessary to ensure smooth flow of traffic
- you remain prepared for vehicles suddenly changing lanes
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Exiting
When exiting, use the entire deceleration lane, but not the hard shoulder
- indicate when reached the sign indicating the destination for straight ahead (on motorways this is about 300 m before the exit)
- slow to speed limit of lane
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Deceleration lanes differ
- traffic on road can drive on unimpeded if used correctly
| - lanes may differ in width, length and sharpness of bends
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Reduce speed and exiting
Do not reduce speed until you are on the deceleration lane so that the traffic behind you can drive without have to reduce much speed
- When exiting, be prepared for hurried drivers overtaking you and joining the deceleration lane in front of you in the last minute
- Once on deceleration lane, not allowed to move back to the main through lane from the point where arrows indicate the traffic direction
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Overtaking on right on deceleration lane
once on lane and past the block marking you may overtake slow driving motorists on the through lanes on the right, but be aware of people joining the deceleration lane
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Weaving: drivers joining traffic give way to those exiting
- Vehicles joining the traffic and exiting vehicles must give way to one another, but may lead to hesitation and confusion
- Where acceleration and deceleration lanes are involved there will be weaving
- drivers joining give way to exiters
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Weaving goes well depending on...
- observation
- speed of vehicle
- moment direction is indicated
- keeping sufficient distance
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Weaving: Indicating direction with interruptions
If wish to turn right on long combined acceleration/deceleration lane, must indicate direction during the entire manoeuvre, then halfway down you stop indicating, then you indicate direction again
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Weaving: mandatory exiting
If you have decided to leave the through road and have started to drive on the exit lane or combined acceleration/deceleration lane, you must actually exit
- Follow exiting arrows
- Same applies to those wishing to join traffic from lane... If they end up following exiting arrows, they have to continue out too if too late entering..
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Merging in turn: allowing vehicles to merge in
- each driver on the road must give way to one driver at a time coming from a blocked lane.
- Seek eye contact
-this allows for flow of traffic where lanes end or lanes are blocked by an obstacle or the lane signals are not working
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Merging: matters requiring attention
before changing lanes
- observe traffic coming from behind
- convince yourself that no other vehicle is driving alongside you on the lane you wish you join
- indicate direction in time
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Special manoeuvres: Reversing in straight line
- requires lots of skill and insight
- when doing so, give way to everyone else and avoid others having to swerve or stop
- No reversing on busy streets
- If intend to reverse, stop about 30cm from the kerb and then put car in reverse and look over right shoulder behind you
- Turn all the way so you can put your right arm on the seat beside you
- grasp wheel with your left hand at the top
- slowly engage the clutch and light step on the gas pedal.
- Keep watching behind you and left and right.
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Reversing around a corner
- nose of car will swing out when you can the corner and this may impede traffic. Only do if no traffic.
- As soon as through corner, quickly steer back.
- Keep looking behind until car has stopped.
- easier to do when drive slowly and with clutch slippage
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Turning
- when turning, give way to all traffic
- If traffic comes, stop manoeuvre.
- drive slowly, and if necessary with clutch slip
- turn wheels before touching kerb
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Reverse parking in a designated place
- reverse parking in a queue of parked cars
| - reverse parking in a parked space
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Parallel parking
Two ways - forward and backward
- Forward requires a space twice as large as the length of the car
- Backward requires a space of 1.5 times the length of the car
- Drive out about half a meter from the car behind which you intend to park
- Put car into reverse and drive, after looking around, very slowly backwards
- when car protrudes about half a meter behind the other car, make a sharp turn by steering all the way to the right.
-When you are parallel to the road axis, turn the steering wheel all the way back.. As soon as the car is parallel to the kerb, stop and you will have completed the job. Stop if wheel is impeded so it doesn't get damaged.
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Parking in a parking bay
stop about two bays from where you wish to park
- car must be parallel to the imaginary road side with a space of about 1.5 meters between
- Reverse slowly until the rear axle of your car is in such a position that you can easily swerve into the bay concerned
- once turned into bay, steer back so that the car ends up straight in the bay
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Hill starts
use handbrake as soon as stopped.
-when go from handbrake, switch to first, slightly engage clutch, accelerate slightly, release handbrake and then go forward.
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