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How often should you check your mirrors?

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How often should you check your mirrors?

Every five seconds

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How many hands on the steering wheel during lane changes?

2

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3

Where do you put your hands on the steering wheel?

Nine o’clock and three o’clock

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4

What light for a left or right

Your left back light for left and right for right

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How do you signal w your lights you are stopping or slowing down?

Both lights on

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When do you use light signals?

Before stopping, turning, changing lanes, slowing down, pulling over or pulling out from a parked position

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What dude of the road should you be on?

The right side or right hand lane in multi lane roads

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When do you not have to keep right while driving?

While making left turns or passing another vehicle

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9

How closely should you be following a vehicle?

At a two second space

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How do you check if you have a two second space between vehicles?

Pick a marker, when the rear of the vehicle in front of u passes it start counting and stop when the front of ur vehicle reaches the marker

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11

What is the maximum speed if not listen in cities, towns and villages?

50km/h

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12

What is the speed limit if not posted outside of cities, towns and villages?

80 km/h

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13

What do you do when a police officer signals you over?

pull over as far right as you can and stop, stay in ur vehicle and present your drivers liscence, vehicle permit and insurance immediately upon request

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14

What is one of the keys to pedestrian safety?

Eye contact between the driver and the pedestrian

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15

What do you need to remember when watching for crosswalks

Not all crosswalks are marked but nearly all intersections have cross walks

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What is the min distance required to be kept between when driver is passing a cyclist?

One meter

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What’s the difference between turning right and turning left when watch for cyclists?

Turning right u just signal turning left you have to stop and wait for them to pass before turning

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18

What is a bike box?

Box at intersection for cyclists that is typically painted or has a white bicycle symbol, you can not stop in the box u have to stop behind it

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What are sparrows?

A bicycle Sharron is two chevrons painted above a bicycle indicating a lane is shared between vehicles and cyclists

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20

What is the difference between commercial trucks stopping distance and cars

Cars have a stopping distance of approx 60 m whereas trucks have approx 90 m meaning you need to allow for a larger gap when passing larger vehicles

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What can happen when a large vehicle like a commercial truck stops and what should u do to prevent colisiona

When commercial vehicles stop they can roll back meaning u have to leave a larger distance

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What is turbulence

Large vehicles can create heavy turbulence due to air pressure/airflow affecting your ability to control your own vehicle

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What are the four types of bus bays?

Mild block indentation bays, indentation before or after intersection and a stop in between legally parked car spots

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