Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W

A

accidents, see crashes

alcohol/drugs

• limits for drivers on learner licence
• limits for drivers on restricted licence

animals (see also horse traffic)

anti-lock braking system (ABS) brakes

• when driving in bad weather
• when skidding

automatic vehicles

B

bad weather (driving in)

bicycle requirements

blind spots

• bus and truck drivers' blind spots
• check when turning

blocking rule

booking practical driving tests

braking

breakdowns

broken glass and debris on road

buying a motor vehicle

C

car requirements

cellphones

child restraints

children

• as pedestrians
• in cars
• tips for parents

coaches, driving (see also supervisors)

• learning to drive with a driving coach
• tips for driving coaches

courtesy crossings

• when a pedestrian
• when driving

crashes

cycle lanes and cycle paths (see also special vehicle lanes)

• cyclists using
• motorists using

cyclists

• information for cyclists
• sharing the road with cyclists

curves

• curve warning signs
• incorrect passing on a curve
• keeping left on a curve

D

dangerous driving

• penalties for dangerous driving

dangerous goods crashes

dangerous riding

demerit points

disabled parking

doors (opening and closing)

• check for cyclists before opening door
• when parked

downhill traffic

driver distractions

driver licences

• classes
• conditions, learner
• conditions, restricted
• endorsements
• renewal
• replacing lost, stolen or damaged

driver licensing agents

driving hours

driving log

• using the driving log

driving skills syllabus

E

emergencies (see also crashes)

• bonnet flying up
• brake failure
• earthquake
• engine failure
• fire
• head-on crashes
• headlight failure
• jammed accelerator
• shattered windscreen
• skids
• submerged vehicle
• tyre blowouts

emergency vehicles

eyesight requirements

F

fatigue

fire hydrants

firearms (guns)

first aid

flush medians

• incorrect passing on a flush median

following distance

following trucks and buses

four-second rule

full licence

funeral processions

G

give way rules

H

hand signals

• for cyclists
• for motorists

hazard action plan

hazard lights

hazards

• multiple hazards

headlight use

horn use

horse traffic

• sharing the road with horse traffic

I

identification for driver licences

impounding vehicles

indicating, see signals, giving

international drivers

international driving permits

intersections

• blocking
• controlled
• lane rules
• uncontrolled

J

joggers

K

keep left rules

L

L plates

lane use

learner licence

light trailer requirements

loads

• carrying a load on a bicycle
• carrying a load on a car
• carrying a load on a light trailer
• carrying a load on a moped
• unsafe load on a car

M

medical certificates

medical declarations

merging

mobility parking permits

moped requirements

moped riders

motorway driving

music

N

night driving

no-passing line

• turning over a no-passing line

noisy vehicles

O

older drivers

on-the-spot licence suspension

one-lane bridges

one-way streets

organ donation

overseas drivers (see international drivers)

overtaking, see passing

oversize vehicles

P

parking

passing

• passing trucks and buses

passing lanes

pedestrian crossings

• blocking pedestrian crossings
• incorrect passing near a pedestrian crossing
• using pedestrian crossings

pedestrian traffic signals

• blocking areas controlled by pedestrian traffic signals

pedestrians

• information for pedestrians
• sharing the road with pedestrians

penalties

• for drug and alcohol offences

pets

pilot vehicles

police officers directing traffic

• dip headlights when approaching

Police powers of arrest

practical driving tests

• full licence
• restricted licence

Practice programme

pre-drive vehicle check

R

railway level crossings

• blocking railway level crossings
• incorrect passing near a railway level crossing

repeat offences

restricted licence

reversing

• checking for cyclists before reversing

Road code updates on the internet

road surfaces

road user charges

road works

roundabouts

S

safe driving tips

safety belts

• penalties for not wearing a safety belt
• responsibility for wearing safety belts
• safety belt requirements

school buses

school patrols

selling a motor vehicle

signals

• giving signals
• receiving signals

signs

• accident signs
  • speed limits near accident signs
• compulsory signs
• curve warning signs
• information signs
• Give Way signs
• one-lane bridge signs
• parking signs
• pedestrian crossing signs
• railway level crossing signs
• road works signs
• roundabout signs
• school bus signs
• school crossing signs
• speed limit signs
• Stop signs
• vehicle-mounted signs
• warning signs

skateboards, rollerblades and scooters

slow drivers

• slow drivers at passing lanes

smoky vehicles

space-saver wheels

speech and language difficulties

speed and speed limits

special vehicle lanes (see also cycle lanes and cycle paths)

• special vehicle lane signs

sunstrike

supervisors (see also coaches, driving)

system of car control

T

theory test, learner licence

• general questions
• specialist questions for car drivers

towing

traffic signals

trailer requirements, see light trailer requirements

trucks and buses

turning

turning bays

two-second rule

U

U-turns

unlaned roads

• keeping left on an unlaned road
• turning on an unlaned road

uphill traffic

V

vehicle licensing

vehicle ownership responsibilities

vehicle registration

W

warning triangle

warrant of fitness

wet weather, see bad weather

Last updated: 16 February 2007