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  • Driving skills syllabus
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Driving lessons

  • 1  Vehicle controls
  • 2  Starting and stopping the engine
  • 3  Moving off and stopping
  • 4  Steering control – driving forward through 90-degree turns
  • 5  Changing gears
  • 6  Reversing in a straight line
  • 7  Moving off from the kerb
  • 8  Driving straight
  • 9  Stopping at the kerb
  • 10 Turning left off a main road
  • 11 Driving straight ahead at a roundabout
  • 12 Turning left at a Give Way sign
  • 13 Turning left at a Stop sign
  • 14 Turning left at traffic signals
  • 15 Turning right off a main road
  • 16 Turning right at a Give Way sign
  • 17 Turning right at traffic signals
  • 18 Three-point turn
  • 19 Reversing into a driveway
  • 20 Reverse parallel park
  • 21 Higher-speed areas – single lane each way
  • 22 Higher-speed areas – multi-lane
  • 23 Higher-speed areas – driving a curve
  • 24 Higher-speed areas – merge onto a motorway or highway
  • 25 Incline start
  • 26 Angle parking
  • 27 Driving across a pedestrian crossing
  • 28 Driving across railway level crossings
  • 29 Driving in poor visibility
  • 30 Scanning and hazard recognition

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Last updated: 30 April 2009
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