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10 Essential Tips for Beginners

Get Comfortable: Adjust your seat, mirrors, and steering wheel for comfort and proper visibility before starting the engine.
Check Your Surroundings: Always check your blind spots, mirrors, and use your signals before changing lanes or making turns.
Maintain a Safe Following Distance: Keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you to allow for adequate reaction time in case of sudden stops.
Obey Speed Limits: Stick to the speed limits posted on the road signs. Speeding reduces your reaction time and increases the risk of accidents.
Practice Defensive Driving: Be aware of your surroundings and anticipate potential hazards. Defensive driving means being prepared for the unexpected.
Avoid Distractions: Keep your focus on the road and avoid distractions like using your phone, eating, or adjusting the radio while driving.
Use Your Seatbelt: Always wear your seatbelt, and ensure that all passengers in the vehicle are buckled up as well.
Practice Parking: Spend time practicing parking in different scenarios, such as parallel parking and backing into a parking spot.
Stay Calm: If you encounter challenging situations or make mistakes while driving, stay calm, and focus on correcting the situation safely.
Practice Regularly: The more you practice, the more confident you'll become behind the wheel. Take advantage of driving lessons and practice sessions to build your skills.

Remember, becoming a skilled driver takes time and practice. Don't rush, prioritize safety, and always be mindful of the rules of the road.

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How to Pass your Driving Test

Avoid the most common reasons for failing.

In Western Australia, the driving test typically lasts for 35 minutes.

During this time, you need to drive to the best of your ability and avoid making mistakes or developing bad driving habits.

Critical errors, highlighted in bold below, can result in an immediate fail. Minor errors, while not immediately disqualifying, can lead to failure if they accumulate.

Here are some common mistakes people make when attempting to pass their driving test.

Even the most experienced drivers can occasionally make these errors:

Failing to stop at a stop sign: Drivers must come to a complete stop and wait for 2 seconds before proceeding. They must stop within 1 metre of the stop line. If stopping short, they must move forward to the line and stop again.

Excessive speeding: Driving 5 km/h over the speed limit.

Not performing head-checks: Failing to do head-checks before moving away from the curb, lane changing, merging, or deviating from a path, and when moving into the path of another vehicle.

Vehicle not road-worthy: Ensure your lights and tyres are in good condition.

Causing a potential crisis: Any action that creates a dangerous situation.

Inability to perform manoeuvres: Difficulty with parallel parking, bay parking,

or leaving something behind.

Failing to give way: Not yielding at give-way lines.

Lack of vehicle control: Stalling, selecting incorrect gears, rolling back, coasting,

riding the clutch, steering incorrectly, over-revving, or not using wipers and demisters when necessary.

Incorrect signalling: You must signal for 5 seconds before moving away from the curb and at least 30 metres before turning, if practical. Signal correctly at roundabouts and cancel your signal within 3 flashes after completing a manoeuvre.

Assessor intervention: If the assessor has to intervene to prevent an accident or potential accident.

Assessor assistance: If the assessor has to help the candidate, depending on the situation.

Disobeying traffic laws: Not following any traffic law, regulatory sign, or road marking.

Failure to follow directions: Not following the directions given by the assessor.

Understanding how the driving assessment is structured is crucial. Many people believe that manoeuvres are the primary reason for failure, but on a driving test, you can attempt a manoeuvre several times before failing. Therefore, perfecting your general driving skills is more important. Unlike manoeuvres, you typically only get one chance to perform driving tasks correctly, as driving errors are usually not correctable during the test.

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