jessiej87
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- i had a friend fail as she asked the tester a question - which showed that she was unsure about her driving - this was out of habit from asking the driving instructor questions as she thought of them
I agree with you on that. Smells of incompetence.Schoolies_2004 said:Well thats just dumb asking a question... your trying to show in a p's test that you can drive on your own, if you have to ask questions that means your not ready.
HAHAHHAHAHAHAblue_chameleon said:Which one is the go pedal?
I got asked that when some lil' kid challenged me in Maximum Tune >__>blue_chameleon said:Which one is the go pedal?
wtf is with all these Qs, jeff?seremify007 said:Does anyone know if the pedals are the same in the USA? I can't imagine using my left foot to accelerate o__O... *shrugs*
It's called a speed LIMIT for a reason.. and always remember that a L plater has a limit of 80km/hr.. so even if you're on a 90 zone, you're only allowed 80.. (as in daily driving, during exams they won't take you to highways and stuff)klh said:2. When overtaking, can you go faster than the speed limit and hten when you are a safe distance, merge and then settle to th espeed limit? Im on L's so yeah i wan tot know the rules and i dont think i can find it in my DART booklet.
Try to exaggerate yourself a bit.. My grandpa who has been a taxi driver in HK has really good driving skills and without being obvious could see and he knows when he can go into the traffic, etc (since HK roads are much more busy that Aus roads, he needs to be a good driver to get anywhere)klh said:oh yeah, also its antoehr question sorry, but when i do observation i use my eyes rathe rthan turn my neck when obseriving unless i need to check blindspots or when required, but im concerned when in the DART test, if they dont see you turn your head will they assuem you arent observing?
1. It's a matter of preference. If you want to wear out your gearbox quicker, then downshift. Otherwise you'll wear out your brake pads quicker (which are cheaper to replace).klh said:i just have 2 quick questions..one is about a slight disagreement with a friend of mine, then other is just if its in the rles or not:
1. when driving and th eligths go red so you have to stop, do you downshift? [obviously this is meant fo those who drive manuals] like do oyu always do it? Ive always put it into neutral, brake to a stop and then when it goes green, ill put it into 1st, and yes i do downshift after i have to slow down and turn or slow down until there is an appropriate speed to go upa gear.
2. When overtaking, can you go faster than the speed limit and hten when you are a safe distance, merge and then settle to th espeed limit? Im on L's so yeah i wan tot know the rules and i dont think i can find it in my DART booklet.
oh yeah, also its antoehr question sorry, but when i do observation i use my eyes rathe rthan turn my neck when obseriving unless i need to check blindspots or when required, but im concerned when in the DART test, if they dont see you turn your head will they assuem you arent observing?
Thanks very much...
Yeah I'm just wondering if the RTA sets a guideline or something..Pace_T said:1. It's a matter of preference. If you want to wear out your gearbox quicker, then downshift. Otherwise you'll wear out your brake pads quicker (which are cheaper to replace).
The RTA doesn't have a rule for this. Basically, when you drive, you eventually shift into the gear required to make a turn or to stop (which is the first gear). In the process you have two options. 1) Go down gears sequentially, e.g. from 5th to 4th to 3rd to 2nd and then turn (or continue down to first and stop at the lights, for example) or you can roll down to an complete stop and as you put the clutch in you shift straight from 5th to 1st (which is what I do). With this method, you would also normally shift say from 4th to 2nd when making a regular turn into side streets or whatever. This is the method that my instructor told me to use (for simplicity).CieL said:Yeah I'm just wondering if the RTA sets a guideline or something..
Because I remember when my friend talked about her learning from an instructor and he specifically told her which gear to downshift to on the specific corners etc
So yeah.. but I guess it depends on how close to the lights you are.. if you have the time, why not.. if you need to brake suddenly, do so but keep it smooth
lol i had to once. my best friends dad only has one leg, he got his right leg amputated about 10 years ago. so in his car (which i drive sometimes), has an odd attatchment from teh normal accelerator to teh left hand side of the brake. its so weird, and took me a while to get used to.seremify007 said:I got asked that when some lil' kid challenged me in Maximum Tune >__>
Btw nice av.
Also.. Does anyone know if the pedals are the same in the USA? I can't imagine using my left foot to accelerate o__O... *shrugs*