Driving tips and rules Flashcards
Default speed limit for built up area unless stated otherwise [i.e. buildings/houses next to road - e.g. a street]
50km/hr
What type of road is commonly zoned as 60km/hour?
Sub-arterial roads [aka “residential roads I think sort of but slightly bigger than default 50km/hr residentials or something like that I dunno” a road connecting arterial roads to areas of development, and carrying traffic directly from one part of a region to another.]
What is the typical speed-limit for an arterial road/highway [i.e. wider than subarterial, they have multiple lanes per each direction but not a freeway]?
60-80km/hour. It depends, see what other cars are doing and check for speed signs.
Speed limit for springvale road when near toyota
70km/hour. This is likely due to the fact that shortly ahead of this there’s a 40km/hour zone at st. leonards school I guess so they obviously wouldn’t give the full 80
What is the speed limit for springvale road near central reserve/swimlife heading towards brandon park?
80km/hour
Default speed limit for rural area and freeway?
100km/hour
What is the likely speed limit when school zone?
40km/hour. There will be a sign/s denoting this
Speed limit for a main street in a rural town centre
50km/hour
How should you adjust your speed when in heavy traffic?
Slow down to match the other cars
Broken white dividing line
you must keep left of the lines and drive as close to the left side of the road as you can. You may cross these
lines to enter or leave the road, but only overtake or U-turn if it is safe and if the road ahead is clear.
Single continuous dividing line
means you can cross it to enter or leave the road, but you must not overtake or U-turn.
Double continuous white lines
You must always keep left of these lines. Do not cross them for any reason. Do not cross them to overtake, to turn, or to enter or leave the road.
2 white lines with continuous line closer to you
means you can cross it to enter or leave the road, but you must not overtake or make a U-turn.
2 white lines with broken line closer to you
You may cross these lines to overtake, or to enter or leave the road, but only overtake or U-turn if it is safe and the road ahead is clear
broken white lines separating lanes
You may change lanes if you signal, and if it is safe to do so. Remember, you must give way to any vehicle already in that lane. You must drive with your vehicle completely within a lane.
Roads without marked lanes
you may change from one line of traffic to another if you signal, and if it is safe to do so. However, you may only overtake another vehicle on the left side when it is turning right or if the vehicle is stationary and it is safe to do so.
special purpose lanes
Special purpose lanes include bicycle lanes, bus lanes, transit lanes and tram lanes. Signs and/or road markings are used to set aside lanes for special vehicles. If specified on the signs other vehicles may use these lanes.
Drivers must keep out of these lanes during the times marked on the signs or, if no time is specified, at all times. However, you may travel in these lanes for up to 100 metres (only up to 50 metres in a bicycle lane or tram lane), only when necessary to do so, to enter or leave the road, or to avoid an obstruction or turning vehicle.
bicycle storage area
A ‘head start’ bicycle area is sometimes provided so that cyclists can be seen by drivers when stopped at red traffic lights. This is called a bicycle storage area. A driver facing a red light at an intersection with a bicycle storage area must stop at the first stop line and not proceed into the area marked for bicycles until the light changes
painted traffic island
You can drive over the painted island or stop to wait on it, as long as there are no double lines outlining the island on the left, but you must give way to any vehicle in a turning lane or entering a turning lane from a marked lane.
Painted island same direction slip lane thingo
Where a painted island with a continuous line separates traffic that is travelling in the same direction, such as at a freeway on-ramp, a driver must not drive on the painted island.
Pedestrians in a slip lane
You must give way
Pedestrians at a pedestrian crossing
You must give way
Pedestrians at an intersection
You must give way (even if light is green for you to go you should still wait until pedestrians have completely crossed the road)
What to do at a tram stop
Before passing a stopped tram, you must stop at the rear of the tram, give way to any pedestrians crossing between the tram and the left side of the road and not proceed while the doors are open.
There are other requirements that drivers must comply with when passing stopped trams (see Sharing the road with trams pages 138-140).
Remember pedestrians can run onto the road at the last minute in order to catch a tram, so take extra care to look out for them.
How to perform a hook turn
To whom should you give way to at a roundabout?
Give way to your right
Which lane is the passing lane?
The right lane, typically
What’s the best practice when approaching an intersection with a green arrow to turn but with a line of cars before you?
Take it slow approaching the end of the turning lane before the intersection and stop. It’s best to wait out the amber that is likely coming if too many cars behind.
