DT Flashcards
When parallel parking, if you mess up, what can you do to salvage the manoeuvre?
Repeat the process; reverse full lock left then right
When parallel parking, how do you go about pulling up alongside the car before starting the manoeuvre?
Indicate left and line yourself with the back passenger seats of the car to your left
How do you parallel park?
Full lock left until you reach 1 o’clock, stop and straighten steering, and continue reversing until you identify when close enough to the curb then full lock right. Reverse straight until happy with distance from other car
When reversing, if you want to rear of the car to go left, which way do you steer?
Steer left
When reversing, if you want to rear of the car to go right, which way do you steer?
Steer right
Before reverse bay parking, what do you line up with?
The space you intend reverse into, giving enough room for the manoeuvre
When reverse bay parking, how do you begin the manoeuvre?
Steer full lock right and pull forward
When reverse bay parking, how do you enter the space?
Steer full lock right, the right-hand line of your parking bay will appear in your right wing mirror, as the car slowly enters the space and draws parallel with the white lines of the bay, straighten your steering and edge backwards
When reverse bay parking, how do you know the car is straight?
You will know the car is straight because both white lines will appear in both wing mirrors
When conducting any manoeuvre, what is the most important thing to continuously do?
Have good all-round observations
What side is best to conduct a bay park?
From the right hand side
Before conducting the forward bay park, where do you position your car?
Position the car on the left-hand side of the parking bay. The right-hand of the bay should line up just bellow your right hand wing mirror
What is the most important thing to leave when forward bay parking?
Lots. of. room
How do you conduct a forward bay park?
If the way is clear, steer quickly, putting a full lock right on the steering wheel and edge slowly into the bay. Look for dashboard to be in line with something in front of you for example a wall, and straighten vehicle using steering wheel
When reversing out of a forward bay park, what must you be mindful of?
Pedestrians and one-way-systems
What is the MSM routine?
Mirrors, signal, manoeuvre
What is the PSL routine?
Position, speed, look
What do you do when leaving a roundabout via the first exit?
Position far to left. Use MSM routine, select the correct gear and be prepared to stop at the give-way line
What do you do when leaving a roundabout via the second exit?
Do not signal upon approach but keep to the left. Signal left when passed exit before the one you want. Take particular care to look in left-wing mirror to make certain you are not endangering others.
What do you do when turning right on a roundabout?
Check mirrors to the right, signal right and position right on approach.
What do you do when approaching intended exit when turning right on roundabout?
Check mirrors and signal left, just after the exit before the one you want.
What do you do after leaving a roundabout from any exist?
Once exited, check mirrors and also check to see if the indicator has been cancelled
What do you do when approaching intended exit when going straight ahead on roundabout?
Signal left when passed exit before the one you want. Take particular care to look in the left-wing mirror to make certain you are not endangering others.
What must you always do when changing lanes or merging?
Blind-spot check and other mirror checks
