It’s been a while since I’ve added anything new to my driver training website. Mainly because I don’t like repeating myself unnecessarily especially in text. However, events of the past few weeks have given me cause for thought, hence, what you’re about to read.
I get asked this question constantly. Here is the legal definition from the legislation: built-up area in relation to a length of road, means an area in which either of the following is present for a distance of at least 500 metres or, if the length of road is shorter than 500…
Here is a short 5 minute video showing exactly why, as a defensive driver, you simply cannot trust any other driver on the road. Watch them all like a hawk, in front, alongside and behind you if you want to stay out of trouble.
Whether you happen to be aged 16 or 76, your driver’s licence is an important – some might say vital – piece of regulatory status/commodity in the modern world. When you are learning to drive – as opposed to simply moving a motor vehicle around on the road – under…
As your driving instructor, I can take you to your Practical Driving Assessment, I can run you through a mock test scenario in the weeks, days or hours beforehand. I can point out to you the elements of a Practical Driving Assessment that you need to be aware of, BUT,…
Q-SAFE – the name given to the Queensland Department for Transport and Main Roads’ process of determining an individual’s ability to drive a motor vehicle in a safe, co-ordinated and appropriate manner at all times whilst observing and enacting the legislated behaviours contained within the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act…
I’m finding lately that very few drivers, learners and experienced drivers alike, have very little understanding of the ‘Right-of-Way’ rule.
Here’s something relatively new – it’s been on trial in Queensland in selected areas for two years now – which all new drivers, as well as existing drivers, should be made aware of.
Short post, very pointed. Watch the video below and tell me you can do what these people can’t.’
This video appeared recently in my social media stream. It’s quite horrific and could have been a whole lot worse than it actually was. If the driver in question hadn’t been bopping to music so loud that he couldn’t hear an emergency vehicle siren, or driving as quickly as he…
