3462 Study Guide (not used)

In this course are notes to support Unit Standard 3462 – Demonstrate knowledge of traffic law for the purpose of safe driving

Legal responsibilities of a driver

Car Requirements
Features your car must have
Carrying a load on your car
Safety belts
Light trailer requirements
Loading your trailer safely
Towing
Dipped & Main beam headlights
Fog and Daytime running lights
Stop Lights
Reversing lamps & Maintaining your lights
Direction indicators/hazard warning lamps
Quiz 1

Describe legal requirements for driving on a road

Vehicle Licensing
RUC licences

Accidents

Accidents 1
Accidents 2
Accidents 3

Alcohol & Drugs

Alcohol and drugs limits
Drugs and driving
When are the tests carried out?
Court-imposed penalties for alcohol/drugs offences
On-the-spot (roadside) licence suspension
Quiz 2

Driving Rules

Keeping left when driving
Following distance
Lane rules at intersections
Two vehicles turning into the same road 
Changing lanes at an intersection
Passing on the right
Passing on the left
No-passing line
Passing on a three-laned road
Where you must not pass
Passing at an intersection
Giving way at intersections
Traffic signals
Road signs on NZ roads – compulsory signs
Road signs on NZ roads – warning signs
Road signs on NZ roads – information signs
When to signal
When to signal – stopping & hazard lights
When to signal at roundabouts
Road rules – Understanding variable speed limits

I would like to convey just how worthwhile the day was.  It had students buzzing for weeks.  All students, without exception, got a lot of practical and useful information from the different sessions and were quick to talk to their teachers, family and fellow students about what they had experienced.

Career Advisor
Kaipara College, NZ