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| Thread ID: 114060 | 2010-11-16 10:17:00 | HELP - any tips for getting restricted licence?!? | Miss Daisy (16080) | PC World Chat |
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| 1153670 | 2010-11-17 09:40:00 | most don't do Saturdays - bugger! Shiver - still nervous, but breathing a lot better and actually looking forward to taking the plunge! It would certainly be worthwhile finding a place that is open on saturdays, in which case go for as early as possible. Are you doing it in your own car? |
jareemon (5207) | ||
| 1153671 | 2010-11-17 18:13:00 | Good times there Jareemon - those times was what I was thinking! Yes am using own car, its hard to escape during work hours so was a bit gutted no one really opens on Saturdays! The one in the city is the only one and I'm not keen on doing this in the city. I have only just noticed that Kilbirnie take tests, I dont know if you know if this is a good area to test, but am semi familiar with area - this making it easier?! I'm looking at this site for places... www.nzta.govt.nz cheers! MDx |
Miss Daisy (16080) | ||
| 1153672 | 2010-11-17 18:34:00 | Kilbirnie is a great place for a test, no traffic or parking problems. You start at the kilbirnie library and they take you down to Lyall bay and through the airport and back to Kilbirnie. If you are not sure of the route just take a drive with one of the local driving instructers so you get to know the lanes to use, where the lights and roundabouts are. | Safari (3993) | ||
| 1153673 | 2010-11-17 19:47:00 | Ohakune of all places, no traffic lights, no parking problems and no Traffic (except peak ski season). To think people gain a full licence in places like that and there must be many small towns around the country just like that. If you pass your test in a busy city then in my books you passed a test unlike the rural handouts. Good luck to you! |
coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1153674 | 2010-11-17 21:49:00 | Good times there Jareemon - those times was what I was thinking! Yes am using own car, its hard to escape during work hours so was a bit gutted no one really opens on Saturdays! The one in the city is the only one and I'm not keen on doing this in the city. I have only just noticed that Kilbirnie take tests, I dont know if you know if this is a good area to test, but am semi familiar with area - this making it easier?! Ok, good that you're using your own car, there's nothing worse than taking the test in a car that you're not familiar with, testers don't like it when you bunny hop :D Killbernie looks like a great place to do it, they'll probably take you onto Cobham dr, make sure you look over your shoulder before you indicate to change lanes. The fact that you're familiar with the area is great, means you'll be more comfortable. Just don't get too comfortable when your spotting hazards out loud. When they get you to spot hazards, say EVERY hazard even the slightest ones. My dad lives in that area (works at the beehive), picked me up from the airport last year on my way through. Nice place, cool orange spikey thing :) Was perfect weather that day too, surprisingly. |
jareemon (5207) | ||
| 1153675 | 2010-11-18 02:53:00 | A car coming up behind you at an intersection is also a hazard. FYI. :p | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1153676 | 2010-11-18 04:14:00 | Don't stress about it, it's really easy to pass. I did it. One thing is to always check blind spots when you're changing lanes, I got called out for that. Also, she made me parallel park, make sure you kinda know how to do it. Speeding up for the 80k zone, make sure you are past the sign when you start speeding up. | nerd (109) | ||
| 1153677 | 2010-11-18 08:47:00 | If you see roadworks, slow down to 30 even if there are no signs. Also if you see a bus parked at a bus stop, slow right down to like 10kmh as you pass it (or might be 20kmh) If you're worried about not passing, look into getting a lesson. It'll only cost ya $70 odd for an hour, and that's really all you need, they'll take you around the same course that the instructor will and tell you how to pass. |
jareemon (5207) | ||
| 1153678 | 2010-11-18 08:51:00 | If you see roadworks, slow down to 30 even if there are no signs. Also if you see a bus parked at a bus stop, slow right down to like 10kmh as you pass it (or might be 20kmh) If you're worried about not passing, look into getting a lesson. It'll only cost ya $70 odd for an hour, and that's really all you need, they'll take you around the same course that the instructor will and tell you how to pass. I took more lessons than that. Many people would'nt feel comfortable without dual controls esp at the start :D |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1153679 | 2010-11-18 09:21:00 | tweakie, that is the worst advice i've ever heard :rolleyes: When I say quiet I mean when the city streets are at their quietest, which means not lunchtime, not early morning, not late afternoon, so probably about 2pm or 10am, but go for a time like 10:15 or 2:15 so at to avoid the traffic spikes every hour, and definitly before 3pm when school finishes . If you see roadworks, slow down to 30 even if there are no signs . Also if you see a bus parked at a bus stop, slow right down to like 10kmh as you pass it (or might be 20kmh) If you're worried about not passing, look into getting a lesson . It'll only cost ya $70 odd for an hour, and that's really all you need, they'll take you around the same course that the instructor will and tell you how to pass . seriously jareemon, your tell me that i give bad advise and you give out crap like that :( well you just made the person fail and that advice would get them killed one day . i would really love to see you come up here, drive like that and see how long you live for . roadworks, take at sensible speed . if theres a speed limit obey the speed limit . if theres no speed limit don't slow right down because they will fail you straight away and the guy behind you will probably run you off the road and the next 20 cars will be honking horns and abusing the crap out of ya . drive at a sensible speed . same for a bus, slowdown to the proper speed when passing a school bus . if you slow down for any old bus you will fail and probably get **** from all the other cars not to mention entice all the crazies to do stupid stuff . Miss Daisy, you should by now already know all the basics that they will be checking for . so why nitpick over things that you will not ever get tested on . all that will do is make you more nervous which is when you will stuff things up . so relax, go drive . btw most places you have to book in for the test so you often can't pick a time or day so take anything that you can . one tip . . . . . . . be early . now before you start giving me a hard time . . . . . i had to take a relative to do his recently . he had next to no training . everyone gave him a hard time so he was nervous as hell . i had one day to teach him enough to pass . he passed first time (during a busy day, no nice empty back country town) and without going through all the crap most have mentioned here . the test is the easy part, driving in the real world after passing the test is the hard part . |
tweak'e (69) | ||
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