Car Negligent driving

Explaination: "You could lose your licence and you may be sent to prison."

"Parked vehicles maneouvring into traffic may not see you as they pull out. Children may also appear from behind parked vehicles. Be prepared to stop if required."

"You may be sent to prison for driving with excess blood alcohol."

You can overtake a vehicle on its left when it is waiting to turn right. You can also overtake on the left if you are travelling in marked lanes and the lane on the right is travelling slower than the lane on the left."

You will need to make sure you have enough room to overtake, which is a function of the ability of your vehicle to get to the speed limit quickly, and how long it will take to pass the vehicle while doing the speed limit. You also need to check for solid lines on the road that mean no overtaking, and whether another vehicle has started to overtake you"

You should only use the right lane for overtaking and when turning right."

"Once you have finished your overtaking you should move back into the left lane."

You must not drive dangerously, and speeding up while another vehicle is overtaking is driving dangerously."

The vehicle is being driven along the single-lane road and is not turning right, therefore you can only overtake it on the right."

Road work zones have additional hazards and speed limits are lower there because of this. Speeding through a road work zone is dangerous and you will receive a fine and demerit points.

Make it easy for the other person to overtake you, and leave space in front of you in case the overtaking vehicle needs to pull back into the line of traffic."

Moving back into the left lane early may mean you hit the vehicle you are overtaking. It's particularly important if you are driving a longer vehicle to wait until you can see the overtaken vehicle clearly in your rear vision mirror."

Any speeding offence when you are on a P1 provisional licence will result in your licence being suspended."

"The fines for street or drag racing are large, and you will also receive demerit points."

"If the police suspect you have been street racing your vehicle may be impounded for up to three months."

"You will cover more distance and need more time if the vehicle you are overtaking is going faste

Oncoming traffic could appear and you create the risk of a head-on collision,"

Road work zones have additional hazards. Slow down and be prepared for gravel, uneven road surfaces, obstructions, closed lanes, road workers, and heavy machinery that may be blocking a lane."

Check your mirror so that you don't turn back in on another vehicle, then move back in behind the car."

Keeping to the left gives other vehicles more room, and slowing down ensures that if you reach the crest and see a previously hidden obstacle on the other side you have more time to stop."

"Give the cyclist enough room when you overtake. Cyclists can be sucked into your slipstream, are less stable than cars and have less contact patch on the road for braking and manoeuvring."

Road work zones have additional hazards and speed limits are lower there because of this. Speeding through a road work zone is dangerous and you will receive a fine and demerit points."

An overtaking manoeuvre requires that you do several things: check it's safe to go, change gear if you are in a manual vehicle and will need the extra acceleration, and signal your intention for enough time. Be sure to check over your shoulder before you pull out to overtake in case a vehicle behind you has already started to overtake you."

 Buildings can restrict your view of intersections

"Checking over your shoulder allows you to see objects that might be in your blind spot."