Unlike in the UK, it is not illegal to splash a pedestrian with clean water from a puddle by driving through it. However, it is illegal in New South Wales to splash mud on bus passengers. You could receive a $177…
Unlike in the UK, it is not illegal to splash a pedestrian with clean water from a puddle by driving through it. However, it is illegal in New South Wales to splash mud on bus passengers. You could receive a $177…
The air in your tyres is affected by temperature. When it’s warm, the pressure is higher and when it’s cooler the pressure is lower. The tyres aren’t what supports the weight of your car, it’s the air in the tyres,…
Once considered a right of passage, the percentage of people getting a driving licence has dropped gradually over the years. The reasons are: Difficulty: It’s now much more difficult and time-consuming with our graduated driver licence system to get right through…
We all like a deal, right? Cheap driving lessons sound appealing but are they the best value? A qualified driving instructor undergoes training so that they not only know the road rules, how to drive defensively and how to anticipate…
Emergency vehicles – police, fire, ambulance, marine rescue and others – use a type of marking called a Sillitoe Tartan. This chequered pattern was introduced in 1961 and gradually adopted nationwide through the 1970s. It is applied in a stripe…
What is the swept path? Long vehicles have to move out wider to set the vehicle up for a turn because their rear wheels follow a path that forms a tighter circle than the front wheels. The area between the curve…
If you are in a school zone parking penalties are particularly onerous and result in steep fines and demerit points during school hours. The rules are there to improve the safety of child pedestrians and to reduce traffic congestion around…
