Driver Knowledge Tests

New Zealand forces cars to have ESC, follows Australia

Electronic Stability Control is a set of electronics that works to determine if a car is skidding. If it detects loss of control it selectively applies the brakes on each wheel to bring the vehicle back into a straight line.

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NSW supports National Heavy Vehicle Register; operators encouraged to contact RMS

NSW Minister for Roads and Ports, Duncan Gay, says that there are “delays in the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s system that are hurting the road freight industry.” Minister Gay has just acquired co-delegation powers to enabled the NSW’s road managers

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Basic car maintenance for your first car

If you are in the process of purchasing your first car you’ll need to know a few things to keep it running and to make sure you are aware when something is about to fail so that you can fix

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Animal road signs from the UK

Moving to the UK for job prospects? It’s certainly not for the weather. They don’t have as many animals as we have here in Australia, but there are some large animals you should be aware of on the road. Badgers

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Brake fade: what is it and how do you prevent it?

Brake fade Brakes are one of a number of mechanisms and forces in a car that slow it down. The others include air resistance, rolling resistance, engine compression and gravity (if travelling uphill). Relying solely on the brakes for long

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Animal road signs from Latin America

Latin America covers South and Central America, and spans lush tropical forest through pampas savanna and into icy, rocky territory. The range of wildlife is diverse. Some countries, such as Costa Rica, have a wider range of signs than other

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Memory tricks to help you study for your Driver Knowledge Test

Often a poor memory is the result of a number of influences: we convince ourselves our memory is bad, we’ve been told our memory is bad, we haven’t practiced using our memory, or we haven’t learned how to remember. Don’t

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