Driver Knowledge Tests

Smartphone detection cameras: what you need to know

In New South Wales, 45 mobile phone detection cameras will be looking through your windscreen to detect whether you’re using a smartphone while driving. Any photos that are flagged as suspecting the driver is using a smartphone will go to

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Distracted pedestrians: how to drive safely around them

Crossing the road requires a complex set of mental calculations to judge the speed and distance of approaching vehicles vs the ability for you to get across the road. Texting, talking and using apps while you are walking leads to

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Mobile phone road rules

You can use a mobile phone when driving, but only under certain circumstances because they are a distraction. Here are the rules. Learner and provisional P1 (red Ps) and P2 (green Ps) You’re not allowed to use a phone at

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Is talking to a passenger as risky as talking to someone on a cellphone while driving?

It’s a question that’s frequently asked: if it’s so dangerous to talk to someone on a cellphone while driving, is there the same danger when talking to a passenger in your car? It was a question that prompted a study

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How can a new driver drive more safely?

Congratulations. You’ve spent a lot of your own personal time learning how to drive so that you can achieve your goal of a full licence. Now you’ve got it, you still need to get more experience, but hopefully without having

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