DKTKey points on more safe driving for the New South Wales learner test. Each answer is checked against the official New South Wales handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.
What is a result of driving on under-inflated tyres?
Answer: Higher fuel consumption
Under-inflated tyres increase rolling resistance, which increases fuel use. Check pressures regularly, including the spare.
Practice question 449 · official source
You notice one brake light has stopped working before a night drive. What should you do?
Answer: Have it repaired before driving at night
Check that headlights, brake lights and indicators work. You must not drive at night if your lights are not working.
Practice question 450 · official source
Which habit best helps prevent a breakdown?
Answer: Regularly checking fuel, oil, water and tyre pressure
Plan ahead by regularly checking fuel, oil, coolant and tyre pressure, including the spare.
Practice question 451 · official source
Do driver assist systems such as ESC and AEB mean you can afford to drive less carefully?
Answer: No, they help but cannot prevent a crash if you drive dangerously
Driver assist systems improve safety but cannot overcome excessive speed, following too closely or other dangerous driving.
Practice question 452 · official source
Bicycle and motorcycle riders have the same road rights as drivers. Why are they more at risk?
Answer: They are harder to see and less protected than drivers
Riders are harder to see and have no body of a car around them, so crashes are more likely to injure them.
Practice question 453 · official source
It starts to rain after a long dry spell. What is the best thing to do?
Answer: Slow down, because the road is slippery and takes longer to stop on
Rain makes roads slippery, especially at first, and it takes longer to stop on wet roads.
Practice question 454 · official source
How does driving on a wet road change your stopping distance?
Answer: It gets longer, so slow down and leave more room
Wet roads are more slippery, so your vehicle takes longer and further to stop.