Learning how to drive comes with several challenges to overcome. These challenges are able to be overcome with driving experience and mental preparedness. Driving on a motorway is no different and presents a greater set of challenges with bigger consequences.

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Learning to drive requires significant motor skills as well as training your brain to read situations and see obstacles, often having to be prepared to take evasive action before an accident happens.
There are more drivers on the road now than ever. In order to retain information and fully immerse yourself into the world of driving, one lesson a week is not enough to gain the experience that comes with consistent driving.

It takes 120 hours of driving experience for a learner driver to acquire a licence and may take more for the driver to feel confident in their skills. Attempting to cram classroom learning and driver hours into one hour per week may not be the ideal solution. That’s 120 weeks of instruction with minimal information learned in each session.

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If you’re an older driver who has their full licence under the NSW graduated licensing scheme, you can be a supervising driver to a younger learner driver, such as a child or another younger friend or relative.

But how can you help learner drivers pass the test, and learn the safe driving skills they need to develop good driving habits? In this blog, we’ll discuss some strategies from driving instructors that you can use during driver training. Follow these tips to help your learner driver build their driving skills as they fill out their logbook.

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There are a lot of laws that can lead to a fine from a police officer while driving in NSW. Some are obvious and make sense, like citations for exceeding the speed limit, failing to properly display number plates, or parking on a footpath. Others are a little more obscure, including flashing lights to warn other drivers of speed cameras and even driving too slowly.

But can drivers receive a fine and demerit points if they listen to music too loudly? Are there Australian road rules about loud music while driving? Read on, and find out more.

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If you’re working with a driving instructor to prepare for your driving test and get your provisional licence, you may not be sure what to expect from a standard driving lesson.

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