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1Crash patterns for provisionaland full licence holders in NSWMost crashes in NSW happen on sealed roads, in fine weather and in daylight. Theyare also most common in 60 km/h speed zones (about 67 per cent of all crashes) andare most likely to occur Monday to Friday between 9am and 3pm (about 23 per cent).However, crash patterns for provisional and full licence drivers are different. Patternsfor full licence holders in their first year and those who have been driving for longer(on a full licence) are also different. This section gives you an idea of what the maindifferences are.Five most common crash typesfor new FULL licence holdersAbout 80 per cent of all crashes in NSW involving full licence drivers in their firstyear fall within just five crash types:• 33 per cent involve the driver’s vehicle colliding with the rear of anothervehicle travelling in the same direction.Source (1)• 17 per cent involve colliding with other vehicles from adjacentdirections (from the side), usually at intersections.Source (1)10Driver qualification handbook
1• 15 per cent involve collisions with vehicles from opposing directions.• 9 per cent involve running off the road on a straight sectionand hitting an object or parked vehicle.• 8 per cent involve running off the road on a curve or bendand hitting an object or parked vehicle.Source (1) Source (1) Source (1)The following ‘pie chart’ summarises the main crash types for new full licenceholders. All other crash types outside of these account for only about 18 per cent ofall new full licence holder crashes.Driver qualification handbook 11
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Page 10 and 11: 1Why the DQT?The aim of the DQT is
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Page 28 and 29: 2Understanding driving riskRisk in
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Page 34 and 35: 2Risk management -Who you are as a
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2Managing risk in the driving envir
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2Approaching car without headlights
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2Coping with the unexpectedThere ar
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2PedestriansPedestrians can be foun
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2Motorcyclists can be hidden by lar
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2Key points summary: Looking out fo
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3The HPT section of RMS website als
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3Controlling your speed:Revision an
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3Source (16)The narrowing view from
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3from the centre of the road, but n
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3Reducing the risk of speed-related
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3Keeping a safe following distance:
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3These distances can seem large, es
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3Travelling next to other vehiclesO
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3Selecting safe gaps: RevisionWhat
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3Selecting safe gaps when turning:
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3Making U turnsU turns are more com
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3Key Points summary: safe gapswhen
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3Most of the time overtaking is per
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3Revision of a scanning routineExpe
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3Look for changeYour vision is desi
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3A few last words on becominga bett
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Index4AAggressive driving behaviour
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5Low alcohol hours - Periods of tim
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Source of data and statistics61. De
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For further enquiries:www.rms.nsw.g
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