Sharing the Road

What is the objective for Session 7?

During this session your ADI should make sure that you can drive with due care and attention for the road and traffic conditions. This includes taking appropriate actions when you identify hazards.

What is the minimum the session should cover?

During this session, you should drive in a variety of road conditions including:

• junctions; and
• streets with parked cars.

You should also drive on streets with substantial numbers of pedestrians so that you have significant interaction with them and know how and when to give way to other road users. Your ADI should also require you to deal with emergency vehicles when necessary.

Expected outcomes: what should I have learned by the end of Session 7?

• You should be able to show that you can enter, cross and join roads safely.
• You should know how to park safely on roads where there are other road users.
• You should be able to pass stationary and slow moving vehicles, cyclists and other road users safely and responsibly.
• You should know when and how to give way to other road users including pedestrians.
• You should know how to deal with emergency vehicles.

How should I prepare for Session 8?

To achieve the expected outcomes from Session 8, you should have:

• completed Session 1 to Session 7.

You should discuss your sessions with your ADI and, based on their advice, you may also have completed some or all of Sessions 2,3,4,5,6, and 8. This is because Sessions 2 to 8 can be taken in any order.

Practice is key

To feel confident about meeting the learning objectives, you should also have:

• read the expected outcomes of the next session (as agreed with your ADI); and
• done enough practice with your ADI, Sponsor, or both; and
• done any relevant study.

Specifically, you should have practised for at least three hours, driving with due care and attention for the road and traffic conditions. This includes taking appropriate actions when you identify hazards. You should also have read the sections in the Rules of the Road that deal with:

• sharing the road; and
• driving safely through traffic.

You should have acted on any feedback your ADI gave you at the end of your last EDT session.