COVID Safe Plan Drive Smart Driving School instructors are resuming Driving Instructor operations ensuring the recommended COVID Safe hygiene and health safety precautions are in place. Screening Questionnaire It is critical that all clients who present for Lessons and Assessments can confirm they do not present a health risk. All clients must respond to these screening questions prior to attending lessons or assessments: 1) Do you have any flu-like symptoms? 2) Have you been in … [Read more...]
Learners can still go driving under SA COVID 19 Direction
Drive Smart and all other South Australian car driving instructors have been directed under the Emergency Management Act to suspend all in-car driver training and assessment services for the issue of a car licence effective from Friday 10 April 2020. This means no more driving lessons, Tests (VORT) or Assessments (CBT&A Logbook) with a driving instructor. This new Direction is upon advice of the Chief Public Health Officer, and provides greater protection of South Australians, in line … [Read more...]
14 Day Shut Down Precaution
Drive Smart Driving School is voluntarily shutting down all “contact” activities for 14 days. One of our clients has been contacted by SA Health and put on a self-isolation order. She shared a Uni lecture with a person who has since been diagnosed with COVID 19. SA Health said it wasn’t necessary for her contacts to self-isolate. While this gives us confidence that all our clients are safe, it has helped us to decide it’s time to cease all driving lessons and assessment … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Driving Lesson and Assessment Policy
In response to questions about our CODIV19 policy, driving lessons and assessments, we have solidified our policy and are circulating this message. In line with Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s directive (24th March 2020) to Keep Australia Moving and after considering health advice, Drive Smart Driving School specialist driving instructors Mark and Renata are continuing to operate “business as usual” with additional hygiene and health safety precautions in place. A key component of these … [Read more...]
Is Logbook (CBT&A) right for you?
South Australian learner drivers get their P Plates by either the CBT&A (Logbook) or the VORT Test method. What does all this mean and which method is right for you? That is the question In this article we look at what most people call the Logbook method or CBT&A Course. The CBT&A course is made up of thirty (30) separate tasks. These tasks are detailed in the yellow section of your Driver's Companion. Starting with basic skills and working through to country road driving … [Read more...]
Cruise Control Danger On Wet Roads
There are many stories about the danger of using cruise control on wet roads. While some are true, all have a good message - turn off cruise control when driving in the wet. You may have heard that cruise control causes aquaplaning. Aquaplaning is what happens when a vehicle hits a pool or sheet of water at speed, causing the tires to lift off the road and skim across the water. Once on top of the water, there is no contact and no grip! Your car is skimming across the water just like a stone … [Read more...]
Teach Your Learner Driver Enough
When teaching your learner to drive, there is no such thing as too much. Once your learner has their P Plates, all you can do is pray you did enough! If you have a young driver in your life, think ahead to when they are driving on their own. Imagine waiting for them to come home. Perhaps it has been raining for a few hours and they are an hour late. What will you be thinking? What questions will you be asking yourself? Will you be wishing you had done more? Peace-of-mind investment How … [Read more...]
Learner Drivers And Speed Control
Most learner drivers have one thing in common. At some stage or other, they struggle with speed control. Parents, family, friends and driving instructors have a major role to play when it comes to teaching speed control. Huge damage can be done if we get the message wrong! Being patient is the secret! We must not put our need to hurry and our 'always running late' stresses onto our learner drivers. Nine tips for teaching speed control Good speed control is something most new drivers … [Read more...]
Safe Drivers Look Ahead
Over the years we have learned that many experienced drivers do not look ahead as far as they should. Defensive Driving Instructors sit beside many experienced drivers. We watch people drive then help them develop safer habits. The main 'poor habit' we notice is lack of observation. Drivers just don't look around and they definitely don't look far enough ahead. This is not about staring down the road and looking nowhere else. It is about developing good observation habits. Learning to … [Read more...]
Reversing cameras help drivers stay safe
Reversing camera systems help drivers stay safe on the road. Many more drivers are keeping their independence. In the past, drivers unable to turn their head sufficiently were forced to give up their licence. This is no longer the case for more and more drivers. Multi camera reversing systems enable drivers to see and stay safe. Well designed systems may even allow drivers to see more than is possible using mirrors and turning their heads. Blind spot mirrors can help with lane changing … [Read more...]
