Driving Test Cheat Sheet Caboolture Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: Aerodrome Rd & Piper Street, Caboolture QLD 4510, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/UzJEWR2fFxP2 ​ ● Where to Park - on the street wherever there is space or in parking space between the two TMR buildings. ● Take great care entering Queensland Transport. Go slow, get organised early with your gears upon your approach to the entry. The examiner will give you plenty of notice. Remember there are learner drivers (in cars) coming in and out of the drive way as well as the general public. ● Watch your left margin around the industrial estate. You should leave a safety buffer of 1.2m between you and parked vehicles. The key is to regularly check your mirrors and use your peripheral vision to mark your road position out of the corner of your eye. ● Be wary of school zones: e.g. Caboolture State High School and Morayfield State High School ● Be wary of all of the stop signs near the railway crossing near Morayfield High School. ● If you have to stop at the railway crossing near Morayfield State High School, make sure that you do not go across until the lights stop flashing red and the boom gates go up. ● There is a school zone and a one way street called Lee Street, which runs past Caboolture High. At the end of it is a roundabout they sometimes turn right at the roundabout, watch your back wheel (i.e. maintain road position, check mirrors). Some drivers have hit the kerb here. ● On Morayfield Road, down the Burpengary end, there are some changes in speed zone. So monitor your speed. ● If you are coming up Morayfield Road and the examiner asks you to take a left into King Street, be wary of the Pedestrian ● Crossing. People often cross here and your vision is restricted due to the building on you left. Wynnum Department of Transport and Main Roads Address: 139 Tingal Rd, Wynnum QLD 4178, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/wkv7LgFfWwA2 ​ ● Park at Charlotte Street ● LOW BRIDGES for the train line ● Hillstart - Penfold Parade ~~ IAN WATSON’S Truck Driving School ~~ ~~ www.ianwatsons.com ~~ ​ ​ Strathpine Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: 43 Bells Pocket Rd, Strathpine QLD 4500, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/exSavvUEvuy ​ ● Where to park - opposite Robel Street ● Be wary of thin lanes along the main road outside Strathpine Westfield. ● You may cross Level Crossings at Strathpine Train Station or at Todds Road, Lawnton. ● When approaching the roundabout from Lawnton into Petrie, both lanes turn right. ● Be wary of thin lanes from the Petrie roundabout up to Kallangur. Maintain your vehicle awareness and mirror checks. ● Be wary of school zones: e.g. Pine Rivers State High School, Bald Hills State Primary School and Lawnton Special School ● When driving from Strathpine to Lawnton along the main road, be wary of vehicles turning into the shops. Sometimes they are slow to leave the road. Manage your space, have an escape. ● Be wary of the 60 zone on Anzac Avenue between Petrie and Kallangur. Watch that you don’t go over the speed limit going down the hill. Redcliffe Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: 70 Beach St, Kippa-Ring QLD 4021, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/vHupEK3xSwj ​ ● Where to Park - on beach street ● Be wary of the staggered intersection along Oleander. There is a GIVE WAY sign which is sometimes obscured if the trees on the side of the road haven’t been trimmed for a while. ● Redcliffe has a number of roundabouts marked left lane ONLY turns left and right lane goes straight ahead or right e.g. the roundabout outside Dolphins Rugby League Club. ● There is a Transit Lane on Anzac Avenue at Rothwell. ● King Street is a popular place for hill starts. ● Be mindful the arrow painted on the roads at Woody Point along Oxley Avenue and the giveway signs ● 40 zone along the waterfront at Margate ● all day 40 zone at Southern Cross Catholic College. ● Anzac Avenue Roundabout - be mindful of lanes selection - when entering, on the roundabout and exiting. Zillmere Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: 69 Pineapple St, Zillmere QLD 4034, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/v8ivfp9zVGz ​ ● Be wary of school zones: e.g. Aspley State High School and Aspley Special School ● You may cross Level Crossings at Geebung. ● Combination turn, i.e. “LEFT then first RIGHT, Zillmere Road”. ● Be careful on parked cars and buses along Kirby Road and overtaking. Be wary a hill start may be required at the roadabout. ● Be mindful of lanes and trees along HANDFORD ROAD ● Take care and choose your lane wisely and gears wisely where Gympie Road and Ellison Road meet. ● Lane Selections and Combination Turns along Gympie Road ~~ IAN WATSON’S Truck Driving School ~~ ~~ www.ianwatsons.com ~~ ​ ​ Maroochydore Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: 5 Kelly Ct, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/8fqsHQ64aTS2 ​ ● Where to Park - in the carpark area marked for driving test vehciles ● Wise Road and Sugar Roundabout - be mindful of lane selection and options ● Combinations turns and lane choices - Buderim Avenue and going to highway Nambour Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: 99-101 Coronation Ave, Nambour QLD 4560, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ https://goo.gl/maps/yTZTfvpQe4R2 ● Bli Bli Rd Roundabout - be wary of lane choices and giveway Tewantin Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: 8 Sidoni St, Tewantin QLD 4565, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/ujMNdt216o72 ​ ● Poinciana Avenue - take is easy and look for pedestrians ● Memorial Avenue - roundabouts - be wary of lane choices ● Emmundi-Noosa road - favourite for tests Cleveland Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: Ross Court Centre, Bloomfield St, Cleveland QLD 4163, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/FHt2HAxLoGs ​ ● Roundabouts everywhere - lane selections and giveway ● School Zones - be careful Logan Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: 43-45 Jacaranda Avenue Logan Central Qld 4114 Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/5iJ567kCF3p ​ Beenleigh Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: 31 Logan River Rd, Beenleigh QLD 4207, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/gkaYWYLRNqT2 ​ ● Park on Logan River Road Ipswich Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre Address: 2 Colvin St, Ipswich QLD 4305, Australia Phone: +61 13 23 80 ​ URL: https://goo.gl/maps/zeXiXUdpbZT2 ​ ~~ IAN WATSON’S Truck Driving School ~~ ~~ www.ianwatsons.com ~~ ​ ​.