Whether you are a novice driver or an old driver, if you want to drive in Australia, if you do not have a legal driver`s license and are not very familiar with Australian traffic rules, it is very dangerous to be on the road!
What driver`s license do you use to drive in Australia?
In Australia, friends who live for a short period of time can use a driver`s license translated from China. If they do not have a Chinese driver`s license, they can take the Australian local driver`s license directly! Specifically, in last week`s article, netizens have analyzed it with you. Please poke the link below: an old driver who drives tens of thousands of kilometers in Australia teaches you how to take an Australian driver`s license.
Traffic rules in Australia
There are many differences between Australian traffic rules and those in China. As the old driver said earlier: without a good study of Australian traffic rules, old drivers may have accidents on the road at any time!
Over the years, many Chinese friends have died in Australia because of car accident. I hope everyone will pay attention to this issue and learn Australian traffic rules before driving!
Today let`s talk about Australian traffic rules.
01 alcohol
License L drivers are beginners and interns whose blood alcohol levels are between 0 and 0.5, which are prohibited from drinking, and may be revoked for up to six months.
If you do not have your driver`s license revoked, you will be deducted 10 points and your internship will be extended by six months.
If the alcohol content in the blood is greater than or equal to 0.5, the trainee driver`s license holder or a driver under the age of 26 will be revoked for up to six months.
If the alcohol content in the blood is 0.7 or more, beginners, trainee license holders or drivers under the age of 26 need to install alcohol ignition self-locking devices in the car for up to six months when they regain their driver`s license.
02 seat belt
Australian Perth students were killed by car accident, couples and three people were seriously injured! You have to do this when you drive!
This news is believed to be no stranger to everyone. The students who died badly when they left the car accident at that time were not wearing seat belts!
If a member of the car is not fastened to a seat belt, or if a child under the age of seven does not use a suitable child restraint device, the driver will be punished by a fine and points deduction, and passengers aged 16 or over who are not wearing a seat belt will also receive a fine.
The fine is small and the death is huge! Please pay attention to fastening the safety belt, both front and rear row!
03 blind spot
Potential hazards are ubiquitous, so you can`t just look ahead and use a rearview mirror to avoid them.
As we drive, we may find that no matter where the rearview mirror is, there is something out of sight.
These blind spots, as shown in the figure, need to turn their heads quickly before they can be seen. With the rearview mirror, we can make sure we see what`s going on around us when we change lanes, overtake or reverse.
04 Mobile Phone
Beginners are prohibited from using handheld or hands-free mobile phones while driving. P2 trainee drivers and official driving sites are not allowed to dial or answer mobile phones unless the phone is properly fixed to the base.
05 speed limit
06 road signs
07 warning sign
08 other logos
09 lane sign
10 Traffic light signs
11 assignment rule
12 Turning Rules
13 turn around rule
14 high speed
15 tunnels need to be paid attention to
There are not many tunnels in Melbourne, but the one in the city is better known. Turn on the lights when you enter the tunnel. If it is dark or if the lights are not turned on in the dark, the police will be fined if they see them.
Avoid changing lanes and overtaking in tunnels, especially when there are more early rush hours.
If the vehicle fails in the tunnel, try your best to park in the middle lane, but on the left and right sides of the driveway, turn on the danger warning light, and then contact the road rescue to help you.
Usually set the lights on the "automatic" item, to the black place on the lights themselves, high-tech is really simplified human life.
16 telecontrol rules
At night, the high light can make us see farther, but in the distance of 200 meters from the opposite vehicle, you need to switch the high light to the near light. Within 200 meters of the distance from the front car, it is also necessary to change the lamp into a near light.
This is extremely important on a remote single-lane road. Don`t just see the road for yourself, regardless of whether the vehicle on the other side is invisible by your high-light.
But don`t turn on the limelight! Once upon a time, a car across the street has been driving in the high light, shaking its eyes to see nothing but a white light, which is very dangerous for both cars, especially when the speed is fast.
17 crossroads
18 other lanes
When the electric door is open, you are not allowed to drive by. You have to give way to the passengers on and off the tram.
You can press the yellow dotted line and drive on the tram track at any time, but you are not allowed to enter the tram lane.
If you turn right, you should allow the tram to overtake and continue to turn right. Do not stop in front of the tram to prevent the tram from moving forward.
The all-weather tram lane is marked with a yellow solid line next to the tram driveway and shall not be driven on the tram lane. When entering or leave lane, it may drive not more than 50 metres on the driveway, but shall not obstruct the tramway.
During the opening period, you may not drive in the tram lane, enter or leave lane, not more than 50 meters in the driveway, but shall not hinder the tram.
In the figure below, you are not allowed to drive in the driveway at any time unless you want to avoid obstacles. Only when the vehicle passes through the special gap in the lane can it cross the lane.
On the marked bus lane, only the bus can drive, and if you enter or leave road, you can drive no more than 100 meters on the special lane.
Make way for the bus when it sends a signal to drive from the side of the street into the left lane.
19 animal lanes
Driving in Australia, you may encounter strange animals on the road at any time! Signs on country roads that give way to livestock need to be controlled as they approach so that they can slow down or stop when they encounter animals to avoid bumping into animals.
Don`t think that livestock crossing the road would not have happened near a fenced farm.
20 railway crossing
If there is a gate, boom or flashing red light at the entrance of the railway flat interchange, it should wait for the signal light to stop flickering and the gate or boom can be passed when the gate or boom is fully turned on.
Some remote villages don`t have gates, suspenders and lights at railway crossings.
21 parking
When parking in parallel, the distance between the car and the front car and the rear car should be 1 meter apart. If the parking angle is not marked, the distance between the car and the front car and the rear car should be parked at 45 degrees if the parking angle is not indicated.
The number next to P in the figure below represents the parking time, and if there is no time, there is no time limit.
The following time period and week representative can only park for 2 hours from 8:30 to 5 p.m. on Monday to Friday and from 8:30 to 12:00 on Saturday, with no other time limit.
The first picture below shows that you can only park for five minutes from 9: 00 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, with no time limit.
The second picture shows that it can be parked for an hour at 12:00 on Saturday at 9: 00 p.m.
If a group billing meter is installed in the parking lot, buy the ticket and put it on the dashboard.
If you need to enter the parking position number on some billing sheets(mark on the parking space)and record electronically the time allowed to park, just the fee will be paid.
The following picture shows the parking area for the disabled and the no parking zone.
P.S. Finally, stay away from big trucks, let alone follow and drive at their blind spots, even if you overtake them as soon as possible.
I hope drivers must be familiar with these traffic rules before they hit the road, so as to give you an additional safety guarantee!
