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Review stage one progress
Check how your learner is going with the stage one learning goals, tips and post-drive discussions.
In this topic
Stage one goals
Stage one supervising tips
Stage one post-drive questions
Coming up in stage two
Stage one goals
By the end of this stage, you and your learner should agree they’re able to do these tasks well:
- Adjust their seat, mirrors, steering wheel and other controls.
- Start up and shut down the engine.
- Move off smoothly.
- Slow down and stop smoothly.
- Go around corners smoothly at low speed.
- Check mirrors before braking.
- Check their blind spot before changing position, such as leaving the kerb.
- Stop the car on a slight slope and move off again using the park brake.
- Reverse in a straight line and around a curved path.
- Use gears smoothly, if they’re a manual driver.
Stage one supervising tips
Keep these in mind when you take your learner on drives:
- Help them develop basic car control.
- Find quiet areas with no traffic to practise in.
- Remove distractions from the vehicle, such as turning off music, so they can concentrate.
- Be their second pair of eyes to watch the road to help them make safe driving decisions.
- Help them anticipate potential hazards.
- Offer them guidance, support and encouragement.
Stage one post drive questions
Keep these questions for your learner in mind when you take them on drives:
- What do you think you did well?
- What could you have done differently?
- What hazards did you see and how did you respond to them?
- How do you feel using the car’s controls?
- What driving tasks do you need to practise more?
- What road rules aren't you sure about?
Coming up in stage two
Stage two is about driving on quiet, low-speed roads, using all the skills learnt in stage one.