|
|
#0. The most difficult always is a beginning - so here is my advice
as how to start your self-preparation to a NZ Driving Licence exam:
Dear Friends,
I know that in whatever we do, always the most
difficult is the starting part. Fortunately, I have
previous teaching experience, as well as my
own memories of preparing for various driving
licence exams. (I went through driving licences
exams in 5 different countries, namely in: Poland,
New Zealand, Northern Cyprus, Malaysia, and
South Korea.) Therefore I feel that I could be
helpful in guiding you through this most difficult
starting point in your self-preparation to your
exam for NZ Driving Licence. To my best knowledge,
like in everything in life, also in this preparation
you should go through a series of preparation
steps, that I am listing below - starting from next
item #1. Here are these steps:
#1. Familiarizing yourself with the kind of theory
questions that you should be able to answer on your exam:
In my opinion your preparation should be started
from the theory, as basics of the practical part
most people (probably including you) already have -
so that later you only need to practically "polish"
some more vital details (like angle parking, or
3 point turn on a narrow street). These more vital
details for "polishing" are listed at the address
www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/driving-skill-syllabus/driving-lessons/.
(Notice, that whenever on my web page (i.e.
on the web page here that you are just reading)
an underlined green colour is used,
like this one,
this means that it represents a link, on which if
you click with your mouse, then the appropriate
instruction web page, or video, will open automatically
in a separate window.)
All theory questions are subdivided into several
groups. These groups are listed in part "Appendices"
on the right side of the web page
www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/road-code-index/.
You can review each category of them by simply
clicking with your mouse on a given category. But do
NOT get scared by the "first impression" of level of
difficulty of these questions. After all, everything is
for people to master, and there are excellent teaching
materials available in Internet, which will teach you
how to answer each of these questions.
In your review of questions you should make sure to also
click on the category "Intersection questions" - as many
people consider these to be the most difficult to answer.
When you click on that category, a following web page will open for you
www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/theory-test-questions/intersection-questions/.
I believe that you should start you preparation
from learning to answer these questions. How to
do this preparation I advised you in the next item #2.
#2. Here is how you should prepare yourself
for answering every category of questions -
I am explaining this on the example of the
most difficult among them, namely the
Intersection questions:
The best way to prepare yourself for answering
these kinds of questions is to attentively listen
to the free video from YouTube, which presents
a well-prepared and thoroughly explained lecture
as to how you should solve such "intersection
questions". This video is composed of two parts.
Part 1 you run by simply clicking on the following link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aurEN1xv3O4.
In turn Part 2 of the video you run through the following link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhotjTQTIfo.
(Notice, that videos may run too fast for you
to have time for thinking and solving a given
problem. But you can pause them at any point
by clickim on them with your mouse - and this
gives you time for thinking. To start running
videos after such pauses, you just click again
on them. Also, you can review each video more
then just one time - after all, they are for free!)
Should you rather prefer to prepare yourself from
written instructions (instead of video), then such
written teaching instructions you can find, among
others, in google.co.nz by typing e.g. the key words
intersection questions and answers.
#3. Follow the same procedure of preparation for
each other category of theory questions listed in the section
Appendices
from the Road Code:
For this, to find a teaching video for a given
category of questions, you should type in youtube.com the key words which are the repetition of the name
of this category - but proceeded by
qualifying words (e.g. proceeded by words: driving test - nz road code).
For example, if you wish to find teaching video
about NZ traffic signs, type in the youtube.com key words:
Driving test - NZ Road Code - Signs,
and then select (click on) a teaching video which
you wish to run.
In turn, the finding of written teaching materials
about a given category of questions, you can
accomplish in following ways:
(1)
From the "NZ Road Code". This is the bast way, as
the NZ Road Code contains the official information about
all road rules and regulations. But some people find hard
reading the code. Anyway try this way first. For each category
of questions there is a section in the NZ Road Code which
provided the required teaching information. For example,
if you wish to learn about "traffic signs", then in the "Index"
to the NZ Road Code (available at the web page:
www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/road-code-index/)
simply click on the section "About signs" and then on the
link to appropriate descriptions (i.e. eventually you should
get e.g. to the web page
www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/about-signs/main-types/,
which explains the main types of road signs).
(2)
From resources available in google.co.nz . For
example, if you wish to find written teaching materials
about traffic signs, then type in the google.co.nz key words:
Driving test - NZ Road Code - Signs.
#4. For practical part (i.e. driving test) make sure
that you practice with someone who already have
the NZ Driving Licence, so that you learn from this
person each required practical skill listed in the section
Driving skill syllabus/driving lessons
of the Road Code:
For this simply look at item after item in the
syllabus from the web page
www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/driving-skill-syllabus/driving-lessons/,
and then make sure that you practically learn
how to do all driving skills required.
Notice that as your "driving coach" you use
someone who already has a NZ Driving Licence,
and that this person obeys the legally required
rules listed in "pinkish" frame at the bottom of
the NZ Road Code web page
www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/driving-skill-syllabus/tips-for-driving-coaches/,
(e.g. that he/she sits at the front near you, that
when driving at a public road your car has the
"L-plate" explained on the web page
www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/about-licences/stage-1-learner/#lplates, etc.).
#5. Should you have any further question,
or a difficulty with finding the appropriate
teaching materials, then do not hesitate
to ask me:
You can ask me either through Sue, or just
simply write directly to me at the email:
janpajak@gmail.com.
In turn I will try to include into this web page
the reply to your inquiry.
Good luck!
Jan
|
|
|
|