Lateral Position
Requirements
The requirements for Lateral Position as a Stage Assessment Item are identical to the requirements as a Task Assessment Item. Only the scoring differs as shown here.
Scoring
Yes if there are no more than 2 breaches of the requirements during the stage
No if there are 3 or more breaches of the requirements during the stage
See also
Lateral Position is also a Task Assessment Item for some assessable tasks. If a breach of Lateral Position requirements occurs on 1 of these tasks, that breach results in a No for Lateral Position for that task and contributes to the count of breaches for the stage.
Example
Observed behaviour: During an assessable straight drive, the applicant encroaches briefly but unnecessarily into a bicycle lane. Later in the same stage, during a linking manoeuvre, the applicant fails to maintain the desired 1.2m clearance from a parked car. There are no other breaches of the stated requirements during the stage.
Assessment: No is recorded for Lateral Position (Task Assessment Item) for the assessable straight drive because the requirements were breached during that task. However, there have been only 2 breaches of the requirements in total for the stage, so Yes should be recorded for Lateral Position (Stage Assessment Item) for the stage.
Control
Requirements
- Speeds up and slows down smoothly.
- When driving a manual vehicle:
- operates the clutch and gears so the vehicle moves smoothly
- does not labour or over-rev by selecting a gear too high or low for the speed and situation
- does not unnecessarily coast in neutral or with the clutch disengaged for more than 50m
Scoring
Yes if there are no more than 2 breaches of the requirements during the stage
No if there are 3 or more breaches of the requirements during the stage
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Continue reading the Drive Test Criteria Summary:
3. Understanding the Assessment Criteria
5. Stage Assessment Items
7. Immediate Termination Errors
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