A Safe Start Driving School
Learner Driver Skills Check Sheet
Henry’s lesson check sheet — the same list Henry uses in the car
Family name
Given names
Mobile
Home phone
Suburb
Postcode
CarAutomaticManual
Start date
Progress key1Introduced2Practising3Nearly there4Test-readyTick or fill in the circle reached each lesson.
1Car basics4 skills
- Seat, seatbelt, mirrors & doors
- Cockpit drill
- Start & stop the engine
- Steering
2Controls7 skills
- Accelerator & brake
- Clutch Manual
- Moving off & stopping
- Hill start & handbrake
- Gears: changing up Manual
- Gears: changing down Manual
- System of vehicle control
3Turns & intersections8 skills
- Turns: left
- Turns: right
- Turns: one-way streets
- Turns: combination turns
- Turns: staggered intersections
- Stop & Give Way signs
- Roundabouts
- Traffic lights & turning right
4Road rules & hazards7 skills
- Observation & scanning
- Road signs & markings
- School & 40 km/h zones
- Pedestrian & school crossings
- Railway crossings
- Edge lines on the left
- Road position & keeping left
5Traffic skills9 skills
- Checking mirrors
- Shoulder checks
- Monitoring your speed
- Stopping distance
- Following distance
- Lane changing
- Forming one lane
- Merging
- Freeway driving
6Manoeuvres12 skills
- Emergency stops
- Pulling over to the side of the road (parallel to the kerb)
- Pulling out from the kerb (parallel to the kerb)
- Reversing: uphill
- Reversing: downhill
- Turnaround manoeuvre: uphill
- Turnaround manoeuvre: downhill
- U-turn: street on the right
- U-turn: crossroads
- U-turn: T-intersection
- Reverse park: uphill
- Reverse park: downhill