Key Insights

Gloves are recommended for motorcyclists as passive safety against injuries and weather.

Mixing alcohol with drugs produces unpredictable, highly dangerous reactions when driving.

Seniority on any earlier licence (like AM) counts toward the novice 2-year period.

Cold medicines can cause drowsiness, which impairs driving ability.

All drivers must submit to alcohol and drug testing when required.

The general blood alcohol limit for car drivers is 0.5 grams per litre of blood.

Drivers transporting dangerous goods are limited to 0.15 mg/l in exhaled air.

LSD causes hallucinations and severe perceptual distortions, making driving extremely dangerous.

Chronic patients should know their medications' side effects before driving.

On buses with seat belts, the driver and passengers over three years old must wear them.

If ill, ask your doctor what driving precautions you should take.

Seat belts dramatically reduce the chance of injury or death in an accident.

Distractions can come from both inside and outside the vehicle.

Alcohol narrows the field of vision, producing a tunnel vision effect.

The submarining effect happens when the body slides under a poorly adjusted seat belt.

On ice or snow, drive smoothly using the highest possible gear to avoid wheel spin.

EBD warns following drivers via flashing brake lights when the vehicle ahead brakes hard.

Only make a U-turn where you won't endanger or obstruct other road users.

Yield to pedestrians crossing a hard shoulder when no pedestrian zone is available.

When joining a road from a service area, yield to traffic from both directions.

Double parking is always prohibited, without exceptions.

Arm signals are valid as long as they are clearly perceptible to others.

When reversing to park, you may not exceed 15 metres or cross an intersection.

Take extra care overtaking on wet roads, as splashing can severely impair visibility.

Stopping and parking on crests is only prohibited where visibility is reduced.

At marked bus stops, parking is forbidden though brief stopping may be allowed.

Never stop or park in zones reserved for urban public transport.

Stopping is forbidden on curves with reduced visibility and in their vicinity.

U-turns are forbidden anywhere visibility prevents you from ensuring safety.

Reversing through an intersection is never permitted, even when parking.

Stopping is prohibited in tunnels, underpasses and sections marked by the tunnel sign.

Drivers being overtaken aren't generally required to use the hard shoulder unless conditions demand it.

Overtaking is prohibited at and near pedestrian crossings.

To turn left on a two-way road, position yourself at the centre line without crossing it.

When passing cyclists outside towns, you must occupy part of the oncoming lane, leaving 1.5 metres.

Signalling a lane change does not give you priority over vehicles already in that lane.

Overtaking is prohibited on crests with reduced visibility.

In dense traffic, faster movement in one lane is not considered overtaking.

Stopping is prohibited in zones reserved exclusively for urban public transport.

Signal lateral shifts with the turn indicator, or with the arm if unavailable.

Before slowing significantly, ensure safety and warn others with brake lights or arm signals.

When overtaking a moped, leave at least 1.5 metres of lateral clearance, even in towns.

An arm extended horizontally with palm facing back signals reversing.

Trams travelling along the centre of a two-way road are overtaken on the right.

Overtaking in tunnels is allowed only when there are multiple lanes in your direction.

Faster travel in a reserved lane like a bus lane is not considered overtaking.

Vehicles required to use the hard shoulder may overtake only if parallel travel stays under 15 seconds or 200 metres.

Vehicles on unpaved roads must yield to those on paved roads when joining.

The 1.5-metre minimum clearance for pedestrians applies on interurban roads.

Stopping on the left edge is allowed only on one-way urban roads.