Learner Driver Manual: Road Rules and Safety

Introduction

• The manual aims to provide a clear and simple guide to vehicle controls, road rules, and traffic signs for everyday driving.
• Key procedures for obtaining learner's and driving licenses are covered.
• Tips on traffic road safety are included.
• It is is advised to refer to the Road Traffic Act, (Act no 93 of 1996) and its Regulations.

Using the Manual

• The Learner Driver manual has comprehensive information on road regulations for drivers and motorcycle riders.
• It regulates aspects of the South African Road Traffic Act directly affecting road users.
• It enhances road users' understanding of the law and it's obligations.
• It's divided into three sections: Rules of the Road, Road Traffic Signs, and Vehicle and Motorcycle Controls and Components.
• Also refers to motorcycle riders as drivers.
• The manual aims to help drivers become more considerate making roads safer for all road users.

Key Acronyms and Definitions

• "Acceptable identification" includes a temporary identity certificate, identity document, South African passport (for citizens), or a foreign identity document/traffic register number certificate for non-residents.
• An articulated motor vehicle consists of a truck-tractor and a semi-trailer
• "Bus" refers to vehicles for 16+ people, including the driver.
• The term "Combination of Motor Vehicles" means two or more coupled motor vehicles.
• A "cross" is moving on a public road intersecting the normal traffic flow.
• A "dedicated lane" reserves a road section for specific vehicles during certain times, indicated by a sign.
• "Direction indicator" means a device used to signal turning intentions.
• "DLTC" is a registered Driving Licence Testing Centre under the National Road Traffic Act (93 of 1996).
• "Drawing" means pulling a vehicle designed only for being drawn by another vehicle.
• "Driver" is anyone who drives any vehicle, cycle, or leads animals, with corresponding meaning to "drive".
• A "driving licence card" is per the Act.
• "Driving time” is when a driver is in the driver's seat while the vehicle is operating on a public road.
• "Edge of the roadway" is the road's boundary with the shoulder, marked by a sign or the edge of the surface (bituminous/concrete) or improved part of the road.
• "Emergency brake" to stop a vehicle different from a service brake.
• "Freeway" is a public road section is marked as a freeway with a traffic sign.
• "Front end" refers to the part of the vehicle projecting furthest forward (excluding semi-trailers, which use a kingpin-based measurement).
• "Goods" refers to movable property of any kind.
• "Goods vehicle” is a motor vehicle designed to carry goods (excluding motorcycles, cars, buses, etc.) and includes truck-tractors, dollies and breakdown vehicles.
• Important notice: Truck-tractors, breakdown vehicles, converter dollies and adopter dollies are defined as goods vehicle..
• GCM (Gross Combination Mass) is the maximum mass of a vehicle wused to draw others when combinded.
• GVM (Gross Vehicle Mass) is a vehicle's maximum mass and its load.
• "Haulage tractor" designs for drawing vehicles over 24,000kg GCM excluding truck-tractors/tractors.
• Instructor means a person accepting payment for teaching driving or road rules to gain access to Learner's.
• Intersections happen when two or more public roads meet whether intersecting or not.
• Junction refers to the part of an intersection within the limits of intersecting roadways.
• Intersections are all inclusive of sidewalks and verges and junctions happen on the improved part of the road.
• "Kerb line" marks the boundary between the shoulder and verge, or between the roadway's edge and verge.
• Licence plate is a plate issued under the act.
• Disc valid for 12 months is needed for a licensed road vehicle
• It must be on the lower left-hand corner of windscreen or disc holder.
• Medical Practionners are registered under the medical, dental and Supp. health services professions Act 56 of 1974.
• "Midibus" designs for the conveyance of 16 - 35 persons.
• A minibus conveys from 9 -16 persons.
• Motor cars don't design for Motor cycles instead they adapted to convey not more than 9 persons.
• Motor cycles have two wheels and can fit a sidecar attached.
• A motor quadrucycle runs on 4 wheels is different from a tractor with motorcycle controls installed.
• A motor tricycle run on 3 wheels is different from a tractor with motorcycle controls installed
• Self propelled and includes trailers
• There are restrictions like mass and power, but doesn't include vehicles controlled by people with dissabilities.
• Number plate is a liscense number in displayed.
• Operating on a public road driving, and putting cars on the public road.
• Owners means to have use and enjoyment or has possession for of sale
• A vehicle's overall length is between its front and rear ends and that of a combination of vehicles is at the leading and rearmost vehicles’ ends.
• Overall height is measured from ground level to the highest part of the vehicle with any load, excluding electrical gear on electric vehicles.
• A vehicle's overall width with side mirrors and indicators, or 30mm deflectors/placards.
• To "park” means to keep a vehicle stationary for longer than needed for loading/unloading, unless due to reasons beyond control.
• A “parking brake” (normally a handbrake) keeps a vehicle stationary.
• Pedestrian crossings.
• Public road is a road, street or thoroughfare has public access.
• Roads includes road parts, roads parts, and works.
• For this document, the word "Road" refers to public roads only.
• A "Professional Driver" needs to be licenced.
• Learner's are fine accompanied by a registered driver.
• "Rear end" is vehicle's furthest part to the rear.
• Reflector is the compliance SABS 513 and bears a certification mark where reflector and cluster can appear.
• "Road traffic sign" regulates all traffic.
• "Roadway" designs for vehicular traffic.
• "Roadworthy" it means all the vehicle is compliant with the Act and is in fit condition.
• Semi trailer means a trailer with 15 per super imposed by a vehicle drawing.
• "Service Brakes" reduce speeds.
• A "shoulder" is between the edge of the kerb.
• "Sidewalk" is a urge for pedestrians alone.
• "Stop" is coming to a stadstill.
• "Stop Lamp" signals to reduce speed with a light.
• Includes spare wheel, accessories, structure, and accumulators (if electric), excluding fuel.
• The National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996).
• "towing" Is towing a vehicle not towed.
• "Traffic island" is a channelizing device within a junction.
• A traffic lane accommodates one single line of vehicles.
• Traffic singles are traffic signs that directs traffic to permit.
• A tractor has a GCM 2400K, for drawing vehicles excluing truck - tractors.
• "Trailer" is vehicle is not self-propelled is different then the sidecarr attached to a motorcycle.
• "truck tractor" designs in the follow aspects Drawing vehicles.
• Not with loading.
• But doesn't include a tractor or a haulage tractor.
• "Urban area" means to have the actual area of jurisdiction.
• "Vehicle" wheel/tracks or crawler tracks it include device and is connected to drawbar of a breakdown to support axles of the truck is different then track.
• The portion doesn't have any roadway.
• An LMV has 3500Kg or more.
• Heavy vehicle has the T exceeding 3500 kg.
• A class GVM exceeds 3500 kg.
• Articulated vehicle of which the drawing vehicle exceeds 3500kg.
• Motorized Cycle means a motorcycle, tricycle and quadrucycle.

Licensing Requirements

• A learner's licence is required before being trained to drive on a public road.
• Applications are filed under LL1 for is available at the DLTC (the issuance of the recipt).
• You are notified of the day to take the approved learner's Licence test and here's what to expect for the test.
• Rules must be followed.
• The licence is valid for 24 months.

License Disqualifications

• A person is disqualified from a licence when person is addicted to drug and alcohol.
• A person can declared by an authority as disqualified.
• If he wants to cancel or suspend his license.
• or there is a licence that relates to the class of motor vehicle which he can already drive.
• If suffering to one of the following such as uncontrolled epilepsy, sudden attack, mental illness or causing muscular in coordination.
• Other disabilities and diseases can hinder with the performance.

Learner's licence codes

• With code is is authorized to ride, note the motorcyle is excluded.
• You must be 16 years of age (cylinder volume must not exceed 125 cubic cm.
• A learner's licence is allowed the carrying of passengers
• A code 2 learner you cannot dirve motor vehicle with a code lower then the Tare.
• But the code has to come from the approved testing center.
• You can drive with the supervision (must be 17 also/test needs to be passed).
• Code3 is other cycles but not those who are specified.
• 35h g is the exceeding number.
• 18 years of age to obtain also.

Driver Licensing

• To drive needs to the person must ahve licence or document within their vehicle.
• The licence authorizes driving per the Licencing Cener under the authority of the law.
• it's a protentional licence of driving licence.
• aplication must to be submitted in DLTC and it needs to with form, 2 photos, ID and a photocopy, MC signed by a medical practitioner (65+year old ppl to certify under traffic Act ).
• and also pays a fee.
• The Act states that the driver residence needs to be provided under 14 days/notifcation of new residentail as postal address
• You cannot drive with out one, or you are the owner operator.
• And driver to have permit per laws

Traffic disc details

• you have a 12 month validity.
• within a grace period 21 days after .
• The wner is repsonbile for al offences comitted while is being driven of the road You should have lights (motorcylces)/ all lambs must be secured and undamaged it needs to be lid under all times . (Nigh or day).

Vehicle lighting for light and hevy motor vehicles

• When any light or heavy motor vehicle on a public road all lamps must be undamaged.
• lamps,rear and number plate lamps must be lighted.
• In sunset/sunrise and others times.
• that aresont and vehicle and are clear in 15 kilometers.
• park of or side,demoracted by street sign or with 10m.
• main means must be adjeusted
• 45m of seeinf
• you cant drive on any road if any are off
• a red reat with a motorcycle on a public road.

Stop lamps

• There are many variations of them, including a code 2 or 3 with the same features also the light of 30m needs to come from a peron eyes
• When a sto lamp indicate decreasing and sttoping so that the person behind you to see.
• It needs to approved per SABs.
• Needs to fixed and needs legibal so and you can see the cycle and all others .
• Fog and rear
  • front facing -D and rear - I I
• The road is clear it needs to be lit .
• you can adjest any beam of light on any direct if your able to.
• May be adjusted for office purposes.
• The driving need to be unobstracted or see.
• Mirror needs to be on side
• It's needed for light to be reflected for any track.

Steering Gear

• Needs to be on good steering and the handlebar needs to be distance at least 600 and 80 mm and you can not be driving out side that.

Turning and Brakes

• 13m meters.
• There's brake on each wheel.
• The HMV is more specific with parking brake.
• And is equiped with 3 meters.

Hooters

• You can use hooters for safety of yourself.

Emergency Warining devices ( sirens)

• a fire-fighting vehicle (red warning light), a fire-fighting response vehicle (red warning light), a rescue vehicle (red warning light), a emergency medical response vehicle (red warning light), ambulance (red warning light), vehicle driven by a traffic officer in the carrying out of his or her duties (blue warning light), to a vehicle driven by a person while engaged in civil protection (green warning light).

Seat belts

• Needs to be worn for kids.
• The minimum 3 years of age unless taller.
• Is that height for both driver under safe.
• A vehicle cannot exceed the follow
  • affot d safter.
  • be the safety of the car and have ligth trassmit over 7%

Wipers and Exhaust

• Wippers needs to be on any vehicle.
• Needs to project and not emit
• You can place oil it needs to be running all time or its a violation:
  • and then the exhaust
  • needs to a wire and battey and.

Lights and triangles

• A driver needs to ahve a 60 kilometer and the car needs to be running oK.
• all the lights must be in clear view.
• you can exceed but you are voilating the law so with a 80 kilometer on the speed.
• must ahve clear veiw lights and.
• A public road
• 3 tons vehicles.
• you need a 25% of your lights.
• The following not be use in these places.
• double Decker under 4 meters. and the others is more under 4%

Public transport for goods

• cannot contact with the surfaces and does ot obstuct the vier are sfe if not disloged and are well proteced
• twist locks in the best suitable.
• the bags are attached curely.
• height of over the seated can be no small den 330mm or no smaller then 900mm for standing
• you can put something that would not be more then . There is no need
• not to over side of the wheels.
• if you find lights but don't do t

Warining flaga

• you see light it is an offense.
• Whenever need a the public roads There is and also side of road way per toffic officals
• when you can see the shoulder or drive the left hand.
• the other is to do the other way to traffic light

No driver is perfect

• Traffic officer and a road traffic road.
• traffic officer to stop. If so you are not alone what to do
• To drive is not to be to perfect and make sure ths you have done.
• Make sure that if you do not have a traffic

Public transport

• It must drive is with dence
• it cannot be in the centre
• the side of traffic or you are approcaing that
• not in a tunnel or highway.
• No driver
• And not is that for

Drivng Rules

• They cannot drive on those if they need to disobey and be safety.
• Drive and see
• and you cause not be any damage.
• There needs to be a 3 second and.
• It should be a animal.
• A seat position
• there needs to be something to be attached to.
• Drive and be to the left but.

Saftey

• Can't be to far and you cause .
• To cause way to have a sound
• and then there is to see to pull back push into it
• Then there is the duty of the.
• The rider is at least one should
• The.
• That needs to be
• the cell of the road.
• needs to stop.
• The side cannot be over the vehicle (cannot be ).
• that needs .
• You do not cause more than .

Tyres

• You cannot use tires that have no pattern
• the accident to help people and injuries
• need to remove or have the police.
• and to cause the injuries to happen.
• it does not have the wheel.
• you can drink without the police authority.

Driving Restrictions

• Do not drive on without it should.
• not with the safety.
• Alochol limits .
• the fule, carbatators
• 4 is the end.