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National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)

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K53 Practical Driving Test for Motor Vehicle Drivers, Volume 1 - Light Motor Vehicles : Code B

4. Test report

 

The various responses which win be tested are indicated on the test report by means of abbreviations. The meanings of these abbreviations are listed on the reverse side of the prescribed test report.

 

Department of Transport

 

Light Motor Vehicle

 

Test Report

 

Code B

 

Acc.

•

Acceleration

N

•

Neutral

Adj.Mir.

•

Adjust mirrors

Needless

•

Needless stopping

Aut.

•

Automatic transmission

No an

•

Number of attempts


 


No mve

 

Number of movements

B.kerb

•

Bumps kerb


 


Bl.sp.

•

Blind spots

Obs

•

Observation

Br.

•

Braking

Obstacles

•

Touches obstacle/s


 


Obstr

•

Obstructions

Ch.R/L

•

Check right and left for cross traffic

Op horn

•

Operation of horn

Choke

•

Operation of choke

Op ind

•

Operation of indicator

Cl.sp.

•

Clear space

Op lts

•

Operation of lights

Coasts

•

Coasting

Op wip

•

Operation of wipers

Con.stop

•

Controlled stop


 


Count.st.

•

Counter steers

P

•

Park (automatic transmission)


 


P br

•

Application of parking brake

D

•

"Drive" (automatic transmission)

P br rat

•

Application of parking brake without using release mechanism

Dec.

•

Deceleration

Pos

•

Positioning of vehicle

Dis.cl.

•

Disengage clutch

Pos turn

•

Position for turn

Drs

•

Doors


 



 


Rides

•

Riding the clutch

Eng c

•

Engine compartment

Roll

•

Lets vehicle roll

Ent

•

Entering freeway


 


Ex

•

Exiting freeway

Seat

•

Seat adjustment

Ext

•

Exterior of vehicle

Sig

•

Signal intention

Eyes

•

Keep eyes on the mad

Sig can

•

Cancels signal


 


Slips

•

Slipping the clutch

F cap

•

Fuel cap

Slow

•

Too slow for conditions

Fast

•

Too fast for conditions

Sm/co

•

Smooth and co-ordinated

Fol dist

•

Following distance

Stall

•

Stalls engine


 


Stop

•

Stop vehicle

Gear

•

Gear changing/selection

Str eng

•

Starts engine


 


Strad

•

Straddles

Hand L

•

Hand signal to indicate intention to turn to the left


 


Hand R

•

Hand signal to indicate intention to turn to the right

T line

•

Touch line / road marking

Hand S

•

Hand signal to indicate intention to stop or reduce speed suddenly

Tyr

•

Tyres

Horn

•

Use of horn


 



 


Un veh

•

Observe under vehicle for obstructions

Int

•

Interior of vehicle


 



 


Veh ent

•

Vehicle entrances and driveways

Len Ref

•

Lenses and reflectors


 


Ln Chng

•

Lane changing in an intersection

WTL

•

Walls too long


 


Wand

•

Wanders

M kerb

•

Mounts kerb

Warn lts/gauges

•

Warning lights and gauges

Man

•

Manual transmission

Wheels

•

Wheels straight for turning

Mech Fail

•

Mechanical failure

Whilst cnr

•

Whilst cornering

Method

•

Steering method

Wide/Cut

•

Steering too wide/cutting

Mir

•

Mirrors

Wip

•

Windscreen wipers

Move

•

Moving off


 


 

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