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BTT Traffic Rules in Numbers

Many BTT questions come down to one number: a speed limit, a distance, a time or a number of demerit points. These are the figures to know, from the Basic Theory of Driving handbook. Learn them and a large share of the Traffic Rules and Code of Conduct questions become easy marks.

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Key numbers

50 km/hspeed limit when no sign says otherwisep.52
40 km/hschool zones (with the sign) and Friendly Streetsp.18
3 sminimum gap behind the vehicle in frontp.61
3 ssignal at least this long before you movep.60
5-10 scheck your mirrors while drivingp.60
1.5 mgap when passing cyclists, and pedestrians facing awayp.62
2×stopping distance on a wet roadp.65
20 mwarning triangle behind a broken-down vehiclep.56

Speeding: demerit points

Over the limit byPointsFine (car)
up to 20 km/h6$200
21 to 30 km/h8$300
31 to 40 km/h12$400
41 to 50 km/h18court
more than 50 km/h24court

Running a red light: 12 points, $400. In School and Silver Zones and Friendly Streets: 2 more points and $100 more. Keep to the lower of the road's and your vehicle's limit. p.7, 52

Parking and stopping

  • No parking within 6 m of a junction, 9 m of a bus stop, 3 m of a fire hydrant. p.56
  • Single yellow line: no parking 7am-7pm, except Sundays and public holidays. Double yellow: no parking at any time. p.38
  • Double yellow zig-zag: no stopping at any time (points and a fine). p.38
  • Vehicles over 4.5 m high need a police escort. p.58

Alcohol, phones, seat belts, lights

  • Legal limit: 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood, or 35 µg per 100 ml of breath. p.58
  • Drink driving, first time: $2,000-$10,000 and/or up to 12 months' jail. Repeat: $5,000-$20,000 and up to 2 years. p.58
  • Phone: an offence when you hold it, use it, and the vehicle is moving. 12 points; in court, up to $1,000 and/or 6 months' jail. Hands-free is allowed. p.7, 59
  • Everyone wears a seat belt; passengers under 1.35 m need a child restraint or booster. Not wearing one: 3 points and a $150 fine. p.7, 57
  • Headlights on from 7pm to 7am, and whenever it rains or visibility is poor. p.57-58

Licence and demerit points

  • Minimum age 18. A Provisional Driving Licence is valid for 2 years. p.3-4
  • New drivers: 1 year on probation with P plates. 13 points in that year revokes the licence. p.5
  • 24 points in 24 months: first suspension, 12 weeks. After any suspension: 12 points in 12 months suspends again. p.5
  • 2nd suspension 24 weeks; from the 3rd (1 year or more) the licence is revoked. p.5-6
  • Points are cleared after 12 months with no offence. p.6

Test traps

  • 3 seconds, not 2: the following-gap rule used to be two seconds. It applies to all vehicles at any speed. p.61
  • Phone: all three together make the offence: a hand holding it, using any function, the vehicle moving. p.59
  • Seat belts are for everyone in the vehicle, whatever their age. p.57
  • 13 points on probation: the licence is revoked and all tests must be taken again, no earlier than 1 year later. p.5
  • Single yellow line on a Sunday or public holiday: you may park. p.38

Test yourself

  1. What is the speed limit on a road with no speed limit sign?

    • A. 40 km/h
    • B. 50 km/h
    • C. 60 km/h
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    B. Unless a sign says otherwise, the limit is 50 km/h. p.52

  2. What gap should you keep behind the vehicle in front?

    • A. At least 2 seconds
    • B. At least 3 seconds
    • C. At least 5 seconds
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    B. The three-second rule, for all vehicles at any speed. p.61

  3. No parking within how many metres of a bus stop?

    • A. 3 m
    • B. 6 m
    • C. 9 m
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    C. 9 m of a bus stop; 6 m of a junction; 3 m of a fire hydrant. p.56

  4. A new driver gets 13 demerit points in the probation year. What happens?

    • A. A warning letter
    • B. The licence is revoked; all tests again after 1 year
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    B. 13 points in the first year revokes a new licence. p.5

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