PROVISIONAL LICENCE NOTES
Sir GEORGE MUGWISI
+263 783 381 889
+263 788 066 124
+263 719 381 888 app
sirmugwisi@gmail.com
FIVE CLASSES OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
1. Danger warning...........Red triangles
2. Regulatory...................Red circle
3. Informative..................Rectangle
4. Traffic lights.................Robots
5. Carriageway.................Road lines
FIVE CLASSES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND AGE TO DRIVE
1. BUS/PSV...................25-70 years
2. 5000kgs 7m..............18years & above
3. Motorcycle................16 years & above
4. Light vehicles............16 years & above
5. Tractors/CV.............. 18 years & above
A heavy vehicle has 2300kgs and above
A heavy vehicle towing 2 trailers must carry 6 reflective triangles
A heavy vehicle stops 3m from a rail line
You display the red triangles at a distance of 30-50m from a broken vehicle
MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT
Class 1&2 80km per hour
Class 3&4 120km per hour
General speed limit for all vehicles is 60km per hour
MOTORCYCLE
*Is the only vehicle that does not carry a fire extinguisher
*Is the only vehicle that does not have a reverse gear
*It keeps left lane on the road
*It travels on the center part of the lane
*It carries 1 passenger
*If it has a side car then it carries 2 passengers
*Both motorcyclist & pedal cyclist should wear a crash helmet as the safety device
*If the engine capacity of a motorcycle is 350cc & above it should be fitted with crash bars
*When carrying a passenger it must be fitted with a proper pillion and foot rest
*When overtaking a motorcycle it is necessary to cross the broken white line that is by the
center of the road as if you are passing a big vehicle
*It is not adviced to overtake a motorcyclein a wind weather because it can be easly blown
away
Pedal cyclist should ride their machines in a single file
Pedal cycle carries max load of 40kgs
When looking for following distance of vehicle you divide the given speed by 15
Example....*what is the following distance when travelling at 60km/hr? (60/15= 4cars)
SPEED REACTION BREAKING OVERALL STOPPING
*40km/hr 5.6m 12.4m 18m
*60km/hr 8.3m 27.7m 36m
*120km/hr 16.7m 113.3m 130m
LIGHTS
*If it is raining you switch on head lights
*In mist you switch on fog lights
*When parked switch on park lights or side and tail lights
*When you have stopped or in emergency switch on hazards lights
*When driving behind other traffic at night deep your head lights
*If oncoming traffic does not deep its lights look slightly to the left
*Before you turn you should signal....(indicate)
3 GOLDEN ROAD RULES
*Keep well left
*Give way to traffic from your right
*Never turn right in face of oncoming vehicle
PLAIN INTERSECTION.......It is an intersection that is uncontrolled
*Every vehicle is on the left of the road
*Give way to traffic from your right
*The vehicle that has no traffic from it's right should go first
*If there are 3 cars, traffic that will be having no oncoming traffic always goes last and the
one from it's right goes first if it is not turning right
*At an uncontrolled intersection in urban areas you give way to the right
*At an uncontrolled intersection in rural areas you give way to traffic that has entered the
junction before you
CONTROLLED INTERSECTION.......It is an intersection that is regulatored by a sign, line, robot
or police officer
*Any vehicle that will be facing a sign or a line should stop (goes last)
*If there are 3 vehicle between the 2 car that are not facing a sign, give way to the right
ROBOT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION
*When turning left or right at a robot controlled intersection give way to pedestrains
*When you have stopped over the stop line stay where you are
*If the robot is continuiosly flashing amber or red, give way to traffic from your right
*Correct sequence of a robot {functioning} AMBER RED GREEN / RED GREEN AMBER
*Correct sequence of the lights {structure} RED AMBER GREEN / GREEN AMBER RED
*Possible sequence of a robot AMBER RED FILTER ARROW GREEN
*A fixed yellow light that is in conjunction with a traffic sign-is to warn all road users to
exercise caution
*RED -stop
*AMBER-prepare to stop
*GREEN-proceed with caution
ROUND ABOUT {TRAFFIC CIRCLE}
*Traffic already circulating always goes first & the one from it's back goes second
*When circulating keep close to the island {keep right}
*You indicate when leaving the circle
>At a four way stop controlled intersection always give way to traffic that has stopped first
*When there are 3 the lanes on the road you use the center lane when going straight ahead/
when there are two you keep the left lane
*A solid yellow line marks a fire hydrnt {not to be crossed}
*Double bold white lines in the center of the road means that no vehicle should straddle
these lines at any time
*You can cross the broken yellow line only when overtaking traffic that will be turning to the
right
*A zig zag line on the road surface means that you are in the vicinity of a zebra
cross{overtaking, parking & stopping is prohibitted unless you are giving way to pedestrians
*Do not overtake slow moving vehicles on the bridge
*Use safiest speed possible on the bridge (not limited)
*Do not cross flooded rivers or bridges
OTHER NAMES OF:
*Hand brake..................parking brake
*Stop lines....................transverse lines
*Direction signs............informative signs
*Regulatory signs..........mandatory signs
*Steep gradient.............steep descent
>When approaching a steep descend or ascend you engage into a lower gear
>When you park on an upgrade or downgrade you engage into a gear, turn your wheels to
the left and put on handbrake
*A detour is a temporary road (reduce speed and follow direction)
*Always give way to cars n sounding condition{ambulance, police, state motorcade, & fire
engine)
*Ambulance vehicles should be fitted with safety belts before they are used(drivers are not
required to put them on always)
*In January 1980 seat belts were made mandatory fitments in every car
*Our book of TRAFFC LAWS is called HIGHWAY CODE it was introduced in 1972
ACCIDENTS
*When you notice an accident in urban areas ....slow down & exercise caution(if you are the
first then render first aid and call the police)
*When you notice an accident in rural areas ....render first aid and report to the nearest
police station
*If you are involved in a serious rod accident...... report to the police within 24hrs
*A steering wheel has 45 degrees of free play
DOCUMENTS
*Provisional license is valid for 12 months
*Certificate of competance is valid for 12 months
*Defensive certificate is valid for 48 months
*Medical certificate is valid for 12 months
ABNORMAL VEHICLE
*is labelled abnormal load
*it travels during the day 6am to 6pm
*it must always have a beacon light and red flags
*it must be under escort
*it is not bound by the traffic rules
SIGNS
*ONE WAY sign is green (informative)
*RAIL ROAD sign is in the regulatory signs
*DE-RESTRICTION sign is in the informative signs
*CYCLE TRACK sign is an informative sign
*MARONDERA sign is an informative sign
*PARKING sign is an informative sign
COLOURS OF SIGNS
*ONE WAY...... green
*LAYBY............blue
*PARKING.......blue
*TOURISM.......brown
*COMMAND....blue circles
*TEMPORARY... yellow background
NUMBER PLATE
1. Plublic vehicle............white & red
2. Private vehicle............yellow & black
3. Gvt vehicles................white & black
4. L plate ................white & a red L
*Do not drink and drive
* When tired or sleepy pull of the road and rest
BY Sir GEORGE MUGWISI
0783 381 889 calls/app
0788 066 124 calls
0719 381 888 app
sirmugwisi@gmai.com
.......EASY ON THE CLUTCH, EYES ON THE ROAD, NOT TOO FAST......
