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Marked out P's test practising areas?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:24 pm
by kypez
Hey boys and girls,
As the title suggests, does anyone know of marked car parks or such to practise for a P's test.
I remember my old uni (western Syd, campbelltown) had it marked out but I dont know if its still marked out there.
Can someone direct me please.
Regards,
kypez.
re: Marked out P's test practising areas?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:28 pm
by Phil
as far as i know they still have the one in loftus TAFE carpark that my wife practiced on.
i think they now lock the gates at night
re: Marked out P's test practising areas?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:01 pm
by mike-s
thats why god invented boltcutters
re: Marked out P's test practising areas?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:47 pm
by MickLC
I know where one is here in Canberra, but that's probably a bit further than you want to go
re: Marked out P's test practising areas?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:57 pm
by Cath
If you can't locate one, we grabbed measuring tape, some chalk and those cheapie $2 mini witches hats and made our own test area in a quiet empty parking lot.
re: Marked out P's test practising areas?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:45 pm
by kypez
wanna teach a mate U turns mainly. I know they are 6.1 meters wide but i dont know the depth?!
Also if anyone has the measurements, can you please let me know...
thanks for the input guys,
kypez.
re: Marked out P's test practising areas?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:49 pm
by samhasa636
The skid pan (or Truck stop or whatever it is) at the start of the old road in Berowra (heading North), it is painted. Now I am not sure if it is the old mark out from before they made the U turn over 6 metres. But it is there... no gates!
Hey Keiran... just noticed it was you.
re: Marked out P's test practising areas?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:11 pm
by kypez
hey hey Sam,
good to see you here.
Yeah will go check it out tomorrow... doesnt matter if its only 5.7 meters, if he can get that right, he'll be right for the larger box... Can run through the other stuff too...
Thanks for that mate...
kypez.
re: Marked out P's test practising areas?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:37 pm
by idh959
Dude,
This link from RTA shows what is required for the test including the dimensions. Draw them up in any carpark. Thats what I did, and wih the help of some witches hats.
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/downloads/most.pdf
Goodluck!
re: Marked out P's test practising areas?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:58 am
by Spainy
Where do you live? If you are in western sydney..
I practised at Werrington TAFE and also at the Regatta centre at Penrith. The TAFE car park no longer do the test but still had the "old" markings on the ground (smaller distances and tighter turns) and i did most of my practise there (7 months ago). I checked recently and the markings are still there. A week before my P's test i went to the regatta centre (where i was booked in) and spoke to the instructor. he let me practise there and even invited me to watch the test that was happening the next day.. it was good to see and helped me heaps.
The regatta centre has the correct markings but they have courses on most days. They don't like you practising there on weekends but after 4pm you should have no problems until the gates close.
Good Luck