Notes on non-tech stuff

Published: Thu 28 December 2023

Getting a car driver's license at Western Australia

Resources that are helpful in all aspects of getting a driver's license

Computerised Theory Test

  • The official drive safe handbook is a very good resource to know about road rules.
  • Official practice questions can be found here. Highly recommended to practice all of them.
  • In addition, practice questions from other states (and other non-official websites and apps) can be a good resource.

Hazard Perception Test

  • The official practice test of WA can be found here. Practice test for motorcycle and moped are also applicable (and recommended) for car.
  • I think VIC and WA are similar in this regard.
    • The official practice test of VIC can be found here.
    • I think VIC offers HPT tests from home. Accordingly several recordings of HPT tests can be found on YouTube. I found these very helpful (search: 'hpt vic'; some results: here, here, here, here, here, here, here). I didn't find all questions same (but I think some are) as WA, but the concept and overall background/resolution are the same.
  • There are several non-official websites that offer practice tests. I didn't find them very helpful, mostly because the background/resolution are not the same as actual test. Nevertheless, they can be thought of extra practice material to get used to the concept (example here).
  • SA practice test can be found here, but these doesn't match with WA in terms of background/resolution.

Practical Driving Assessment

  • I found several YT videos very helpful. Some of the channels are:
    • Driving School WA: Super helpful contents for practical driving assessment across different test centres at WA.
    • MyDrive School: Helpful mock tests for practical driving assessment at some test centres.
    • Conquer Driving: UK-based, but very helpful contents for becoming a good driver.

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