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Before you start stage two
Check your learner is ready to start stage two.
In this topic
Building on your learner's stage one skills
Recap on your learner's stage one goals
Building on your learner's stage one skills
In stage one, your learner started developing their skills in basic car controls and practised driving in quiet areas with no traffic.
In stage two, they’re going to apply their new skills on quiet, low-speed roads with other road users.
They’ll gradually develop a range of safe driving behaviours and skills in new situations and environments.
The key thing is to always go on drives that match their experience level, so they drive in low-risk through to more challenging situations over time.
Once they are ready, your learner can start to choose routes where they can develop their skills, without driving beyond their ability.
It’s important early in this stage to talk with your learner about how they’re going, so they only move on to new tasks when they’re ready.
Recap on your stage one goals
Before you start stage two, you and your learner should agree they're able to do these tasks well:
- Adjust their seat, mirrors, steering wheel and other controls.
- Start up and shut down the engine.
- Move off smoothly.
- Slow down and stop smoothly.
- Go around corners smoothly at low speed.
- Check mirrors before braking.
- Check their blind spot before changing position, such as leaving the kerb
- Stop the car on a slight slope and move off again using the park brake.
- Reverse in a straight line and around a curved path.
- Use gears smoothly, if they're a manual driver.
Review stage one goals before you start stage two.