This official Transport for NSW handbook is designed to help learner drivers develop critical hazard perception skills and get ready for the Hazard Perception Test (HPT). It explains:
- What the HPT involves: a 15-clip, computer-based test assessing your ability to spot and react to potential road dangers
- Why it matters: young drivers are nearly twice as likely to be involved in casualty crashes, and strong hazard perception reduces that risk
- Key driving skills: maintaining safe distances, choosing gaps, scanning routines, controlling speed, and handling intersections, pedestrians, cyclists, roadworks, emergency vehicles, animals, and more
- How to prepare: logging real-world driving experiences is essential—books help, but practice is what builds your hazard sense
Ideal for learners preparing for their HPT or anyone wanting to boost road awareness. Download and study before your test day!
Download the Hazard Perception Handbook (PDF)