Session 7 Four Bridges Drive - City of Ryde · Four Bridges Drive START: The Gordon Centre car...

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From/To: Gordon via Sydney and return Approx Time: 1 hour Grading: Advanced Points of Interest: Gladesville Bridge Iron Cove Bridge Anzac Bridge Sydney Harbour Bridge Note: Driving in the direction recommended you won’t require an E-Toll Tag. If it is done in reverse please ensure you have an E-Toll Tag installed in your car. Driving Directions Four Bridges Drive START: The Gordon Centre car park, Dumaresq St, Gordon 1. Right onto Dumaresq St from car park 2. Left onto Pacific Hwy 3. Left onto Ryde Rd 4. Continue along Lane Cove Rd 5. Left onto Blaxland Rd 6. Left onto Victoria Rd 7. Continue over the Gladesville Bridge 8. Continue over the Iron Cove Bridge 9. Left onto Victoria Rd 10. Continue along the Western Distributor Fwy over the Anzac Bridge 11. Follow signs to the Sydney Harbour Bridge 12. Veer left onto the Bradfield Hwy 13. Continue over the Sydney Harbour Bridge 14. Continue along Warringah Fwy 15. Continue along Gore Hill Fwy 16. Take the Pacific Hwy exit (Chatswood) 17. Right onto Pacific Hwy 18. Continue on Pacific Hwy to Gordon 19. Left onto Dumaresq St ARRIVE: The Gordon Centre car park, Dumaresq St, Gordon TIP: Allocate enough time for the drive. Times given are a guide only and depend on the experience of the learner driver and the driving conditions such as heavy traffic. Skills and Challenges Road positioning Changing lanes Complex scanning Maintaining safe buffer zone Merging at speed Varying traffic volumes Checking blind spots City driving Characteristics of the drive Multi-lane roads Significant number of signs and road markings Large intersections Varying speed limits Bridges Freeways On and off ramps Directional and electronic signs Bicycle and bus lanes 24 25 Session 7 Gladesville Bridge, Victoria Rd, Drummoyne Sydney Harbour Bridge Anzac Bridge

Transcript of Session 7 Four Bridges Drive - City of Ryde · Four Bridges Drive START: The Gordon Centre car...

Page 1: Session 7 Four Bridges Drive - City of Ryde · Four Bridges Drive START: The Gordon Centre car park, Dumaresq St, Gordon 1. Right onto Dumaresq St from car park 2. Left onto Pacific

From/To: Gordon via Sydney and return

Approx Time: 1 hour

Grading: Advanced

Points of Interest:• Gladesville Bridge• Iron Cove Bridge• Anzac Bridge• Sydney Harbour BridgeNote: Driving in the direction recommended you won’t require an E-Toll Tag.If it is done in reverse please ensure you have an E-Toll Tag installed in your car.

Driving Directions

Four Bridges Drive

START: The Gordon Centre car park,Dumaresq St, Gordon

1. Right onto Dumaresq St from car park

2. Left onto Pacific Hwy

3. Left onto Ryde Rd

4. Continue along Lane Cove Rd

5. Left onto Blaxland Rd

6. Left onto Victoria Rd

7. Continue over the Gladesville Bridge

8. Continue over the Iron Cove Bridge

9. Left onto Victoria Rd

10. Continue along the Western Distributor Fwyover the Anzac Bridge

11. Follow signs to the Sydney Harbour Bridge

12. Veer left onto the Bradfield Hwy

13. Continue over the Sydney Harbour Bridge

14. Continue along Warringah Fwy

15. Continue along Gore Hill Fwy

16. Take the Pacific Hwy exit (Chatswood)

17. Right onto Pacific Hwy

18. Continue on Pacific Hwy to Gordon

19. Left onto Dumaresq St

ARRIVE: The Gordon Centre car park,Dumaresq St, Gordon

TIP: Allocate enough time for thedrive. Times given are a guide only anddepend on the experience of thelearner driver and the drivingconditions such as heavy traffic.

Skills and Challenges

• Road positioning • Changing lanes• Complex scanning• Maintaining safe buffer zone• Merging at speed• Varying traffic volumes• Checking blind spots• City driving

Characteristics of the drive

• Multi-lane roads• Significant number of signs and road markings• Large intersections• Varying speed limits• Bridges• Freeways• On and off ramps• Directional and electronic signs• Bicycle and bus lanes

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Gladesville Bridge, Victoria Rd, Drummoyne

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Anzac Bridge

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