Austria BKF C95 study plan
Austria BKF C95 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Hazard perception and defensive driving & Road traffic law and priority rules
Classify 30 short written hazard scenarios by the defensive-driving response they demand (slow down, increase gap, prepare to stop, change lane, abandon manoeuvre) and justify each classification in one sentence
State the Austrian right-of-way rule for uncontrolled junctions, and apply it correctly to 20 written junction descriptions including left-turn, priority-road and roundabout cases
Rank the five most common conflict types (rear-end, junction turn-across, overtaking, reversing, pedestrian crossing) by the frequency with which they appear in Austrian accident statistics as far as known, and note any figure you cannot verify instead of guessing
Write a personal hazard log listing three real situations from your own daily route where you habitually under-react
Your checkpoint
A one-page hazard-response matrix: 30 scenarios, each mapped to a response and a priority rule, self-marked with at least 90% correct
Hazard perception and defensive driving & Speed limits, following distance and overtaking
Compute the correct minimum following distance for 30 km/h, 50 km/h, 70 km/h, 100 km/h and 130 km/h using the two-second rule and the safety-distance formula, and convert each into a physical road landmark (metre count, lamp-post count)
List every Austrian statutory speed limit that applies to a car on a standard rural road, in a built-up area, on a motorway and on an expressway, and mark with a flag any value you cannot confirm
Describe the complete overtaking sequence - observation, signalling, shoulder check, acceleration, lateral clearance, return - and identify the four points where the manoeuvre must be abandoned
Solve 15 written overtaking and following-distance decision problems under time pressure (under 60 seconds each)
Your checkpoint
A speed-and-distance reference card (limits, two-second distances, overtaking abort criteria) written from memory, then corrected against source material with all errors annotated
Road traffic law and priority rules & Driving licence categories and vehicle classification
Match each driving licence category (AM, A1, A2, A, B, BE, C1, C, D1, D, and the trailer variants) to the vehicles it authorises and the minimum age, flagging any entry you are not certain of
Explain the priority hierarchy at junctions: traffic lights, priority signs, priority road, right-hand rule, and how each overrides the other
Work through 25 written right-of-way puzzles that combine a priority sign, a pedestrian crossing and a turning vehicle
Identify which category and which conditions (trailer mass, passenger count) would change the licence needed for a given written vehicle description
Your checkpoint
A licence-category and priority-rule cheat sheet covering all categories and the full priority hierarchy, with every uncertain entry marked for review
Driving dynamics, vehicle technology and safety equipment & Speed limits, following distance and overtaking
Explain, in writing, how speed, mass, road friction and reaction time combine to determine stopping distance, and calculate stopping distance for five written scenarios
Describe the function and failure symptoms of ABS, ESC, tyre-pressure monitoring, brake assist and seat-belt pretensioners, and state what the driver should do if each warning light illuminates
Check a real or simulated tyre: read the size code, the load and speed index, the DOT date code and the tread depth, and decide whether the tyre is legal and safe
Identify the safety-equipment items a car must carry in Austria and justify each item's purpose
Your checkpoint
A vehicle-safety checklist with a worked stopping-distance table and a tyre-reading example, all values self-verified or flagged
Driver fitness, fatigue, alcohol and drugs & Accidents, breakdowns, first aid and emergency behaviour
State the Austrian blood-alcohol limits for novice and experienced drivers, the consequences of refusal to test, and the typical elimination rate of alcohol, flagging any figure you cannot confirm
Describe the signs of fatigue and the only reliable countermeasure, and design a personal rest-break plan for a 400 km written journey
Walk through the first-aid sequence for an unconscious but breathing casualty, a non-breathing casualty and a severe bleeding casualty, in correct order
List the legal duties at an accident scene in Austria: securing the site, warning other traffic, calling emergency services, exchanging details, and when police must be called
Explain how to place a warning triangle and hazard lights safely on a motorway and on a rural road
Your checkpoint
A two-page emergency and fitness protocol covering alcohol limits, fatigue rules, the first-aid sequence and the accident-scene checklist, with uncertain figures flagged
Parking, stopping and special traffic situations & Accidents, breakdowns, first aid and emergency behaviour
Distinguish stopping, parking and waiting, and state where each is prohibited (junctions, crossings, bus stops, fire hydrants, tram stops, motorway hard shoulder)
Solve 20 written parking scenarios: decide whether parking is allowed, for how long, and what signage or marking would change the answer
Describe breakdown behaviour on a motorway versus a rural road: warning triangle distance, exit side, reflective vest, and when to stay in the vehicle
Explain when hazard lights may and may not be used, and when a breakdown must be reported
Your checkpoint
A parking-decision flowchart plus a breakdown-procedure card, tested against 20 scenarios with a written score
Environmental driving, fuel efficiency and vehicle maintenance & Documentation, insurance and administrative obligations
List the driving behaviours that most reduce fuel consumption and emissions (anticipation, gear choice, tyre pressure, load, air-conditioning use) and estimate the effect of each
Describe the legally required periodic vehicle inspection regime and what is checked, flagging any interval or detail you cannot verify
Identify the documents a driver must carry and the insurance obligations that apply to a registered car in Austria
Explain what changes when you drive abroad within the EU versus outside it, in terms of licence recognition and insurance
Your checkpoint
A maintenance-and-paperwork checklist covering inspection intervals, documents to carry, insurance duties and eco-driving habits, with all uncertain items flagged
Hazard perception and defensive driving & Road traffic law and priority rules & Speed limits, following distance and overtaking
Complete three full timed mock exams under exam conditions and record the score per domain
Re-drill every question missed in the mock exams until each is answered correctly twice in a row
Rehearse the hazard-perception and priority material at exam pace, targeting under 45 seconds per question
Write a final one-page summary of the ten most error-prone facts across all domains and recite it from memory
Your checkpoint
Three scored mock exams with a per-domain error log showing every weak area closed to zero repeat errors
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 85% on a self-made 25-question quiz covering hazard response, following distance and speed limits, with no unresolved flags on statutory limits
Week 4: Explain the full priority hierarchy and all licence categories from memory in under 10 minutes, and correctly calculate stopping distance in five out of five scenarios
Week 6: Score at least 90% on a mixed 40-question set covering domains 2, 4, 7 and 8, with the first-aid sequence and accident-scene checklist reproduced without notes
Week 8: Pass three consecutive timed mock exams at or above the target pass mark, with no domain below 80% and no repeated errors from the week-8 error log