Öku 1&2

Subjects
Beginning of driving lessons | Driving and lifestyle | Driving learning process | Digital driving book | Driving and teaching | Driving test | Driving license | General driving license B-license | Respect in traffic | Traffic-related organizations | Traffic signs | Out in traffic | Summary  | Cycle Exam

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
...know the rules that apply to driving lessons in Iceland and which vehicles can be driven with a B license.
...that consideration is very important in traffic and which groups of road users need to be shown special consideration.
…classification of traffic signs.
…warning signs and their meanings.
…important definitions related to traffic.

Subjects
Traffic priority rules | Right-hand priority | Bus priority | Priority where the road narrows | Priority on pedestrian crossings | Priority rules: Caution right-hand | Priority rules: Yield to oncoming traffic | Priority rules: Main road signs | Priority rules: The main road is on the right | Priority rules: Stopping duty | Priority rules: Priority to traffic from side roads | Priority at roundabouts | Police traffic control | Police traffic control | The pyramid of power in traffic | Maximum speed on roads | Traffic lights | Traffic lights with cornering lights | Turning left at traffic lights | Prohibition signs | Car braking systems | Foot brake and hand brake | Summary  | Cycle Exam

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
…the main rules of priority in traffic.
…how to drive around a roundabout.
…what rules apply to police traffic management.
…what the traffic power pyramid is like.
…speed limit regulations.
…what prohibition and warning signs look like and know their meaning.
…main points concerning car braking systems.

Subjects
Steering and tires | Pollution from vehicles |. Where not to drive? | Car cooling systems | Signaling while driving | Manual transmission: Clutch and gearbox | Automatic transmission | Car lighting | What lights should be on the front of the car? | Different car engines | Warning signs | Information signs | Cars and the environment | Summary | Cycle test 

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
…the main rules of priority in traffic.
…how to drive around a roundabout.
…what rules apply to police traffic management.
…what the traffic power pyramid is like.
…speed limit regulations.
…what prohibition and warning signs look like and know their meaning.
…main points concerning car braking systems.

Subjects
Improved car safety equipment | Seat belts, head restraints and airbags | Airbags | Vehicle parking and recovery | Parking and recovery | Road conditions | Drains and sewers | Service signs | Air conditioning | Driving in traffic: Lanes | Lane selection and lane changes | Road signs | Lane markings | Vision and perception | Summary | Cycle test

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
…to the main safety features of cars.
...what constitutes stopping and parking and where you may not stop and park.
…how to position a car in different situations.
…how to drive around drains and sewers.
…service marks and their meanings.
…how a car's exhaust system works.
…how to choose lanes on a multi-lane road.
...road lane markings and their meanings.

Subjects
Distance between cars | Reaction, braking and stopping distances | Staying focused in traffic | Maximum permitted speed | Car electrical systems | Car oil systems | The dashboard and indicator lights | Indicator lights in the dashboard | Centrifugal force, road grip and kinetic energy | Centrifugal force | Provisional signs | Sub-signs | Other signs | Summary | Cycle test

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
...know how to estimate the distance between vehicles.
...know the difference between reaction, braking and stopping distances.
...know how her vision and perception are when driving.
...know the purpose of a car battery and what things to keep in mind when it comes to it.
...know the purpose of the oil system in cars and what things to keep in mind when it comes to oil.
...know the main warning lights that can come on in a car's dashboard.
…know what forces act on a vehicle when driving.
…know the transitional and subjunctive signs and their meanings.
...recognize traffic signs in the category other signs and know their meanings.

Subjects
Driving on highways | Driving through tunnels | Driving on highways: overtaking prohibited | Driving on highways: difficult conditions | Driving on highways: blind spots | Driving in the dark | Driving on gravel roads | Winter driving | Winter driving: snow | Winter driving: weather and road conditions | Winter driving - slippery conditions Overtaking | Overtaking | Overtaking: on the right | Risk and risk assessment | Driving with a trailer | Reversing | Traffic accidents: causes | Surface markings | Road surface markings | Summary | Cycle test

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
…what is most important to keep in mind when driving on highways?
…what to watch out for when driving in the dark.
…what is most important to keep in mind when driving on gravel roads.
...what to keep in mind when driving in winter.
…how to overtake.
…what defensive driving involves.
...how to best drive a trailer and the dangers that come with driving them.
...what to keep in mind when reversing a vehicle and also when turning on the road.
…the main traffic accident statistics in Iceland.
…the meaning of surface markings.

When students have completed the 6th cycle, they must pass a final exam, which is a multiple-choice test.

The test consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. It is divided into two parts with 15 questions in each part. Each question has 3 answer options. At least one answer is always correct, but there can also be two or even all three options. You may not have more than 5 wrong answers in each part or 10 wrong answers in total.

All course material is available at Öku-Akademían driving school and there is no need for a special textbook. The program is structured so that students do not have to read as a speech synthesizer is built into the program that can read aloud all the course material. In addition, there are free practice tests that are well suited to ensuring good results and preparation for the written final exam.

Subjects
The driving exam | Young drivers in traffic | Attitudes and driving | Risk and risk assessment | Traffic sign categories | Maximum speed on roads | Which vehicles can be driven with a B-license? | Police traffic control | Stopping and immobilising vehicles | Traffic signs | Summary | Cycle test

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
…driving is a continuous learning process that extends throughout life.
...that young drivers tend to overestimate their own abilities and underestimate traffic conditions.
...that it's not enough to be technically good at driving. Your attitude also needs to be in order.
...what constitutes defense and conservation driving.
…what the main categories of traffic signs look like and you know what the signs represent.
…what rules apply to speed limits in different situations.
...which vehicles can be driven with a B license.
…what rules apply to police traffic management.
…where vehicles can and cannot be parked.

Subjects
Intoxication, fatigue, illness | Drowsiness and driving | Emotions and driving | Drugs and driving | Alcohol and driving | Penalties and punishments | Provisional and full driving licenses | Driver's license suspension | Fines and penalty points | Speeding | Summary | Cycle test

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
...what factors affect people's ability to drive a car.
...sleepiness and driving don't go well together and that you know how best to respond to such situations.
...that emotional imbalance can have a major impact on people's ability to drive.
...that illness and medication can affect people's ability to drive.
...that alcohol and driving never go together.
...what the consequences are if drivers break traffic rules.
...what is the difference between a provisional and a completion certificate?
...what rules apply to driving license suspensions in Iceland.
...what are the consequences of driving with a suspended license?
...what consequences it can have if drivers break the law in traffic.
...what are the benefits of driving legally?

Subjects
The pyramid of power in traffic | Vehicle inspection | Towing other cars | Priority in traffic | Priority rules | Traffic psychology | Vision and perception | Proper use of vision | Peripheral vision | Peripheral vision and speed | Attention and senses | Seat belts, headrests and airbags | Safety equipment | Airbags | Innovations in safety equipment | Summary | Cycle test

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
…the power pyramid in traffic.
...what rules apply to vehicle inspections in Iceland.
...that if significant changes are made to cars, they must be brought in for inspection.
…the main priority rules that apply in traffic.
...that good physical and mental condition, along with experience and the right attitude, are important in traffic.
...that proper use of vision is very important when driving.
…what speed blindness is.
…to the main senses we use when driving.
…to the main safety features of cars.
…how airbags work and what things to be careful of when dealing with them.

Subjects
Respect in traffic | Pedestrians | Children in traffic | Elderly drivers | Disabled people | Other vulnerable road users | Cyclists | Motorcycles | Horse riders | Distance between cars | Reaction, braking and stopping distances | Forces acting on the vehicle | Kinetic forces | Kinetic forces in a collision | Maximum speed in residential areas | Car braking systems | Driving with a trailer or trailer | Summary | Cycle test

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
...that consideration is necessary in traffic and which groups need special consideration.
...that too little distance between vehicles causes many collisions and what can be done to assess whether the distance is sufficient.
…the difference between reaction, braking and stopping distances.
…how forces act on a car while driving.
…how kinetic energy multiplies with increasing vehicle speed.
…what forces are involved when driving.
...why the speed limit in residential areas is often 30 km/h.
…how a car's braking system works.
…what to keep in mind when driving with a trailer.

Subjects
Insurance | Cost of traffic accidents | Damage notification | Car fires | Liability for the condition of the car and driving | Causes of traffic accidents | Risk factors in traffic | Car cooling systems | Car oil systems | Dashboard warning lights | The battery and the car's electrical system | Driving faults | Electric cars | Driving safety systems | Collision safety systems | Is automatic car testing the future? | Summary | Cycle testing

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
...it is mandatory to insure motor vehicles in Iceland.
…which insurances are mandatory and which are optional.
...what is meant by the right of recourse of insurance companies?
…what to do if you are injured in traffic.
…what responsibilities a car owner has.
...what responsibility the driver has for driving and the condition of the car.
…what to do if a car catches fire.
…how car coolants and electrical systems work.
…the meaning of the main indicator lights on a car dashboard.

Subjects
Coming to an accident | Ensuring safety at the scene of an accident | How do we ensure safety? | Getting help | Providing first aid | CPR | Head, neck or back injuries | Hypothermia | Lateral | Red Cross helpline | Always fasten your seatbelt! | Summary | Cycle test

Qualification criteria
The student shall be able to utilize the knowledge, skills and abilities he has acquired in the Driving School to recognize:
…basic first aid.
…4 steps of first aid in the event of an accident.
...what to do in the event of an accident.
…how to assess the condition of the injured.
…how to assess the condition of the injured.
…how to administer CPR.
…the blowing method.
…what to do if you suspect an injury to the head, neck or back.
...how to react if you come across a person who has hypothermia.
...what lateral locking is and in which cases it should be used.
...that it is better to do your best than to stand by and do nothing if an accident occurs.

When students have completed the 6th cycle, they must pass a final exam, which is a multiple-choice test.

The test consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. It is divided into two parts with 15 questions in each part. Each question has 3 answer options. At least one answer is always correct, but there can also be two or even all three options. You may not have more than 5 wrong answers in each part or 10 wrong answers in total.

All course material is available at Öku-Akademían driving school and there is no need for a special textbook. The program is structured so that students do not have to read as a speech synthesizer is built into the program that can read aloud all the course material. In addition, there are free practice tests that are well suited to ensuring good results and preparation for the written final exam.