Automatic Driving Instructors In BH4
You need to be 17 to start learning to drive and have a valid provisional licence before you take your first driving lessons.
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You would think that without the need to learn how to use a clutch, more people in the UK would drive automatic cars. In fact this is not the case. The majority of British drivers choose to drive a car that has a clutch and manual gearbox.
If you are thinking of learning to drive an automatic car it is important to realise that there are different types of automatics and they have different characteristics but one things is common. Automatics do not have clutches so you only need use one foot when driving.
Semi automatics are not treated the same as automatics for the purposes of a driving test. This is because although there is no clutch, the driver still needs to select a gear via the use of a gear stick or lever.
The process of learning to drive is enhanced when one is taught via a structured process. Throughout this article are extracts from the process which includes Theory Training, Driving Syllabus, some of the Driving skills you need to possess and samples from the Show Me Tell Me questions, two of which you will get asked at the beginning of a driving test.
Driving Skill:- Do you always position correctly, with the correct gear selected for the speed at which you are traveling? Unless you drive an automatic, correct gear selection is important as is ensuring that you travel at a speed at which you can stop within the distance you can see to be clear.
Skill Element – Learning to drive comprises many skills. Your dsaadi.com Driving Instructor will teach you all about Road Positioning, Hesitancy and Making Progress.
He or she will show you:-
How to position your vehicle for normal driving.
Where you should position to turn right.
Where you should position to deal with either a left or right bend.
Why it is so important to exercise ‘Lane Discipline’.
What is meant by ‘Hesitancy’.
How you can avoid ‘Hesitancy’.
What things determine the maximum safe speed you can drive at.
What the danger is of driving too slowly for the road and traffic conditions.
How to judge a safe separation distance between you and a vehicle ahead.
When you choose a dsaadi.com Driving Instructor you are assured of expert tuition in the above and all of the other skills needed to be a safe driver.
Hazard Perception Element – What is a Hazard? A Hazard is anything that would cause you as a driver to change speed or direction, as you gain experience through your driving lessons you will be aware of situations that may develop in to a hazard
Hazard Perception Element – Examples of hazards could be – Hidden Road Junctions – Vehicles changing/merging lanes – Pedestrians exiting vehicles.
Show Me Tell Me Question:- Show me how you would clean the windscreen using the windscreen washer and wipers
Answer – Operate control to wash and wipe windscreen (turn ignition on if necessary.
Show Me Tell Me Question:- Open the bonnet, identify where you would check the engine oil level and tell me how you would check that the engine has sufficient oil.
Answer – Identify dipstick / oil level indicator, describe check of oil level against the minimum/maximum markers.
Syllabus element:- Signals – You must signal for the benefit of other road users to let them know what you intend to do.
Signal:-
*Only using signals shown in the Highway Code.
*If a signal would help other road users, including pedestrians.
*In plenty of time.
Other road users need to see and understand what you intend to do so that they can react safely. Your signal or lack of signal must not mislead others.
THEORY QUESTION
Question – In daylight, an approaching motorcyclist is using a dipped headlight. Why? Choose one answer from the following:-
a) So that the rider can be seen more easily
b) To stop the battery overcharging
c) To improve the rider’s vision
d) The motorcyclist is inviting you to proceed
Answer – a.
THEORY QUESTION
You are about to stop. Which one of the following should you do?
a) Sound the horn.
b) Use the mirrors.
c) Select a higher gear.
d) Flash your headlights.
Answer – b.
By the time you come to your Driving Test you will need to have perfected the routines and manoeuvres your Driving Standards Agency Approved Driving Instructor will have shown you. Here’s to your success.