Intro to Reversing
First Things First
Introduce the pupil to the rules on:
a) Seatbelt use
b) Seating position
c) Steering – Hand use and Position for straight lines and corners
d) Steering lock left & right (which wheels on the car move)
e) Observations – Setting Boundaries for vehicles and pedestrians approaching both front and rear. POM and looking from right to left or left to right
f) Control – Gas AND clutch (flat and uphill roads) – clutch AND brake (down-hills/cambers)
g) Reference points in front and rear, left and right windows. Use of mirrors and grids width away from kerb
Exercise One
1) Seating position with feet and hands
2) Reverse a short distance in a straight line. POM (Obs L-R). Ensure they understand control and reference points
3) Reverse straight and turn wheels slightly right. Stop to observe what has happened to the vehicle position and reference points
4) Correct the above and maintain straight line
5) Whilst reversing, gradually turn wheels more and more to the right than before. Stop to observe and then correct steering to get back to straight wheels and parallel position
Exercise Two
1) Practise above on uphill and downhill slopes of varying steepness
Exercise Three
1) Where practical, move out into a driving position in the road and practise reversing towards and then parallel with the kerb gradually
2) As above but use lots of lock and steer severely towards the kerb and then correct so as to end up parallel with the kerb
NB
These exercises will assist with all manoeuvres in the future.
Play and practise with them and it will help with other exercises without undue worry on the part of the student.
Car Control
Try printing these out and using the sheets as prompts for a lesson on a car park – so all they need to worry about is what they’re doing – make sure to keep an eye out for innocent pedestrians and other vehicles!
EXERCISE 1 – CLUTCH Gas & Clutch
1) Bite
2) Handbrake Off – Keep Feet Still (Balance)
3) Clutch Control
4) Move Off
5) Magic!!
6) Stalling
Brake & Clutch
1) Keep Footbrake Applied
2) Bite (n Appropriate Gear)
3) Keep Feet Still (Balance)
4) Clutch Control
5) Move Off
6) Stalling
EXERCISE 2 – STEERING
1) Steering Lock
2) Power Steering
3) Pull – Push
4) Hand Position – Left Turns
5) Hand Position – Right Turns
6) Look At What You Want To Hit
7) Figure 8’s
8) Slow & Then More Gas
EXERCISE 3 – GEARS
1) Find Gear Lever / Back On Wheel
2) Find Gear Lever / Foot Over Clutch
3) One Handed Steering
4) Off Gas – Move Clutch
5) Change Gears Up
6) Change Gears Down
7) Block Changes & Why
Co-ordination
CO-ORDINATION
If you’re currently taking driving lessons, here are some tips for hand and foot co-ordination.
Downhill / Uphill / Angle Starts
RECAP
Car Control:-
Clutch – Bite; Feet Still; Dip to Slow – Up to Go
Steering – Pull / Push
e.g. Half lock on turns wheels then half lock off straightens wheels
Gears – Rolling First; Changing up / down; Matching gear with Speed
CO-ORDINATION
1) Move off on clutch control
2) Move up gears
3) Try applying gas in different gears / different speeds; uphill & downhill
P.O.M.
1) Use throughout lesson
2) Intro at beginning
3) Talk through first 2/3
4) Move onto Q&A then help only when needed
UPHILL START
1) Possibly need more gas
2) Release handbrake slowly – if car rolls adjust clutch before releasing handbrake fully
OR use footbrake, re-apply handbrake, reset bite/gas and start again
3) Observations and signal then move off
4) More power before changing gear uphill (power = gas)
5) Stopping – Swap brake for brake
DOWNHILL START
1) Prepare – Appropriate gear for slope, swap footbrake for handbrake
2) Observation – Look all around, consider signal
3) Move – Foot slowly off brake & bring clutch up to match speed
4) Stopping – Swap brake for brake
ANGLE START
1) Clutch Control – Low speed to give more time to steer
2) Signal – Cannot see oncoming traffic clearly from behind target car
3) Start further back from target car and get closer and closer each attempt
4) Uphill / Downhill combinations
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Driving Test – Too Easy?
Motorists say driving test is too easy
Many say they feel unprepared for the roads
More than half of motorists think the driving test is too easy, it was revealed today.
And as many as 89 per cent of those who have passed the test in the last two years would like to see candidates given a tougher examination, a survey from insurance company Direct Line found.
Also, 75 per cent of driving instructors have serious concerns about the test.
Based on responses from 2,304 adults, the survey found that 54 per cent of all drivers found the test too easy and 21 per cent admitted they felt unprepared or incapable of driving alone after gaining a full licence.
Also, 19 per cent said they still struggled to drive at night, with 11 per cent being unhappy on motorways and 23 per cent feeling uncomfortable on icy roads.
Lack of skills
Of those who had passed their test in the last two years, 89 per cent said the test could be improved to better prepare them for the road while nearly a quarter said they had been involved in a car accident because of a lack of driving skills.
Nearly all of the 150 driving instructors questioned in a separate survey, and about half of the motorists polled, said the test should include motorway training.
Direct Line’s motor spokeswoman Emma Holyer said: ‘Road crashes are the number one killer of people in their teens and 20s in the UK.
‘Our study has revealed the extent to which people feel the driving test has under-prepared them for the roads and, in the interests of safety, we are calling on the Driving Standards Agency to improve the test.’
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Dangerous Driving!
Drivers ‘admit dangerous motoring habits’
They include talking on the phone or texting.
Eating behind the wheel is the most frequent dangerous motoring habit, a survey today showed.
More than two in five drivers admit to tucking into food while at the wheel in the last few weeks, the survey from Sainsbury’s Car Insurance showed.
More than a third (34%) drove while feeling tired, 20% drove while barefoot or when wearing flip flops, 17% went over the speed limit and 14% used a hand-held mobile phone.
Ten per cent owned up to driving after having had an alcoholic drink, while 10% took the controls without wearing a seatbelt.
Applying make-up
Also, 8% admitted texting while driving and 3% applied make-up while at the wheel.
Of the 1,012 people polled, 68% admitted to some form of dangerous driving during July 2007.
The biggest offenders were people in Wales and the west of England, where the offence rate was as high as 80%. Most law-abiding were those in north-west England (59%).
Stay alert
Sainsbury’s Car Insurance manager Lucy Hunter said: ‘It can be easy to become complacent behind the wheel of a car especially when driving regular routes but our advice is to stay alert and safe and don’t allow yourself to be distracted. Just one mistake could have terrible consequences.
‘Unfortunately, many motorists may not have considered the dangers behind some of their actions.’
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