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
