First skill for learner driver to acquire?
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I would say that a useful early lesson would be getting him to better understand the "Disabilities " of his fellow drivers.
As a young man who I am assuming is 100 % fit, he will be blissfully unaware that many drivers will not have his level of hearing, eyesight, reactions, concentration etc. etc.
He will also be blissfully unaware of the limitations of driving other vehicles other than the ones he has practised in so far, i.e works panel vans with only one dirty cracked rear view mirror.
Maybe by fitting him out with dark glasses , earplugs, blanked out sidewindows, in a vehicle that stalls at junctions with a dirty misted up screen and throw a screaming child in a baby seat alongside him, he will start to begin to realise that a lot of motorists are in a far from perfect environment, and as such represent a real threat .
It may seem as if they are out to get you , when in fact they are doing the best they can in a busy world in far from ideal conditions.
Patience, Tolerance and Understanding is all he needs.
As a young man who I am assuming is 100 % fit, he will be blissfully unaware that many drivers will not have his level of hearing, eyesight, reactions, concentration etc. etc.
He will also be blissfully unaware of the limitations of driving other vehicles other than the ones he has practised in so far, i.e works panel vans with only one dirty cracked rear view mirror.
Maybe by fitting him out with dark glasses , earplugs, blanked out sidewindows, in a vehicle that stalls at junctions with a dirty misted up screen and throw a screaming child in a baby seat alongside him, he will start to begin to realise that a lot of motorists are in a far from perfect environment, and as such represent a real threat .
It may seem as if they are out to get you , when in fact they are doing the best they can in a busy world in far from ideal conditions.
Patience, Tolerance and Understanding is all he needs.
freddytin said:
I would say that a useful early lesson would be getting him to better understand the "Disabilities " of his fellow drivers.
As a young man who I am assuming is 100 % fit, he will be blissfully unaware that many drivers will not have his level of hearing, eyesight, reactions, concentration etc. etc.
He will also be blissfully unaware of the limitations of driving other vehicles other than the ones he has practised in so far, i.e works panel vans with only one dirty cracked rear view mirror.
Maybe by fitting him out with dark glasses , earplugs, blanked out sidewindows, in a vehicle that stalls at junctions with a dirty misted up screen and throw a screaming child in a baby seat alongside him, he will start to begin to realise that a lot of motorists are in a far from perfect environment, and as such represent a real threat .
It may seem as if they are out to get you , when in fact they are doing the best they can in a busy world in far from ideal conditions.
Patience, Tolerance and Understanding is all he needs.
As a young man who I am assuming is 100 % fit, he will be blissfully unaware that many drivers will not have his level of hearing, eyesight, reactions, concentration etc. etc.
He will also be blissfully unaware of the limitations of driving other vehicles other than the ones he has practised in so far, i.e works panel vans with only one dirty cracked rear view mirror.
Maybe by fitting him out with dark glasses , earplugs, blanked out sidewindows, in a vehicle that stalls at junctions with a dirty misted up screen and throw a screaming child in a baby seat alongside him, he will start to begin to realise that a lot of motorists are in a far from perfect environment, and as such represent a real threat .
It may seem as if they are out to get you , when in fact they are doing the best they can in a busy world in far from ideal conditions.
Patience, Tolerance and Understanding is all he needs.
P, T and U are extremely useful qualities, but not always readily maintained in the case of young drivers. It gets much easier when you degenerate to being a laid back old buffer.
In the meantime we can all do our bit to promote the right climate for driving, and that helps everybody.
Best wishes all,
Dave - advanced rose tinted specs. (not SPECS.) wearer.
frazer guest said:
bertbert said:
frazer guest said:
fluffnik said:
Understanding the complete disconection between posted limits and appropriate speeds should be high on the list.
thats after the driving test has been passed matey. the examiners are a bit strict on sticking to the limits.
I'm sure fluffy means that the max speed at any time is Inf["speed limit", "appropriate speed"], not Sup["speed limit", "appropriate speed"].
Bert
i understand what your saying, but thought i would raise the following point....
my wife is learning to drive at the moment, and she has a habbit of going too fast. i suggested that on her test, she trys to stick to 25mph in a 30 etc, therefore giving her a little bit of leaway, if she isnt concentrating on her speed. her instructor said this was a bad idea, because if you dont stick to the limit, the examiner will think that you are being hesitant. i raised the subject of basing your speed, within the limits, to suit the conditions, (standing water, pedestrians waiting to cross, etc), but was told again, examiners dont take this into account, and they will still think that you are being hesitant.
based upon this information, its easy to see why the standered of driving in this country is slipping.
I failed my first driving test for doing 28mph in a 30 zone because the (straight and long)residential road was wet, according the the examiner.
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