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Below is a list of all the categories (not exhaustive) you need to be familiar with, in order to be able to perform your driving test safely. In depth coverage of the subjects ensures greater chance of skills achievement resulting in test success and safe driving for life. Weakness in any area of diving will catch you out resulting in an unsuccessful test attempt and consequently loss of confidence, wasting time, money, test slot and will take a long time to recover from the emotions. Living on the internet will not do anyone any favours and can cause tunnel vision and hinder developing scanning skills and multi-tasking which is a vital tool to be safe on the roads.
Learning to drive is all about behaviour change and driving skills to confidently manoeuvre the vehicle.. Having good driving skills will not necessarily make a better driver if attitude is not improved. These include being responsible and understand consequences of actions. It is crucial to be able to adapt your skills and recall Highway code rules and regulations promptly. Making instant decisions based on safety and compliance, recalling information, keeping focused without getting distracted or annoyed. Forward planning and reading the road ahead will go a long way in utilising the use of the MSM routine. Having a good composure will help you achieve your personal goals effectively, so a good relaxed demeanour is a must..


Preparing to drive:

• Using the hand controls

• Using foot controls

• Parking brake

• Gear lever

• Steering wheel

• Cockpit drill (doors,seat,steering,seat-belt,mirrors)

• Door security

• Vehicle security

• Seat adjustment

• Seat belts

• Moving off, changing gear and stopping safely

Exercises:

• Hill-start

• Controlled stop move off at an angle

• Making effective use of Mirrors, signals and manoeuvres before every action (blind spots)

• Emergency stop

• Awareness development including blind spots

• Pulling up and parking in a safe, legal & convenient place.

• Moving off safely with all the observations

• Meeting oncoming traffic and passing safely leaving adequate clearance

Manoeuvres:

• Turn in the road

• Reverse parallel park

• Entering and exiting a public car park

• Bay park 90 degrees

• Bay park 45 degrees

• Driving forwards into a parking bay

• Pulling up safely on the right-hand side of a carriageway and reversing for 15-20m then driving on

Mini-Roundabouts:

• Mini roundabout turning left 1st exit

• Mini roundabout following the road ahead 2nd exit

• Mini roundabout turning right 3rd exit

• Double mini-roundabouts

• Mini roundabout T junction

Crossroads:

• Introduction to crossroads

• Turning right using turning boxes offside to offside (back to back)

• Turning right nearside to nearside using turning boxes

• Turning right using local knowledge

• Turning right at crossroads but unsure of the location

• Unmarked crossroads

• Emerging from crossroads turning right eye contact

• Traffic lights turning right (With a box junction)

• Traffic lights turning left (With a box junction)

• Traffic lights driving ahead (with a box junction)

Everyday Driving:

• Pedestrian crossings

• Meeting traffic

• Following distance dry weather driving conditions

• Following distance wet weather driving conditions

• Slip road onto dual carriageway increase/decrease speed to fit in with the flow of traffic

• Road position right-hand bend

• Approaching and emerging from’Y’ junctions

• Road position left-hand bend

• Queues of traffic, leaving a gap of tyres and 1 metre of tarmac

• Following directions from a satellite navigation

• Understanding and utilising road signs and markings

• Turning right at a dual carriageway

• Road position keeping right/left

• Overtaking

• Level crossings

Roundabouts:

• Introduction to roundabouts treating as a clock face

• Turning left 1st exit at roundabouts

• Following the road ahead 2nd exit

• Following the road ahead 2nd exit from the right-hand lane

• Turning right with multiple lanes on approach/multiple lanes on the exit

• Turning right at roundabouts but exiting in the right lane

• Blockers at roundabouts

Junctions:

• Approaching junctions turning left

• Emerging from an open junction turning left

• Approaching junctions turning right

• Emerging from a closed junction turning right/left/ahead using time-delay, creep n peep, leaning forward, using reflections

• Emerging from a stop junction(handbrake)

• Emerging from a one-way street turning right

• Emerging out of an unmarked rd turning right