Best thing you were told when learning to drive?

pudzey101

Mine is when my instructor told me : " Drive like the guards are behind you, but your late for work" for my test:)

worked a treat... passed it:)

Alanstrainor

pudzey101 wrote: »

Mine is when my instructor told me : " Drive like the guards are behind you, but your late for work" for my test:)

worked a treat... passed it:)

That's brilliant!

challengemaster

Easiest way to maintain proper road position - keep the steering wheel in the centre of (your side of) the road, keeps the car perfectly central

MascotDec85

challengemaster wrote: »

Easiest way to maintain proper road position - keep the steering wheel in the centre of (your side of) the road, keeps the car perfectly central

I tell my pupils, put you (their name) in the middle of the lane, not the car, you!!
Very similar

MascotDec85

When dealing with roundabouts (going straight ahead) and signals I ask my pupils:

What signals does a car have?

Cue silly look at me and the answer, "ehhhh left and right!"

Me: "correct, so stop signalling on the approach"

Works every time

Sparkie93

drive it like you stole it was what my instructor kept telling me i used to be like a snail on the road

paulmclaughlin

I used to go very close to the white line.

Instructor said:
"You must give up your love of the white, for the love yellow line."

bambera

I was thought how to slam on the brake and the clutch in an emergency.(I wish I'd remembered to put my seatbelt on the first time I was shown:o)

Ciaran_B

I passed today and the guy who I did the pre-test with gave me a fine piece of advice for the test. He said during the course of the test as soon as the tester says anything look in the centre mirror. Every instruction you get from the tester during the course of the test will required you to check the centre mirror; turn left, turn right or pull in on the left.

username123

My instructor told me a little story and drew a little picture of spinning plates. He described how engaging the clutch seperated the plates, changing gear made one plate go faster or slower (up or down), so when you were taking your foot back off the clutch, if you do it too quick, the plate youve changed the speed of will slam into the other plate, bounce away and you'll bunny hop, but if you ease them together theyll both come to the same speed smoothly.

pudzey101

username123 wrote: »

My instructor told me a little story and drew a little picture of spinning plates. He described how engaging the clutch seperated the plates, changing gear made one plate go faster or slower (up or down), so when you were taking your foot back off the clutch, if you do it too quick, the plate youve changed the speed of will slam into the other plate, bounce away and you'll bunny hop, but if you ease them together theyll both come to the same speed smoothly.

Sound like a cool instructor:) you need the right instructors too!:) in my town theres one or 2 who couldnt give a monkeys:) and more that absolutly thrive on there students going on passing the test!:)

Faith+1

Right hand on the steering wheel and left hand on the gearstick and always check the mirrors every 3 seconds in case the Pigs are behind you.

shay2010

Yield right of way, when on the continent, Yield left of way

paulmclaughlin

Faith+1 wrote: »

Right hand on the steering wheel and left hand on the gearstick and always check the mirrors every 3 seconds in case the Pigs are behind you.

Such a video!

shay2010

"See that pedal on the right,its called the accelerator, put your foot on it" seems I am still heeding that advice as am now on 8 points, bad teacher

Faith+1

shay2010 wrote: »

"See that pedal on the right,its called the accelerator, put your foot on it" seems I am still heeding that advice as am now on 8 points, bad teacher

That's an Accelerator!? So that's where I've being going wrong all these years!

Shiner11

A few memorable quotes from my driving instructor.

"Stop breaking the law"
"Take your foot off the clutch you only have the one."
"Your handbrakes been on for about a mile now."

Still passed 1st time around............just.

challengemaster

Another funny one actually,

My instructor for the first 1-2 lessons kept telling me about the people he's had over the years and the way they drove... He said one lad thought he was washing windows the way he was steering (one handed in circles), and another one was having an affair with the gearstick... had me laughing for ages, but it stuck in my head so I knew not to do them