I have just invested in two RoadHawk cameras for my car. The reason? Absolutely fed up with tailgating and generally bad drivers. I want backup in case of an incident. Plus my pupils get so stressed if other drivers get too close.
Anyway, they're not cheap but so far worth every penny!
I also have a magnetic decal on the back of the car that warns people, if they get too close, to pull back. Otherwise they would just see a '30' on the back of the car.
It's probably a combination of both but what a difference its made.
Drivers come rushing up behind you and if the magnetic decal doesn't put them off and they are close enough, once they've read my sign saying that cameras are fitted, they drop back! Even at traffic lights the other day, a car stopped so close to the back of my car I thought he wanted a lift. As soon as he spotted the camera, he rolled back (luckily not into anyone behind him)!
I would certainly recommend these cameras to all driving instructors for peace of mind!
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Friday, 9 September 2011
Things you don't see every day!
So there we were, driving down the road, pupil at the wheel...... "nothing usual there" I hear you say!
A car was coming towards us, indicating to turn left into a side road, at the same time as an elderly man was driving his mobility scooter across the same side road, but coming from our direction..... in fact, he was just getting to the other side of the road as this car was about to turn into the road. The woman in the car then decided to beep her horn at the gentleman, and I don't think it was in a courteous way!
Anyway, what was surprising was that this elderly man jumped out of his mobility scooter, waving his fists at the woman in the car, and started trotting (rather than running) down the road after her!
I did contemplate getting my pupil to do a turn in the road, so I could go back and see if the elderly man actually caught up with the impatient woman, but thought better of it.
But the one thing that I did find curious was, if the elderly man could jump out of his mobility scooter and pursue the woman driver by foot, does he really need the scooter in the first place?
A car was coming towards us, indicating to turn left into a side road, at the same time as an elderly man was driving his mobility scooter across the same side road, but coming from our direction..... in fact, he was just getting to the other side of the road as this car was about to turn into the road. The woman in the car then decided to beep her horn at the gentleman, and I don't think it was in a courteous way!
Anyway, what was surprising was that this elderly man jumped out of his mobility scooter, waving his fists at the woman in the car, and started trotting (rather than running) down the road after her!
I did contemplate getting my pupil to do a turn in the road, so I could go back and see if the elderly man actually caught up with the impatient woman, but thought better of it.
But the one thing that I did find curious was, if the elderly man could jump out of his mobility scooter and pursue the woman driver by foot, does he really need the scooter in the first place?
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Scotland!
I have recently come back from a week's holiday in Scotland, and even though I wasn't working, I still had my driving instructor hat on! I noted a few things whilst we were there, and thought I would share them with you.
Firstly, in a week, I only saw two driving school cars; one parked on a driveway, and the other negotiating a roundabout who happened to be driving in front of us. Husband was getting a little annoyed at his hesitation, so I had to explain what the poor lad was probably feeling i.e. under pressure from other drivers to move away quickly, and the fact he was probably still trying to communicate with his feet!
Secondly, I noticed 300 yard markers counting down to a change in speed limit. This proved effective, especially with my husband who actually slowed down and was doing the speed limit by the time he passed the sign. I haven't noticed that we have this here, but think it's a good idea to get people to focus on changing their speed in good time.
Thirdly, roadworks. The A74 extension was opening 9 months early and under budget. Wow! How often does this happen down here? Also, when you saw roadworks, men were actually at work and no sooner did they start, they had finished. Again, something we're not used to down south!
Fourthly, and the most surprising was that no matter how far north you go, you will still see nutters on the road! In the Highlands, it was a regular occurrence to see people overtaking on blind bends! Mad!
Firstly, in a week, I only saw two driving school cars; one parked on a driveway, and the other negotiating a roundabout who happened to be driving in front of us. Husband was getting a little annoyed at his hesitation, so I had to explain what the poor lad was probably feeling i.e. under pressure from other drivers to move away quickly, and the fact he was probably still trying to communicate with his feet!
Secondly, I noticed 300 yard markers counting down to a change in speed limit. This proved effective, especially with my husband who actually slowed down and was doing the speed limit by the time he passed the sign. I haven't noticed that we have this here, but think it's a good idea to get people to focus on changing their speed in good time.
Thirdly, roadworks. The A74 extension was opening 9 months early and under budget. Wow! How often does this happen down here? Also, when you saw roadworks, men were actually at work and no sooner did they start, they had finished. Again, something we're not used to down south!
Fourthly, and the most surprising was that no matter how far north you go, you will still see nutters on the road! In the Highlands, it was a regular occurrence to see people overtaking on blind bends! Mad!
Hints and Tips for full licence holders!
Today has been a very frustrating day and quite frankly, I'm surprised I'm here to tell the tale!
In four hours of teaching, I came across 5 instances of inpatient driving, and in two cases could have been serious accidents.
First thing this morning, a pupil and I had entered a side road to do a manoeuvre. Our first choice wasn't possible, so we decided to do the turn in the road. To do this manoeuvre, you need a Safe, Convenient and Legal Position! Half way into the manoeuvre, two vehicles entered the road. The first vehicle was happy to wait until we finished, and when we did we waved our thanks. However, the second driver pulled up along side us and told us that this wasn't a good place to carry out the manoeuvre! Why? My pupil and I then agreed that he was probably fed up because he had to wait a minute or two, and that was his real gripe.... Honestly, as if I didn't know what I was doing? Question is, would he have given me the same grief if I wasn't a learner car?
The next two incidents involved a roundabout and happened in quick succession. We were turning right, third exit and as we were approaching our exit a driver from our left pulled out in front of us which caused us to break to avoid hitting them, and a second later as we were just about to enter our road, another car from our left decided to pull out along side us before we'd got off the roundabout, forcing my driver into the right hand lane. Two things to remember when dealing with roundabouts...... it's usually customary to look and give way to your right on approaching roundabouts, and to actually let the car coming off the roundabout to pass you first before you proceed!
So, after an eventful morning, I make my way home for some lunch. On approaching my driveway, I indicate to the oncoming vehicle that I'm going to pull over to the right so that when they've passed me, I can reverse onto my drive. The oncoming vehicle signals to me to go ahead and do my thing and as I position myself ready to reverse, she changes her mind and heads straight for me.....
A similar thing happened later during the afternoon. I'm teaching a pupil right junctions and we come across a meeting traffic situation where I make my pupil stop to give way. The oncoming vehicle, again, signals for us to come forward whilst they wait. This then panics my pupil as she knows she must move as quickly as possible but is still learning to co-ordinate her feet so she's a little slow in moving off. The vehicle coming the other way gets bored and starts to move at the same time as us. This panics my pupil further and she stalls. As we're trying to get started again, the woman in the other vehicle indicates that we should get out of her way...... which obviously is going to take some time. Eventually she reverses, turns the car around and goes the other way!
So, if you're going to be kind enough to let a learner go before you, please bear in mind that they are not as experienced as you, will be slower and may stall. If you can't be patient and wait, don't bother letting them go in the first place - sometimes its kinder that way!
In four hours of teaching, I came across 5 instances of inpatient driving, and in two cases could have been serious accidents.
First thing this morning, a pupil and I had entered a side road to do a manoeuvre. Our first choice wasn't possible, so we decided to do the turn in the road. To do this manoeuvre, you need a Safe, Convenient and Legal Position! Half way into the manoeuvre, two vehicles entered the road. The first vehicle was happy to wait until we finished, and when we did we waved our thanks. However, the second driver pulled up along side us and told us that this wasn't a good place to carry out the manoeuvre! Why? My pupil and I then agreed that he was probably fed up because he had to wait a minute or two, and that was his real gripe.... Honestly, as if I didn't know what I was doing? Question is, would he have given me the same grief if I wasn't a learner car?
The next two incidents involved a roundabout and happened in quick succession. We were turning right, third exit and as we were approaching our exit a driver from our left pulled out in front of us which caused us to break to avoid hitting them, and a second later as we were just about to enter our road, another car from our left decided to pull out along side us before we'd got off the roundabout, forcing my driver into the right hand lane. Two things to remember when dealing with roundabouts...... it's usually customary to look and give way to your right on approaching roundabouts, and to actually let the car coming off the roundabout to pass you first before you proceed!
So, after an eventful morning, I make my way home for some lunch. On approaching my driveway, I indicate to the oncoming vehicle that I'm going to pull over to the right so that when they've passed me, I can reverse onto my drive. The oncoming vehicle signals to me to go ahead and do my thing and as I position myself ready to reverse, she changes her mind and heads straight for me.....
A similar thing happened later during the afternoon. I'm teaching a pupil right junctions and we come across a meeting traffic situation where I make my pupil stop to give way. The oncoming vehicle, again, signals for us to come forward whilst they wait. This then panics my pupil as she knows she must move as quickly as possible but is still learning to co-ordinate her feet so she's a little slow in moving off. The vehicle coming the other way gets bored and starts to move at the same time as us. This panics my pupil further and she stalls. As we're trying to get started again, the woman in the other vehicle indicates that we should get out of her way...... which obviously is going to take some time. Eventually she reverses, turns the car around and goes the other way!
So, if you're going to be kind enough to let a learner go before you, please bear in mind that they are not as experienced as you, will be slower and may stall. If you can't be patient and wait, don't bother letting them go in the first place - sometimes its kinder that way!
Saturday, 11 June 2011
To speed or not to speed!
So how many of you have been caught speeding? Did you opt to go on the Driver Awareness Training course or have points added to your licence and a fine?
A pupil of mine who rides a moped and got caught speeding opted to go on the course.
I asked her what she thought of the course, and she wouldn't stop talking about it!
She was the youngest on the course at 19 years old, but ages ranged from mid 20's, 40's and the elderly.
As well as watching some very sobering film clips, she learnt what your reaction would be travelling at speeds between 30 and 40 mph; speed awareness generally; stopping distances in bad weather; and what different road markings meant etc.
She thought it was an eye opener and agreed with me that it would be a beneficial course for all learners or newly qualified drivers to go on.
I asked her if the course organisers got the attendees to fill out a questionnaire on whether or not they thought the course was beneficial..... to my surprise they didn't! A missed opportunity there, I think, to get some useful feedback.
A pupil of mine who rides a moped and got caught speeding opted to go on the course.
I asked her what she thought of the course, and she wouldn't stop talking about it!
She was the youngest on the course at 19 years old, but ages ranged from mid 20's, 40's and the elderly.
As well as watching some very sobering film clips, she learnt what your reaction would be travelling at speeds between 30 and 40 mph; speed awareness generally; stopping distances in bad weather; and what different road markings meant etc.
She thought it was an eye opener and agreed with me that it would be a beneficial course for all learners or newly qualified drivers to go on.
I asked her if the course organisers got the attendees to fill out a questionnaire on whether or not they thought the course was beneficial..... to my surprise they didn't! A missed opportunity there, I think, to get some useful feedback.
Friday, 10 June 2011
Looks can be deceiving!
Now, having the general public criticise you and your learner is not uncommon, but when someone actually stops to help you, it's a lovely surprise!
Picture this..... pupil and I were practising reversing into a bay in a public car park... and we usually get looks from the public that say that they are not amused..... but when someone starts to walk towards you, you brace yourself for the abuse that is bound to follow.
Well, there was no abuse! The lady actually walked towards us with her dog to say that one of our break lights had gone! Obviously we thanked her very much!
Now I know I should have a spare bulb in my car and should change it immediately, but I didn't..... and you'll understand why later!
So, I then went straight to my next driving lesson and again, as we were coming to the end of the road to turn right, another driver pulled up alongside us and told us about the break light.
At the end of the day, on my way home, I popped into a well known car parts and accessories store to get my break light bulb. No problem in finding the correct bulb, but a shop assistant then offered to fit it for me. "Great", I thought, "this will save a lot of bother later, getting my husband to fix it!"
Anyway, how I was supposed to change this bulb on the roadside is beyond me! It took the shop assistant about half an hour to change it, plus you needed a special screw driver and gadget to replace the bulb! These accessories don't come with the modern car!
Picture this..... pupil and I were practising reversing into a bay in a public car park... and we usually get looks from the public that say that they are not amused..... but when someone starts to walk towards you, you brace yourself for the abuse that is bound to follow.
Well, there was no abuse! The lady actually walked towards us with her dog to say that one of our break lights had gone! Obviously we thanked her very much!
Now I know I should have a spare bulb in my car and should change it immediately, but I didn't..... and you'll understand why later!
So, I then went straight to my next driving lesson and again, as we were coming to the end of the road to turn right, another driver pulled up alongside us and told us about the break light.
At the end of the day, on my way home, I popped into a well known car parts and accessories store to get my break light bulb. No problem in finding the correct bulb, but a shop assistant then offered to fit it for me. "Great", I thought, "this will save a lot of bother later, getting my husband to fix it!"
Anyway, how I was supposed to change this bulb on the roadside is beyond me! It took the shop assistant about half an hour to change it, plus you needed a special screw driver and gadget to replace the bulb! These accessories don't come with the modern car!
Is it me, or is it just Friday afternoons?
Really! Is it me or is it busier on Friday afternoons with more than usual aggressive drivers on the road?
What's the rush? You've got all weekend!
I know people tend to finish earlier on a Friday, and I know everyone wants to get home and start their weekend, but wouldn't you prefer to get home in one piece?
Aggressive drivers are a problem generally with tailgating being the common problem, but when you have a learner in front of you, do you think its wise? They could break suddenly or stall unexpectedly. If you're too close when this happens, where are you going to end up? Yep, you've guessed it..... on the learners back seat!
One of my pupils told me a story of what happened with them whilst driving with their dad... or was it their friend.... can't quite remember, but it's a good story!
A driver was tailgating a learner and their dad for some time and when they stopped at some traffic lights, dad got out of the car, opened the boot and asked the man behind them if he would like to get in! After all, he was close enough!
So what do you do when people are too close? Slow down? Speed up? Are you breaking the speed limit? The way I deal with it is to say to myself "Well, they are behind me and I'm in front.... I'm sticking to the speed limit, deal with it!" I then have a cheesy grin on my face as I look in the rear view mirror and see the driver behind me getting annoyed that I'm abiding by the law!
What's the rush? You've got all weekend!
I know people tend to finish earlier on a Friday, and I know everyone wants to get home and start their weekend, but wouldn't you prefer to get home in one piece?
Aggressive drivers are a problem generally with tailgating being the common problem, but when you have a learner in front of you, do you think its wise? They could break suddenly or stall unexpectedly. If you're too close when this happens, where are you going to end up? Yep, you've guessed it..... on the learners back seat!
One of my pupils told me a story of what happened with them whilst driving with their dad... or was it their friend.... can't quite remember, but it's a good story!
A driver was tailgating a learner and their dad for some time and when they stopped at some traffic lights, dad got out of the car, opened the boot and asked the man behind them if he would like to get in! After all, he was close enough!
So what do you do when people are too close? Slow down? Speed up? Are you breaking the speed limit? The way I deal with it is to say to myself "Well, they are behind me and I'm in front.... I'm sticking to the speed limit, deal with it!" I then have a cheesy grin on my face as I look in the rear view mirror and see the driver behind me getting annoyed that I'm abiding by the law!
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Learners have a right to be on the road too!
OK, so I know that some people think that learner drivers shouldn't be on the road, but where else can they practice?
It would be fab if there was a special car park or a village in the area to practice parking and dealing with junctions just for learner drivers and away from the general public, but there isn't. We have to use quiet areas of superstore car parks and hope we're not asked to leave because customers are nervous of us hitting their car that is parked on the other side of the car park!
As driving instructions we try to pick our areas carefully, choose somewhere quiet to begin with, off the main roads, but eventually learners have to get out there and play with the big boys. As they soon find out, it's not just about learning to drive a car..... that's the easy bit. It's about dealing with different road conditions, road signs and markings and dealing with other road users. Now that's the tricky bit! Anticipating what other people are going to do next, allowing for them to make errors i.e. not indicating, cutting us up, bad lane discipline etc.
So how come learner drivers don't receive the same respect on the roads as full licence holders? After all they have a driving instructor making sure that they stick to speed limits, get in the correct lane for roundabouts and indicate at junctions. Now sometimes, even learners make mistakes; stall, panic and cross lanes on roundabouts, hesitate at junctions.... and as soon as they do, other drivers show their annoyance by beeping their horn, tailgating, or using hand signals (and I'm not talking about those you find in the Highway Code)!
A few instances of this inconsiderate behaviour spring to mind......teaching a pupil the turn in the road, and a resident stopping his car behind us and asking if we could go somewhere else to practice; stalling at a junction and getting beeped from a driver behind who then followed us home and subjected us to verbal abuse. Nice!
At the end of the day, learners are insured and have a licence to be on the road. Deal with it - you were a learner once!
It would be fab if there was a special car park or a village in the area to practice parking and dealing with junctions just for learner drivers and away from the general public, but there isn't. We have to use quiet areas of superstore car parks and hope we're not asked to leave because customers are nervous of us hitting their car that is parked on the other side of the car park!
As driving instructions we try to pick our areas carefully, choose somewhere quiet to begin with, off the main roads, but eventually learners have to get out there and play with the big boys. As they soon find out, it's not just about learning to drive a car..... that's the easy bit. It's about dealing with different road conditions, road signs and markings and dealing with other road users. Now that's the tricky bit! Anticipating what other people are going to do next, allowing for them to make errors i.e. not indicating, cutting us up, bad lane discipline etc.
So how come learner drivers don't receive the same respect on the roads as full licence holders? After all they have a driving instructor making sure that they stick to speed limits, get in the correct lane for roundabouts and indicate at junctions. Now sometimes, even learners make mistakes; stall, panic and cross lanes on roundabouts, hesitate at junctions.... and as soon as they do, other drivers show their annoyance by beeping their horn, tailgating, or using hand signals (and I'm not talking about those you find in the Highway Code)!
A few instances of this inconsiderate behaviour spring to mind......teaching a pupil the turn in the road, and a resident stopping his car behind us and asking if we could go somewhere else to practice; stalling at a junction and getting beeped from a driver behind who then followed us home and subjected us to verbal abuse. Nice!
At the end of the day, learners are insured and have a licence to be on the road. Deal with it - you were a learner once!
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Are you a bad driver?
Why oh why do other motorists insist on tailgating, undertaking and generally harassing learner drivers?
Do they not remember what it was like to be a learner driver themselves?
By the time my learners are on the 'big' roads, they are already capable of doing the speed limit so there is absolutely no need for other drivers to overtake and break the law!
Speed limits are there for a reason, and I wonder how many of you know what the national speed limit is on a:-
A recent example of bad driving was when a learner and I were driving along a 30 mph road with a bus lane on our left. The driver behind us decided he was fed up of doing the speed limit and undertook us using the bus lane as we approached a set of traffic lights. We cruised up in the lane next to him and overtook him on our green light...... the hare and the tortoise story springs to mind!
So, according to the news recently it seems that new rules are coming into force next year where police will be able to enforce on the spot fines of £100 for bad driving. Perhaps if driving instructors were able to enforce these fines too, we would have much more respect on the roads! After all, we are out there witnessing all sorts of bad driving all day and every day!
Do they not remember what it was like to be a learner driver themselves?
By the time my learners are on the 'big' roads, they are already capable of doing the speed limit so there is absolutely no need for other drivers to overtake and break the law!
Speed limits are there for a reason, and I wonder how many of you know what the national speed limit is on a:-
- single carriageway
- dual carriageway
- motorway
A recent example of bad driving was when a learner and I were driving along a 30 mph road with a bus lane on our left. The driver behind us decided he was fed up of doing the speed limit and undertook us using the bus lane as we approached a set of traffic lights. We cruised up in the lane next to him and overtook him on our green light...... the hare and the tortoise story springs to mind!
So, according to the news recently it seems that new rules are coming into force next year where police will be able to enforce on the spot fines of £100 for bad driving. Perhaps if driving instructors were able to enforce these fines too, we would have much more respect on the roads! After all, we are out there witnessing all sorts of bad driving all day and every day!
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
It's all in the preparation!
That lesson before a driving test and waiting in that 'doctor's surgery' type waiting room can be quite daunting to most learners, and it doesn't matter how much you think you are prepared, at the end of the day it's all about luck! Where will the examiner take you? What type of hazards will you come across and will you be able to deal with them in a safe manner? Will you be able to remember directions and follow sign posts and road markings? Not only will you worry about getting back to the test centre in one piece, but you'll also worry about which manoeuvre the examiner will give you....... Please God let it be the turn in the road!
Your driving instructor is there to prepare you for test day, and hopefully family members can help too with a little extra driving practice, but what more can you (the learner) do to make sure test day is a success? Well, I have to tell you about an exceptional pupil who managed to do just that today! In fact, I've never known anyone to put so much effort into test day preparation as this pupil has!
He started driving with me last November after a 17 year break and two failed tests, and because his work place was relocating he decided to take up lessons again. He eventually ended up having four hours a week with me as he wasn't always able to get out and practice privately. He said that he wasn't a 'natural' and had to work hard to get results, and I didn't realise how hard he worked until recently. Not only did he have driving lessons, but he made notes! The Show me Tell me questions he typed up and made extra notes; he went on Google maps and looked up the roundabouts in the area so he could familiarise himself with the lanes; he took pictures of the engine and labelled the bits he needed to know, including the internal controls; he even wrote up notes after each lesson i.e. how to deal with junctions, reverse parking, general driving etc. And he even wrote down some of my sayings, for example, 'Be positive', 'Make a decision and stick to it', 'Drive in a brisk and business-like manner', 'Remember - slow car, fast wheel'!
Anyway, his attention to detail paid off today and he passed with only one minor! So you see, sometimes you just have to go that extra mile to get what you want, as things are not always handed to you on a (L) plate!
Your driving instructor is there to prepare you for test day, and hopefully family members can help too with a little extra driving practice, but what more can you (the learner) do to make sure test day is a success? Well, I have to tell you about an exceptional pupil who managed to do just that today! In fact, I've never known anyone to put so much effort into test day preparation as this pupil has!
He started driving with me last November after a 17 year break and two failed tests, and because his work place was relocating he decided to take up lessons again. He eventually ended up having four hours a week with me as he wasn't always able to get out and practice privately. He said that he wasn't a 'natural' and had to work hard to get results, and I didn't realise how hard he worked until recently. Not only did he have driving lessons, but he made notes! The Show me Tell me questions he typed up and made extra notes; he went on Google maps and looked up the roundabouts in the area so he could familiarise himself with the lanes; he took pictures of the engine and labelled the bits he needed to know, including the internal controls; he even wrote up notes after each lesson i.e. how to deal with junctions, reverse parking, general driving etc. And he even wrote down some of my sayings, for example, 'Be positive', 'Make a decision and stick to it', 'Drive in a brisk and business-like manner', 'Remember - slow car, fast wheel'!
Anyway, his attention to detail paid off today and he passed with only one minor! So you see, sometimes you just have to go that extra mile to get what you want, as things are not always handed to you on a (L) plate!
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Actually you need nerves of steel too!
Yep, nerves of steel is the other attribute that driving instructors need, even off duty!
A recent example was only just the other weekend whilst driving along the motorway. Husband was driving and I was in the passenger seat. We were in the outside lane overtaking, and the lady behind us decided to undertake us and then try and cut us up, not even taking into account that she hadn't actually passed the front of our car when she decided to carry out this manoeuvre! My foot went for the imaginary break and my hand instinctively went for the steering wheel whilst shouting instructions to my husband! Now husband retaliated and refused to let her in whereby she gave up and resumed her original position behind us. What followed was constant tailgating as we drove home. We did pull over to give her the opportunity to air her views, but she decided instead to pull out infront of another car and do a turn in the road on a bend. She then changed her mind and decided to follow us home! Talk about persistent.... it took us 15 minutes at least to loose her.
Now, without doubt my husband's driving was not squeaky clean by all means, and two wrongs don't make a right, but what really shocked me about this woman's driving was that she had children in the car with her! What example does this sort of behaviour give to our future motorists?
Trust me, it won't be long now before we're ramming each other off the road!
A recent example was only just the other weekend whilst driving along the motorway. Husband was driving and I was in the passenger seat. We were in the outside lane overtaking, and the lady behind us decided to undertake us and then try and cut us up, not even taking into account that she hadn't actually passed the front of our car when she decided to carry out this manoeuvre! My foot went for the imaginary break and my hand instinctively went for the steering wheel whilst shouting instructions to my husband! Now husband retaliated and refused to let her in whereby she gave up and resumed her original position behind us. What followed was constant tailgating as we drove home. We did pull over to give her the opportunity to air her views, but she decided instead to pull out infront of another car and do a turn in the road on a bend. She then changed her mind and decided to follow us home! Talk about persistent.... it took us 15 minutes at least to loose her.
Now, without doubt my husband's driving was not squeaky clean by all means, and two wrongs don't make a right, but what really shocked me about this woman's driving was that she had children in the car with her! What example does this sort of behaviour give to our future motorists?
Trust me, it won't be long now before we're ramming each other off the road!
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Why do I do what I do?
I've been teaching people to drive for nearly four years now, which isn't very long compared to other driving instructors out there. You have to have patience and an unflapable nature to do this job, but I do wonder why I put myself and my pupils through the stress and near death experiences caused by other road users on a daily basis. I do it because it's a life skill that I'm teaching these young people, and the job satisfaction I get when I see them through to test day when they hold that pass certificate after months (and in some cases, years) of weekly lessons.
I thought it would be a good idea if I publish some of our experiences of learning to drive, in what I call a fast and furious world! After all, driving on our roads has changed dramatically since I took my test in the 80's, and hats off to those pupils who want to learn now. I wouldn't want to do it!
I thought it would be a good idea if I publish some of our experiences of learning to drive, in what I call a fast and furious world! After all, driving on our roads has changed dramatically since I took my test in the 80's, and hats off to those pupils who want to learn now. I wouldn't want to do it!
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