A little respect for today's learner drivers

Did you take driving lessons/take a driving test, YES. Well then read on.

I have now been in the industry just over 3 years, and for me one of my biggest grips is the total lack of respect given to learner drivers, and yes I was probably one of them at some point.

My point is there is allot of traffic around now a days and combine that with aggressive driving, shouting and rude gestures, I can make learning even more stressful.

Let me explain. A learner approaching a busy roundabout for the first time, they can do it easily on quieter roundabouts, but now it’s time to try a bigger busier beast.  Their judgement is not quite 100% yet and feel a little nervous approaching, everything I technically right with no mistakes until, YOU sit right up our rear bumper and they stall. They can then see you mouthing off something. Guess what that piles on the pressure 100% and they stall, whilst all this is going on I am trying to keep them calm and reassure them they can do it, and all they need to do is not rush the pull away, this works in most cases. But then YOU hit your horn as YOU are the most important person on the planet, and your appointment at McDonalds will be delayed 5 seconds. Again a stall, this prompts you so drive aggressively around my pupil, and makes the matter even worse.

• Did you have to pass a test? Then this was you once!
• How would you feel if someone did this to your son or daughter.
• If this is YOU, then listen, the more pressure you put on my pupil the more you will be stuck behind us!
• Show a little consideration for them, as your only making yourself look STUPID in full HD as I have front and rear dash cams, and so do many other ADI’s

So next time you get stuck behind us, take a deep breath and think of how much quicker we will go if you just calm down and let us get on with it.

A safe little box.

Do we as drivers once we have past our test decide to ignore the rules taught to us? I believe this may to true to an extent. I witness this on every day whilst carrying out my job as a DVSA Driving Coach. Speed limits tend to be the biggest offence followed closely is inpatients.

This year alone there have been 4/5 serious accidents between Banbury and Daventry, an 18 mile stretch of road. Two of witch on the same corner, one sadly fatal!

So where is the safe little box? When we are in our car most of us feeling safe, and some feel as if they cannot be hurt, true to an extent, we are safe from the elements, and our surroundings. When we are safe we gain confidence and then here is where it turns into a problem. We are also so busy in modern life that we race around and make not extra time, then again we can speed.  If this is you then the percentages say that at some point you will be involved in an accident.

For some they seem to feel they are right and the speed limits are only there for show, or the rules of the road are only for learners, this type of driver I feel is the most dangerous of all, and sadly the one I see the most of daily!

All I would say is that in the end the speed will get you or someone close, please slow down and enjoy life.

It is true to say that there is not enough enforcement of traffic laws, i.e. police officers, speed camera’s etc., to slow people down.

In car video system now fitted.

Well i eventually done it, i have invested in two in car camera's, from MI. I have done this for a number of reasons. As an instructor i like to use all of the teaching tools i can, with the camera's i can show a pupil exactly what happened and where, for example if i put on the brakes due to a wrong pull out, i can show them how close the car was, and then ask them why it is not a good idea.

Another reason it sometimes we encounter some unsavoury drivers, both in front and behind, if something happens i have video proof.



You can check out the system i now use here. http://www.store.mi-witness.co.uk/mi-witness-hd-camera-driving-instructor-in-car-camera-package.html

In car video system now fitted.

Well i eventually done it, i have invested in two in car camera's, from MI. I have done this for a number of reasons. As an instructor i like to use all of the teaching tools i can, with the camera's i can show a pupil exactly what happened and where, for example if i put on the brakes due to a wrong pull out, i can show them how close the car was, and then ask them why it is not a good idea.

Another reason it sometimes we encounter some unsavoury drivers, both in front and behind, if something happens i have video proof.



You can check out the system i now use here. http://www.store.mi-witness.co.uk/mi-witness-hd-camera-driving-instructor-in-car-camera-package.html