My name is Rob and I am an automatic driving instructor in Nottingham. I offer a comprehensive driving course for students with special needs, learning difficulties, anxiety or those who experience difficulties with the process of learning to drive. I work alongside students with ASC/ASD (autism, Aspergers, PDA), ADHD/ADD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, PTSD/CPTSD etc.
I teach a client entered approach adapting to the needs of the individual and supporting through any relevant resources and accommodations for the theory and driving test. I aim to create a learning environment that is positive, enjoyable and progressive.
Watched this today. Very informative thank you for sharing. I started driving electric in 2016 and 100% agree with yourselves. I'm currently learning to become an ADI. Hoping to use my fully electric eGolf. One of the most underrated cars on our roads IMO.
No because it's a dedicated lane (only goes to Long Eaton) on a traffic light controlled route. However you could still choose to indicate on the basis the indication will confirm but not confuse (signals must not be misleading). 😀
@@gamingmaddangermouse3689 Not necessarily because it's a controlled roundabout with lights and lanes controlling actions. However if you end up in a wrong lane then you could carefully correct this with good mirrors and signals.
@@hammaadhayat3337 If it's a dedicated lane with lights/lanes controlling actions then signal unlikely to be required. If it's a multiple-choice lane (multiple destinations) then signals might be required at some points. If uncertain I would default to signal on the condition that the signal reinforces intention without causing confusion. 😀
No signal required because you are following the natural course of your lane, although no harm in it if kept brief and it causes no confusion. Just watch your left side carefully at that point. If you get stuck in the right lane (overtaking lane for Nottingham) it's no problem, just wait for a safe/easy moment to signal your way back into the left lane. :)
Yes, primarily look forward. Look forwards, glance around. Build a 360 degree awareness of environment, not just a tunnel view ahead. When moving away from an emergency stop the position is vulnerable, a bike could pass either side and it will be confused by our stationary vehicles abnormal position. Hence both sides checked then off we go. :)
hi hope you do a video clip on how to stay centre on the road of the lane that a driver has to stayed in with out going over to the white line either lift or right? thank you
Haha, for a while I was watching your video and kept thinking I know this guy but of course you are just the spitting image of a fragrance reviewer I used to follow years past on this site. Look up 'Isaac Smells Good' and check his look from 2011. You can even look up 'Voleur de roses' and get his take and look then. Anyway, great tips here and love your presentation not on this one but in all videos car-related.Thanks
Dear Rob, Thanks for the clear instructions using turn the steering wheel towards or away from the kerb (your video is the only one uses this direction/instruction. ) If the street is a one way street, we can park either on the left or the right side of the street. Further, regards the distance between the two cars when I pull-up parallel to the first car, I must give it a wider gap about 3 feet ,not less. I did it too narrow, I failed my parking attempts. Actually, I am a seasoned driver, only I cannot do parallel parking!
After finishing parking by using this technique, in 1x attempt with no correction at all, what is the closest distance you ever achieved between your car and the front car as well as the rear car respectively ?
I always fall into position with 'escape room' left in front (never bunching up so close you can't get out again). The driver behind will need 'escape room' too - some drivers pride themselves on squeezing into small gaps failing to realise they've trapped another driver in. :)
+Rob Cooling I agree we have to consider how to exit not only for ourselves but also for other drivers. Perhaps, the drivers who like to park in very tight space are forced to do that due to very limited area available for parking; although some do that merely for self satisfaction. I don't know what the minimum distance is to the front and to the back respectively so that we and other drivers can exit safely from parking area. But I think 1 meter should be enough. In my country, the parking space available for driving test is 1.5 times length of the car. Suppose the car length is 4m, then there will be a total space of 2m left which means the distance to the front and the back is 1m respectively.
Aligning bumper by using a small triangle window is a convenient way to know whether our car is aligned with the reference car. Unfortunately, we cannot use this small triangle window when we have to park into the other side of the street. If the reference car has the same length as ours, we can align with mirrors. But if it doesn't, it will take some efforts to do so, or we can only make a rough estimation.
I agree when you mention two important factors which determine the accuracy : 1. 45 degree angle 2. proximity, i.e by looking to the curb through the mirror Aligning bumper as the 1st step is important as well as the distance from the ref car. But when we lose reference points to do the next steps, 45 degree approach is helpful, including when we have to make correction. Then looking to the curb through the mirror is a reliable and ultimate way to finish our steps.
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