Ofcourse my instructor isnt bad, but he just has a different way of teaching. In my opinion I like the way Conquer Driving is teaching rather then throwing you in the deep. @@renealbrechtsen9743
I fourth this! I passed my test back in June (second test, no mistakes, manual car), but it's still really cool to see these videos because you can always learn something new.
Hi Richard, I've been watching your videos for the entirity of my 1 year, 8 month journey of learning to drive, happy to say I passed last week, first time, ZERO faults. Your videos helped me massively, thank you so much!!!
awh i totally get when Emily said about not wanting to go over 10mph. i started to learn to drive in my car with my dad before having lessons and 10-20mph was my comfort zone ahah. i had about 10hrs of practice with him - going up to 30mph, and then started lessons. on my second lesson i drove comfortably at 60mph and even did a big busy roundabout. those 10hrs in my car really built my confidence for proper lessons bc i knew that my instructor had control too. third lesson was big roundabouts :)
I passed today with only 2 minors. I’m just making the rounds to my favourite driving channels to say thank you so much for the help. My instructor was brilliant and taught me well and these RU-vid channels helped me learn between lessons. So, again, a BIG THANK YOU. Conquer Driving helped me big time with clutch control, gears and steering. You were a big help during the first month of my driving lessons and the mock tests you did were soooo helpful in preparing myself for the real test.
What a sensible young lady, I think she's going to do very well. Props to you as well Richard for being so calm, and patient with her. We oftentimes forget how daunting and difficult it is in the very early stages when watching these videos, but we have all been there. I struggled tremendously with steering when I first started too.
I think Emily is doing fantastically during these lessons. Also, whether she realises it or not, being recorded and it being posted online for thousands of people to see is just going to make things harder no matter what. I think she shouldn't be so harsh on herself or compare her abilities to anyone else!
Like Emily I struggled with steering early on in my lessons; in fact my instructor told me that out of the hundreds of people he'd taught I was BY FAR the worst case he'd ever seen! 🙈 But with a few more lessons (and a small amount of private practice with my partner on weekends) I gradually improved. I passed my test (first time with no minors 🥳) last November and been driving for 9 months now; I still have to pay attention to my lane discipline as it seems that my brain is sometimes trying to sabotage me (I suspect I might have a form of dyspraxia although I've never been formally diagnosed) but with experience I continue to get better at it and I certainly feel I'm a safe driver. ☺️ So Emily, keep practising and I promise soon you will have forgotten all about any issues with steering! Onwards and upwards, you're doing great! 🙌🏻
I am 45 and I passed my manual practical test 2 days ago at first go. I had been watching your vids a lot and they helped massively. I also had a very calm and patient instructor. Interestingly, what helped me the most to overcome the initial anxiety was my passion for sim racing, both rally and GT3. My muscle memory for gear changes, steering, mirror checks, etc was all in place and ready. I remember you had a vid on City Car Driving and I used that game as well. Also Euro Truck Simulator. All of this together made for an easy pass. All the best. Lukas
Just passed second time with 0 faults, and your videos have helped immensely as I didn't have a driving instructor, just my mum. So thank you so much for saving me all that money and helping me understand driving
This is amazing. I personally never had a problem with steering, in fact my instructor thought I had driven before because my steering was so good, so to see the techniques used here to break down what goes down behind it is so awesome. Emily is such a fast learner too and he teaches so well. What a great team 🔥
I passed last year in October and have finally bought my first car today... can't wait to get out in it when I pick it up on Thursday... watched a lot of your videos while learning and they helped me out so much, so I'll continue to watch to improve as a driver 😃
Emily is mature beyond her years. Most 17 year olds these days are clueless and entitled. Emily is respectuful, calm and quick learner. Love this series Richard, thankyou 🙏
@@jzhu623 in fact, i do: in my role as the manager of a café, i have to train plenty of 17 year olds, so i have a fair idea of what they're like. Didn't expect that response, did u mate? 😌
Have been watching your videos for just over a year back when I started lessons and passed today for the 2nd time with 2 minors. Richard, your positive attitude and straightforward explanations/approach to teaching were super helpful. Massive thank you and good luck to those yet to pass!
That was a Brilliant Lesson Emily, we've got a star driver in the making, don't worry about your friend getting all buff and racing up and down the main road, you take all the time you need. You've achieved a lot today, 2nd gear, turning left with silly signs and then turning right with parked cars. Well done, looking forward to your next video.
Hello, I just wanted to say that I got my driver's license this Monday and all your videos have been very helpful...i live in South Africa so you can see how influential your videos are 🔥🔥im your fan 😂🔥
Now that I've watched the rest of the video, I can't go without... writing another commentary. But this one's going to be short and it's just a big thank you, both to Richard and, maybe even more, to Emily. It's really brave to let so many strangers watch one struggle one's way through something that they learn for the first time, and so generous to take that additional stress and distraction. It's very much appreciated! Also, congratulations on the visible progress that was made in the course of just that one lesson!
Even though I got my license for a year now, watching this video, I'm kind of nostalgic of the time when I used to do these driving lessons. Emily is amazing, would definitely love to see more!
Its great to see your learner react to the advice and see their ability and confidence grow with each turn. Reaching these small stepstones and not be discouraged on the way really helps.
Emily you will get this. Richard is a good instructor. It took me 8 months from my first lesson to passing my test. Give it time and your be taking corners and driving on main roads before you know it. Good luck.
I've just had my third driving lesson so am at the same stage of learning as Emily. It's super interesting to see the things we've both had difficulty with. Also, really like your advice on aiming points for steering. This makes a lot of sense and I'm going to apply it in my future lessons. Please keep up these videos with Emily!
Passed my test first time with one minor today. I've had 6 months of lessons but I attribute my success mostly to watching your videos religiously. Thank you for all your work :)
I've only had 1x 2 hour lesson last week and my big issue was coordination between everything and then staying centred when driving. This has honestly helped me get a much better grasp of how I should be approaching the steering, thank you!!
What an instructor you are Richard! Emily was terrified as she said it but then was asking you if she could show off her right turns. The look for gaps technique will prove a big help to me hopefully, as I’m always swaying, I’ll use this on my lesson tomorrow. The ability you have to make a learner feel so comfortable is also brilliant as the communication Emily has with you is fantastic which will prove a big help in future lessons as she will feel a lot more comfortable and confident. My previous instructor did not talk to me ever and made me feel tense and anxious at times. Also, I like the way you don’t intervene all the time for instance, telling Emily she’s about to hit the curb instead of straight up grabbing the wheel. Keep up the good work! 😊
Hi Richard, I just passed my test yesterday with 3 minors. Couldn't have done it without your videos they helped quite alot. So much so that I'm going to continue to watch to expand my road knowledge. Thanks again
I had my 4th lesson today and drove on the main road already and then drove home! Your videos really help me to learn things before my lessons so that I can catch them easier when my instructor is telling me about things
What I like about this instructor that I don't find with other ones is the little details that I don't get from others. For example the width of the car is the steering wheel.. Put your bum in the middle, don't look close, look further ahead etc. Little details like this I pick up which I really like. You are a great instructor. I would love to do some lessons with you
Hey Richard, I want to thank you helping me fill my knowledge gabs and I passed my driving test with 1 minor fault. Keep up the good work because you are one of the best driving instructors in this platform and I hope you continue to help people suceed in driving.
Hi Richard. I am a new resident from abroad and I have never driven in the Uk before and my experience has been driving in India only. I initially found driving here to be very difficult and the instructors have been not teaching the right thing. I had started watching your videos on driving test. And I practiced on my own with my international driving license and I am glad to inform that I had passed driving test yesterday despite being in heavy Wolverhampton traffic with just 4 minors. I would not have passed it otherwise. I would still continue to watch your videos and would recommend my friends to watch it as well. Keep up the good work! Cheers mate!
She's quite adorable😅 Please have her on as many upcoming lessons as possible, up to her practical test. I'm sure a lot of people watching would agree and enjoy her presense and seeing her progress.
Thanks Richard. I am a PDI and started yesterday. I was so nervous on my first lesson. I watched the first lesson with Emily the night before and kinda copied 😊 on my teaching. Both of my students were happy. Real life teaching is not easy to find on RU-vid I mean good quality ones. Now I am watching this video for my next lessons. Thanks a ton for being brave and helping us. Kudos to Emily as well.
I'm just now realising that watching these videos help in such a tremendous way.. I was always under the impression that improving one's driving skills is only done in the road, but with the help of your videos (given that I obtained my license last year in June, but could only really start practicing again in May this year as I was not in town) I can really build on my driving skills using the learnt tips... Thank you so much.. I've created a playlist of the videos I'll need most, and I'm honestly excited to get through all of them 🙏🏾
Hey Richard, I know you get a lot of these sorts of comments but honestly your videos have been so instrumental in helping me to pass my driving test first time! My instructor was OK, but at times failed to fully explain how to do things correctly in a way that I could understand. Your videos were perfect to fall back on to help me understand things like pulling off safely and when to change gears etc. Thanks again!
Subcribed to the channel ! Emily is an amazing student - with the right tutors, she can learn brain surgery! What I think is so great is that she has little trouble voicing her thoughts and feelings, for example the final point about her best friend and how she already feels significantly behind him. This is great for her as it makes Richard's job easier as he can avoid the guess work and dive straight in with his teaching. But it is even better for any learner driver watching this who may experience the same concerns/anxieties/pressures and find it difficult to voice them. Her progress from Lesson 1 to Passing will be a great series and I look forward to it! Keep at it Emily!
I was so fortunate that i had lots of "unofficial" driving experience (large private car park, only car there) before i had my lessons, so i really hit the ground running with "control". I really don't think I'd have done anywhere near as well as Emily is doing here, so early on in her journey. (I still took a full course of lessons before taking my test... And failed the first one!). Passed in 2000, touch wood no accidents, incidents or claims! I watch these videos to help me help family members to learn before their lessons, and to remind me of potential bad habits I may have developed!
I started learning to drive in October and still in the process (due to having a series of unfortunate events) and its so great to see Emily allowing us to watch her progress! I was literally the exact same, anxious, kept apologising for 'errors' (tbh i still do that) and felt 14mph was far too fast as we did circulars in my area. Really hope this series carries on as itll be great to see her go strength to strength
Great job to Emily, she’s doing so well. I wish my instructor was as patient as you are. As soon as I was kinda ok with the roads she’s doing, it was straight to roundabouts on national speed limit roads😂😂
When my wife had her first lesson, she was unable to steer but the instructor (a trainee) didn't teach her how to steer. He took her into a busy area and used the dual controls to drive the car. My wife came back a bag of nerves. Needless to say, I had words with him and that was the last lesson with him. His answer was "she needs to learn to steer before she can do anything else". Your instruction with Emily was first class. By the way, I watch other driving videos but yours are the best.
ive only driven two times and started watching this guys vids and have literally done all the things he is talking about without knowing a single thing iam happy for emily and i think she will learn really well with this instructor
I must say I was natural when I started driving many many years ago. I just picked it up like that. However, I like watching learning to drive videos as my son will soon reach driving age, and these videos can show me what challenges other learners face and how to overcome them.
Great videos! Emily seems like an eager learner, and rewarding to teach. I hope she doesn't mind sharing more lessons with us. Driving since 97, and in some years possibly supervise my daughter. It's so nice to get see an instructor in action, to learn methods of teaching, to be aware of my own driving, trying not to pass down my bad habits. While driving car, I realize I've adopted some habits I learned from my motorcycle instructor. Lateral positioning to improve line of sight. Se others, and make others see you in time to react.
I recommend positioning early when safe for a better line of sight with my pupils. Better than driving up behind a parked car and then jumping out like a jack in the box to surprise the oncoming vehicles. In my opinion, early positioning applies to bikes and cars.
@@ConquerDriving yes totally agree it applies for both, but because a car has four wheels, there is less room for lateral positioning than with a motorcycle. And I remember there were more focus on position with MC, rarely to stay in center, but always thinking about where is the best position to see more and to be seen. The other day, my father was a passenger while I was driving. After passing a cyclist, he questioned why I "almost ran her down", because I stayed so long on my side of the road, But there was a slight curve, and I didn't want to cross early, and reduce my line of sight. If the curve were the other way, I would cross early to extend my line of sight,
I passed my test 15 years ago but now I am driving a larger vehicle from my wheelchair which is fitted with spacedrive controls and I feel like I have regressed somewhat as I am not fully comfortable driving without a steering wheel. However these videos are still really helpful, but I feel Emily's "pain" as it is scary and an intimidating process for many. She's doing great and I love how you teach. Personally I would be interested in seeing some driving session/lessons with adapted vehicles and disabled drivers as well, I've found there to be a gap in the market with limited driving instructors qualified in this field and many struggle with instructor availability, myself included.
As a motor biker since 1993 this is an issue I have on my driving lessons I tend to drift towards the right although I am getting better at road position I mainly struggle on longish right hand bends on the road.
Ask your instructor to give you direct feedback as you go around the bend. I suspect that you are self-taught on the bike as correct positioning in bends is a fundamental biking skill and should give you an advantage in the car.
@@Hotoadle Thanks yeah I think my issue is on long stretching bends I tend to centre on white lines rather than centre of the road as this video hopefully will remedy that.
@@Hotoadle Well on a long curving bend on a motorbike you centre on the line then let the bike drift the lane and pinch or pull on tighter or looser bends rather than sticking to the middle of the lane x
Cant thank you enough, even with lessons I have been watching you aswell and today I’m glad to say I passed first time!! I couldn’t have done it without you and will continue to watch as a boost 👍
Thank you Richard! You have given me so much courage and knowledge to complete my test. I finally passed on my second try with two minors, this probably won't be the last time I'm watching your videos as smoothness is key. I want to treat my passengers with complete comfort.
I had my first lesson this morning in central London (automatic) and had to drive very busy roads with junctions and turns and bin trucks and pedestrians running over the road and while it went really well I can't help but get jealous looking at these lovely empty roads with so much space in these videos :D I hope it's right what they say, that learning to drive in London means you can drive anywhere.
just had my fifth lesson today and I had issues with steering, went around the same few streets just getting steering dialed in, doing bigger movements and working with the power steering rather than against and it eventually clicked
I find it very interesting the way you teach ur learners to do bends, my instructor taught me to start steering when the side mirror, of the way ur turning, touches the corner of the bend! Helps me a lot but I am learning in a Citroen so it probably differs, but I'm on my 15th hour and I don't even really have to think of how to turn anymore it comes very naturally to me now, it does take time to get used to though like u have said and it gets easier and easier each time
Learning in africa is so different i was in a car with 3 other students the teacher barely teaches you how to drive first class he literally told me to move off but i had watched your videos so i had no problem so thank you
I remember my instructor used to say that the car will go where you're looking, so if you're looking forward and trying to turn a corner, you'll take the corner more widely. I passed my test first time but it was after a long time as a learner and it would have been amazing to have had resources such as your channel - though RU-vid wasn't even a thing at the time!
It is such a nice feeling when you get the hang of the clutch thing, and can just be ready to go and then meet the clutch with the appropriate amount of accelerator so the car just goes away and you can let go of the clutch within a few meters and the RPM stays low and smooth. It takes A LOT of practice, but when it finally goes there... Ohh, sooo nice! And then when doing hill start and you just do it, without parking brake, without rolling back any real amount (you always will have a slight roll unless you have like my last manual (now i have automatic, with the same function) hill start assist, where the car stays on the brake for you when going off.
My driving instructor in germany wasn't nearly as good . At my first lesson he asked me if i could drive. I said that i can drive a little bit And he took me on a 40km ride at night to the nearest City. Never explained anything about the car because i was learning in a Workshop so i knew the most things. But i passed first try at my test and your videos helped a lot even if they weren't ment for the german roads.👌
Hi mate, passed this morning first time with 1 minor i just wanted to say thank you for your videos and pointing out what to look for when driving some tips helped alot!
I'm on my 5th lesson I think and was struggling with my steering crossing my arms so I've been working on that and round abouts (I am doing automatic now not manual due to disability) So that's how I'm at the point of doing roundabouts and main roads now. But this helped with turning as I sometimes would steer too late and have to swing the car round. My driving instructor Jamie craddock Highley reccomended this channel to watch to recap on things I've done each lesson otherwise I get better with one thing then go backwards with something else that I previously was progressing with.
Hi Richard, Great to see you on live providing driving knowledge for learner drivers. I asked some you while back if you could provide some driver videos on night driving as this type of skill driving is seriously lacking on RU-vid. It's worth knowing that it will be night driving early November in the UK very soon. Please help !!!😊😊😊😊
Thank you for watching. Here are some videos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-frVQvFop6Dw.htmlsi=ystoiCV8H2Jw0a8V ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LrgZEmm31OQ.htmlsi=ljWvKt54g-DuM5gF
She's doing just fine, she's definitely "getting" it. I hope she sticks at it. She takes it seriously in terms of being safe and that's very good. I think she'll end up being a good driver.
What I got from this is don’t be afraid to move your body when looking Rt and left this is so important I’m a small person so I have to do this more than most
I enjoyed this video wayyy more than I expected! This was so fun! I got my license a few weeks back. We have lower standards for passing the test where I live, and the driving school also teaches you very little. That translates to like 30 classes total, but it's just a maximum of 10 minutes each. So I'm continuing to watch your videos to make sure my basics are solid. I've already driven some hundreds of kilometres.. 😁 and watching videos like these gives me a confidence boost thinking how much I've grown. I still have many weak points, like changing gear right when I'm turning. ( I have an old car with more stringent gear changing requirements.) My major weak point that I've noticed on my own is when I get on to a highway from the opposite side (and I have to cross one lane to get to my lane) my car wobbles, sort of, indecisively, before planting myself on the left-most side of the track to gain speed. (Right handed drive here btw. ) I'm always afraid I'll trouble the person coming on from behind. I guess I should just wait longer for a more clearer road before taking off. But that's really impractical in the busy roads of India. 43:35 "My amazing right turns!" lolol so kawaii! Haha.. Awesome video.. I guess my longer comment is proportional to the longer video. (that I never thought I'd watch the whole length.) Cheers!
