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    Learning to Drive: A Guide for Instructional Supervisors
    Learning to Drive: A Guide for Instructional Supervisors
    Learning to Drive: A Guide for Instructional Supervisors
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    Learning to Drive: A Guide for Instructional Supervisors

    By Colin J. Carroll

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    Parents surprise a number of professional driving instructors with their approach to teaching a new driver how to drive. Driving is a life & death exercise and if you go about it incorrectly it can become a family tragedy.

    Instructors have debated the pro's and con's of where and when a new driver should be driving on the open road with many a parent. Some parents believe their child should drive in traffic within the first lesson, others hold back for too many hours.

    This book has been written to give guidance to parents, and driving instructors, who want to play an active role in developing any new driver. The concept of this book is simple; firstly we learn about the vehicle controls, then the manoeuvring procedures, followed by the more complex on-road procedures, through to the open road and traffic speed processes.
    By following this book, in page order, a new driver will develop these skills progressively and be introduced to the tougher tasks as a combination of earlier learned skills. By including drawings and basic descriptions the book can be share-read by the facilitator and the new driver to assist in the learning process.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing Singapore
    Release dateMay 16, 2013
    ISBN9781482892475
    Learning to Drive: A Guide for Instructional Supervisors

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      Learning to Drive - Colin J. Carroll

      Safety Driving

      When someone refers to a crash the most common word that is used is accident. Throughout this book the word crash will be used as it is more appropriate.

      Using a dictionary, compare the word accident with crash and one will understand;

      accident [ˈæksɪdənt]

      1. an unforeseen event or one without an apparent cause

      2. anything that occurs unintentionally or by chance; chance; fortune I met him by accident

      3. a misfortune or mishap, esp one causing injury or death

      crash [krash]

      1. a. To break violently or noisily; smash.

      b. To undergo sudden damage or destruction on impact: Their Vehicle crashed into a guardrail.

      2. To make a sudden loud noise: crashing against the rocks.

      3. To move noisily or so as to cause damage: went crashing through the woods.

      When a crash occurs a very common statement made by all drivers involved will be I didn’t see him, or words to that effect. There is more truth in this statement than one first perceives.

      In a 2-Vehicle crash, if one driver was to have used good vision practices, then there is an excellent chance the crash would never have occurred. Therefore, one can easily believe that when two cars have a crash, neither driver is observing what they were doing.

      Meaning - It isn’t an accident, it’s negligence by both drivers that caused the crash and, therefore, no accident!

      The Safety Wheel

      Central to the concept of the safety wheel is good vision habits. The core elements mentioned here will be covered in depth later in this book.

      When the safety wheel is put into action the core concept of good vision control will be our first step in defensive driving. Therefore, the safety wheel will be a strong reference point to recall and utilise whilst driving. Both in the learning stage and in any ongoing driving career of the driver.

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      Controls

      All vehicles will, in the majority, have the controls identified in this booklet. Some will be used regularly, others rarely, and it is important that a beginner have an unthinking/automatic understanding of what the controls are and how to access them. A good driver never uses their eyes to find a control. A beginner driver should practice using these controls without taking their eyes off the environment outside the car. Their life may depend upon it.

      Driving Controls

      Seat Position & Seatbelt

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      Comfort is important, though safety is more so. When you position your seat ensure you place your wrists on top of the steering wheel to ensure you are not over extending your arms and legs to control the car. If you get tired legs you need to re-position your seat. Adjust the steering wheel to ensure you can see the instrumentation cluster.

      Manual: Simple Positioning Technique

      When the position of the seat is correct the clutch, when pushed in fully, is in as far as possible. If the drivers hip rises as they extend their toes to depress the clutch they will need to move their seat closer to the steering wheel.

      Automatic: Simple Positioning Technique

      In an automatic the driver will place their toes against the Engine firewall. If the driver’s hip rises as they extend their toes to touch the firewall, move the seat closer to the steering wheel

      Mirrors

      Mirror positioning should be checked and completed prior to leaving the kerb.

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      To adjust the rear-view mirror one should avoid placing fingers on the glass. Adjust the mirror to ensure you have the maximum view of and through the rear window.

      When the Wing mirrors are adjusted ensure that the area behind is on the inner section of the mirrors so the view in the rear-view mirror is continued both Right and

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