Driving lessons

[myke]

Make sure the cars not in gear, put the key in turn it away from you until you hear it start up and obv make sure handbrakes on

[Immenseman]

yeah but then how do you start moving lol

[scottish]

No when you start driving you need to wait for biting point ONLY on 1st gear tho

[Yoshimitsui]

The gears is what i fear lol! It's like okay, when, why and then my mum says if you don't it will stall! That makes me nervous as i don't want to be doing that in the raod!

As for starting thats the easy part, done that a few times! Aswell as doing it all time time in planes.

[scottish]

When your in the car you put clutch down then put into first gear then put the accelatator down and put the clutch to biting point then go, then put clutch right down into second gear speed up. to 20/30 depending on road (most of time you start car it'll be on 20/30 no doubt )

[N!ck]

If you're not sure of something, just ask the instructor; you'll do fine, there's only one thing I think I'll get lost on.. and that's finding the gears bahahahhaa

but idm, cus i've been driving round in cars and vans every night for the past 5 years... watching. so yeah.
you'll do fine

Finding the gears is easy. As long as you know that when you're not in gear the stick sits between 3rd and 4th and it's springiness will take it back to there in neutral. To get first just push left and up, second is left and down. 3rd is easiest as you just push either straight up or down. When going from 2nd to 3rd you don't even need to think about it having to come right a bit. You just push it up and the spring naturally brings it across as it is by default between 3rd and 4th. If you're not careful when going from 1st to 2nd you could end up in 4th lol.

Yeah I know acc brake and clutch what I don't get is changing gear lol like you have to put your foot on the clutch and wait for the biting point or something. Also, I'm still most nervous about starting the car I know you put the key in the ignition but then what lol

What i do is sort of see-saw with the accelerator and clutch when i'm taking it out of gear and introduce a little power just before it hits biting point as i bring the clutch up to go into the next gear.

The key has a few different positions. At first the engine is off. Then you turn it to the first point and the car's electrics come one. you can leave it like that and you can adjust electric mirrors, electric windows and use all of the rest of the car's electrics without having the engine on. If you keep turning you will get to the second point where the engine will start. The key will stay in that position until you want the engine off in which case you turn it back.

yeah but then how do you start moving lol

As a learner you will be taught to press the clutch to the floor, stick it in first, give it a little gas, slowly lift the clutch until you fill a little resistance and it vibrates slightly. You may also see the engine revs drop a little. Then drop the handbrake and you should slowly move forwards. As you start moving gently come all the way off the clutch while introducing a little more gas.

The gears is what i fear lol! It's like okay, when, why and then my mum says if you don't it will stall! That makes me nervous as i don't want to be doing that in the raod!

As for starting thats the easy part, done that a few times! Aswell as doing it all time time in planes.

Gears are easy. They are there for fuel efficiency, acceleration and speed. Lower gears will make you accelerate quicker but you can't go so fast in them. Higher gears accelerate more gently but you can get to a higher speed in them.

I did 18 one and a half hour lessons before i passed and after about 8-10 lessons everything became more natural.

[Immenseman]

the centre i was going to was closed btw so it was postponed...

today i have lost my job and had this cancelled lol

[tdi]

not many tbh, there's a lot of private land that I have access to so I got to know 'the basics' quite easily, basically how to drive a car (and a van, hah!). I first 'drove' when I was about 4 or something, though I couldn't reach the pedals so I sat on my uncle's knee and turned the wheel round a car park haha.

I applied for my provisional when I turned 16 despite not getting a moped, just wanted to be prepared. Booked my insurance so that as soon as I was 17 I could drive straight away, and went out with my dad & uncle a lot. It was a new experience driving with heavy traffic and speeds of over 40mph (compared to what I could get in the industrial estate & farm) but I picked it up fairly quickly.

Went in for my test after 10 hours, managed 2 minors but 1 major, nerves of the test got to me and I stopped too quickly, went 2nd time as soon as I could get it and passed with 3 minors. Since then I've done nearly 20,000 miles haha.

Despite being mad about cars I'm not a stupid driver, I know my limits and when to use them, my mate rolled his car a week after passing his test, a friend of a friend died in a car crash and I've heard too many stories about dangerous driving. My uncle used to be a rally driver so I have learnt alot from him about cornering and more advanced driving. Remember, passing your test doesn't mean you know how to drive, that comes with years of experience.

Good Luck!

[N!ck]

not many tbh, there's a lot of private land that I have access to so I got to know 'the basics' quite easily, basically how to drive a car (and a van, hah!). I first 'drove' when I was about 4 or something, though I couldn't reach the pedals so I sat on my uncle's knee and turned the wheel round a car park haha.

I applied for my provisional when I turned 16 despite not getting a moped, just wanted to be prepared. Booked my insurance so that as soon as I was 17 I could drive straight away, and went out with my dad & uncle a lot. It was a new experience driving with heavy traffic and speeds of over 40mph (compared to what I could get in the industrial estate & farm) but I picked it up fairly quickly.

Went in for my test after 10 hours, managed 2 minors but 1 major, nerves of the test got to me and I stopped too quickly, went 2nd time as soon as I could get it and passed with 3 minors. Since then I've done nearly 20,000 miles haha.

Despite being mad about cars I'm not a stupid driver, I know my limits and when to use them, my mate rolled his car a week after passing his test, a friend of a friend died in a car crash and I've heard too many stories about dangerous driving. My uncle used to be a rally driver so I have learnt alot from him about cornering and more advanced driving. Remember, passing your test doesn't mean you know how to drive, that comes with years of experience.

Good Luck!

Yeah, that last bit really annoys me about one my friends. They think they're awesome at driving but are really just like the average person. Fortunately he drives normally most of the time, but a few times i've been in his car and he's thought he was like Colin McRae or something. Because i know a little about racing and that sort of thing because that's what i'm into, i knew he was making loads of stupid amateurish mistakes with stuff which would probably end up in crash at some point. Didn't say anything though as he would have been like "i'm the one who can drive, not you" and his car's not very powerful anyway so he wouldn't be going that fast if anything did happen.

[Metric1]

They complicate it so bad in the UK! Over here we go, answer a few easy questions (I got one like what color is a stop sign) and you are allowed to drive. Then when you are ready for your real test, you get in the automatic test car and the driving instructor drives with you and if you aren't an idiot, you pass, and trust me, you have to be pretty ******* stupid to fail.

I think all cars should be automatic, and people should be given a choice to learn manual or not.