Are you new to driving? Worry not! Learning how to drive with confidence and control is just a few steps away. No matter where you live, you are sure to find driving instructors as well as well as lessons. So is it a bike, or a LHD or a RHD car? Whatever it is, you will need to be well versed with you machine as well as the rules of the road so that you do not become a menace for other drivers on the road.
Here are a few basic
Driving lessons that you will need to keep in mind before you get behind the wheel and get on the road.
Making a move
Almost all cars these days have a five speed gear box, if you are not from the dark ages, that is! The fact of the matter is that you should move on to the highest gear as soon as you reach a speed of 45 mph. Make sure you do not commit mistakes like stepping on the gas too soon or for too long on a lower speed and driving too slow on a higher gear speed.
Driving slow on a high gear speed will make your car knock which will cause physical wear and tear to it. Stepping too hard on the accelerator will only make you lose necessary gas. Ask your driving instructor for better, practical clarifications.
Reversing and Parking
These are two things that will require some art and are extremely important from the point of view of your final driving exams.
Reversing is easy! Make sure that you make a complete 180 degree turn of your head and look back like your actually driving the car in reverse.
City life and parking do not go together! If you are living in one, you need to seriously brush up your skills. The personnel at the licensing authority are generally very finicky about the way people park their vehicles. Make sure you are at your best before the big day.
Changing Lanes and Making Turns
Indicate the direction in which you are going to at all times. You can't drive in the city without indicators. Change lanes or make steep turns, you have to indicate the person who may be driving behind you!
Overtaking
Do not over take without good reason. Please do not honk too much to get the vehicle ahead of you to give way. Always overtake from the right and never from the left.
This is just a general outlook and can only be helpful if you make use of a driving instructor as well. Drive well and drive safe. Have all your paperwork like registration as well as insurance at hand. Oil is precious! Carpool to save fuel!
