Booking a driving test

[CXRAndy]

I said to my daughter when she was about to take her test.


I cannot teach you anything more, only experience can now teach you now

 

[figbat]

What was that, exactly?

Approaching a roundabout with two lanes. She was in the left lane going straight on and a car was alongside her turning right. She entered the roundabout alongside the other car. That is apparently a fail.

 

[Drago]

Its not good to be alongside any vehicle unless you are overtaking it, or it you.

 

[figbat]

Its not good to be alongside any vehicle unless you are overtaking it, or it you.

Each situation needs its own assessment. To have a blanket rule seems too inflexible to me.

 

[Drago]

Safety doesnt care about inflexible.

Unless you're going at dawdling speeds, say in heavy urban traffic, it is unsafe to be driving directly alongside another vehicle. Just because prats everywhere do it doesnt make it any less dicey.

Mind you, I was taught to drive by my Dad who was a RoSPA trainer, and am a graduate of the old Class 1 dibble course, so ive been made very aware right from the start about that. I didn't know that, but would nkt be at all surprised if the scenario cited above were indeed a fail.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Each situation needs its own assessment. To have a blanket rule seems too inflexible to me.

It wouldn't be a blanket rule. In any particular instance the examiner would assess whether the actions of the candidate were unsafe in that particular instance. There are reasons too numerous to mention as to why that would be the case at the time in question, taking a line that was too close to the other vehicle being one of them.

 

[figbat]

It wouldn't be a blanket rule. In any particular instance the examiner would assess whether the actions of the candidate were unsafe in that particular instance. There are reasons too numerous to mention as to why that would be the case at the time in question, taking a line that was too close to the other vehicle being one of them.

This is the point being made. Daughter was told it is a 100% no-no. I’ve done it thousands of times. I have also NOT done it when that was appropriate.

 

[CXRAndy]

Every roundabout needs its own assessment. I would assume if there are two clearly identified lanes marked I would think two cars going at the same time onto the roundabout would be fine. Obviously you keep an eye just incase the other driver decides to change their exit junction

 

[Drago]

Yes, it would be fine. Until suddenly it isnt.

 

[figbat]

So this all proves my point: “I can teach her to drive but not pass a test”. This scenario is common and was never mentioned in either my own learning experience nor during the several IAM driving assessments that I took. If it’s an automatic fail (or ‘major’ fault) then I didn’t know that. I do now of course but there will undoubtedly be other similar traps I’m as yet unaware of.

 

[Dogtrousers]

When I passed my test, in a sleepy rural town with no traffic except on market days, I was a pretty poor driver. I was ace at three point turns and reversing round corners though. And I'd been briefed on all of the examiners' routes and favourite places for manoeuvre tests.

I'm still not much good. But I've now forgotten how to reverse round corners.

 

[Drago]

So this all proves my point: “I can teach her to drive but not pass a test”.

Or, more succinctly, "I can teach her to operate a motor vehicle."

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

So this all proves my point: “I can teach her to drive but not pass a test”. This scenario is common and was never mentioned in either my own learning experience nor during the several IAM driving assessments that I took. If it’s an automatic fail (or ‘major’ fault) then I didn’t know that. I do now of course but there will undoubtedly be other similar traps I’m as yet unaware of.

I am sure there are lots of similar examples when learners are taughts by family/friends. My instructor had a nephew, understandably she couldn't teach him for free but offered a 'family' rate. He refused her and was taught by his Dad. He failed as he didn't know what a national speed limit sign was and drove along a road at 30mph the whole way!

 

[figbat]

Or, more succinctly, "I can teach her to operate a motor vehicle."

Indeed. Although I do also offer the advanced driving tips and techniques I was taught hoping that although it may be beyond what is necessary for a driving test, it’ll stand her in good stead.

I wonder how a driving test examiner would react to ‘offsiding’?

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Indeed. Although I do also offer the advanced driving tips and techniques I was taught hoping that although it may be beyond what is necessary for a driving test, it’ll stand her in good stead.

I wonder how a driving test examiner would react to ‘offsiding’?

What do you mean by "Offsiding".