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When do I have right of way?
When is it better to give away my right of way?
Give way or not to give way?
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Article on right of way
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Thursday 27 March 2014
Friday 14 February 2014
First time Automatic driving test pass in Northampton.
Well done Caz Izzard on passing the Automatic driving test first time in Northampton with only four minor faults!.
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Friday 24 January 2014
Another Automatic Driving Test pass in Northampton UK.
Miss Adedamola Oluokun passes her driving test in Northampton UK with only six minor faults.
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To pass your driving test in Northampton UK. Do the opposit of this
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How to fail your road testby safedriver |
As
most people I come to meet through Young Drivers of Canada they want to
pass their road test and get their driver’s licence as soon as
possible. Some of the students I’ve taught over the years actually want
to drive safely. Passing the road test is just a step for them. Good
thinking in my books.
Now,
in most cases you can fail the road test by any violation of the law, a
dangerous action and of course, a collision. Other factors would
include poor observation on a regular basis and consistent errors of the
same nature. These factors for failing are fairly consistent within
most jurisdictions, but with this list, I’m trying to think outside the
box.
Regardless
of the goals you may set for yourself, I thought it may be a good idea
to come up with a top 10 list to help people with their road test. Some
top 10 lists have been done over and over again, so I had to be a little
creative. After a long 15 seconds of thought, I decided what my
top 10 list would contain. The following is the top 10 ways to fail your
road test. *Not to be tried on an actual road test. See how many of
these you may be tempted to do.
10. Lay on the horn and chase pedestrians out of the crosswalk.
9. Constantly ask the examiner out on a date.
8. Answer “Okay baby” after each instruction the examiner gives you.
7. Play the Fast and the Furious theme song while driving your road test.
6. Get dressed up for the test by wearing your birthday suit.
5. Use the parking brake to slide your vehicle sideways into your parallel park position.
4. Shift to neutral and rev the engine while looking at the driver next to you at a red light.
3. Curse aloud at the driver who just cut you off during their lane change.
2. Suddenly look over your shoulder out the rear window and yell “Crap! It’s the cops!”
1. Say to the examiner “Whatever you do, don’t open the glove box”.
This
was certainly a fun tongue-in-cheek article to write and I hope you
never end up doing any of these crazy things during a road test. I’m
certain you won’t know anyone who has tried these things during their
road test. Or have you? For anyone who has tried any of these things, you’ve created a lot of talk around the office water cooler…to say the least.
Thursday 23 January 2014
Automatic Driving Test Pass in Northampton UK
Edgars has been learning on and off for ten years!
With the help of the short notice test plan he finally could fit his driving test into his busy life!.
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Tuesday 3 December 2013
Why you need Driving Lessons in the UK to pass a driving test.
As an American who recently passed the UK driving theory and
practical tests, I have a new found respect for all the motorists I
encounter on British roads.
To get my American license when I was 16 years old, I had to take a very short multiple choice theory test. Having not studied and never driven, I passed easily. Then I took a practical test that consisted of a 15-minute amble through a flat rural area. I performed poorly, and at the end of my test the examiner turned to me and said, "You really don't know what you're doin', do ya?" And he passed me.
I initially assumed the UK test was comparable to the one across the pond. But then I read that the large majority of UK motorists fail their first driving exam. And I heard horror stories of Americans and other foreigners failing multiple times. I began to study (or "revise" as you Brits say) in earnest.
I'm a doctoral student at Cambridge, and I'm quite sure I prepared much more for my driving tests than I will for my PhD viva next year.
A UK license is basically a PhD in driving.
I read the Highway Code. I read the entire 528-page AA Complete Test book, reviewing all of its 948 multiple-choice questions. I bought the Driving Test Success DVD, watching hours of slightly awkward inside-the-car footage of UK driving lessons. I watched countless "hazard perception" videos on YouTube.
The night before my practical test I fell asleep around 2am on my sofa with my laptop on my stomach as I watched "show me, tell me" vehicle safety tutorials. Had I not watched those videos, my answer to every vehicle safety question during the real test would have been "I would call my dad and then call AA."
(Note to American readers: AA is the British equivalent of AAA, but for some reason they don't call it the "American Automobile Association" in the UK.)
In the course of my studies I had to learn all those charming British motoring terms. To me, many of the terms sounded more like names for rock and folk bands. You know, when I was a teenager I loved heavy metal bands like Kerb, Slip Road, and MOT, and punk bands like The Rising Bollards. Now that I'm older, I prefer the gentler acoustic sound of bands like Soft Verge, Central Reservation, Pelican Crossing, Gantry Sign, and Urban Clearway, though I can still dig the pop-punk energy of Double Mini Roundabout.
I also had to create mnemonic devices to remember the differences between Britain's bird-name road crossings. A toucan crossing is where "two can" cross – both pedestrians and cyclists. At a puffin crossing, a pedestrian may be "huffin' and puffin' to get across" because there is no flashing amber light. Oh, apparently "amber" means "yellow" in English English. I've taken to calling Britain's other traffic lights ruby and emerald.
Thanks to my preparation, I passed the theory test, though my hazard perception score was hazardously low.
When the moment of my practical test arrived, I was a nervous wreck – though thankfully not a literal wreck. I tried to endear myself to my stiff-upper-lipped examiner by noting that the driving tests in America are "a bit different". He chuckled and said, "they're a joke".
To be fair to Americans, we drive big automatic cars on wide, open, straight roads, and most of our country is farmland and wilderness. Most of our towns and cities were laid out after the invention of the automobile. America is a car-based civilization. A Declaration of Independence from public transportation is part of our national psyche. A burdensome license test would be seen as an infringement on our fundamental human right to drive.
Things are "a bit different" in Britain. You have eight times the population density of the United States and many of your narrow, windy roads were developed before the invention of even the horse-drawn coach.
My American compatriots are shocked when I tell them that to earn a UK license I had to take a lengthy theory test, computerized hazard perception test, eye sight test, vehicle safety test, and a 40-minute driving test with a meticulous examiner jotting down each of my "faults" in real time.
As my faults mounted during the test, I prayed that we would turn back toward the test centre before I surpassed the maximum level of acceptable faultiness. I'm a married homeowner who drives an MPV with two toddlers in car seats; I'm hardly a risk-taker on the road. But I am an American. The examiner perceived my hazardousness and marked me down for not looking in my mirrors before I signalled – seven times.
Now I'm always conscious of looking in the mirrors before I signal and manoeuvre. Thanks to the rigors of the UK driving test, I'm a much safer driver, and I'm glad that I share the road with a nation of drivers who had to pass the same demanding test.
The people of Great Britain can be rightfully proud of their great driving skills. Whereas the easy US tests make me wary of American drivers, here in the UK, I've embraced the mantra Keep Calm and Drive On.
• This article was amended on 2 December 2013 to correct a reference to mnemonic devices, from pneumonic devices.
To get my American license when I was 16 years old, I had to take a very short multiple choice theory test. Having not studied and never driven, I passed easily. Then I took a practical test that consisted of a 15-minute amble through a flat rural area. I performed poorly, and at the end of my test the examiner turned to me and said, "You really don't know what you're doin', do ya?" And he passed me.
I initially assumed the UK test was comparable to the one across the pond. But then I read that the large majority of UK motorists fail their first driving exam. And I heard horror stories of Americans and other foreigners failing multiple times. I began to study (or "revise" as you Brits say) in earnest.
I'm a doctoral student at Cambridge, and I'm quite sure I prepared much more for my driving tests than I will for my PhD viva next year.
A UK license is basically a PhD in driving.
I read the Highway Code. I read the entire 528-page AA Complete Test book, reviewing all of its 948 multiple-choice questions. I bought the Driving Test Success DVD, watching hours of slightly awkward inside-the-car footage of UK driving lessons. I watched countless "hazard perception" videos on YouTube.
The night before my practical test I fell asleep around 2am on my sofa with my laptop on my stomach as I watched "show me, tell me" vehicle safety tutorials. Had I not watched those videos, my answer to every vehicle safety question during the real test would have been "I would call my dad and then call AA."
(Note to American readers: AA is the British equivalent of AAA, but for some reason they don't call it the "American Automobile Association" in the UK.)
In the course of my studies I had to learn all those charming British motoring terms. To me, many of the terms sounded more like names for rock and folk bands. You know, when I was a teenager I loved heavy metal bands like Kerb, Slip Road, and MOT, and punk bands like The Rising Bollards. Now that I'm older, I prefer the gentler acoustic sound of bands like Soft Verge, Central Reservation, Pelican Crossing, Gantry Sign, and Urban Clearway, though I can still dig the pop-punk energy of Double Mini Roundabout.
I also had to create mnemonic devices to remember the differences between Britain's bird-name road crossings. A toucan crossing is where "two can" cross – both pedestrians and cyclists. At a puffin crossing, a pedestrian may be "huffin' and puffin' to get across" because there is no flashing amber light. Oh, apparently "amber" means "yellow" in English English. I've taken to calling Britain's other traffic lights ruby and emerald.
Thanks to my preparation, I passed the theory test, though my hazard perception score was hazardously low.
When the moment of my practical test arrived, I was a nervous wreck – though thankfully not a literal wreck. I tried to endear myself to my stiff-upper-lipped examiner by noting that the driving tests in America are "a bit different". He chuckled and said, "they're a joke".
To be fair to Americans, we drive big automatic cars on wide, open, straight roads, and most of our country is farmland and wilderness. Most of our towns and cities were laid out after the invention of the automobile. America is a car-based civilization. A Declaration of Independence from public transportation is part of our national psyche. A burdensome license test would be seen as an infringement on our fundamental human right to drive.
Things are "a bit different" in Britain. You have eight times the population density of the United States and many of your narrow, windy roads were developed before the invention of even the horse-drawn coach.
My American compatriots are shocked when I tell them that to earn a UK license I had to take a lengthy theory test, computerized hazard perception test, eye sight test, vehicle safety test, and a 40-minute driving test with a meticulous examiner jotting down each of my "faults" in real time.
As my faults mounted during the test, I prayed that we would turn back toward the test centre before I surpassed the maximum level of acceptable faultiness. I'm a married homeowner who drives an MPV with two toddlers in car seats; I'm hardly a risk-taker on the road. But I am an American. The examiner perceived my hazardousness and marked me down for not looking in my mirrors before I signalled – seven times.
Now I'm always conscious of looking in the mirrors before I signal and manoeuvre. Thanks to the rigors of the UK driving test, I'm a much safer driver, and I'm glad that I share the road with a nation of drivers who had to pass the same demanding test.
The people of Great Britain can be rightfully proud of their great driving skills. Whereas the easy US tests make me wary of American drivers, here in the UK, I've embraced the mantra Keep Calm and Drive On.
• This article was amended on 2 December 2013 to correct a reference to mnemonic devices, from pneumonic devices.
Thursday 28 November 2013
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Monday 25 November 2013
Automatic Driving School driving test pass.
Well done Paul on passing your driving test first time with only one minor fault.!
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Mr Paul Hillyer only had sixteen driving lessons in the Automatic car in Northampton.
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Sunday 13 October 2013
Stev passes his driving test first time on the Automatic car in Northampton.
Samira passes her driving test only two weeks from her last driving test.
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Friday 30 August 2013
Have you the right attitude?
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Posted by: safedriver | August 29, 2013
Define “professional driver”
I
think we’ve all done things that were a little risky throughout our
lives. Sometimes we do them without much thought. Hindsight is great
though because after doing what was essentially wrong and/or dangerous,
we realized it was something we shouldn’t have done to begin with. What
would possess us to do things like this, especially while driving? Like
the driver of this vehicle who decided to drive along the sidewalk to
reach a specific driveway instead of waiting their turn in traffic. Did
they have this plan originally when they got into the vehicle or was it
something they did at the spur of the moment?I recently did a live morning show on television when I said that every driver should be a professional driver. This wasn’t asking each person to earn a living while driving, but it was more about acting more professional when behind the wheel. Essentially this meant to pay attention to your surroundings while driving and make safe choices. Don’t become a pedestrian behind the wheel. Learn to become a real driver.
To me, a professional driver is someone who looks well ahead and anticipates what the traffic pattern will be up the road and then responds to it early. A professional driver is someone who thinks through the actions before doing them. A professional driver is someone who does the proper things more times than not because they know it’s a safer way, despite the fact that they may be late for their appointment because of heavy traffic patterns. A professional driver is someone who respects their vehicle and those around them. They become a proactive driver. Does this sound like you?
We often hear about drivers who crash their vehicles because of the risks they take. Driver’s who speed, weave in and out of traffic and drivers who purposely distract themselves by texting while driving, eating while driving or by having heated conversations with their passengers hurt more than themselves; they hurt everyone near them. Even though they have passengers with them, they still decide to take these chances. Why?
Driving is more than a physical activity of steering, accelerating and braking. It’s done mostly with your brain and eyes. Your hands and feet just help you go where your brain and eyes want. It’s become a very psychological activity in recent years. If drivers began to take pride in their driving ability, maybe crash rates would drop, injuries would be reduced and fatalities would decrease as well.
When I was a judge on Canada’s Worst Driver I met many people who really didn’t care much about what they did behind the wheel or the vehicle itself. It’s certainly not the attitude of a professional driver. Unfortunately, there are millions more people out there with the same attitude who call themselves a driver. Sitting behind the steering wheel doesn’t make you a driver and it definitely doesn’t make you a professional driver.
Now is the time to make the change to become a professional driver. Sit back and take a good, honest look at you; the driver. It starts with your attitude. Change the attitude and then change the ability. With a solid effort over time, you too can become the ultimate professional driver. I dare you.
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Agnes had automatic driving lessons in Northampton..
This will help her a lot in her new job.
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Wednesday 19 June 2013
Driving lessons history of the Sat-Nav.
I believe that the Sat-Nav when used correctly is a wonderful aid to road safety.
I can give you a driving lesson on how to use one correctly.
Where on earth?
A history of the Sat-nav
The first satellite navigation system was called Transit and established by the US military in the 60s'.
The idea of offering sat-nav for drivers was first floated in the mid-80s'. A system called Homer, based around a modified IBM computer with a screen built into a car's glovebox, was unveiled at a German trade fair in 1985.
There is debate about which car brand had the first sat-nav for its owners. The American-market 1990 Honda Legend was certainly one of the first, using gyroscopes and accelerometers to work out position.
The first portable devices arrived in shops in 1991, and moving maps started two years later.
The idea of offering sat-nav for drivers was first floated in the mid-80s'. A system called Homer, based around a modified IBM computer with a screen built into a car's glovebox, was unveiled at a German trade fair in 1985.
There is debate about which car brand had the first sat-nav for its owners. The American-market 1990 Honda Legend was certainly one of the first, using gyroscopes and accelerometers to work out position.
The first portable devices arrived in shops in 1991, and moving maps started two years later.
The sat-nav business exploded in 1994 when America opened up
its military Global Positioning System (GPS) of 32 satellites for
commercial licensing. US car brand Oldsmobile was the first to launch a
GPS system for vehicles, GuideStar, in 1995.
Maps first appeared on mobile phones in 1998 and spoken route guidance was launched in 2001. Devices aimed specifically at motorcyclists arrived in 2006.
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Maps first appeared on mobile phones in 1998 and spoken route guidance was launched in 2001. Devices aimed specifically at motorcyclists arrived in 2006.
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