Another aspect is that it sometimes seems to me if there are two lanes, and perhaps not much traffic, people waiting to enter almost expect me to straight line it and when I am coming round sticking strictly to the left hand lane they think I am turning left and start creeping out.
Straight lining is an important driving skill and is taught in advanced driving. I do it when safe to do so to maintain momentum which is better for fuel economy, better on your tyres and therefore better for the environment. Certainly a skill only to be used by competent drivers. Unfortunately, having a driving license does not ensure competency these days.
Good video. Even though I passed last year I am still finding myself watching channels related to learning to drive. I still find it very interesting. New subscriber.
Great to hear, if I’m honest I wish I’d had something like this when I was younger as it would have helped me no end. Like many in my generation I learned to drive once I passed my test , through mistakes. Nowadays teaching generally is better but so many more ways of keeping current such as this. Thank you for subscribing 😎
@@JamesSimpkinsADI definitely watching CZcams and following all these driving instructors has made me a better driver in how I approach and respect others. It's just the idiots around you that you must be on the look out for.
@@shankly1985 definitely, I watch a lot of dashcam footage online, and find it amazing how people sometimes don’t see what’s about to happen. DTA, don’t trust anyone, and you’ll get by just fine
@JamesSimpkinsADI after I passed my test thier was little course you could go and do. All class room based where you leaned things like road positioning to give a better view . So learn to stay wide into corner so you have a better view. Thier was also a thing called looked bur failed to see. For example you look see the car but fail to see the cyclist. The example they used was a sentence and yiu read it out and everytime you got wrong as 1 of the words was a double like the but your brain only read it once despite it being repeated. I know for myself in city driving when dark and lots of lights and seen the car then double checked and thier has being a cyclist and I have missed on the first look as they have disappeared in the lights. Or my eyes have been drawn to the car lights.. People will say it was easier when we learned . Maybe it was in someways but we never had the number of different ways to learn from that they do now.
I have just started watching your Channel, starting from the oldest working up to the newest. I was going to suggest that you numbered the videos, as this will make it easier to tell people important videos to watch eg: Pedestrians at a Roundabout. I was about to send the comment and noticed that you have now started to Number the Videos 👍. Very informative Channel, Keep up the Good Work. 🙂
Thank you very much, yes I’m still learning! Not the most tech savvy person but starting to try and organise it a little better to make it easier to access videos that will interest certain people etc. thank you for the kind comment
I was taught to signal on roundabouts back in the 80's. Seems no-one is these days, and it annoys me like mad when they make me stop, then turn into the road I'm approaching from.
Time and place I do do it but only when it's quite and no traffic about. I certainly don't do when there is traffic about as it's a little selfish and can be a bit confusing. If thier is a learner I definitely ain't doing as I think drive by example so when they are watching they have a good example say to follow the left lane for straight on it gives them a good example to follow and you as an instructor can say watch how they follow their lane
It’s very important not to straight line a roundabout and to stick to your lane so someone else can also use the roundabout at the same time as you and also people can work out where you are going.
Another aspect is that it sometimes seems to me if there are two lanes, and perhaps not much traffic, people waiting to enter almost expect me to straight line it and when I am coming round sticking strictly to the left hand lane they think I am turning left and start creeping out.
Straight lining is an important driving skill and is taught in advanced driving. I do it when safe to do so to maintain momentum which is better for fuel economy, better on your tyres and therefore better for the environment. Certainly a skill only to be used by competent drivers. Unfortunately, having a driving license does not ensure competency these days.
Good video. Even though I passed last year I am still finding myself watching channels related to learning to drive.
I still find it very interesting.
New subscriber.
Great to hear, if I’m honest I wish I’d had something like this when I was younger as it would have helped me no end. Like many in my generation I learned to drive once I passed my test , through mistakes. Nowadays teaching generally is better but so many more ways of keeping current such as this. Thank you for subscribing 😎
@@JamesSimpkinsADI definitely watching CZcams and following all these driving instructors has made me a better driver in how I approach and respect others.
It's just the idiots around you that you must be on the look out for.
@@shankly1985 definitely, I watch a lot of dashcam footage online, and find it amazing how people sometimes don’t see what’s about to happen. DTA, don’t trust anyone, and you’ll get by just fine
@JamesSimpkinsADI after I passed my test thier was little course you could go and do. All class room based where you leaned things like road positioning to give a better view . So learn to stay wide into corner so you have a better view. Thier was also a thing called looked bur failed to see. For example you look see the car but fail to see the cyclist. The example they used was a sentence and yiu read it out and everytime you got wrong as 1 of the words was a double like the but your brain only read it once despite it being repeated. I know for myself in city driving when dark and lots of lights and seen the car then double checked and thier has being a cyclist and I have missed on the first look as they have disappeared in the lights. Or my eyes have been drawn to the car lights.. People will say it was easier when we learned . Maybe it was in someways but we never had the number of different ways to learn from that they do now.
I have just started watching your Channel, starting from the oldest working up to the newest. I was going to suggest that you numbered the videos, as this will make it easier to tell people important videos to watch eg: Pedestrians at a Roundabout. I was about to send the comment and noticed that you have now started to Number the Videos 👍. Very informative Channel, Keep up the Good Work. 🙂
Thank you very much, yes I’m still learning! Not the most tech savvy person but starting to try and organise it a little better to make it easier to access videos that will interest certain people etc. thank you for the kind comment
I was taught to signal on roundabouts back in the 80's. Seems no-one is these days, and it annoys me like mad when they make me stop, then turn into the road I'm approaching from.
Time and place I do do it but only when it's quite and no traffic about. I certainly don't do when there is traffic about as it's a little selfish and can be a bit confusing. If thier is a learner I definitely ain't doing as I think drive by example so when they are watching they have a good example say to follow the left lane for straight on it gives them a good example to follow and you as an instructor can say watch how they follow their lane
It’s very important not to straight line a roundabout and to stick to your lane so someone else can also use the roundabout at the same time as you and also people can work out where you are going.