Archive of category "Driving Skills"

There are several types of pedestrian crossings.  You have Pelican, Puffin, Toucan, Pegasus, and courtesy crossings.  This article gives out a method of handling them safely You need to know the types to identify the hazards. When driving it will be a light controlled crossing or a zebra crossing?    As you get closer, you [...]

This article explains how to do the Turn in the Road

Gears

This article explains how to use the gears. It looks at what agear is and what it does. It explains how to change gears and when to change gear.

Controls

This article discusses the main car controls

Roundabouts

Roundabouts cofnuse people. Why? They are very simple to use. Read this article and find out.

Park the car

This article explains the two set parking exercised that you will encounter during the driving test.
It is useful for anyone who has forgoten what their driving isntrucotr told them.

This articel explains how to stop the car in an emergency

This article explains what is meant by defensive driving

Link to article about BTEC in Driving Skills by trade body.

We have no option but to reduce the amount of fuel we use. This will reduce the amount of pollution that we create. It will increase the time that the world has to adapt to the end of the oil. Moreover – it will save you money. An average UK driver will save about £800 a year. In the USA, an average driver will save about $500 a year.

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