We now come to the always popular part of the driving test, which are the reverse manouevres. This section of the test often fills candidates with dread, but it need not. The exercises are listed on the Driving Test Report as follows:
3. Reverse left. (Reversing around a corner to the left.)
4. Reverse right. (Reversing around a corner to the right.)
5.Reverse Park. (This can be either on the road, parallel parking, or in a car park, bay parking.)
6. Turn in Road.
You will usually only be asked to do one of these manouevres on your test, but make sure you can do them all with ease before attempting your test, as you will not know which one your examiner will choose.
A lot of test failures come from the reverse manouevres, so what is your examiner looking for?
In each section there are two sub sections entitled control and observation. Your examiner will also be checking for accuracy.
So can you control your car at the low speed required for a reverse exercise, or does the speed pick up as you go along? If your speed is not consistently under control, you have not mastered clutch control sufficiently, which will lead to a test fail. Is your control of the gas pedal good, or does the engine start to scream? If so, more practise please, as this will affect your control and Eco Safe Driving, leading to disappointment.
How is your steering? Miles from the kerb, mounting the pavement, on the bays white line?
If so, more practise needed. Does your car roll down the road camber when you do a turn in the road? If so, it's a no no and you need to practise clutch control and use of handbrake.
All of these faults are standard fare on everybodies driving lessons, but they must be a thing of the past before you take your driving test. Your driving instructor deals with similar problems every day and will be able to show you quite easily how to solve them.
OK so you've mastered the steering and control, but how is your observation?
You must be aware of, and act upon every event that occurs around you when you are manouevring, as you are doing the unusual, and it's your responsibility to give way and not to endanger or inconvenience any other road user, including cyclists and pedestrians.
The only way you will achieve this is by observation. Keep your eyes open through each step of any manouevre, expect the unexpected, listen as well, and act upon what you see, usually by stopping your car until the hazard has passed.
You will be doing this on your driving lessons, but make sure you take those skills into your driving test.
The driving instructors, here at John Lowe Driving, will be able to coach you in these manouevres to a level where they will be just routine exercises that hold no terrors.
Call us on 01452 614226 to book your lessons.
Remember - Be careful out there!
Warm regards, John Lowe.
http://www.drivinglessonsgloucester.org
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