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Posted on March 3rd, 2009 by admin, under Driving Instructor, Driving Test, Driving Tips.
All Driving Instructors have a responsibility to ensure that we drive safely and maintain our driving school vehicles in a roadworthy condition and to make every effort to promote road safety and that of others for the benefit of the environment.
How well can your learner driver see?
The driver of a motor vehicle is the most important component. The driver decides which way to turn, when to use the accelerator and when to use the brakes. Learner drivers need to see and react to changing conditions very quickly.
How much you see depends on how well you can see.
Legal requirements.
The learner driver must be able to read in good daylight, with glasses or contact lenses if necessary, a stationary number plate from a minimum distance of 20.5 metres (67 feet). From September 2001, a learner driver must be able to read a new style number plate from a distance of 20 metres (66 feet). Passing this test does not imply perfect vision.
Watching your speed
- Driving too fast for road and traffic conditions and misjudging speed and distance are the two most common causes of crashes.
- The learner driver should always drive at a speed that will allow the pupil to stop well within the distance they can see clear.
- The pupil must also leave enough space between the driving school vehicle and the vehicle in front so that its possible to pull up safely if it slows down or stops suddenly.
Newbury Driving Instructor on March 5th, 2009
Some great advice. I always say to my pupils that there will be no body next to you once you have passed your driving test to use dual controls if things go wrong. So they need to be at a safe standard before they take their test.