First Driving Lesson

FIRST DRIVING LESSON

Many learners are suprised to find themselves feeling a little nervous on thier first driving lesson which is normal. Every driver on the road has been where you are right now.

How to prepare for your first driving lesson.

Provisional licence - Please ensure you have your provisional licence with you on your first lesson as it is a legal requirement for your instructor would want to verify that you are legally allowed to drvie on the road under supervision. Without your provisional driving licence, your lesson cannot proceed.

Eye sight check - Please ensure you can read number plates at an approximate distance of 20 metres with or without your glasses or contact lens, as it is also a legal requirement and your driving instructor will make you read at that distance, and if you are not able to read the number plates, your lesson cannot proceed.

Comfortable shoes - Please wear comfortable flat shoes with no chunky soles or high heels, as these will make it difficult for you to feel the pedals.

WHAT TO EXPECT ON YOUR FIRST DRIVING LESSON

The Pick Up

Your driving instructor will have arranged a pickup location with you – most likely your house, or outside your school, college or work. You don’t need to get behind the wheel just yet! Your instructor will check your providional driving licence and check your eye sight by making you read a number plate at approximate distance of 20 metres. The instructor then will drive you to a quiet street free from traffic – the ideal place for you to get to know the basics.

learn basics (The cockpit drill)

The Driving Instructor will help guide you through your first driving lesson. He will

show you all the controls of the car and how to move away to begin driving.

While parked, your instructor will talk you through the DSSSM cockpit drill – how every motorist should start their journey:

Doors securely closed?

Seat in a comfortable position?

Steering position ok?

Seatbelts on?

Mirrors adjusted?

Getting to know the car

Now your instructor will talk you through the car control’s, including your AB – accelerator and brake. You’ll learn how to operate the indicators, mirrors and handbrake.

Move off & stop safely

Depending on the length of your lesson, you should now get the chance to actually drive. Don’t worry about making mistakes as your tution car is fitted with dual control and your instructor can control the car if you doing any mistakes.

Before you get going, your instructor will talk you through some of the driving basics, which may include:

Rules of the road.

MSPSL routine, Mirrors, Signal, Postion, Speed, Look.

Moving off – this is a phrase you’ll hear a lot. It means getting the car and gears ready for driving off from a stationary position.

How to stop the car – ways that you can use the brake to slow and stop.

Basic parking – tips for how to park at the kerb.

End of lesson

End of lesson your instructor will then drive you back to your drop off point and you can have a discuss about how the lesson went, and what you’ll cover in the next lesson.