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HINTS AND TIPS FOR LEARNER DRIVERS


This area has practical information to help with some of the things that you might have found difficult to master.


EASY HILL STARTS 

Following this advice will ensure that you are always confident about hill-starts!

The simple trick is to use the handbrake as a 'safety lever' to prevent the car from rolling back while you find the biting point. Learner drivers hate hill starts and it is usually because of the fear of rolling back. Using this method, you will only adjust your feet on the pedals when the car is safely secured with the handbrake.

Handbrake on and then start by preparing the car by pressing the gas pedal a little more than you would normaly. About 2000rpm will do! then find biting point making sure you see/feel the car dipping down at the rear. Now keep your feet still!

Make your normal observation checks and then release the handbrake very gently - no more than a few millimetres. If the starts to move (back or forward) keep your feet still and pull the handbrake back on again.

Re-adjust your feet while the car is secure, double check that the road is still clear, and then try again. Repeat this until you have full control.

By using this method you will feel secure in the knowledge that you cannot roll back more than a couple of centimetres; with practise you will find that you soon get the right 'feel' for the clutch every time.

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