| Attitude is best summed up by a review of what | | | | times in all situations. If you have not taken the |
| you have done so far, to reach a certain standard | | | | trouble to familiarise yourself with all the various |
| in your driving. Have you taken advice from | | | | hotspots which may be temporary or permanent, |
| friends, relatives or acquaintances or have you | | | | scattered throughout the general Test Route |
| taken the whole thing much more seriously and | | | | area then it is very likely that here is where you |
| picked up the phone and booked lessons with a | | | | will come a cropper. "Oh but I only made that one |
| Professional Driving School?A Professional School | | | | error because I didn't know the new road layout |
| will equip you with the skills needed to survive, | | | | was about to be implemented, and it wasn't there |
| stay safe and enjoy trouble-free Motoring. Passing | | | | yesterday ".This type of mistake in an unusual |
| the Driving Test will be achievable providing you | | | | situation leads to numerous grade three faults on |
| learn to drive first. Preparing for a Driving Test | | | | Driving Tests and as we know one grade three is |
| should only commence when you have reached a | | | | a disqualification. Grade three type difficult |
| certain level of Driving Skill and will be so much | | | | situations are commonplace in every day driving |
| easier than doing it the other way round. A | | | | and if strict marking was not in force then there |
| Driving Test Pass is only the beginning of your | | | | would be many more first time Test Passes but |
| Driving career not the end!There are several | | | | many more Write-Offs with the attendant |
| every day driving skills that are essential for safe | | | | misery.Obviously nerves can play a big part on |
| motoring but which are not tested on a Driving | | | | the day and some candidates are better at |
| Test. Would you ignore these because they will | | | | controlling these emotions than others. If you can |
| not be encountered on your Test? I hope | | | | reduce this stress by telling yourself that it will not |
| not.What are they?(1) Driving on Country | | | | be the end of the World if you don't pass this |
| Roads.(2) Driving on the Carriageway at full | | | | time then you will probably be more relaxed and |
| speed.(3) Driving at Night.(4) Driving in adverse | | | | will drive much better. Remember it is you who |
| Weather conditions.(5) Emergency Stop.(6) | | | | has to do your homework and be confident that |
| Reverse around a right hand corner.(7) Reverse | | | | you can do all manoeuvres, not the Examiner. |
| Parking into a tight space.(8) Driving in log-jammed | | | | With this confidence will come competence and |
| Rush hour Traffic.A number of these manoeuvres | | | | you will do a much better job on the day.Not |
| are currently included on the U.K. Driving Test and | | | | enough homework, not enough practise and not |
| will one day form part of the Irish Driving Test | | | | enough lessons all conspire to produce an |
| when we finally come up to European | | | | unsatisfactory result. Taking lessons two weeks |
| Standards.Attitude to the Driving Test.There are | | | | before your Test just won't prepare you |
| many myths and legends surrounding the Driving | | | | sufficiently to be successful and to build up that |
| Test; lets examine some of them The right | | | | level of confidence that is needed.Take care and |
| attitude for a new beginner Driver should be a | | | | Take lessons. Driving Schools are not there to |
| non confrontational one and a realisation that you | | | | fleece; you they are there to help you achieve a |
| the Driver are responsible for the result, be it | | | | satisfactory level of Driving Skill and to enable you |
| positive or negative.Examiners do not have a | | | | to arrive alive!Robin Piggott is a Driving Instructor |
| quota of passes or fails to be achieved. Yes they | | | | in Ireland who brings four decades of experience |
| are human and subject to outside influences such | | | | to his Astral Driving School based in Limerick. His |
| as first impressions, as we all are. It is just as | | | | newly refurbed web site due to launch in a day or |
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| impression as it is to achieve a good one so why | | | | treasure trove of everything for the Learner |
| not do your homework and give yourself a head | | | | Driver and also pages for the visitor who is |
| start over those candidates who don't take the | | | | contemplating Touring Ireland by Car.In the |
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