Had a good morning, Shelly from Maidstone who has been trying to pass her driving test for eight years in manual and automatic cars with no success passed today with just 4 driving faults and was even complimented by the examiner on the nice drive, must have been the hugs and kisses he received from her. Not to mention the bottle of whisky she gave me when I dropped her off home after the test! not all bad this Job.
By for now
Mike Sutton A.D.I
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
A SEASONAL TALE - Ho Ho Ho
It’s an early morning on a damp but mild Saturday in December and I’m off to one of my local villages to meet Josh, a new pupil, for an assessment lesson.
Josh is keen and has some experience of driving with his mum. Great! Things should go well.
So after checking his details and a quick chat about any concerns he may have we’re off.
He moves off nicely, builds up speed well and settles down to quite a competent drive. We discuss a few areas for improvement whilst on the move and then pull up for a recap of the lesson so far.
One aspect of Josh’s driving in particular I want to fix is his observations.
So, after confirming exactly what’s expected we’re off again and headed home.
During the drive I’m prompting him about when and where we should be using the mirrors. Then it got a little strange……
The conversation went something like this:
“Okay Josh, what hazards can you see ahead?”
“There’s a lorry parked on the left and it might pull out.”
“Well done. What are you going to do about it?”
“Erm, check my main mirror, my right mirror and improve my view.”
“How?”
“By moving out to the right a bit.”
“Good, now which mirrors should we check before we move back to the left?”
“Main and then my left.”
“Nicely done. Now keep any eye on the main mirror as we speed up. What can you see?”
“Whoa! Some beardy bloke in a red jacket on a Reindeer!”
“Yeah, Ok!”
“No really man, there’s a dude behind that looks like Santa.”
So, I checked behind and there he was. Santa was indeed following us, on a motorbike made to look like a Reindeer. There was no plastic or cardboard involved either. This guy had gone to a lot of effort and it looked like real fur had been used.
We can only assume ‘Santa’ was on his way to charity bash of some kind but it gave us a real giggle and the lesson finished on a high.
And Josh signed up for a course of lessons, a happy ending.
Strange but true.
Martin Lewis
Josh is keen and has some experience of driving with his mum. Great! Things should go well.
So after checking his details and a quick chat about any concerns he may have we’re off.
He moves off nicely, builds up speed well and settles down to quite a competent drive. We discuss a few areas for improvement whilst on the move and then pull up for a recap of the lesson so far.
One aspect of Josh’s driving in particular I want to fix is his observations.
So, after confirming exactly what’s expected we’re off again and headed home.
During the drive I’m prompting him about when and where we should be using the mirrors. Then it got a little strange……
The conversation went something like this:
“Okay Josh, what hazards can you see ahead?”
“There’s a lorry parked on the left and it might pull out.”
“Well done. What are you going to do about it?”
“Erm, check my main mirror, my right mirror and improve my view.”
“How?”
“By moving out to the right a bit.”
“Good, now which mirrors should we check before we move back to the left?”
“Main and then my left.”
“Nicely done. Now keep any eye on the main mirror as we speed up. What can you see?”
“Whoa! Some beardy bloke in a red jacket on a Reindeer!”
“Yeah, Ok!”
“No really man, there’s a dude behind that looks like Santa.”
So, I checked behind and there he was. Santa was indeed following us, on a motorbike made to look like a Reindeer. There was no plastic or cardboard involved either. This guy had gone to a lot of effort and it looked like real fur had been used.
We can only assume ‘Santa’ was on his way to charity bash of some kind but it gave us a real giggle and the lesson finished on a high.
And Josh signed up for a course of lessons, a happy ending.
Strange but true.
Martin Lewis
Green for Go - Not Always!
We were at a traffic light controlled cross roads waiting to turn right. The traffic from the right could go straight on but also had a separate left control filter lane. I think you can guess what is coming?
As we sat patently waiting for our green light to proceed a vehicle approached from the right hand side, saw the green light for the left filter but continued across the cross roads rather than turning left!
The guy crossing from opposite side to us narrowly avoided a very dented car and probably a change of underwear. We saw it all happening which was very scary. Always doucble check the green light and look around. Never assume that it is safe to go!"
Happy Christmas
As we sat patently waiting for our green light to proceed a vehicle approached from the right hand side, saw the green light for the left filter but continued across the cross roads rather than turning left!
The guy crossing from opposite side to us narrowly avoided a very dented car and probably a change of underwear. We saw it all happening which was very scary. Always doucble check the green light and look around. Never assume that it is safe to go!"
Happy Christmas
Thursday, 10 December 2009
I know him!
The other day when I asked a pupil what types of road the national speed limit for cars is 70 MPH on, I got a rather surprising answer.
" Motorways and George carriageways", he replied.
"Motorways and who?" I asked.
"George carriageways", he reiterated.
It transpires that he actually cannot say the word 'Dual'.
Yes, seriously!
It takes all sorts I suppose!
" Motorways and George carriageways", he replied.
"Motorways and who?" I asked.
"George carriageways", he reiterated.
It transpires that he actually cannot say the word 'Dual'.
Yes, seriously!
It takes all sorts I suppose!
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