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As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that roundabouts allow traffic from different roads to merge or cross without necessarily stopping. Priority Before you enter a roundabout, you normally give way to any traffic approaching from your immediate right. However, you should keep moving if the way is clear. Always use the MSM/PSL (Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre/Position, Speed, Look) routine on approach. Approaching a roundabout Always

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that there are numerous questions that you may have before you start learning to drive, below are just a few of the most common things that you will need to consider before you take the step towards 'Driving Independence'. NOT MADE IT TO 17 YET? ​ If you're not yet 17 you can start practising on private land, such as on a farm, but remember that places like supermarket car parks are classed

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that it is said that patience is a virtue, and this is certainly true when you are driving. Sadly, incompetence, bad manners and aggression seem to be commonplace on our roads, but there is no excuse for this type of behaviour when driving. You shouldn't let bad driving behaviour by other motorists lead to conflict. If you do, you are well on the way to an accident. Be prepared to make allowa

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that a skilful driver constantly watches and interprets what's happening around them. Always drive at such a speed that you can stop safely within the distance you can see to be clear. A good driver will constantly scan the road ahead and to the side and, by frequent use of the mirrors, be aware of the situation behind. Look at other road users and assess their: speed behaviour possible inten

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that you will find that you're very much more limited by conditions at night. You can't see as far as you can in daylight, so less information is available. Problems vary widely with the type of road and amount of traffic. Speed at night You need to be more alert and aware that you can't safely drive as fast at night as you can in daylight. The includes driving at dusk or dawn, even in good w

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that using your driving mirrors regularly and sensibly is vital to good driving. Learning to judge the speed and distance of vehicles behind you takes time. Try the following exercise when your vehicle is stationary: Compare the different impressions you get when you view vehicles through the interior mirror and the exterior mirrors. The vehicles may seem smaller in the exterior mirrors. Then

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that you should always follow lane markings, which are there for 2 reasons: They make the best possible use of road space They guide the traffic. Keeping to the lane markings is vital. Position yourself in good time If you find you're in the wrong lane, don't try to change by cutting across other drivers at the last moment. Carry on in your lane and find another way back to your route. Changi

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that if we didn't have any knowledge, we wouldn't really be able to drive! Practical experience of driving is fantastic, and clearly really useful. However, if you don't have the knowledge of the road, rules, signs and markings, you wouldn't be able to drive effectively, safely, or even legally. This is why it's important that we learn new things, and continuously update our knowledge. Especi

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that a junction is where two or more roads meet, usually with a minor road joining a major road. There are many types of junction - including; T junction Y junction Junction on a bend Roundabout Crossroads Unmarked junctions Controlled junctions Box junctions. How to identify a junction? Road markings: The most common road markings surrounding a typical junction would be a give way line, or a

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that there are three possible elements to this; using SatNav (including on your driving test), following road signs (including on your driving test) and driving alone. SatNav Satellite navigation is great, although you need to use it carefully. Whatever model you buy (in many modern cars, you can even dock your phone and use Google Maps or Apple Maps), it needs to be kept up to date. And you