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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

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that Fitness to Drive and health is an important factor in driving. In the long-term, any pre-existing or new medical condition which may affect your ability to drive safely must be reported to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). This is generally a conversation you should have with your doctor or specialist. A complete list of notifiable conditions is available on the gov.uk web

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that the gearbox contains the gears, which control the relationship between the engine speed and wheel speed. First gear provides the greatest force for the driving wheels and is normally the one you use to get the vehicle moving from a complete stop. As you speed up, you change up to the higher gears, each one giving you less engine power, but more speed for your wheels. Using the highest ge

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke , you will find that this is also known as a ‘separation distance’. It refers to the gap that we leave between our vehicle and the vehicle in front. It’s important that we leave a good gap in case anything suddenly happens in front – it gives us time to react and slow or stop safely. Road traffic collisions are often caused by vehicles following the vehicle in front too closely. It’s essential that drivers

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that the emergency stop, also known as the controlled stop, is often practised during driving lessons. This involves simulating an emergency situation and getting the student to stop as quickly and as safely as possible. It could be that a pedestrian has suddenly walked out on you, or a car has pulled out on you. How is it performed on a test? Your examiner will pull you over at the side of t

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that a dual carriageway is a road which has a central reservation to separate the carriageways. They are usually used to link major roads or areas together, and where there is high traffic flow – where two lanes would benefit the traffic to keep it moving. Despite the name, some ‘dual carriageways’ have only one lane in each direction, or maybe three lanes: it is the separation between opposi

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke , you will find that in Manual Transmission Cars, (ie, with a Gear Lever and Clutch Pedal) the clutch pedal decides if the engine is connected to the wheels. When the clutch pedal is all the way up, the engine is fully-connected to the wheels. With the clutch pedal pressed all the way to the floor, it disconnects the engine from the wheels. Between the fully-up and fully-down position is the biting point,

As you develop your skills during your driving lessons in Basingstoke, you will find that brakes are for slowing down, or stopping but there are other ways we can slow our vehicle down, such as simply taking our foot off the gas, changing gears, and using engine braking. Different cars can have different types of brakes – disc brakes or drum brakes. The more pressure you put on the foot brake, the more the vehicle will slow down. Slowing down under control isn’t just a matter