ann_capri Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 hi all im feeling a bit im having trouble getting the car straight on reverse i can do reverse parrel park and reverse short corner but when it comes to getting the car straight and the end of each one it just keeps going wrong , but my instructor say's everyone finds this bit hard. anyone else doing lessons and finding it hard to get straight and anyone got any tips
FredTransit Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 It'll come to you! ah driving lessons, I remember those. I also remember being told to slow down, and to think what was on the roof when I moaned about being stuck behind other learners! I learned on a Mk2 daytona yellow escort, and was gutted when they sold it (would have bought it off them, had I known) and bought some jap crap!!!
Guest cortinamad-gonetoo Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 i cant remember what i did in driving lessons too long ago but theve changed the test so much now i just remember having to reverse round a corner on the test dont think i did any other reversing
Guest cortinamad-gonetoo Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 oh yeah i did 3 point turn too
mk1markfalkirk Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 just finished doing lessons only passed my test on sat there so boring its unreal never got the hang of lining things up with windows etc just looked like i did and did it my own way lol bit of luck i think
DoireMan Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 I found that I kept messing up reversing into parking bays, assuming you have to do that over in England. As for going straight back, just return the wheel until it's straight again. Edit: I mean until the steering wheel is straight. It's simple, but doesn't occour to you right away.
surfingturnip Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 straightening up at the wrong time is where I occasionally go a bit wrong. And I have a somewhat odd way of reverse parrallel parking. Bay parking's easy tho :lol:
bomber1 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 im going through this with my girlfreind. problem is i do all this without thinking as been driving cars and vans for over 10 yrs and lorrys for 2yrs. then i get stressed with her because i see it as simple suprised she still talks to me! it all comes with practice and time
Copey Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 It'll come to you! ah driving lessons, I remember those. I also remember being told to slow down, and to think what was on the roof when I moaned about being stuck behind other learners! i was exactly the same!!! also got told that i should not be goin round corners at 20-25 mph, lol
FredTransit Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 One of my driving instructors left work after my lesson, never came in the next day. After a week (he missed my next lesson) they went round to his place. He had moved. I kid you not.
surfingturnip Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 It'll come to you! ah driving lessons, I remember those. I also remember being told to slow down, and to think what was on the roof when I moaned about being stuck behind other learners! i was exactly the same!!! also got told that i should not be goin round corners at 20-25 mph, lol I get that, in fact I got that today stupid fwd clio, it would have drifted round if it was rwd
ann_capri Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Posted January 28, 2008 well had another lesson today still didnt get it right ,apart from once and that was because there was a post box on the path and i could tell i wasnt straight my instuctor said to get lee to follow us with a cut out of a postbox then i would get it right everytime
john_3.0s Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 try using the mirrors and use the curb or the white lines as a marker to follow, bes thing is to have an hours practise in a car park somewhere. trust the mirrors, it seems weird at first but thats what they are there for. good luck
ann_capri Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Posted January 28, 2008 try using the mirrors and use the curb or the white lines as a marker to follow, bes thing is to have an hours practise in a car park somewhere. trust the mirrors, it seems weird at first but thats what they are there for. good luck your not alowerd to use the wing mirrow's has that would be a fail on the test only aloued a two second glane at them and that is it
FredTransit Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 WHY? I was taught that's what they are there for, and in a van with no rear view that's all you have.
FlashCadillac Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 somthing about running people over that might be stupid enough to stand behind your car whilst your reverse
ann_capri Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Posted January 28, 2008 dont know why they changed it , all i know is that you are not allowed to reverse on them ,you can have a quick glance in them but if you look and use them to much when doing reverse then when you take your test they could give you a minor for each time you do it or fail you so now you see my trouble its hard work
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