Words of advice you remember when learning to drive

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What's the best advice/words of wisdom you were given when learning to drive that helped you?

Thought of another .

Never trust an indicator, never trust the absence of one.

Dont go where your eyes haven't seen. Just because that big thing you can't see around goes for it doesn't mean it's safe.

Don't completely trust indicators on their own.

Make progress (i.e have confidence, don't speed or be silly but don't dawdle either)!
How to parallel park (just about 🙄)
If you have got someone up your backside try to ignore and just remain consistent at the speed you are and let them overtake if they want to

Think once, think twice, think BIKE.

Drive like everyone else on the road is an idiot.

I still do this regularly while driving, 30 years later!

'smooth as silk, smooooooth as silk'

A good driver always leaves a footprint (in other words, never follow a vehicle directly behind so you can see what’s beyond it)

Treat every other driver as though they can't see you, can't hear anything and have the IQ of a small monkey.

Your tax only paid for the road on this side of the white line…never nick someone else’s.

Turn turn turn turn turn!!

I learned in a heavy car with no power steering…

Know your vehicle and assume every other driver on the road is a fool.

"Peep and creep" when you need to move without full visibility

If you have to sneeze, keep your eyes open.

“Assume that person crossing the pedestrian crossing will drop something and dart back for it” (driving instructor no. 1)

“Watch the old speed there” (driving instructor no. 2)

”Assume everyone else on the road is an idiot” (Dad)

”Listen to your engine” (for gear changes, Dad again)

‘you can only control what is going on in front of your car, you can’t control what is going on behind'

meaning leave enough space to react/stop; if someone goes up the back of you, you won’t be sandwiched in the middle…...

Assume every other road user is an idiot and will do something unpredictable.

Always look both ways, even if the road layout makes it seem unnecessary.

Forgot a couple:

If someone is tailgating you, slow down.

You are not looking at the mirror, you are looking at what is IN the mirror.

"Always remember, if you can't see the wing mirror on an HGV, the driver can't see you" said by my dad who drove HGVs for almost 50 years.

That's very similar to the Tasman Bridge disaster in 1975. Bulk carrier brought the bridge down on a foggy night.

The pictures of the two cars whose drivers managed to brake in time are chilling.

There's a good short video on the disaster here.