Tailgating

Tailgating, Tips and Advise

When you are learning to drive you will come across a tailgater.  This is someone who is driving too close to the back of your car.  

Appropriate speeds on your driving test

Appropriate Speeds on your driving test

Lots of learner drivers who take the UK driving test will pick up driver faults(minor faults) for going too slow on the driving test.  Some of the reasons they give is, they did't want to break the sped limit, they were nervous or it could be they didn't understand what an appropriate speed would be.

So the appropriate speed will change depending on the speed limit, the road conditions and the surroundings around.

Speed limit

Knowing what is the speed limit is important so you don't go above the limit.  But driving too slow will frustrate the driver behind you which could result in the driver behind you trying to overtake you at a possible dangerous place.

Road conditions

Most drivers love driving on a sunny dry day when the road conditions are good and clear. So you would expect to drive at an appropriate speed on that day.  But if the conditions changed to wet weather or icy or frosty then you would expect to drive slower for safety reasons.

Surroundings

The surroundings is the volume of traffic on the road, parked or moving.  The type of road, is it straight or has the road got some difficult bends ahead.   Has the road ahead got a school at the side, or a concert hall or even high street. The busier the condition the slower you would go to give you the time to react to potential hazards.

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Working on the gas and clutch

Working on the gas and clutch on high street traffic

If you are learning to drive and the thought of going to have your first drive on a busy high street worries you, then I am hoping this video will help you.

In the video I work on the has and clutch and brake on a busy high street in Milton Keynes.  

Motorway driving lesson

Motorway driving with Sharla

I was contacted by a past pupil who wanted a motorway lesson.  This is the video from the hour lesson.

For more video  www.youtube.com/c/JamesTravis
Or checkout my website www.drive-travis.co.uk

In the wrong lane approaching a roundabout

Wrong Lane At Roundabouts

As a learner driver finding yourself in the wrong lane approaching roundabouts or whilst on a roundabout can be stressful.

This great video will guild you thorough what you can do to avoid any dangerous driving when finding yourself in the wrong lane at the roundabout. 

This video will give you two simple safety tips to drive safely.

www.youtube.com/c/JamesTravis for more video on learning to drive

Budget Action Camera 4K

Budget Action Camera 4K Jeemak UHD M5
Budget Action Camera is the Jeemak 4K UHD  M5.
I have used the raw footage from the recordings.
A great looking camera that comes with lots of extra accessories.  The push buttons on the side and front are easy to use.
One of the first things I turned on was the  Image stabiliser, which I thought done the job when I was driving around. It also comes with built in wifi which you can link to the free app.

It's Your Driving Test

It's Your Driving Test

It's your driving test is a short video giving lots of advice and tips to help you on your driving test day.

Good luck on your driving test and I am hoping this video helps you.  Safe driving

How to correct your Bay Parking Faults

How To Correct Your Reverse Bay Parking Faults

This weeks video we look at how to correct your reverse bay parking faults.  We focus on your positioning in the parking bay and how to do simple adjustments from the left or right of the parking bay.

Feel free to like and share this video and if you want to checkout more video like this, then this is the link to my YouTube channel  www.youtube.com/c/JamesTravis

WIN a year's car insurance: Learner driver

Win a years car insurance: learner driver research trial

DVSA is supporting Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) to help improve the safety of young newly qualified drivers through the Driver 2020 trial. We need you You can apply to take part in the trial if you're currently learning to drive and are under 25 years old. If you take part, you might get some free training, e-learning or be asked to download an app to help with your learning. You will be asked to complete several surveys after you pass your test, which you will be paid for. What can you win? All learner drivers taking part in the research will be entered into a prize draw to win either a years free car insurance, an iPad or shopping vouchers. Research aims Driver 2020 aims to identify which training, education and technology-based approaches give the greatest benefits to the safety, skill and confidence of young newly qualified drivers. In a world-leading piece of research, TRL will be gathering information from more than 14,000 young people over the 3 years of the project.

https://driver2020.co.uk

How to drive on Motorways. Beginners

Motorway driving for beginners

A short video aimed at the newly qualified driver who is wanting more advise on driving on motorways for the first time.

You can find lots more video for learner drivers who are starting out on their driving lessons at www.youtube.com/c/JamesTravis

Teach your kids to drive

Teach your kids to drive

The time is coming when your son or daughter reaches their 17th birthday.  Driving lessons are one of the obvious things that the son or daughter would like to start and you will be thinking that's a great idea.  Then you check out the local driving instructors in your area and you also decide to help your child with some private driving lessons in your own car.

This short video from my YouTube channel is an introduction into what mum or dad need to be thinking about.