Driving Lesson Number 27.
Well today was my second attempt in the new Yaris and after getting myself settled in the seat, at the right height and length from the pedals, we were off!
I'm still finding the pedals hard to get used to because they're so different to what I'm used to, but I was less jumpy than last week, thank god!
First off we headed towards the test centre and did a turn in the road just a little further down the road. No problems there, though I did hit the brakes a little too fierce on the first stop. Oops... Hehehehe!
Next we headed to Seaton via Siddick and I managed not to speed TOO much! I hit 41 at one point, but it's so flaming difficult to keep it at exactly 40! I must remember not to get a digital milometer when I get a car!
We had a little practice at clutch control near the shops in Seaton, and although I wasn't perfect, I did manage not to roll back too much, just ever so slightly, and got back round to have another go. This time there was no roll at all which I was most chuffed about!
We decided to give parallel parks a miss for today because we'd focussed on them last week, so this week it was a reverse round a corner at Flimby, via my FAVOURITE hill through Camerton!! No panic though, and I actually managed to keep on my own side of the road this week instead of wandering, unlike some of the drivers coming the other way...
I really don't like the corner we go to at Flimby because it's on so much of a hill that there's no clutch needed until you actually get round it and I feel like I constantly need my brake to slow me down! I nearly hit the kerb a couple of times, but managed to rescue it just in time. I think next week I'll lift the seat a little higher to see if that helps at all. You may not see the logic in that, but I know what I mean!
So next it was time to head back towards Workington and I actually managed to hit 58MPH!! Woohoo!! Before now, I've only got as far as about 54MPH but I felt much more confident this week and put my foot down! No sooner had I got there though that I had to slow right down because we turned back into Seaton. Another go at clutch control on the hill by the shops and it was back into Workington.
My instructor said he's had a lot of issues with the mini roundabout at Kwik Fit recently so we went over it, turned left, turned back into town, went back over and turned right and headed down Harrington Road, then right up Vulcans Lane (passing an idiot double parked on the bend!), right at the lights and onto Murray Road, left onto Vulcans Lane again and right at the lights to head for home. Yep, I was feeling pretty dizzy at this point too! I'd gone round and round in circles for most of the hour!
I remembered to drive through the bus stop onto Corporation Road and then came across some idiot double parked (again!) halfway down! I always go into first going onto my road because you can NEVER get parked, this week being no exception! However, this week a car was coming along the other way and there was nowhere for me to go except back out and onto the other road, so I sat where I was till he reversed back to let me through!
It was a rather hasty swap over this week as we were parked in the middle of the road, so much so that I forgot to write down what I'm supposed to remember for next weeks lesson and I haven't a clue what it was now! Damn! Damn! Damn!
Ah well, maybe it'll come to me at some point, but I won't hold my breath...
I'm still finding the pedals hard to get used to because they're so different to what I'm used to, but I was less jumpy than last week, thank god!
First off we headed towards the test centre and did a turn in the road just a little further down the road. No problems there, though I did hit the brakes a little too fierce on the first stop. Oops... Hehehehe!
Next we headed to Seaton via Siddick and I managed not to speed TOO much! I hit 41 at one point, but it's so flaming difficult to keep it at exactly 40! I must remember not to get a digital milometer when I get a car!
We had a little practice at clutch control near the shops in Seaton, and although I wasn't perfect, I did manage not to roll back too much, just ever so slightly, and got back round to have another go. This time there was no roll at all which I was most chuffed about!
We decided to give parallel parks a miss for today because we'd focussed on them last week, so this week it was a reverse round a corner at Flimby, via my FAVOURITE hill through Camerton!!
I really don't like the corner we go to at Flimby because it's on so much of a hill that there's no clutch needed until you actually get round it and I feel like I constantly need my brake to slow me down! I nearly hit the kerb a couple of times, but managed to rescue it just in time. I think next week I'll lift the seat a little higher to see if that helps at all. You may not see the logic in that, but I know what I mean!
So next it was time to head back towards Workington and I actually managed to hit 58MPH!! Woohoo!! Before now, I've only got as far as about 54MPH but I felt much more confident this week and put my foot down! No sooner had I got there though that I had to slow right down because we turned back into Seaton. Another go at clutch control on the hill by the shops and it was back into Workington.
My instructor said he's had a lot of issues with the mini roundabout at Kwik Fit recently so we went over it, turned left, turned back into town, went back over and turned right and headed down Harrington Road, then right up Vulcans Lane (passing an idiot double parked on the bend!), right at the lights and onto Murray Road, left onto Vulcans Lane again and right at the lights to head for home. Yep, I was feeling pretty dizzy at this point too! I'd gone round and round in circles for most of the hour!
I remembered to drive through the bus stop onto Corporation Road and then came across some idiot double parked (again!) halfway down! I always go into first going onto my road because you can NEVER get parked, this week being no exception! However, this week a car was coming along the other way and there was nowhere for me to go except back out and onto the other road, so I sat where I was till he reversed back to let me through!
It was a rather hasty swap over this week as we were parked in the middle of the road, so much so that I forgot to write down what I'm supposed to remember for next weeks lesson and I haven't a clue what it was now! Damn! Damn! Damn!
Ah well, maybe it'll come to me at some point, but I won't hold my breath...
posted by Ailsa @ 9:43 pm
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