45 Hours.
It was back out with my instructor today and we focused on parallel parks with a couple of hill starts, just to keep me right.
First off it was round to the test centre for a practice in bay parking. I got the first attempt totally wrong, but the subsequent attempts were all fine, though I did have to watch when he got me to park in the second bay because there was a car next to me! All was fine there though so we headed off towards Maryport.
We pulled into St Helen's Industrial Estate, just before Siddick for a refresher turn in the road, then it was into Siddick for some parallel parks. The first was rather wonky, but the next was ok, so we headed to Flimby and did some more there. I seemed to get better as I went along so that's upped my confidence a bit on that manoeuvre.
Off we went again, up the hill towards Camerton/Seaton where my instructor got me to pull over for a couple of hill starts. Thankfully both were ok, though I did roll a little when I was pulling up for the first! Oops!
So it was off to Seaton for my "favourite" corner to reverse round. It really is awful, but I can't remember the name of the road! Anyway, I pulled up too close to the kerb in the first place, so I tried to drive past it a little before turning, then managed to make a total hash of it, the car rolled down rather fast and I ended up snaking round! Needless to say we had another go and that was much better.
Off again and we headed for the hill by the shops, which I managed to negotiate rather well, then had to use my handbrake because there were loads of cars approaching from the left! D'oh!
Next it was down into town and onto John Street for the stop junction. That was fine, though I did stop a little short of the junction and had to nudge forward to see! Left onto Harrington Road, right over the mini roundabout and right onto Banklands, having to use clutch control because of an oncoming car!
My instructor was hoping for a parallel park but there weren't any opportunities so we took a right down Mason Street to the other stop junction. All was fine there so we took the left again.
I had a choice between crossroads and Matalan roundabout here so I opted for the roundabout because I really hate it! I don't like the fact that you can see right round it, because I always hesitate trying to figure out where everyone is going!
We took a right on the roundabout and another right onto Senhouse Street, right and left onto Queen Street where my instructor very kindly told me to take a right onto Napier Street. Grrr!
He was hoping for a parallel park on there but a car was coming the other way so we couldn't! Hehehe! We headed to my road and did one there instead.
Next week I think it'll be more of the same because there isn't really anything else my instructor can teach me, I just need to get that flaming test passed!!
First off it was round to the test centre for a practice in bay parking. I got the first attempt totally wrong, but the subsequent attempts were all fine, though I did have to watch when he got me to park in the second bay because there was a car next to me! All was fine there though so we headed off towards Maryport.
We pulled into St Helen's Industrial Estate, just before Siddick for a refresher turn in the road, then it was into Siddick for some parallel parks. The first was rather wonky, but the next was ok, so we headed to Flimby and did some more there. I seemed to get better as I went along so that's upped my confidence a bit on that manoeuvre.
Off we went again, up the hill towards Camerton/Seaton where my instructor got me to pull over for a couple of hill starts. Thankfully both were ok, though I did roll a little when I was pulling up for the first! Oops!
So it was off to Seaton for my "favourite" corner to reverse round. It really is awful, but I can't remember the name of the road! Anyway, I pulled up too close to the kerb in the first place, so I tried to drive past it a little before turning, then managed to make a total hash of it, the car rolled down rather fast and I ended up snaking round! Needless to say we had another go and that was much better.
Off again and we headed for the hill by the shops, which I managed to negotiate rather well, then had to use my handbrake because there were loads of cars approaching from the left! D'oh!
Next it was down into town and onto John Street for the stop junction. That was fine, though I did stop a little short of the junction and had to nudge forward to see! Left onto Harrington Road, right over the mini roundabout and right onto Banklands, having to use clutch control because of an oncoming car!
My instructor was hoping for a parallel park but there weren't any opportunities so we took a right down Mason Street to the other stop junction. All was fine there so we took the left again.
I had a choice between crossroads and Matalan roundabout here so I opted for the roundabout because I really hate it! I don't like the fact that you can see right round it, because I always hesitate trying to figure out where everyone is going!
We took a right on the roundabout and another right onto Senhouse Street, right and left onto Queen Street where my instructor very kindly told me to take a right onto Napier Street. Grrr!
He was hoping for a parallel park on there but a car was coming the other way so we couldn't! Hehehe! We headed to my road and did one there instead.Next week I think it'll be more of the same because there isn't really anything else my instructor can teach me, I just need to get that flaming test passed!!
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