Wednesday, 24 July 2013

How to learn to drive on an Intensive Driving Course in Peterborough

Intensive Driving Course in Peterborough

There are motor skills and cognitive skills associated with learning how to drive... the doing bits (changing gear, steering, finding the ‘biting point’) and the thinking bits (knowing where to look at what time, judging speeds and distances, anticipating hazards).

Generally, people fail driving tests because of a failing in the cognitive skills.  Put another way, most people when they go to test, can physically drive the car down the road, if they fail it’s due to the brain and nothing else.

The good news is that you can start working on developing the cognitive skills immediately, without even being in a car!  There are a variety of techniques that can help you to appreciate what I call “The ‘whys’ of driving”.  Most people will concentrate on the ‘whats’ of driving, but not the ‘whys’.  The fact is, if you don’t know WHY a driving action is necessary, you may remember to do it, but you probably wont!  There is little consistency.  Take a look at this Prezi I did on this very subject.

So you can either choose to be told the ‘whys’ while you are sat in the car with your Driving Instructor (not a cheap way to learn to drive), or you can find a training provider like Big Tom Driving School who offers you the ‘whys’ for you to learn about in the comfort of your home, at a time that suits you, and costs you..... NOTHING!

Where’s the smart money on this one?



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