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One of the things that surprises me most when teaching people to drive is how many of them seem to get confused when handling junctions at mini roundabouts and traffic lights! The confusion is associated with priorities. Now, while your sitting there looking at your computer screen the chances are you’ll have no problem recognising who has priorities at these junctions, but it is good to be sure that it is well ingrained in your mind as you might not have so much “thinking time” when your behind the steering wheel.
So when it comes to mini roundabouts (or any roundabout for that matter) you are giving way to people on the roundabout approaching from the right (yes, I know obvious) and when you are on the roundabout you will expect people approaching the roundabout to give way to you (but watch it!). When your turning right at traffic lights you are crossing the path of oncoming traffic and those turning into the same road as you. In this instance you need to stop in the middle of the junction to let them pass. And that is where the confusion comes in. Some people don’t seem to recognise the difference in priority and pull across in front of oncoming cars when turning right at traffic lights. This seems to happen more when there are white markings in the middle of the junction as well,  so I think that pupils get confused and are applying the priorities of roundabouts to traffic lights – not good!
If you are unsure yourself about this, ask your instructor to go through this in detail, it is very important!
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It is very common for test candidates to become very nervous as test day approach’s. For some it concentrates the mind and they work harder at getting things right, but more often I notice a deterioration in the level of driving skill that seems to be displayed.

If you have had a goodly number of lessons, then the effect is usually not so marked as it is for those who have progressed very well through their lessons and are at a good test standard, but have got there quickly. It seems that those who have had to take more lessons tend, once they have reached test standard, to be able to do what is necessary more “automatically” because they have done it so many times!

This being the case, I would advise anyone approaching their driving test, to have as much experience on the road as possible. If you can get a family member to take you out on the road for extra practice, then this is to be encouraged. Having said that, you should be careful that the person taking you out will be of help to you and not put you off your drive. Your concentration does need to stay on the road!

If you are looking for high quality driving lessons in St Albans or Harpenden area’s, then please visit my driving school website at www.kingsdriving.co.uk

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