Lesson 22, total of 42 hours driving. Good things: ok parallel park, might have straightened up a bit too early good control of car when performing turn in the road on narrow road improvement on meeting traffic positioning has also improved didn't run any children over during the school run didn't threaten the lollipop man as [...]
Lesson 21, total of 40 hours. Good things: reverse around a corner has improved driving on slip road and joining dual carriageway was good lane positioning at roundabouts has improved know what exists under the bonnet Bad things / room for improvement: bay parking, need to get the reference right for the first turn joining [...]
Lesson 20, total of 38 hours. Good things: good turn in the road, perhaps can use handbrake more/use handbrake before changing gear good parallel park, eventually. First attempt: could not see reference points due to rain on wing mirrors, moved to another car. Second attempt: as I was reversing into the spot a car drove [...]
Lesson 19, total of 36 hours. Good things: good turn in the road, learnt a new reference point where I don't bump the kerb great reverse around a corner, the best one I've done getting more confident driving on country roads Bad things/room for improvement: exited a roundabout and was on the overtaking lane on [...]
Lesson 18, total of 34 hours. Good things: parallel parking was great getting more confident with roundabouts overtook another car on a dual carriageway, and survived! new maximum speed limit: 72ish mph, instructor advised I take it down a notch Bad things: reverse around a corner absolutely terrible, was a very tight corner and it [...]
Lesson 17, total of 32 hours driving. Good things: big improvement on roundabouts: good lane discipline, positioning has improved, confidence definitely boosted dual carriageways: good use of speed, 65 mph, was in the overtaking lane for the first time ever and I survived! Of course, I quickly moved back to the slow lane Bad things/room [...]
Lesosn 16, total of 30 hours driving. Good things: did not crash did not hesitate as much introduction to new roads and roundabouts Bad things/areas for improvement: roundabouts: stick to left lane, car is not as wide as I think it is positioning: do not drive so close to parked cars Had a new instructor this time, with [...]
Lesson 15, total of 28 hours driving. Good things: turn in the road ok positioning has improved a lot meeting traffic also improved, no fear of hitting wing mirrors of parked cars went up to 65 mph, without even realising, whilst in fourth gear, perhaps I should have changed to fifth gear did not run [...]
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