Learning to drive a car is like any other skill, attained only patience, careful study and practice. Good driving is based on good habits. The experienced driver may not appear to think what he going to do next, but his every action is the result of thought. Planning, and proper practice. His action become almost reflex and inevitable in the sequence of hand and foot movements.
The beginner must go through three stages. The first can be described as theory and the second and third stages as preliminary and advanced practice.
STAGE ONE is introductory, getting to know the car and its controls. Before setting the car in motion, and even starling (he engine, the beginner should know the position of the controls and go through the motions of using them over and over until the pressing of a certain pedal and the correct changing of a gear become a habit.
STAGE TWO is mastering the controls while the car is in motion in a quiet area. This is a mechanical and slightly more complicated stage. At this point the slower the progress, the more lasting the
The must avoid the mistake of so many would-be drivers who imagine themselves competent after nothing more than a trial run.
STAGE THREE is to drive on the open road and in traffic. Many new factors now arise and the learner must take into account what the law calls due consideration for other users of the road, mainly pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.
This is the challenge to master steering and control on your way to
DRIVING POSITION
From the driving seat, the controls should be easily and comfortably accessible. Adjust your seat backwards or forwards to maintain a suitable driving position. Be thoroughly relaxed at the wheel, with the maximum vision to the front and sides. The rear-view mirror should be positioned for observation of the road behind, for a distance of at
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