24th January 2007 44th Driving lesson

Not the best lesson by far. Set off and stoped too near middle of the road for turning left. Next I somehow ended up in the right hand lane at a roundabout my instructor asked what lane I should be in, I relise should be in left lane. What do I do? Quickly steer left STUPID STUPID, my instructor stops me cos cars were passing on the left. Should of used left wing mirror, I've done that mistake a few times before but no cars was passing before so got away with it though my instructor told me to use mirrors, I MUST remember to check mirrors next time. We need petrol so have to get into left lane soon or we will pass petrol station so I signal left and this time checking left mirror manage to get into petrol station. I put petrol in and get it exact. A few times I miss checking mirror before signaling. I end up stalling twice, once was on a hill going up and I had to stop to let a bus past and don't put enough gas on from that point I put too much gas on at almost every chance I got, moving off, doing manoeuvres. My instructor asked why have I got so much gas on? and said its the clutch that moves the car almost constantly. The second time I stalled was at a junction.

First manoeuvre was going to be reverse round corner but there was a car parked so I did parallel parking instead I some how did it quite well ignoring the engine reving like mad (too much gas again) I parked best yet, not too far from the car in front for once. Then reverse round corner which was down hill so didn't need gas as my instructor pointed out, this went well. Turn in road went well aswell.

By this point my instructor had told me about too much gas and clutch moves the car loads of times it was getting funny I said to her she must be sick of telling me that and she laughed and agreed. I get ready to move off yet again too much gas I say it before my instructor has chance, she asked me what moves the car I answered the clutch see I know it I just can't do it. She kept telling me not to look at rev counter this lesson which is a habbit from my first lessons though don't look at it much now just on hills and manoeuvres. On a roundabout going right I signal right do mirror checks and forget to signal left to come off. On another roundabout going right I need to change lanes so I steer right, what did I miss mirrors and signal and blind spot check. Well my instructor reminded me about mirrors and signal just missed blind spot. I kept steering too near middle of the road and going to close or wide passing parked cars. It was rainiong on and off all lesson I never notice when it stops as I'm watching the road you don't notice if its still raining.

Near the end I did another parallel park which again went quite well though too fast but parked well again and too much gas (surprise suprise) it's the clutch that moves the car I know I just can't do it. Also I didn't look back enough. My instructor asked where I should look I answered out the back window she agreed and said I looked every where but out back window.

To say the general driving was bad I did enjoy it and have a laugh it just got funnier my instructor having to repeat herself about too much gas and clutch moving the car. I am going to be booking my theory very soon now.