26th May 2007 ok lesson bad bay parking

Remembered from last lesson to put car in first before stopping, checked mirrors more, went a different way today on national speed limit roads but was bit narrow so couldn't safely get to speed limit did well on them. Going off roundabouts more and more not enough that I failed my test going up to one but twice today I've been beeped at on them. 1st was as I went to go into left lane to leave one and a car appeared behind and beeped so I had to stay in right lane, instructor asked what lane I should be in and I knew left. 2nd one was misjudging getting on a roundabout and went on making a car slow down. On one road I thought it was a 40mph limit and it was 30mph and passed speed camera and my instructor told me it was 30mph speed limit so quickly slowed down just in time.

Did a good turn in road then bay parking what fun that is, I never thought I'd say this but I prefer parallel park to bay parking now. Well my instructor explained what to do and asked me a few questions about where to look and how fast to go got them right. Start reversing struggling to get clutch in right place my instructor tells me when to turn wheel right and the bays were slightly slanted so couldn't get car straight and hit kerb. I had another go so drove out of bay in neutral car moved a bit then stopped so it was then I relised it should be in first. 2nd go was same but didn't hit kerb. I then drove forward into a bay in front after remembering clutch had to be down to put it into gear. Reversed back into a bay instructor asked which one I was going to get it into I said try for one I've just come out of or more like just see which I end up in. We then tryed another bay to the left this time to the left this went ok just hit kerb again so had to pull forward and correct it. Did an emergency stop need to brake before putting clutch down as the car sped up a bit before I braked and must remember to check over both shoulders when moving off again. Did 2 other turn in roads I can do them well now done that many.

Went to see where new test centre was then had to reverse to get out so I ask which way I'm to reverse my instructor says backwards, I knew that but left or right. My instructor said I did emergency stop at traffic lights again but it was no where near one. Got home exact right time and my instructor relised he didn't have any change so I got to drive him to shop and theres 2 ways that you could get back to my house one very short way like go round a few houses and back or a bit longer way a few streets longer and my instructor didn't say which way so I asked which way right? Hinting that I wanted to go that way (it was the longer way) he said it was upto me so I went the longer way.