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Independent Driving
You will now only be
asked to demonstrate one manoeuvre rather than, previously, two but will be asked to drive
independently for ten minutes or so.
This isn't a test of
your ability to follow signs or directions. Everyone makes mistakes -
especially when being tested.
It is a better, more
present, test of your
ability to drive on your own without constant, junction by junction, directions.
The videos below
explain it clearly.....
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Currently one fifth of
accidents involve new drivers.
In my opinion this is
caused by bad instruction and bad attitude. As a
result the Government and the DSA invited input in a consultation before
substantially reforming the entire process of learning to drive including
changes to Driving lessons, the Driving Test, the Theory Test and even to
how Driving Instructors are instructed. Eventually the Theory Test will
consist of more than one part, the Driving Test too may consist of more than
one Part, and test drivers on more aspects of driving and theory than now.
There may, eventually, be a compulsory amount of lessons that learners must
take - even compulsory lessons after the test. There may also be initial
restrictions on engine size of cars driven, passengers, and on when you can
drive.
If
this saves even one life then it will have been justified.
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