Teaching A Learner To Drive?

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart This is 6th element of the MSPSLADA process - Look.  This podcast looks at the need to look and observe from two perspectives, the learners observations and your role to observe the learner and checking out what they see, register and what they intend doing about what they see.    Support the show Dear Listener, Thanks for tuning in t...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart This is the 5th element of the MSPSL routine where we are talking about speed and gear element.  The key to success is discussed, covering plan and anticipate - early instruction, slow speed down and lower gear and give your decision making time (so you can look, assess decide and act).    We have a e-book which covers this in more de...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart Positioning is a key element of the core driving process MSPSL, and is mentioned twice in the Governments top 10 reasons for learners failing their driving test, hitting number 4 and number 7 in respect of positioning when turning right and normal driving position.   Dont forget to check out public facebook site we sponsor for Parents...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart This short podcast talks about the final key decision making element of the core driving process - Assess, Decide and Act.  it is key to give time to this final decision making element and slowing it down on approach enables this.   Support the show Dear Listener, Thanks for tuning in to the Drive Hart free podcasts –  To see our full...

Send us Fan Mail Signals can be confusing, this podcast provides a timely reminder on when and why you should signal.  Remembering of course that signals are assessed in the UK driving test, including making unnecessary signals.  Drive Hart = No 1 Sponsors of Drive. Zone Drive Hart Limited - Gov. Registered Instructor Training Company - Actively Supporting Parents Teac Disclaimer: This post contai...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart Drive Zone Parents 3 Lesson 1 Controls introduction  Support the show Dear Listener, Thanks for tuning in to the Drive Hart free podcasts –  To see our full range of resources and support groups,   check out the links below:  All links: https://linktr.ee/drivehart (podcasts and support groups for parents, students and Instructors) Par...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart Drive Zone Parents 3 Lesson 1 Cockpit introduction  Support the show Dear Listener, Thanks for tuning in to the Drive Hart free podcasts –  To see our full range of resources and support groups,   check out the links below:  All links: https://linktr.ee/drivehart (podcasts and support groups for parents, students and Instructors) Pare...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart This podcast explores the introductory lesson on Controls.   The key points from this lesson impact all other subsequent lessons, as it is the first introduction to the main controls the Learner is going to use under instruction by a supervising driver or instructor.    Keeping the control lesson simple and clear is key.   The control...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart This podcast covers the issues and problems around traffic lights .  It is the number 6 of 10 reasons for test failure according to the .Gov site Problems: 1.  Not seeing or understanding what the lights mean - Red, Red/Amber, Green, Amber - 2.  Failing to stop at red 3.  Entering Cycle box at lights - not stopping at your stop line 4...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart This podcast covers the pre-test preparations for learners and covers one of the top five reasons for test failure according to the .Gov statistics. As always parents supervising learners have a key role in embedding this discipline - which we discussed in Podcast "Moving Off without kangaroos! lurching or Stalling" (season...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart This podcast covers the process of turning right into a side road.  This is one of the top 5 reasons for test failure according to the statistics from .Gov  - So whilst this seems easy, it can be a challenge to a supervising driver to guide and advise the learner on if they don't have the core driving process guiding the learners...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart This podcast covers how to turn into a side road on the left.  In  this early manoeuvre the parent supervisors role is key in ensuring the following:   Give the Learner really early instruction - don't leave it to the last minute - about 20 car lengths back tell them what you want them to do (clearly and simply) to give them time...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast 6 (2021) Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart This podcast covers the all important skill of being able to stop a car once you have moved off.  As a parent supervising a learner it is important not to overestimate how the learner may be phased by this - they have just got going and need to keep it slow (first gear) in the first few attempts.   The process for sto...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart in this podcast we explore why learner drivers under parents supervision often have difficulty with moving off.  Often the issue is caused because the process of moving off has become so automatic to a supervising driver, that they have forgotten the key points of learning to move off (its become so automatic to them).... in particula...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart The cockpit drill is a routine that is designed to maintain your control over the car.  If the cockpit drill elements are incorrectly or not adjusted it can make observations difficult, or impede your use of the pedals.  So it is essential.  For other free resources and information see our web and you tube sites:    www.sarahhartdrivi...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart Wet Weather Driving is a feature of May, if your caught in flooding conditions, couple of key tips - be seen (lights), Slow Down, Avoid deep puddles or flows of water, watch out for other drivers actions they may be wanting to avoid water flows - anticipate.  Watch out for HGVs spray can momentarily blur your view to the front and mak...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart Parents, supervising a learner driver is a difficult sometimes daunting task.  But you can avoid stress by knowing how to get them ready.   Mirror work (poor observations, failing to check mirrors)  are among the top 5 reasons for failing a driving test.  So we have prepared a short aid for remembering which mirrors you check  We cove...

Send us Fan Mail Link to Drive Hart https://linktr.ee/drivehart Welcome to Skill. Zone for Parents who are supervising learner drivers. In this first episode, the Directors of Drive Hart, Approved Instructors Sarah Hart and Julia  Clayton discuss how parents can get better control over supervised driving practice with a learner.   Our 6 point - Key Tips for parents teaching their son/daughter to d...