You've been learning to drive for a while now. You will have a
good sense of how it's done and what you need to learn. The task
now is to get as much diverse, quality experience as possible.
Here's how:
Customise your learning
Tune your driving sessions to your own needs. Understand
yourself and be confident about it. Help your
parent/supervisor or driving instructor know exactly:
- what you still need to learn
- which of your skills need their attention
- which skills you'd like to practice more
- which skills you think are OK for now
Customising these sessions makes the learning experience
high quality. Check out the ideas and activities below for more on
this tactic.
Work together: trust your own and your parent/supervisor's
knowledge
It's important to make your own judgements but it's also
important to listen.
Your parent/supervisor was a learner driver once. Since then
they've gained a lot of experience. They probably have a good idea
of what you need to learn. Use their knowledge so
that you get the value of their guidance in the way that works
best for you.
Talk about it so that you really understand what driving
involves.
Get as much practical experience as possible
You need to log a lot of driving hours. But more
importantly, you need a lot of diverse driving
hours. This means driving in as many different conditions and
situations as possible.
Check out the activities and ideas below:
A tip for
getting your P's
Form good
habits
Handling
different situations
Proactive tactics
Reactive tactics
Responsive tactics