ROG wrote:Good that you checked out the DCPC with the experts
Did you get car licence before 1997?
No, 2004
MGF wrote:Wayne, it is helpful to have in mind how much clearance either side of the bus you need to make progress. My rule of thumb is 1 metre either side for normal progress limited only by forward vision (and you have an advantage in a minibus as you can see over most vehicles).
Anything less and you need to reduce your speed accordingly. I would not want to meet oncoming traffic with less than a foot either side of the bus but at these distances my speed will be around 10-15 mph
This is all dependent on not having to encroach on the 'other' side of the road when there is oncoming traffic.
I would not straddle the white line before meeting oncoming traffic if the obstruction is on my side of the road. I wait for the oncoming traffic to show a steady course away from the centre line.
I am always prepared to stop if lateral separation decreases too much or oncoming traffic is unsteady in its course.
I think you will be helped greatly if you have specific distances in mind and relate these to approximate speeds.
If the obstruction is on the other side of the road I use central positioning to slow oncoming traffic before passing. Moving to the left early gives me nowhere to go in an emergency.
fungus wrote:An ADI is a Driving Standards Agency approved driving instructor, that is a person who has passed the DSA three part qualifying exam. Only a person who has passed this exam can charge a fee for driving tuition.
TR4ffic wrote:wayne1983 wrote:I failed
Sorry to hear that. What did you fail on? What feedback did you get - stuff you can easily work on/practice?
fungus wrote:An ADI is a Driving Standards Agency approved driving instructor, that is a person who has passed the DSA three part qualifying exam. Only a person who has passed this exam can charge a fee for driving tuition.
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