Beginner's First Driving Lesson. Harder or Easier than Expected?
It's normal to feel nervous about your first driving lesson. See how I help a beginner learn to control the brakes, clutch, gas and steering on their first ever driving lesson.
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00:00 Emily
01:09 Brake
11:27 Stopping on target
23:29 Clutch and gears explanation
28:02 Clutch practise
33:38 Driving position
45:00 Gas
48:00 Foot positioning & pedals
49:59 Observations before moving
52:50 First time moving
57:18 Lining up with the kerb
01:02:16 Steering
01:07:44 Lining up with the kerb practise
01:14:21 Results after practise
01:20:00 End of the lesson
Easily the best instructor there is -Clearly passionate -NEVER puts a student down -Knows his shit -Explains from the bottom up, both theory and practice -Great explanations I've passed my test just by watching your videos, NO instructor required. Now I just come here for fun 🤣 Keep it up, Richard 👍🏻
I'm considering going down south and staying in a Premier Inn for a month just to get lessons from this guy
@@OnyxtheFolfI thought about that but I'm broke as hell 😅
I wish my driving instructor would have been like this! So many nice concepts.
Lol, my cousins (both female and 18) had the worse instructors. Always panicking, they tried gas lighting her and to try and make her fail on purpose. However my other cousin who is 19 (male) while doing his driving test saw the instructors clipboard and it was already premarked who should fail and pass on their test ahead of time. Truly rigged.
Definitely not the best I've seen, he explains things poorly sometimes, but overall pretty good. I've seen better.
Something I really like about Richard's teaching style is that he gives her a bunch of little "wins" along the way and that's huge for a beginners confidence.
my instructor just threw me on the road without telling me most of this. just told me how dangerous it could be and skimmed over every button in about 2 minutes
wow
I experienced the same I wonder if it was the same person
Like mine too he just threw me onnthe road from nowhere😅
Literally just had this as my first ever driving lesson a couple days ago. After skimming over the buttons, the first thing my instructor told me to do was to drive IN REVERSE and merge with traffic. Thank god I watched this video ahead of time or I would've crashed in my one hour driving in real traffic.
My first lesson was pretty much "Off you go lad" driving around a residential area after stalling the car a few times.
they’re the best lessons tho, easier to learn that way rather than all this step by step waffle
@@dylancf yeah I didn't have any problems with that, but I have also had related experience from gaming with a wheel and general knowledge of how cars work. What I did not enjoy is my instructor being a dick, I remember making a few mistakes because I rushed things not wanting to get a dressing down, which of course backfired.
@@dylancfDepends on the learner. Some learn better step by step, some learn better by doing. I think a mix is important. Teach them how to actually use the car functionally first and make sure they know how to "aim" where they want to stop by, not slam the gas pedal, and make sure they won't destroy the clutch. Also teach them what to look out for when they are driving. Then, let them drive around a bit. After that, teach them how to actually be smooth and more explanation of what to look out for
lmao! why did this make me burst out, my dad was more "well lets see what you've got lad"
me too but it definitely helped for building confidence and having fewer lessons. My instructor more or less just taught me how to use the clutch then told me to just have a go.
I hope this becomes a series and we get to see Emily's progress until her final exam. This is amazing video even for an "old" driver because if you go back to the basics you find new interesting things to learn. I love it and watched every second of it with great interest.
love that idea, im subbing
Me too I agree with everything you've said.
I also agree with everything you said. Plus, I am the father of a 15 year old, so will (potentially) be teaching a 16 year old how to drive next year.
The idea of my first lesson being recorded would have frightened me
Yes I would love to see Emily more
Great job Emily and props to you Richard! will you make it as a series? it is really interesting
I hope this becomes a series too it is really interesting
yh come on please make this a series
Very entertaining
My instructor taught me A B C when I was learning, Accelerator, Brake, Clutch. I thought gas was something you cooked your dinner with, or an American word for petrol.
I totally get why Emily is nervous, its literally bombarding you with so much information and retaining it. I am still working up the courage to take my first lesson as I am super anxious about it all. I have alot of respect for her especially as she is letting it be filmed!
I have ADHD and autism and am terrified because of inability to retain information. I learn my mistakes as well so they keep happening. For me, when I'm up and running it will be one of the biggest successes of my life. I know that may sound a bit silly to those who have flown around since birth, but it really will feel like that to me.
@@wilbertone3 Doesn't sound silly at all 🙂 makes perfect sense. Driving will be a huge success story for me too 1 day I hope! Not even had a lesson yet.
Don't worry. I drive for about 10 years and I still remember mt first lessons. I was so nervous that I couldn't hold the clutch because my let was shaking so much. But driving is those things like riding a bicycle, not about being easy, let me try to explain, you start first by putting everything on your active memory, all your decisions are consent "I have to press the clutch now", "I cannot cross my arms" so on and so forth. About 6 months to 1 year later all those movements go to your muscle memory, so your body knows what to do like when you ride a bicycle, at first you have to put all your concentration on balancing, but once you learn that you just do it naturally, its the same concept and then all your attention starts to be 100% at the road and being safe. Its not like in 1 year you're an expert driver, is that in 1 year all the controls of the car will be in your muscle memory (if you practice obviously). At the beginning driving is always overwhelming, but thats 100% normal, it gets way better.
@@arturpaivads Very good points. After I got my drivers licence (manual stick shifter), it took me some 2 years of driving semi-regularly (once a week to the store plus maybe some 4-5 longer roadtrips per year to see family etc) before I felt truly confident in most traffic situations. It takes time before you "become one with the car" in the same way as you become one with your bicycle. Reason why it's so easy to ride a bike is because you prbably did it as a 4 year old when you never worried about anything and your brain was in full development and was primed for learning. As an adult, it's more difficult because you worry way more about everything. And statistics show, the longer you wait, the harder it gets, so don't wait. One hour of training per year alive seems to be the rule of thumb. I was 38 when I got my licence, had some 32 hours of training with a proper teacher, and I aced the test apart from accidentally activating the high beams when signalling. :)
Little story for you; I’m 39 years old. I was encouraged to get in a car around 10 years ago to try driving, I have always been scared of it because 1 mistake by me, could end someone’s life, at the extreme end. In a carpark, I moved off ok and went round in a circle, I seen 30 on the dials and presumed I was travelling at 30, I wasn’t that was the rev counter. I was travelling at 7mph and when I was informed of that, I freaked out, I couldn’t see myself travelling faster and it scared me. I accepted I’d never drive. I’m finding it hard to get around now that my disabilities are worsening and I decided to try learning to drive. I started in a car park, had 3 lessons learning about steering, parking, moving and stopping. I was encouraged to continue onto the quiet road at night and I drove home. I was surprised at how at ease I felt. I have opted to learn in an automatic. I have created a TikTok account to track my progress as a learner, I haven’t had any official lessons yet, I haven’t really had that much time on the road and my theory is tomorrow. My advice to you, being so nervous, is, ask friends or family to take you into a car park. I was positively encouraged onto the main road so that helped me a lot, I hope you’ll experience the same. You’ll be ready when you feel ready and not everyone feels ready at a young age, I’m almost 40 and learning! Give yourself time.
That explanation about how the clutch, gearbox and engine all work together was absolutely fantastic. I’ve learned something I didn’t know before today, thank you.
Honestly, I found the explanation of the clutch confusing even though I know how it works. IMHO it was (a) too abstract for a student who has no idea how it works, (b) sort of unorganised, jumping from the engine to the wheels, to individual gears... Despite it being a pretty simple concept (in its basics). Mabye using an analogy with a bicycle would be helpful.
Same 😂 just got my driver’s license and love to just watch this guy
@@rehorekMichal Not only confusing, but he is also filling a students head with totally unnecessary information that's simply not relevant. She only needs to know when and how to use it and not a useless lesson in mechanical engineering.
@@bradwhelan4466 Bruh did you even watch the video properly? He prefaced saying "its okay if you dont understand this, but it'll make your life easier" before explaining about the clutch. It's not unnecessary information at the end of the day, I'm a beginner who knew nothing about gears, transmission, etc until yesterday. Been binge watching this dude and the value he's providing is crazy good.
@@bradwhelan4466 It depends on the student. When I was learning 18 years ago, my clutch control was awful. However, after my instructor took the time to mechanically explain how it worked to me my clutch control improved immensely. Mechanical sympathy.
"Put it in the first gear" Car does not move. Why does it not move? "Maybe I should put it in the second gear?" Car still does not move. Why? "Fourth gear ought to do it." Car still does not move. This killed me.
Where is this bit
@@el5467 19:30
i dont think he shouldve left her guessing that long - she clearly wasn’t getting it at that point and it probably made her feel quite humiliated
@@yourmother12403 It's odd that she thought the car was moving... Adding this to the fact she allowed the car to keep rolling when she thought she had stopped - does she have some issue with her inner ear?
@@ryanunderwood1798 She's literally a first time driver and has little to no experience and will be very nervous, the lass had the bollocks to get filmed on her first ever lesson, maybe give her a break she did well and confidence is key, stop judging and give your head a wobble.
This is so funny to watch for me😂. I passed my driving test in Denmark 3 weeks ago and my driving instructor just send me straight on to main roads in the first lesson with only a small introduction to pedals and steering. I think this way of learning would have been much less stressful though.
my instructor made me drive back to my house on the second lesson 🤣...she knew I was going to say no because I would be scared to go on the main road so without telling me she just gave me directions left and right and 5 minutes later I'm turning left to my house..
@@ezeuzuka3344On my first driving lesson 9 months ago, they had me travel 30 minutes away on the highway to a town I had no layout for and it was horrible
@@paulb3243 a disused airfield would be ideal to start
Same lmao, in Ireland I had like 15 minutes doing circles in an empty parking lot before he had me drive over to the next town on 100km roads on my first lesson 😂
Sounds Strange when i did take my driver license in Danmark we was fist in Kravlegård before getting on the road so we did try do move in a car and try to brake, use turn signals and so on
That is how pilots do it! We say “my plane” or “my controls”. Only difference is we keep a positive exchange by replying with “your controls” and then once again “my controls”
She's sweet, the clutch intro was funny. I'm sure she'll look back on that later and laugh, but everyone misunderstands the clutch at the start of the lessons. It's like the most complicated pedal, took me a while to figure out what it's actually doing mechanically beneath me.
As a Swedish instructor I find it funny that you are saying “you are gonna go on the wrong side on the road” when you always are on the wrong side of the road for me. 😂 Amazing video Richard! Using a lot of your small tricks for my beginner drivers.
Yes, the right side of the road is the wrong side of the road for the UK and where I am too, Australia. Can you imagine what it must have been like in 1967 when Sweden switched to right hand drive? Or are you old enough that you remember it?
You drive on the wrong side of the road
Teaching basic pedal work with instructor's pedals is actually brilliant. Learner is not stressed from seating in driver's seat and the feeling of controlling the car. Some cars also have gas pedal for instructor and you can teach whole starting from instructor's seat.
Her face when the brake slowing down thing clicked is priceless. The whole world needs more instructors like you.
It would be nice to see episodes of Emily's learning from this video up until she passes her test. I can't believe I watched the whole thing without skipping.
I know you must get a thousand of these a day but just passed my test first time and your channel was one of the ones I watched religiously and just wanted to say thank you for all the free content you put out there for people like me. Hope you know that I and I’m sure other people really appreciate your hard work so just wanted to say a massive thank you!
That's fantastic to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
First time! Congrats!
Emily did great for her first lesson! It would be interesting to watch more videos of her lessons and see her progress. Great video as usual, Richard!
She failed to do her homework, i.e. getting minimal knowledge of the engine, clutch, transmission, and how to control and run them all together, prior to the first driving lesson. That cost her time and money.
@@oneanywhere8561 I don't think she was that unknowledgeable for someone on their first lesson. She knew more than I did on my first lesson, that's for sure. Richard explained the whole system very well and in detail for her sake and the viewers, but that doesn't mean that she didn't knew at least some of those things already. Either way, with an instructor like Richard she will learn everything she needs to know to pass the exam and be a good driver.
@@oneanywhere8561 We all learn differently. Like you said it may come at a cost but it is what it is.
@@georgebvro oneanywhere8561 is a troll, take no notice of them.
@@unkn0wnzz Every learning process is built on the same tenets -- theory first, practice last. Driving is no exception.
To be honest I thought I'll watch this video in a smaller chunks but wow, it was so interesting that I didn't want to stop! My first lesson looked totally different and lasted only an hour, I wish I had more time back then and I wish I could practice my skills like Emily did. She was amazing and I'm pretty sure she will make a quick progress. It is understandable you won't be showing us her every lesson but it would be great if we could see her mock driving test, pretty please 🙏 Thank you for giving us a glimpse of your not so easy work, Richard 👍 it is always highly appreciated 🙌
I too watched it right through and I've been driving over 50 years and was an instructor for several years. Too many comments criticise Emily and Richard. I think they did a great job. He was not only helping Emily but all learners.
Tempted to start in my 62yrs old when watching this video...thank you be blessed!!!!!! Botswana Africa 😊
Never too late to start 😃
Really, really interesting to see from a learning/teaching side of things - what works, what doesn't work, what you try when something doesn't work. Hoping we see more from you both. And well done Emily!
That's really kind of you. Thank you!
unreal you snet this guy money are you mental it's a free video
Passed my driving test almost 2 weeks ago with 2 minors! I can't lie I've watched thousand of your videos a week before the test and definetly helped me a lot! Thanks
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Always interesting to see the difference between drivers. Both my daughters had the same instructor, both passed first time, but the younger one went through Covid so had several months experience driving with me. Today she learned to drive an ambulance, whilst the eldest does everything she can to avoid driving.
If you don't mind, why does the eldest not wanna drive?
@@MirinDesuyon she just hasn’t really pushed herself to.
@@bordersw1239 what a waste of time n money to do lessons then pass not too want too drive i cant wait to learn n pass n have freedom
@@monty_sultana learning to drive and pass your tests are never a waste of money
This definitely needs to be a series if Emily is comfortable with that. Would love to see a series from starting the first lesson to test standard and then hopefully an update for her driving test result. Doesn't have ti be every lesson shown, but major milestones at least! Would deffo watch that series!
Passed today on my first try thanks to your videos and without a single proper lesson with an instructor :)
All self taught? Very very impressive
@aking1243 well I got some tips from my parents but thank you anyway
@@edstari well done
Grats! That's what I call being resourceful. You'll have to have paid a lot of attention to pass first try without a lesson so kudos to you.
Well done 👏
Officially joined the "Passed but Still Watching Club" today! Passed first time with only 1 minor. Thanks Richard for the incredibly helpful videos!
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
This was cool to see because I'd done a YoungDrive experience before my first lesson so I started in the driver's seat and started with pulling away. It worked but watching your videos has definitely helped me loads. I've still only had 3 lessons but I've been out driving a lot and I think your videos have helped me progress quicker
Another great video Richard. I qualified as an ADI last year and often watch and then share your videos / clips with my students to help emphasise a learning point, as well as using them as part of my own CPD. As you’re fully aware, the job can be very solitary, so we can feel we’re doing the correct thing until we find out we aren’t. I’ve picked up a few things from this to help improve my own student experience, so, thank you.
What a wonderful instructor this guy is. It really helps so much to have someone like this to help you learn. Great job man!
I passed my driving test yesterday with 4 minors. Thanks so much, Richard. Your videos were really helpful. I will still be watching as there is a lot to learn.
Have been learning to drive and watched tons of videos to gain some understanding on gear box and engine. This is by far the BEST! Thank you for making it so easy to understand, it all makes sense now. Thank you Richard.
Great video. I'm a trainee instructor about to take my first pupils in September and it was really useful to see how you did a first lesson. I really liked the way you got Emily using the breaks and being active in the lesson from the start, something I'll take away and try myself.
I love watching these learn to drive videos. I passed my test in 1989, so lots of things have changed since then with the test, but ultimately the manual car is still here to stay by the look of it and we all have to go through the same process of mastering clutch control and gear selection. It's a great feeling when it becomes natural! I do enjoy automatic cars too.
I wished I had a similar experience when I first learned to drive. It was nothing like this. Still, I feel very lucky to come across this video. High-quality teaching ,without causing stress or anxiety. Such a beautiful and positive approach.❤
Brilliant video. I'm a driving instructor and I've always found your videos very helpful in developing how I teach. Really enjoy your videos
I love how you explain everything, as someone fascinated by how things work and someone who has a thirst for knowledge, I love that you were in-depth
Having not driven for a few years I needed to get some practice again before I went on the road. These videos have helped massively as a refresher so thank you!
Just did my first two hour lesson today and boy is it hard, super proud of her for going on camera as well!
He really explains very well and nicely. He’s really giving the right balance of practical and knowledge. Best video I’ve seen. I’ll be looking for more.
The way you teach is impeccable. Mine was pull in to a carpark and we'll learn whilst you're in the seat. The way you started is way better.
I'm a newbie driver and your channel helped me a lot. I really love the concept of "Taking/Having control of the car" as suppose to letting the car do it's thing mentality. Great job to Emily as well!! Hope this becomes a series!
I love how patient this is is!! I think taking it in baby steps is so important
Great video Richard. My first lesson was the instructor putting me behind the wheel within 20 minutes and having me drive on my city's bypass road. I've started hating driving before I even got my license, but your videos make it seem relaxing.
I passed because of your videos . Extremely helpful and detailed. Really appreciate it!!!! Can't be happier. The walkthrough video of how to do a mock was really helpful with observation and things like that!
That clutch and gears explanation was simplified very well
watching videos of people with their licenses driving and seeing how smooth they are with clutch and gear changes helps, shows you what your drivings meant to be like. the way they do it effortlessly without tensing up and holding their breath
Please Richard make it as a series, we were waiting for this for a very long time 👍👍
When I first started taking lessons many years ago, I always imagined this is how it would go, but I was put straight in the driving seat. Loved this approach ❤
My very first lesson went like this: - Have you ever driven before? - No - Raise the foot from the clutch pedal and let's go Alright!
This is incredible! I’m looking to start lessons soon and feel like I’ve learnt exactly what she did, this was explained so well and making space to allow for mistakes to learn what not to do, instead of just being frightened of doing it and not feeling it (like hitting the curb and pressing the break too hard for example) is great. Amazing teacher, properly teaching how the car works to understand what you’re doing and how it affects things, I hope my teacher is as good as this.. although if I keep watching other videos, I’m sure I won’t need it! Thank you for posting!
As a driving instructor myself, i like to come and watch these videos just to seek for new ways / material to teach to my students ... everyone does it different, cuz it also depends on the student himself... Keep it up , doing well
I agree, it’s a cool series to watch. I really also liked the series of the other guy who passed his license but got loads of fails on, but came back and improve from your recommendations. I passed my test 3 months ago, I didn’t think I’d still be watching your vids haha! Very entertaining!
I've seen several videos which explained when the engine stalls and how to avoid/recover. But this is the only video which explains 'what is stalling'. Nice.
Wish I had a driving instructor like him. So calm.
Thank you for the in depth explanations of how the car works and all the steps to prepare the car! It’s made me a lot more confident in starting my first lesson!
I hope this becomes a series Richard. It's very good instruction 👍
Man, you're geniuenly awesome. You're not only a great driving teacher, but you'd be a wholesome teacher of all subjects with this attitude and mastery of what you're teaching. I already got my license but I enjoyed watching the basics from you. Definitely great teaching skills right there with a smooth behavior. Sadly, my first driving teacher told me about the clutch/brake/gas, briefed me on the clutch system for, like, 10 min, saw that I did reasonably well and then off to traffic we went for about an hour with him correcting me occasionally. Wish I had a teacher like you then who walked me through the basics thoroughly. It took me some time to truly master what you teach in this video; with a lot of practice.
Found your channel a few days ago and have been watching a few hours worth of your videos. Had my first test today. Passed with 1 minor. Very helpful, cheers!
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Thanks for this, very informative. Keeping with "tradition" having taught my wife to drive over 25 years ago I'll be teaching my son the basics over the next few months and your videos are fantastic. Well presented and explained. Once (he's passed his provisional test) and I feel he's competent to be on the road and able to safely manoeuvre, I'll then look at sending for finer details by a professional instructor.
you are like the best instructor and she is really good at controlling the gas for a beginner
Brilliant, when I was practicing my driving I was doing very well apart breaking. Great to see you start from there
I've just done my first driving lesson today and skipped all the way up to just setting off and stopping but this video gave me so much info to note down cause as I was driving I was so hyper focused i couldn't really take in and remember the info the instructor was giving me while focusing on what i was doing, I've now got the order of setting off and stopping noted down to revise enough to be a lot more comfortable with it for my next lesson, then I can focus more on the steering and checking mirrors and blind spots! also a very anxious first driver so this helps so much! Thank you
I realise that I passed my test back in 2008 but I wish I had this quality of instruction. Excellent job. I was never taught to pivot from brake to accelerator. I still passed first time though. 😊 And putting the pupil in the passenger seat to learn clutch and brake before the pressure pot of the drivers seat is genius. That drivers seat is a scary place to be as a first time learner.
Great video Richard, valuable content to so many people. We all started here once.
Finally got to watching this, great video and fantastic instruction. I'm a private pilot and can confirm "my airplane" is common, pretty much every instructor in the world uses some variation, but most common in the UK at least is "I have control" followed by a confirmation "you have control".
Richard I really like that Teaching style, I wish I'd had it! I was stuck in the driving seat, the Instructor had Her brake and clutch told me to press the accelerator and released the handbrake, so I was wobbling all over the place! Well done Emily, that was an amazing start, you're going to be a good driver. We've got to have a full series now, so we can all see her safely through to driving test.
i would love this to be a series!! was really interesting hearing the point of using the clutch and gears etc. have my first lesson tomorrow, though i’ve driven about 12 hours with my dad so i can drive ‘decently’. looking forward to seeing what i’ll be doing for my first lesson :)
This is how I wish my first lesson went. My instructor was a crotchety old bastard who couldn’t be arsed with his job. Great to see how much progress can be made with good teaching
Great description lol
this made me laugh thank you
This is such an interesting video to watch, and I bet very helpful to those who are just starting out. I passed my driving test first time on Friday 21st July, and your videos helped me get there. Thank you!
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Fantastic job Emily! Just brilliant, the both of you. Best of luck and KEEP PRACTICING!!!
Well done, Emily! A fantastic mentality and good progress for your first lesson. You did great (and probably have one of the best instructors in the country - I'd stick with him if I was you 😜)!
Man, I so wish my instructor was like this. Great structure and teaching!
I was supposed to go to sleep an hour and a half ago but I saw this video, only wanted to watch a little and finish it tomorrow but that didn't work out too well 😂 I think these videos can be really helpful to people learning, and I think more videos with Emily (As long as she's comfortable with it) as she learns new things and updates on her progress would be really helpful to see how people can progress. Well done Emily this was a great first lesson
I like how you arranged the learning from safest to more risky to ease the learners into car controls. My driving instructor did things the opposite way(steering first, then pedals) and I picked it up reasonably well, but I think your approach is better as it takes a lot of initial stress out of the learning process. Also yes, explaining what clutch and gears do is very helpful. When I was learning, I found it much easier to deal with the clutch after I understood what it actually did and how it worked. If anything, I'd recommend explaining a even more about how clutch works, i.e. how it presses against the flywheel but slips a bit when you ride the clutch, this really helped me to understand what the bite point is and how I should control the clutch when getting off it(and why I was making it burn when I overrevving it while starting 😄).
Thank you. The more I feel my pupil understands it, the more I explain. I try to keep it to a minimum though to avoid confusion.
Richard I am massive fan of your videos. This is great, I wish this video had existed when I was a PDI especially the day of giving my first lesson.
Wow you are a good teacher, very calm and very patient 😊
I'm a student driver and found your video very helpful! Thanks!😊
Mate i’ve got my license in a another country, i gotta say though the way you explaining is really impressive. Calm, brilliant bits, let her to explore like when the engine died . You really good at it.
Im a new driver, and i must admit its great to watch from the basics sometimes! Youll be surprised little tips you learn ! I found this very interesting
Am in my 50s I’ve moved to Poland and was not confident driving in Europe so I got some lessons in Poland Really excellent instructor I never realised I had so many bad habits it was refreshing as well as educating , my back ground was driving for over 30 years but getting refresher lessons sharpen your skills for sure
This is such valuable content, I appreciate the effort & energy you put into these. I can't wait to pass; your insight is better than most instructors - Thank-you!
Good lad teaching her about the mechanics of the car, helps to understand what's going on when learning to drive!
More of this type of video please! It's super helpful for beginners like myself
It's lovely that ocon is doing this for new drivers
great video richard i like how you pointed out your mistakes as well im not from UK so traffic works completely differently but i still enjoy your videos im expecting a part 2 🙏
thanks so much for recording this lesson. I had a few lessons a couple of years back, and had got to a point where I was able to change gears relatively smoothly but was still terrified of them. The pandemic halted my learning and then I have had a couple of years where it's not been practical to get lessons. This is really helping me to get back into the mindset where I could imagine driving a car, and giving me new ways to think about things so that hopefully I won't be quite so discouraged when I get back in the driver's seat and have to start almost from scratch
Im currently in the middle of learning and i get anxious everytime i have to sit in the car to drive but i push myself ! You got this !! I believe in you🫶
I learned a lot off these videos and I want to say thank you, I passed my test yesterday with only 1 driving fault. Thanks Richard!
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Passed my driving test yesterday with 2 minors after only 8 hours of lessons thanks to using your KZhead videos! Will still be watching because there’s still loads of tips to learn
Had you never driven before? 8 seems a few to pass.
This really brings me back to my first lesson, my old instructor took me to an empty Morrisons car park to practice learning the biting point. Plus learning how to change gears with the engine off.
It’s so cool to see how different instructors teach. I really wish my instructor taught me this as I was just put on the road harsh braking everywhere until I just picked it up
Fantastic video. One of my favourite so far! Like others have said, I hope there is a follow up. You're correct, Richard 'my car' is an adaptation from aircraft training. More typically you'll here 'I have control' followed by (usually) the F.O confirming 'you have control' but many pilots also use 'My aircraft' / 'your aircraft'. It became more important with the introduction of fly-by-wire because pilots wouldn't know if their collegues were adding input because they couldnt feel it on the joystick on their side after many manufacturers of the large jets replaced a dual yoke with independent joysticks. I'd absolutely love it if you ever did track day training, Richard. Sign me straight up! Something I've always wanted to do! Good luck, Emily. You did really well! I'm sure you'll be passed in no time, you picked things up really quickly. Nothing beats learning to drive. I wish I could go back 13 years and have that experience again 😊
In my first lesson I started in the drivers seat straight away and he taught me how to move off and observations etc and by the end of the lesson I drove home on my own. But this way of teaching is good too
I know instructors use those passenger side pedals to ensure safety when the student is driving, but I've never seen them used as an instructional tool before. Well done.
Such an awesome driving instructor. Very beginner friendly and his instructions will surely make any beginners to truly learn the basics. Very detailed instructions from already the very beginning will go very far for the learners future driving after drivingwith him as instructor 👍
Hey, this could be a series 'Emily conquering driving'. Great stuff as always Richard!
Just watching the video and ill will say confidence has gotten so much better
These are such professional sensible instructional videos thank you. I am taking refresher lessons after a break and they help. Will also suggest our granddaughters watch before going on road. We'll done.
Im an Englishman who moved to the US at the age of 14, and at 21 have now been driving in the US for 5 years, having learnt here. Im planning on moving back to the UK next year and working on getting my UK license and cannot stress how incredibly valuable these videos are, especially this one, to pick up on details and differences between driving in the UK and US and getting aditional background information and fundamentals that driving instructors over here never really taught.
My first driving lesson was in the 80's in Hungary and I learnt in a Trabant. I didn't really understood the gearshifting, it was so difficult, so I spent seconds to change every time. My first car was a Dacia with a normal gearshifting. So my first 15 minutes was nothing else, just learning to changing gears, forwards and backwards, from 2 to 4 and opposite, reverse, etc. I just thought, I don't have time to watch down all the times. I don't know it is a technic in these days, but I suggest to spend time with this also with your students. It was really nice to watch this first lesson 'playing' with the pedals, so you should do this with the gear changing as well. Yes, your lesson was really relaxed and understandable in every way. Clap-clap-clap!
I took my test over twenty years ago and the thing that held me back the most at the time was, without a doubt, confidence. But nowadays, I love driving, I love the freedom of being able to go where I want, and when I want. And that came from having a good instructor to help prepare me for the test, and then doing a lot of long-distance driving over the years. (The only thing I don't like are the extortionate prices of fuel, and the sheer amount of traffic on the roads!) You're a great teacher - I've never known someone to start off in the passenger seat just getting a feel for braking, but that makes so much sense to do. Also, even someone who's been driving twenty plus years still gets a thrill when the car just glides to a stop!