Following some shocking examples of car control and road sense in my area and as requested by HDI fun here is a guide on how to drive.
If you know how to drive then you probably needn't bother reading this.
Controls.
A car has 4 main controls.
The steering wheel is the round thing in front of you. In some cars it may have a flat bottom but generally it is round. When you turn this to the right the car goes to the right, the more you turn it the more right you go.
Then we have the pedals conveniently arranged in reverse alphabetical order so we can remember them. Clutch, Brake and Accelerator.
The clutch is used to stop a crunching noise from happening when you change the gear. Press the cluctch just before you move the gearstick.
The Brake is used to stop the car. The harder you press the quicker the car stops. Be careful because if you press it too hard the car will skid just like an ice skater and we all know that if you are skidding you can't stop as easily. There is also a brake that applies to the rear wheels operated by hand. Primarily used by youths to turn a car round quickly it is also handy when a car is parked because you wouldn't want to have to stay in the car with your foot on the brake pedal.
Accelerator gets the most use. The harder you press this the faster the car goes. If you see a car behind you then press this pedal really hard to make it dissapear into the distance. If everyone applied this rule then I'm sure our roads will be a lot safer.
There is a big window in front of you and you should look out of this and pay attention to what is going on outside. Too many people look out of the side windows at hot totty in the summer and the rest are usually fiddling with the radio or a mobile phone which is just plain silly.
Either side of the steering wheel are sticky things.
One of these control the flashing things that tell other cars where you are wanting to go. You need to move it in the direction you plan to travel as these are not physcic and it is recommended to do this before you change direction.
The other one sprays water at the windscreen and moves the wiper blades up and down. Don't get them confused as wiper blade movements do not give much indication of where you plan to turn.
The top safety rule is always to keep 1 inch between your car and anything else on the road. Everytime someone gets within an inch they have an accident and hit something. So if you always have at least an inch to spare you will never hit anything.
How's that then? Have I missed off anything important?
If you know how to drive then you probably needn't bother reading this.
Controls.
A car has 4 main controls.
The steering wheel is the round thing in front of you. In some cars it may have a flat bottom but generally it is round. When you turn this to the right the car goes to the right, the more you turn it the more right you go.
Then we have the pedals conveniently arranged in reverse alphabetical order so we can remember them. Clutch, Brake and Accelerator.
The clutch is used to stop a crunching noise from happening when you change the gear. Press the cluctch just before you move the gearstick.
The Brake is used to stop the car. The harder you press the quicker the car stops. Be careful because if you press it too hard the car will skid just like an ice skater and we all know that if you are skidding you can't stop as easily. There is also a brake that applies to the rear wheels operated by hand. Primarily used by youths to turn a car round quickly it is also handy when a car is parked because you wouldn't want to have to stay in the car with your foot on the brake pedal.
Accelerator gets the most use. The harder you press this the faster the car goes. If you see a car behind you then press this pedal really hard to make it dissapear into the distance. If everyone applied this rule then I'm sure our roads will be a lot safer.
There is a big window in front of you and you should look out of this and pay attention to what is going on outside. Too many people look out of the side windows at hot totty in the summer and the rest are usually fiddling with the radio or a mobile phone which is just plain silly.
Either side of the steering wheel are sticky things.
One of these control the flashing things that tell other cars where you are wanting to go. You need to move it in the direction you plan to travel as these are not physcic and it is recommended to do this before you change direction.
The other one sprays water at the windscreen and moves the wiper blades up and down. Don't get them confused as wiper blade movements do not give much indication of where you plan to turn.
The top safety rule is always to keep 1 inch between your car and anything else on the road. Everytime someone gets within an inch they have an accident and hit something. So if you always have at least an inch to spare you will never hit anything.
How's that then? Have I missed off anything important?