Sunday, May 22, 2005

Driving Lesson #3

Well just finished my 3rd driving lesson, nothing eventful for this lesson. Raining the whole while. So my view is kinda foggy plus my instructor car's wiper isn't all that excellent thus no matter what speed I turn to, after every wipes the windscreen is still abit on the foggy side haha. But nvm still can see... Think his wiper is abit loose...haha
today he made me do alot of turns at the minor roads in bukit batok, right turns, left turns alot of turns turn until my head is also turning. Strangely today he never take me on the 70km/h road and let me cruise at 70km/h like he did last lesson. The moment i hit about 65km/h, he told me to turn left (the 70km/h rd is the only road from my plc to bukit batok)into bukit batok.
He taught me to use my horn at jaywalkers and to c how to react according to jaywalkers who are in the midst of crossing the road or begining to cross the road. then outside Bukit Batok Drving Center (BBDC) I got to use wat he taught me. I horned at my first jaywalker a auntie lah who was trying to cross the road at the time, the moment she step out of the kerb i sound the horn already. Haha
One thing I find puzzling about my driving lessons and/or my driving instructor. He never tell me since lesson #1 when to start turning the steering wheel or when to return the steering wheel. He only taught me things to look out when turning. Even when I am makin sharp left turns, He only told me to look out for traffic and the blind spots... never told me how to and how much to turn the steering wheel at all. all the while I have been using my "fee" to make turns.. He simply have forgotten about that or I was doing the turns fine thus he think no need to teach me the turning parts? I dunno
The moment i started driving in his car he would chit chat with me about many things non stop until we ended driving and he would play his oldies music on the radio, instructor's job like very relaxing hor? haha
Oh then today also went to top up petrol at the Esso stn beside BBDC, Drat have to squeeze in between 2 cars who are also pumping petrol at that time to get to a pump. Luckily no buang any1 of them, he still ask me whether got enough space or not, I replied yes then he told me 'squeeze' through already. he trust me the "L" driver so much ah...haha
Overall I think today my driving is OK lah think should be quite good already, however I think I still abit "gan cheong" (panicky) when driving through junctions and still the vehicle jerks abit when moving off from rest(sometimes). Have to improve on these things. Instructor also say I am too "safe", keep looking at the sides when turning...tell me to confirmed already then go, no need to scare haha..Looks like next lesson have to be more daring and aggressive abit..haha

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