I’ve just got back from my second driving lesson with Stuart from KWIKTEST. I had fun today. I was for the first time let loose on the roads. Bowerham BEWARE!

I’ve decided to keep a separate and more detailed account of what I’ve done and what I now should know lesson for lesson on the main body of my site. I also intend to include links to those lesson accounts from here… so faithful blog reader… you won’t miss out if you don’t wish to! I just figured too much detail here would be painfully boring for you lucky people who already know how to drive!

So what did I do today?

I started the same as last time in the car park near the Ashton Memorial. I practiced starting and stopping, steering this time including mirrors and indicators, and a few gear changes, this time getting into third.

…and then it was out onto the road. Having negotiated my first speed bump, I turned right and we were off… I can’t explain my delight at being in amongst the other traffic. I managed a few right turns and got up to 40mph in third gear. My driving skill was slightly impeded by my new found enthusiasm for actually driving out on the road with real obstacles and real pedestrians to hit.

I found that I was quite good at noticing hazards on the road and accounting for them in my driving. I hope I can still say that after I’ve taken the hazard perception element of my theory test.

If you want to look at more detailed description of what was covered you can visit Learning To Drive: Lesson 2. [Okay... Okay I know I haven't actually done this yet... but I will... no really I will]!