This website is the copyright of Peter Hurley March 2009
First one hour lesson for £2.
DRIVING OFF
Moving Off
1 Put the clutch to the floor and keep it there.
2 Put the gear lever into first gear and put both hands on the steering wheel.
3 Push the accelerator down a small way so the engine note rises.
4 Lift the clutch carefully to the biting point; you will know when you have reached this because the engine note will drop and the front of the car will lift a little. (If the clutch is brought too high the car will either stall or move off with the handbrake on.)
5 The car is now ready to move and the only thing stopping it doing so is the handbrake.
Before the handbrake is taken off proper checks MUST BE MADE.
(a) Look in the mirrors and ahead; if there is anyone to indicate to including pedestrians, do so. If a vehicle is about to pass you do not indicate yet, wait until it has passed you, then look and decide again.
(b) Take your left hand off the steering wheel and put it on the handbrake.
(c( Lift the handbrake and press the button in -
(d) Look in the mirrors again.
(e) Look over your left hand shoulder; then look over your right hand shoulder when driving away from a kerb on your left. When driving away from a kerb on your right look over your right hand shoulder then look over your left hand shoulder.
(f) Look forward and glance in the interior mirror; if it is clear put the handbrake off.
(g) If the car moves keep your feet still until the car picks up speed before lifting your left foot off the clutch.
(h) If the car does not move, lift the clutch gently a small amount until it does and give a quick look over your right hand shoulder again to make sure it is safe, then look ahead as you move off.
(i) Keep your feet still until the car picks up speed before lifting your left foot
off the clutch -
(j) After the car has moved off look in the mirrors again.
The copyright of this document is held by Peter Hurley; 29 December 1996.
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