#278

Anecdotally true for me, from taking lessons on and off from 18 to 30.

#279

Not when you factor in esports money from all the Splatoon tournaments I’ll be winning!

#280

OK, well that just confirms how old I am. Originally had lessons when I turned 17 and I’m pretty sure they were about £10-15. That was 23 years ago.

Finally pulled my finger out 20 years later

#281

So glad you said this, I often “you stay out too far”, when I’m pretty sure I’m not.

#282

Of course, quite a lot of it is “you stay out too far” from me

#283

I learned to drive 21 years ago, albeit in an area with no public transport (captive market), and my lessons were £17/hr.

I can’t find the report I read it in, but basically the prices shot up between 1990 and 2000, and then stalled.

#284

if you’re hugging the kerb, you also can’t be seen by drivers (sometimes), and you risk getting caught behind parked cars and are also at the risk of potholes and other road debris commonly found in the gutter. it also means that drivers actually have to conciously pass you, rather than give you a cursory 30 cm gap as they pass. act like a slow moving car, don’t make sudden movements, and take the lane where necessary and safe.

#285

sick reference.

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#286

I probably going to print this off and say “see. told you so” next time it happens

#287

Always thought reversing round a corner was a really weird thing to learn - Especially as they make you do it the wrong way…

Obviously nobody has ever used that manoeuvre in real life, but if you did it makes zero sense to reverse around a corner against the flow of traffic.

#288

Cars are going to be driverless in like a week or so, making this entire thread (even more) redundant.

#289

this

#290

I paid £10 an hour in 1992. But then that was deepest West Wales, not the metropolis of the City.

#291

Haven’t driven for about 5 years as I just have no need to. Updated my license this week though so am still able to.

A bit nervous about driving again after so long. Never had an accident but I was never a great driver anyway.

I saw some stat that said 80% of people would class themselves as an above average driver which obviously can’t be true.

#292

but why would you reverse round a corner to face into oncoming traffic

#293

So you can maintain eye contact in order to assert dominance.

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#294

I do a reverse around the corner all the time. Much rather do one of those than a turn in the road.

#295

huh
they make you reverse around a corner into a side road. They don’t take you into the side road and then make you reverse around it.

I regularly use this maneuver as the road next to my road is a one way street so i reverse around the corner and park there. No idea if this is allowed though but haven’t been caught yet!

#296

Regardless of how busy the road your reversing into is, your still going against the flow. This is more an issue in a larger vehicle than a car, but it’s a blind side reverse too - much easier to reverse around a right hand corner as you’ve got much better visibility on that side. Everything about it seems a bit daft and something you would avoid unless completely necessary IRL. Do a turn in the road, or swing around to block the road and reverse straight back into the driveway or whatever - you have control over what the other traffic is doing then (i.e. They have no choice but to wait for you)

I don’t think reversing through a No Entry sign is allowed, either

#297

tried and failed badly in late teens, had massive insecurity complex about it after that. finally went back to it end of 2015 (post-move out of London) and passed last year. drive 2-3 times a week probably, mainly at weekends. still crap at parking. I occasionally enjoy driving now when I feel like I’m doing it ok, but could do without it overall.

Can also never be arsed to plug the bluetooth thing in owing to a slightly dodgy connection, with the result that I’ve been listening to Murmur for about 3 months straight. This did lead to the great realisation that my partner had thought ‘Pilgrimage’ was called ‘Your Brown Eyes’ for her whole adult life until last weekend.