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Old 15-02-13, 05:26 PM   #3
punkyp
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Default Re: SMIDSY off-shoot thread

I think there is a vast difference in the tuition, unless I had a good instructor for the bike and bad for the car.
My bike instructor was genuinely interested in biking and riding. He was always telling us to have a plan, always look as far as you can see and pointing out road positioning. He was teaching us to ride, not to just pass the test.

The car instructor was some old dude, just had me driving over tests routes. Nothing on planing ahead, nothing about anticipating other road users. This might explain why most car drivers seem to look no further than a few meters infront of their bonnet and drive around like headless chickens.

I've seen drivers seem shocked when a massive horse just 'appears' in front of their car and almost drive into it, where as I'd spotted it a good minute before.
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