Talking to yourself

Originally Posted by rb8989

Did this on my test. Helped me with all the checks and orders of things as you remember it both as actions and as a written list almost. Passed everything first time and I'm convinced it really helped.

Same here, great for making sure you turn indicators off and get all relevant lifesavers in. I suppose I do a similar thing in my head when out on the bike, never thought to give a running commentary though. Would be interesting to watch a vid of someone more practiced doing their thing while on the road.

And fallout, I like your style, we all failed

Haha, never even crossed my mind fallout!

My dad was a Class 1 police driver for the Met Police and he told me about this. He had to do it as part of his training and it really makes your mind think more about what is going on.

I don't talk out loud when I do it, as I usually have people in the car with me... But, I do think about what is ahead, who is behind me, what speed is the limit for the road, what are the conditions, the car I am in or vehicle I am on.

It makes it funny when I am on a busy road and the people in the car are talking, I get asked a question and they get no answer for 5 minutes...