Driving Lesson - Positioning
Driving Lesson - Positioning
Normal Driving Position
- Standard road
- Midway between kerb and centre line
- Wide road
- 1m (doors width) from kerb
- Allow room for overtaking vehicles
- Narrow road
- No closer than 30cm from kerb
- Slow down if need to get closer
- Lane markings
Parking
- 10-15cm from kerb
- Too hard to judge
- Difficult if you need to reverse
- Look after your tyres
Distance from vehicle in front
- Stationary traffic
- Tyres and tarmac (4-5m)
- Room to drive round
- If car in front rolls back
- If anything hits you from behind
- Upto Approx 30 MPH
- Above 30 MPH
- 2 second rule (4 if wet)
- Some roads - 2 chevrons at 70 MPH
Junctions
Parked vehicles
- 1m (doors width) from parked vehicles
- Allow room for:
- Pedestrians walking out
- Doors opening
Cyclists
- As much as possible – minimum 1m (doors width)

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