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
  • Centre of lane

Parking

• 10-15cm from kerb
  • Any closer:
• 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
  • 1 Metre per MPH
• Above 30 MPH
  • 2 second rule (4 if wet)
  • Some roads - 2 chevrons at 70 MPH

Junctions

• Left
  • Normal driving position
• Right
  • Just left of centre line
• Ahead
  • Normal driving position

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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