hello
YouTubers um well I guess we all think
that we're good drivers and I think
these days with the amount of traffic on
the road that in fact we are but when
you get older I think you have to
realize that
possibly um you know your reaction times
or your ability to take in all the data
that is coming from to you from all the
road signes and things might not be as
good as it was in the past and I believe
and this wouldn't be a very popular
thing to to put forward but I believe
all people over the age of 70 should
have to take a another road test to um
just confirm that they are still uh able
to drive in these modern conditions and
when I was 70 that is um that is
something that I I did I took the
advanced driving test and um
just to see if I had got into very very
bad habits which I found some of them
that I had and um so I think that's a
very good thing to do um but in the
advanced driving tests um although you
will be observed very
carefully uh about your driving skills
you have to verbalize all that you are
seeing observing and and and doing um so
um that is what you have to do both on
the state of your vehicle what you're
doing before you set off and what you're
doing when you're driving so um I U I
did a little commentary on a trip that I
did the other day as uh as an example of
um what you would be expected to do in
the advanced driving test so so um
that's it um anyway uh some other
subject next time I hope uh perhaps more
interestingly interesting and um I see
you again very soon but until then as
always
goodbye inspect the vehicle outside to
make sure that it's in a road worthy
condition special attention to the
tires make sure that all all external
mirrors are clean all wind screens are
clean so you have good all round
Vision adjust your seat position for
your height and your length of leg
adjust the steering wheel height so that
your hands will rest in a comfortable 10
to2 or4 to three driving position
and adjust the internal
mirrors and the when you start the
engine make sure that
the warning lights are all functioning
as they
should attach your seat belt and you're
ready to
proceed road surfac is Dam water held
from overnight rain verges are very
muddy no Central Road markings beware of
rocks and debris that might be brought
down by the rain maximum speed is 50 m
an hour I'm not going to do that my
speed
45 road is dried out can make progress
now accelerating up from 45
789 50 see a road junction ahead
triangular sign with giveway sign
slowing down and
stop vehicle passing look right
proceed proceed up the hill tractor and
trailer
ahead tractor should have a maximum
speed of 20 mph although they sometimes
don't but back
off have to be patient no Poss ability
of overtaking keep your distance from
the car in front 2 and 1 half
seconds sign says that there is
bend still no Central Road
markings
downhill back
off look for Escape Routes in case of
oncoming lores see the hedges are green
clips so heavy lores and high Vehicles
use this route so beware there may be
one so keep an eye out for some sort of
recess that you can uh give way to
them I see a main road at the bottom of
the bottom of the hill with traffic on
it uh so we're coming down to a road
Junction
shortly
just back off breake lights on the van
in
front I can see traffic on the
road tractor and banner
breaking van indicating his intention to
go left tractor is turning
right
giveway look right looking left look
right again
proceed I am turning
left
Stop tractor and trailer reversing to
allow uh car to pass is indicating that
he will allow me to pass
recognize courtesy proceed this road
strangely enough there was a sign at the
beginning of the road to say it was
derestricted which means one could do 60
M an hour that' be kind of fun wouldn't
it if you knew nothing was coming the
other way my speed
28
30 no Central Road markings downhill
sign vehicle
coming I see recess there aim for it
stop allow the vehicles to
pass nothing behind
proceed 28
30 downhill
section H is still clipped by lorries
and high sided Vehicles so we don't meet
one of
those
commentary I will stop I'm arriving at
my
destination