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Image Credits: Icons made by Freepik on Flaticon. It will feel strange at first if you're left-footed, but getting used to it is very important because it's proper technique and ultimately much safer. Never use both feet at once to reach the pedals. Only use one foot — your right foot — to use each pedal. This will make it impossible to accidentally press down on both pedals at the same time.
Your car should have three mirrors: one rear-view mirror, which allows you to see directly the rear windshield behind you, and two outside mirrors which let you see to either side of the car and protect you from blind spots. The Society of Automotive Engineers has one recommendation for how to position your outside mirrors in order to eliminate blind spots.
It recommends positioning the mirrors further outward than normal, so that they just overlap with the viewing angle of the rear-view mirror. The parking brake is a longer lever with a button on it's very tip. When the parking brake is pulled up, it helps lock the car into place on the ground, ensuring that it doesn't move.
When the brake is let down, it is disengaged and the car can freely move. Make sure that your parking brake is disengaged before you start driving.
The gear stick is usually positioned in between the two front seats of a car, and it controls the gearbox park, neutral, drive, reverse. Sometimes in certain vehicles, the shift lever is on the right-side of the steering wheel. If your gear stick is engaged in Park and you turn your ignition on, the car won't move forward no matter how hard you press down on the accelerator.
If your gear stick is in Neutral, your car's natural momentum will continue to move it forward. If your gear stick is in Drive, your car will move forwards when you take your foot off the brake.
These gauges display to the driver how much fuel the engine has left, how fast the car is going, how hot the engine is, and how many RPM revolutions per minute the engine is clocking. The speedometer is probably the most important dashboard display in the car. It tells you how fast your car is traveling, in either miles per hour mph or kilometers per hour kph. The RPM gauge tells you how hard your engine is working.
When the dial in the gauge, travels into the red, learn to ease off the acceleration. The fuel gauge tells you how much fuel your car has left. It usually has a dial, like the hand of a clock that travels between "F" and "E," with "E" signaling "empty" and "F" signaling "full. The temperature gauge in the car tells you whether your car's engine is overheating.
It usually has a dial that travels between "H" and "C," signaling "hot" and "cold. Part Getting the Basics Down 2 1 Put on your seatbelt. In most places in the world, driving without wearing a seatbelt is illegal. When you turn it on, the car will move forward by itself if your foot isn't on the brake.
With your foot on the brake in starting position, you're ready to start driving! Put your keys in the ignition, which is usually to the right side of the steering wheel, and turn clockwise. Note that in some newer vehicles, provided the keys are actually inside the car, all you need to do is push the "Power" or "Ignition" button for the engine to start. If your car is parked in a car park or a driveway, chances are you're going to need to reverse your car out in order to begin driving.
Although it may seem intimidating, there are only a couple of things for you to remember: Put your car in Reverse and double-check.
If your car isn't in Reverse, your car won't go backwards. Look over your shoulder and turn your head to get a good view of where you're going. Gently remove your foot from the brake pedal and do not put your foot on the accelerator. For your first couple of times backing out, don't worry about putting your foot on the accelerator. You can move your car simply by removing your foot from the brake. Your car will move slowly, but you won't risk accidentally running into something or someone.
Remember that the steering wheel is "reversed" in Reverse. When driving your car forward, if you turn the steering wheel to the right, your car will also turn to the right, and vice versa. This is because your wheels turn that way. When going in reverse, turning the steering wheel to the right will make your car turn to the left, while turning the steering wheel to the left will make your car turn to the right.
Keep this in mind as you back your car out. Use your brake whenever you need to slow down. Press your foot gently but firmly on the brake pedal to slow the car down if necessary. Put your foot on the brake pedal, shift your car into Drive so that it can begin to move forward, and then take your foot off the brake pedal. Accelerate until you've reached the speed limit, and then take your foot off the accelerator, hovering it over the brake pedal in case you need to slow down.
Imagine that the steering wheel is a clock. Place your left hand where the number 9 would be on a clock, and your right hand where the number 3 would be. Your blinkers are flashing orange lights or red, some cars have red lights as blinkers on either side of the rear of the car, next to the brake lights. They are really important when driving, as they let other cars know that you're wanting to switch lanes or turn in a specific direction.
The blinker switch is located on the left-side of the steering wheel. Flick it up to indicate you want to turn right for turning or switching lanes to the right , or flick it down to indicate you want to turn left for turning or switching lanes to the left. Turning is quite easy once you get used to it.
Like most things when driving, it's very intuitive. If you only need to turn the car slightly, turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to travel but try keeping your hands at the 9 and 3 position. If you're making a harder turn, use the "hand over hand" method. Say you're turning right.
Turn the steering wheel clockwise, leading with the right hand. When your right hand gets to the 4 or 5 position, release it and cross it over your left hand. Re-grip the wheel and continue turning. To straighten out the car after a turn, simply loosen your grip in both hands and the steering wheel will automatically begin correcting itself. Apply more pressure to slow down the correction; apply less pressure to speed it up.
Your hands should stay stationary as the steering wheel moves back to its original spot. At some point when driving, you'll need to switch from one lane to another, sometimes quickly.
Doing so is easy, but you have to remember to indicate to let other drivers know that you're planning on switching lanes. Here are some things to keep in mind whilst switching lanes: Indicate with your blinkers for at least two seconds before beginning to switch lanes. This lets other drivers know what you are planning to do.
Quickly scan your mirrors and look over your shoulder to check for any cars in your blind spot s. Don't just rely on your mirrors to tell you where other cars are; use your eyes to quickly look for yourself before actually switching lanes.
Slowly move the car into the other lane. Turn your hands on the steering wheel ever so slightly in order to change lanes. It only takes a very slight movement of the wheel; as most modern cars are fitted with power steering. It should take anywhere from one to three seconds for you to change lanes.
Any less and you're doing it too quickly; any more and you're doing it too slowly. How far you should stay behind the car in front of you depends on how fast you are traveling. You want to give yourself two to five seconds to react, depending on your comfort level. If the car in front of you were to abruptly come to a halt, at your current speed, would you have enough time to both react and calmly slow your car down without colliding into the car in front of you? To judge this, watch as the car in front of you passes a fixed object on the road, like a billboard.
As soon as the car passes that object, begin counting: one-one-thousand, two-one-thousand, three-one- thousand How many seconds does it take for your car to pass the same object on the road? Driving defensively is a very important concept that too many drivers either take for granted or don't understand.
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