Driving Lessons

I’m sure we have all seen them out there, getting in the wrong lane, not signalling when they are leaving the roundabout, but why?

I’m convinced it’s because people have either forgotten how to drive correctly or more probably, it’s because the rules of the road have changed over the years but drivers are not up-to date with them.

I know that when I was a driver out on the road before I became a driving instructor, I was very good, at least that was my own opinion of myself. When I started to train to become a driving instructor a number of years ago now, I realised how much had changed since I learnt to drive and how bad I was.

Yes I admit I was not a good driver but at the time I believed I was. I’m convinced that this statement must be true for many, many thousands of drivers out there on the roads right now!

So what’s the answer to this dilemma - well what about compulsory retesting of drivers every 10 years!

Probably won’t happen but why not, would it not ultimately make our roads safer, cut down the number of deaths on the roads - and drivers might actually signal correctly on roundabouts!!