I thought I might do a blog about a pupil who came to me last year . . .
It's always a little daunting when you first get into the car with a new pupil, especially one who has told you over the phone that he can already drive! I find myself wondering what experience they have had, how well they can actually drive compared with how well they think they can.
Having said that, I am generally releived to find that they do have some driving skill and I will just need to tidy up their technique. Other times, however, I am not so lucky.
When I collected 'Shyam' who told me he'd been driving for five years in his own country (I won't say which but it was very hot there :))) and for a further year in this country on his international driving licence, I was quite confident in his ability.
Unfortunately the first action he took was to tilt up the rear view mirror to face the roof. When I asked why he'd done that, I was told with all sincerity that, "I can't drive with a mirror there. I can see things moving behind me which is distracting."
I felt this may be a rather longer lesson than first anticipated.
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