Driving a car involves not only the correct use of its mechanisms, but also confident orientation in the road situation when driving around the city. For this, several important points must be taken into account.
Basic driving skills
Study thoroughly the rules of the road. Pay attention to when you need to give way to other vehicles and pedestrians. Remember all the groups of road signs and train yourself to be sure to pay attention to them when driving around the city.
Be sure to complete several training sessions with an auto-instructor. Even if you have acquaintances who have extensive driving experience and agree to teach you, a professional instructor often knows many subtleties that will help you successfully move around the city, avoiding road accidents.
Take your time to learn to drive in an urban setting right away. Practice driving on quiet and straight roads outside the city or in a dedicated vehicle fleet. Pay attention to the execution of various maneuvers. Make sure you know how to move smoothly from a place, make turns and turns of the car, and avoid obstacles. In this case, do not forget to turn on the turn indicators in one direction or another.
Learning to move around the city
Learn to drive around the city in the early morning, when there is still less traffic on the roads. Schedule a specific route for yourself. It should include overcoming unequal road junctions, rings and pedestrian crossings regulated by traffic lights. Practice navigating this section until you do it without mistakes, then start moving around the city more freely.
Learn to pull off while on an incline. To do this, you can put the car on the handbrake. At the beginning of the movement, while holding the clutch pedal, slowly press down on the accelerator pedal and at the same time lower the handbrake lever. Begin to throttle harder by gently releasing the clutch pedal. This way you will be able to start the movement "from the hill" without rolling back.
Try to park your car in different ways. In addition to simple parking, you should be able to do this on the side of the road, at curbs, on the heels of various buildings, etc. In doing so, make sure that parking or stopping at these places is permitted by appropriate signs.
Practice driving in reverse gear. This is necessary in order to be able to smoothly and easily leave a parking lot with a large congestion of cars. Also try getting around the city in different weather conditions and at different times of the day.
