Correct Positioning 1

What is the objective for Session 2?

During your second session, your ADI should make sure that you can position the car correctly on the road for the actions you are about to take. Actions include:

• Driving on the straight
• Cornering
• Negotiating bends and junctions
• Changing lanes
• Entering and exiting from slip roads
• Entering and exiting junctions and roundabouts
• Correct positioning within traffic lanes

What is the minimum this session should cover?

At the very least, during this session your ADI should take you driving in light traffic situations so that you have enough opportunity for positioning your vehicle:

• On the straight
• In traffic lanes
• On bends turning left and right
• Negotiating roundabouts
• Approaching and emerging from junctions

Expected outcomes: what should I have learned by the end of Session 2?

At the end of the second session, you should be able to show that you know how to:

• Generally keep a safe position on the road
• Always keep a safe braking distance from other vehicles
• Show appropriate and safe use of available road space

How should I prepare for Session 3?

To achieve the expected outcomes from Session 3, you should have:

• Completed Session 1 and Session 2

You should discuss your sessions with your ADI and, based on their advice, you may also have completed some or all of Sessions 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. This is because Sessions 2 to 8 can be taken in any order.

Practice is key

To feel confident about meeting the learning objectives, you should have:

• Read the expected outcomes of this session
• Done enough practice with your ADI, Sponsor, or both
• Done any relevant study

You should have practiced the following for at least three hours:

• Positioning the vehicle on the straight
• Cornering
• Negotiating bends and junctions
• Changing lanes
• Entering and exiting from slip roads
• Entering and exiting junctions and roundabouts
• Correct positioning within traffic lanes

You should also have read the sections of the Rules of the Road that deal with:

• Correct positioning in these situations
• Changing direction and making observations

You should have acted on any feedback your ADI gave you at the end of your last EDT session.