Routines Used For Driving
As a driving instructor I will be banging on about routine's!! what routine are you going to use for this or that?. So why do we use routines 'simple' to keep thing's in order, so for example we don't turn into a junction and then look in our mirror's.
Before you can start to drive you will need to adjust the interior of the car so you can reach all of the controls and see clearly to the rear of the car. This routine is called the D S S S M or;
DOORS
SEAT
STEERING WHEEL
SEATBELT
MIRRORS
The next routine we use is to move away from the kerb this is called the POM routine;
PREPARE
OBSERVE
MOVE
Then we need to know how to stop the car near the kerb, this is called the M S M routine;
MIRROR
SIGNAL
MANOEUVRE
When you want to turn left or right, you then expand the MSM routine to the M S P S G L routine;
MIRROR
SIGNAL
POSITION
SPEED
GEAR
LOOK
When you approach a T junction you add the L A D A routine to the end of the MSPSGL routine;
LOOK
ASSESS
DECIDE
ACT
Using these routine's in your driving will help you to become a safer driver.
