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by Khun Paul » March 2, 2021, 7:02 am
Not surprised , judging by comments about driving lessons. Changing down ( aka Roadcraft Manual ) taught to Traffic Police Officers, enables you to maintain control of the vehicle when turning or overtaking , including when coming to crowded area, so the gears are also an addition to stomping on the brakes which many seem to do here ( part of the problem with large lorries as they suffer bake fade ).
Learning to drive to pass a test here is a joke always has been and not getting any better, having folloowed many a so-called driver being taught by Smart Car, as they use my road as a learning road, indication and changing down if taught, does not seem to stay in the learners mind .
Nice to see changes regarding overtaking but will take that info with a large pinch of salt as deep down we all know it will NOT be adhered to, especially when you have drivers who wish to use a U& Turn , which is not meant for them ( near me a Y turn designated for only one carriageway to use, with road marking and a cut out to allow it, but the traffic to Udon has NO road markings and no road cut out still use it ILLEGALLY causing havoc in the fast lanje as you come across a vehicle sticking out into the carriageway waiting to execute a U Turn. more than one accident there including a POLICE vehicle, so any rules regarding an overtaking lane or speed limits WILL be ignored .
Finally experience may NOT be required but6 lessons learnt from expert Instructors from basic driving to High Speed driving are well learnt and used to this day. Many folks never learn after passing their test, only by usage , they may improve correctly or incorrectly. ON two occasions when undergoing Driving ability upgrade, (Traffic Training ), we all thought we knew how to drive. How wrong we were, learnt very quickly that the average driver has NO clue how to drive carefully or sensibly at speed or just pottering .That was in the UK where driving tests are considerably harder, here with the Test as a joke almost ZERO knowledge is required ,hence the HIGH accident rate .