Learn How To Drive

What is driving? driving is a movement of vehicle from one place to another, is a professional on his own. Driving require 100 percent concentration,80% of accident on the road cause by human error.

Who is a driver?A driver is a person who move and control the wheel or steering of a car or vehicle. As a good driver you must have self discipline, mindset and defensive.

A good driver must have a good skill on how to use his or her car well.

A good driver must have a good attitude to calm and tolerate.

A good driver must be knowledgeable about the car he/she is using and itself.

A good driver must have a self discipline on how to respect the road marking and sign.

Aids of Driving!

• The clutch pedal÷it is a device that connect and disconnect a working part in a machine especially the engine and gear in a motor vehicle,it select gear in order to move vehicle, it neutralize a gear,it change gear from one level to another,it slowdown the movement of a vehicle atleast when on a bad road or traffic.

• The break pedal÷it is a device that help the driver to slow down the moven of a vehicle which press lightly and to stop it's movement completely when press hardly.

• The accelerator/throttle/gas pedal÷it help the driver to access the moven of the vehicle, through the accelera, the driver determine the rate of speed at which the vehicle move.the speed of car can equally be observe on the speedometer at the dashboard.

• The gear÷it is set or arrangement of gears, the gears are usually from 1-5 excluding reverse, but in same vehicle it could be 1-4 or 1-12 in some truck e.t.c.inside the car there is an indicator in form of vertical steel coupled with a black ledal material on the top which explain the position of gears from 1,2,3,4/5 and reverse through this indicator the driver select the number of the gear accordingly.

• The steering wheel÷ it is the wheel the driver hold firmly in order to steer the vehicle.it help to control the vehicle to go either in straight direction or turn to left or right.

Steps to drive a vehicle

Step 1÷ you press down the clutch to ensure that the gear indicator is in the neutral position.

Step 2÷ after that, start ignition to enable the vehicle engine to slow run for a while.

Step 3÷ with left leg you press down the clutch pedal and engage it with gear 1 .

Step 4÷ releasing the left leg gently from the clutch while simultaneously using the right leg to press the accelerator gently.

You will observe that the vehicle is moving forward, hold the steering firmly and be vigilant and concentrate on the road as you turn the steering wheel .

After the vehicle move forward a while, be ready to change to the next gear that is ( gear 2) as soon as the sound of the vehicle come higher, be ready to change the gear.

By moving a vehicle with gear 1 for a long time!! can damage the or spoil the engine and consume fuel, so it is not good to move your vehicle with gear 1 for a long time before you change it to the next gear which is gear 2 follow by 3 and so on.

Safety first.