Learning Manual
A manual license (e.g., C class in WA) lets you drive both manual and automatic cars, whereas an automatic license (C-A class) restricts you to automatics only.
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You decide when to shift gears, giving you more control over performance, handling, and traction, which is great for off-roading or challenging conditions.
Many find the process of driving a manual more fun and interactive, offering a "driver-focused experience.
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Essential for certain industries, e.g mechanical and some mine sites.
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First lesson (new to manual)
In your first manual driving lesson, you'll start by familiarizing yourself with the vehicle's controls, including the clutch, gear stick, accelerator and brakes. We will start in a nice quiet street and I will demonstrate how to start moving the vehicle from a stand still in 1st gear and then how to stop without stalling. You will have quite a few tries yourself and then we can have a little drive.
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Second lesson
Usually for the second lesson you will start driving from your house and keep driving and practicing your gear changes for the whole hour. I will help with the pedals when needed and in situations when we don't want to stall. I usually do a circuit around the High schools and to Maccas and back practicing changing gears and driving through round abouts. This usually means we don't have to stop many times so you won't have to do many take offs. Goals hear are to change gears, use clutch, learn to steer and maintain speed and road position and look for cars to give way to.... sounds like a lot but by the 3rd lesson you should feel comfortable with roundabouts and changing gears.
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Rinse and repeat
As you progress through your lessons, you'll improve your foot control and gear shifting to become smooth and accurate. We will start to drive in various driving situations so we keep moving forward even if the smooth driving is taking a while to get there. We will progress forward at a pace you can manage and eventually it all falls into place. You will forget how hard it was when you first began.
By the time you’re ready for your driving test you’ll feel prepared and be a safe and confident driver on the road.
As we progress further, and from the get go we need to be safe and make sure you understand the road rules.
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Parking
It's all good knowing how to drive but at the end of our journey we need to park. Parking is an integral part of your driving skills and part of your PDA.
We will need to know how to park forwards right and left. reverse park right and left and reverse parallel park. These are the main ones I teach. We start this out the way of everyone in a quiet carpark away from other cars. Takes a few lessons to soak the information in and get a feel for it, and then we try to do a park or 2 at least, during each lesson.
