06/03/2022
(Shared from another instructor)
Fancy looking at a day in the life of a driving instructor?
Here goes......
We get abuse for being in the correct lanes.
We get abuse for sticking to the speed limits.
We get abuse for slowing down because it says so on the road.
We get abuse for pulling up outside your house.
We get abuse because the driver didnโt set off quickly enough.
We get abuse for stalling.
We get abuse for not tailgating the car in front.
We even get abuse for not blocking junctions and not going into a box junction (when we should legally stay out because the exit is blocked).
We get abuse when you kindly let a learner out but they donโt react as quickly as you would like them to.
Please don't beep your horn, it really won't speed us up.
Until we teach one of your family to drive then for a short time the abuse stops, but only for a short time.
We're asked not to use a person's car to practice parallel parking, but when we enquire where the person practiced their parallel when learning they reply โa car at the side of the road - but that doesn't mean you can use mine !!!!!โ.
We have all had to learn to drive, itโs funny how quickly we forget what itโs like.
We forget what itโs like to approach the first roundabout, the first parallel park, the first crossroads.
Please have a thought for us and our students - it could be your son, daughter, niece, nephew. We canโt use a class room and trust me we donโt like holding you up anymore than you do!
Please be patient...
Thank you ๐๐