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“Opening in the North Okanagan May 2022”
Things you will learn

 

SKILLS

 

PRE-START CHECK:

Adjust seat and head restraint

Fastens safety belt

Checks/adjust mirrors

Locks doors

 

STARTING PROCEDURES:

Turns on ignition

Checks gauges and lights

Puts foot on Brake

Puts into gear

Releases emergency brake

 

DRIVING PROCEDURES:

Uses hand-over-hand steering tech.

Uses turn-signal

Obeys traffic signs, signals & pavement markings

Drives at proper speed

Accelerates in proper fashion

Brakes in proper fashion

Searches and scans while driving

 

LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS:

Signals

Reduces speed

Observes right of way at intersections

Checks for traffic

Uses turn lane

Adjusts car to new lane position

 

SPECIAL TURNS:

U-turns

Two-point turns (heading into and backing into driveway

Three-point turns

 

PARKING:

Parallel parking

Exiting

Perpendicular parking

Exiting

Hill parking

Exiting

 

EXPRESSWAY DRIVING:

Entry

Speed

Signals

Changing lanes

Passing

Exit

 

STOPPING:

Reduces speed

Brakes softly

Stops evenly

SECURE YOUR VEHICLE:

Shift into park

Set emergency brake

Turn off ignition

Remove key

When clear -- get out

Lock car

 

" At Bob's Driving School we don't just teach you the test route, we teach how to drive "