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Moving Off And Stopping When Driving

After finishing your controls driving lessons you will then move on to moving off and stopping with your driving instructors in Halifax

This involves you moving off from the side of the road and travelling for a short distance and then finding somewhere to stop at the side of the road that is safe, convenient and legal.

Our driving schools in Halifax understand that this is a vital part of learning to drive because you will always have to move off and stop whilst taking your driving lessons, which is also a why our driving instructors teach it almost at the start of your driving lessons in Halifax. When you start this module of driving your driving instructor will take you to a suitable place in Halifax in order for you to be able to practice this skill. Better places to practice moving off and stopping are on long straight roads.

Once you and your driving instructors in Halifax have reached an appropriate place to practice this then he will tell you what you are going to do on your lessons today. When practicing moving off and stopping your driving instructors in Halifax should teach you a routine called P.O.M, on your driving lessons you will be explained exactly how to do this, however here is a brief outline:

• P- This stands for prepare to move your car away
• O- Stands for making correct observations
• M- Stands for moving the car

Once you start driving the car your driving lessons in Halifax get a bit more exciting, your driving instructors at first will have to help you but once you gain the basic skills it is just different procedures, roads and practice!

Going back to moving off and stopping, your driving instructors in Halifax will guide you how to move off from the side of the road and what different mirrors you should be checking and other precautions and procedures. After you have moved off and get into a normal driving position on your driving lessons you then need to know how to stop.

At first your driving instructors in Halifax will point out a safe point at where you are able to pull over, however as you continue through your driving lessons on moving off and stopping you are expect to make your own decisions. You are then given another procedure, M.S.M. This will eventually become familiar to you and it translates to:

• M- Stands for mirrors
• S- Stands for signal
• M- stands for manoeuvre

This is an important procedure used by our driving schools in Halifax because you must do the whole procedure of M.S.M in the correct order before stopping. Although this seems a lot to take in on your first few driving lessons in Halifax, but you shouldn't be alarmed. All of our driving schools have excellent driving instructors in Halifax to guide you through your driving test every step of the way! The instructors gradually ease you into becoming an independent driver so that you feel confident that you are able to drive on your own and finally pass your driving test in Halifax.

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