Lesson 7 & 8 Junctions & Roundabouts

Today’s lesson started of well, I could not recall ever felling so comfortable behind the wheel of the car. Everything felt infinitely easier than it had ever done before and it was a very satisfying feeling to have so much control, when only six hours prior to this lesson I had been a complete novice. With Simons wisdom and my determination we had come along way in such a short period of time and I was driving round the Cheltenham roads with confidence and skill, that is not to say I wasn’t making mistakes and it was still very clear that there were a number of creases in my driving ability that still need smoothing out. Not only was this the most comfortable I had felt, despite some rather irritating stalls in some rather inconvenient places, but it was also the lesson in which I had first broken the 30MPH mark and the fastest I had been so far and later on in the lesson I went on to double this landmark speed.
The main focus of the lesson was to be the navigation of roundabouts. We started of with a few simple mini-roundabouts which I navigated without to much difficulty, although I did accidentally drive directly across the middle of one. We then proceeded to pull over in a lay-by and discuss the process of larger roundabouts. When set off I was fairly confident that I could handle the car gracefully around the new obstacles but it soon became obvious that they were a little harder to navigate than their smaller brethren. Nonetheless despite a few hiccups and a very steep learning curve I started to get the hang of them, I would not go as far as saying that I was an expert but I would say I had at least the basic understanding and skill required to navigate them. After a number of larger roundabouts we concluded the lesson and I returned home yet again in one piece.