What to Practice on the First Day of Driving?
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On the first day, practice parallel parking. Here are the relevant introductions: 1. Habits: Good habits start with fastening the seat belt. After adjusting the seat and mirrors, fasten the seat belt. Whether learning to drive now or driving by yourself in the future, fastening the seat belt is an essential step. 2. Precautions: Generally, students take turns practicing during driving lessons. So, after finishing your practice, remember to pull the handbrake before parking the car and switching to the next student. Only after pulling the handbrake should you safely exit the vehicle. 3. Driving posture: The idle speed of driving school cars is usually set slightly higher. When first learning to drive, instructors usually do not encourage students to step on the accelerator and often disconnect the accelerator cable. Due to the idle speed driving, the speed is very low, and sometimes pressing the clutch can immediately stop the car.
On the first day of driving practice, the instructor directly had me sit in the driver's seat. I was a bit nervous, but then they told me not to touch the accelerator yet—just sit there and get a feel for the steering wheel, and try adjusting the seat and rearview mirrors. The instructor said that familiarizing myself with the car's feel was more important than driving, and had me slowly use the soles of my feet to sense the clutch's depth, practicing the release and press motions repeatedly. Steering wheel practice was quite interesting—turning it fully left and right three and a half times each until I could count the turns without looking down. Only in the last ten minutes did they let me shift into first gear, moving slowly around the training area, controlling the speed entirely with the clutch. The instructor repeatedly emphasized: on the first day, don't rush—let your hands and feet memorize the rhythm of these basic operations first.
