When it comes to a woman learning to drive a car, most men begin to smile: they say, you can try, but it is unlikely that something will come of it. Men think that driving a car is their exclusive prerogative. This is why women begin to doubt or completely change their mind... But UchiIto is ready to teach the lovely ladies so that they cast aside all their doubts and so that they can fulfill their dream - become an autolady.
What can prevent a woman from learning to drive
Fear is the main obstacle to girls.
- Popular female fear - car breakdown... This, of course, cannot be ruled out, but again, you can find an attentive driver on the road who will see a bewildered woman and a turned on emergency gang, and offer to help. Any girl can find a way out of this situation.
- There is also fear of traffic police... Such women should remember that men work in the traffic police. A charming auto lady will be able to find a common language even with the most principled and strict inspector.
- Many ladies are afraid get lost in the maze of roads which they previously traveled only as passengers. To overcome this fear, drivers recommend buy road atlas, and carefully study the entire route before departure.
- Some have fear crash into another car or simply damage the car, and you will need to reimburse the cost of damage for the rest of your life. In practice, this rarely happens. It is necessary to understand that self-confident reckless drivers are more likely to create emergency situations, rather than slow beginners. And so that you can feel normal, just insure yourself.
- Women are afraid they won't be able to drive. on the same level as men that will look awkward. In fact, it is quite difficult for guys to learn. Mistakes are common to all beginners. That's why drop fear and start learning.
Typical mistakes of beginner autolady
When the ladies do decide to get behind the wheel, they start making many mistakes that only prolong their training.
Husband instructor
The fair sex is trying learn to drive from your own husbands... This is the biggest mistake. Learning to drive under the guidance of a spouse is the hardest part.
For some inexplicable reason, all husbands, without exception, have amazing talent. discourage their women from driving... Study either on your own (after obtaining your license) or with an instructor who works in a driving school.
Husband's car as a training
Another one typical mistake Is to learn drive a spouse... After each lesson, the husband will inspect the car, and always find something to reprimand his wife for.
Learn from your own inexpensive car... And which car to choose, you can ask any driver you know.
"I'm new at this!"
Misunderstood by novice girls by drivers of various kinds lettering and stickers, which warn the rest of the road users that there is a lady behind the wheel, who has just got her license. The opposite is true for drivers there is an unfriendly attitude towards such machines.
And how can they relate to a car on which it is written: “I don’t know how to drive, do not bother, step aside!”? You don't need to turn everyone against yourself in advance.
How to learn to drive a car for a woman?
Perhaps this question is not formulated quite correctly, since driving lessons are no different for representatives of different sexes.
The main difference in the learning process is taking into account their impulsivity and emotionality... Most men, having made a mistake, react calmly and immediately correct it. Women are immediately lost, worried, tormented by a sense of shame and guilt. But this is in vain.
To be able to drive a car at the proper level, girls must accept a couple of simple truths:
- Some believe that learning to drive is easier for women who are naturally masculine. This is not true. Sometimes a shy and fragile lady drives more skillfully than a self-confident and domineering iron lady. Driving does not deprive the fair sex of charm and femininity. And in general, some young ladies look as natural on the road as men: polite, attentive, collected and neat.
- No need to try quickly maneuver... It doesn't matter that the others have to wait. Indeed, with this need in modern world residents do not collide only on the roads.
- Not take your mistakes as if they were tragedy... Just work on them. Can't leave reverse? Practice it! Naturally, this should be done when no one is around to avoid unforeseen circumstances.
- The ability to switch gears on time, feel the gas pedal, smoothly release the clutch will not appear immediately, but somewhere through half a year of daily training... That is, it takes about 6 months to become a confident driver.
Thus, let's summarize. The question: how to quickly learn to drive a car for a woman has a completely accessible and simple answer: discard all prejudices, fears, conventions and just learn.
Nowadays, women behind the wheel represent a pattern rather than an exception.
Statistics show that auto ladies are less likely to get into accidents. And this shows that girls can not only learn to drive on a par with men, but also do it at a high level.
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4) be prepared for the worst
Do you know the secret of experienced drivers who drive much better than you? As a rule, real professional drivers never relax while driving. They are always on the alert, even when driving at low speed on an empty road.
It's important to know:
To become a more successful driver, you must also be constantly prepared for any unusual situations on the road. You must be aware that at any time on the road, a life-threatening situation can occur.
You don't have to rely on other drivers. In 95 percent of accidents,. That is why you must constantly read the situation around you on the road, predicting the actions of drivers who are moving in front of you, from the side and behind you.
For example, you must be on the lookout for vehicles moving in adjacent lanes. After all, it is possible that one of the drivers of neighboring cars will want to rebuild, forgetting to turn on the turn signal, or will begin to rebuild without noticing your car.
Therefore, in order not to get into an accident, you must see in advance the stupidity of other drivers on the road and predict the development of the situation. Thus, you will have time to prevent a collision in case of danger.
3) Distance is the most important thing on the road
Surely every driver knows that keeping a distance is one of the most important steps for the safe movement of a car. However, most people neglect this, which often leads to road accidents. Many drivers begin to feel more confident over time and therefore forget the strict rules of distance between vehicles.
But you must remember that no matter what security systems are installed in your car, any vehicle(even multi-ton) tends to turn into a pile of metal in a matter of seconds. Therefore, your task is to keep a sufficient distance from another car so that in case of danger you can brake sharply and not get into an accident.
After all, anything can happen in front of the car in front. But you will not be able to see in time what happened there. Therefore, in case of sudden braking of the car in front, if the distance is not observed, you will not have time to stop your car.
This is especially true when a car is suddenly rebuilt into your lane without turn signals.
2) do not focus your gaze on the vehicle in front
When you drive, do you look at the car in front of you? You shouldn't be doing this. You have to look much further to see what is happening beyond the vehicle in front of you. Especially when driving on high speed on the highway. Don't worry that you can't see the car in front of you. Your peripheral vision will help you notice in time when the vehicle in front starts to brake.
If you look at the road in the distance, you will be able to notice in time that the flow of vehicles has begun to slow down. This means that the speed of the total flow has begun to drop and it is time for you to start stopping the car.
Also, you must constantly watch everything. road signs, control other vehicles with the side mirrors and with the rearview mirror in the passenger compartment. You must control all visible vehicles in order to have time to react to an emergency situation in time.
1) State your intentions
Someone calls the light signals that you intend to turn, turn signals. Others call them direction indicators or turn signals. Ever since training at a driving school, we have been taught that turn signals are one of the most important functions in the car for road safety. However, every day we are faced with drivers who disregard the rules of the road, not turning on the turn signals when changing lanes.
Direction indicators first appeared in 1938 on Buick cars. In 1940, on many cars, a turn signal control system also began to appear, which is still presented in modern cars, in the same form as then. This means that we had 75 years to learn how to use the turn signal system. After all, there is nothing complicated in this. To turn on the direction indicator, just turn the lever.
But unfortunately, . Remember that other drivers are not clairvoyant and cannot predict your intentions on the road. Therefore, always turn on the turn signals before making a maneuver. It is also necessary to do this in advance, and not at the very moment of rebuilding. After turning on the turn signal, you must pause so that other road users can see your intention to change lane or turn.
Remember that by always turning on the direction indicators (even on an empty street), you may well save someone's life. The fact is that by constantly turning on the turn signals when changing lanes and turning, you develop an automatic habit that will not allow you to ever forget to turn on the turn signal.
Learning to drive a car is a difficult task that many find with great difficulty. If a child grew up in a family where there is a car, his father sometimes allowed him to turn the steering wheel or drive on empty roads, then we can say that driving is in his blood. It is quite another matter if you want to get your own car, and have only a faint idea of the driving process.
The very first rule is to feel relaxed while driving. There is no need to be afraid to get behind the wheel, confidence can be developed in yourself gradually. Ask a friend or sign up for lessons with a private instructor who will allow you to practice on special sites or on roads somewhere outside the city, where cars are very rare.
Studying at a driving school consists of several stages:
- theory;
- Traffic Laws;
- practice.
Driving practice is the most important thing. First, learn to just start the car, squeeze the clutch and drive in a straight area. Sit behind the wheel, fasten your seat belt, check if the gearshift lever is in neutral - it should move freely left and right. Squeeze the clutch, turn the key in the ignition lock, press the gas pedal - the car starts up. Then you should switch to first gear, release the clutch and step on the gas.
At a speed of 15-20 km / h, you can try to drive around the terrain, avoiding obstacles. Over time, you will want to go faster, let go of the accelerator, squeeze out the clutch and go into second gear, then into third. If your friend or instructor is sitting next to you, he will show and tell you everything.
If you don't have the opportunity to train in a real car, you can find many pretty realistic driving simulators on the internet.
The next step for you should be entering a driving school and driving around the city. While driving around the city, you need to constantly maintain concentration, you must simultaneously follow the signs, markings, look in the rear-view mirrors, so as not to catch someone behind. It is worth remembering that there are "dead zones" in the mirrors, so sometimes you have to turn your head.
Ease comes only with time and after hard training. If you have good incentive and motivation, then you can learn very, very quickly, some people take several weeks to feel confident driving.
Do not despair if something is not clear to you. You pay your money and have every right to ask again as many times as you need. You do not need to be ashamed of other students or the instructor, your future safety on the road depends on his ability to clearly explain everything.
Driving instruction on mechanics (manual transmission)
Driving training on a machine (automatic transmission)
“Driving instructor in his car. It seems to me that this work can only be a punishment for sins, and now I have to plunge into this hell for a few days. Without training experience, without additional pedals to stop the car, without nerves of iron, which are needed in this matter almost more than the car itself. Just me, a student and a lot of stress for two. " Anton Ivanov tells how difficult it is for a woman to become a car instructor.
Expert: Mikhail Bulgakov. Senior coach of the Driving Studio, professional with 37 years of driving experience, MADI graduate, former operational driver of special services, VIP driver, has been conducting driving courses for over 20 years. professional drivers and amateur drivers.
This can happen to anyone. If you have a car and a girl with a license obtained many years ago, who has not driven since then, one day she will ask you to "remind her how to do THIS". You can hire an instructor (a greedy guy with dubious plans for a student) or do it yourself. We decided to check what the one who chooses the second path will have to go through, and then asked the instructor with 20 years of experience, the author's methodology and Mikhail Bulgakov's own driving studio, to comment on our experiment.
I HER NOW ...
The car jerks sharply and just as sharply freezes. Dust settles around, on dashboard a garland of light bulbs is on, I look out the window and try to think about flying birds (I read somewhere that it helps to relax). I breathe deeply, but instead of birds, only the grip is flying in my head. I smile sweetly (it doesn't work out very well) and say conciliatoryly: "Let's try again," mentally adding: - ... Break my fucking clutch, otherwise the first time somehow didn't work out very well.
Mikhail Bulgakov: “In fact, it breaks training machine not so often - in our studio we have a Volga on mechanics and a Mercedes S500 with a gun - they just go through MOT once every 5000 km, that is, twice as often conventional cars... The clutch on the Volga, even in this mode, lasts for two years, but what the students break often is the steering column switches: we change it twice a year. "
The car jerks and stops again. The first driving lessons are like the first sex: a couple of awkward movements - and it's all over. Even if a person honestly passed the exam a few years ago, but did not hold the helm anymore, training can be started from the very beginning. A car is not a bicycle: the fact that at the age of 12 you were able to drive down the street in your grandfather's "constipation" does not mean that in years everything will turn out just as easily. Unfortunately. The car jerks and stalls again under the billboard: “Avtoprofi. Now on your territory. "
M.B .: It's easier to teach a person from scratch than to retrain someone who has already tried to work with a bad instructor and did not succeed in this. Learning from random people is generally harmful. Such people come to me, and it is very difficult with them. I usually put two students in a car and they take turns changing driving. So the one who is driving for the first time, as a rule, grasps faster than the one who has already learned somehow. "
We chose the working parking lot of our publishing house as a place of training: a former factory yard surrounded by buildings and barriers around the perimeter, cars are parked on the sides, in the center - an empty penny the size of a football field floor, which we occupied for our experiments.
M.B .: In the first lesson, the main thing is not to scare a person. You need to practice on a large territory, in the open. If there are foreign objects nearby, stress will appear. But it is better to choose a large car, and with good overview and that the outline of the bonnet is visible. The student must see and feel it. This should be taken into account when choosing a driving school or an instructor with a car ”.
They say that a significant part of the men who undertook to personally teach their wives and girlfriends to drive, decided to do without professional help for one simple reason: to once and for all discourage a lady from driving. I am sure it is easier to achieve this goal than actually teaching someone to drive. Moreover, such training for a couple can end very badly: there will be so many reasons for a quarrel, while a woman pervertedly rapes your car and your patience, that in the end you can reach a divorce. In short, think many times before taking on the role of an instructor. Thought? Got it? Then read on.
In our case, there were not many risks of parting, considering that in the experimental subjects I had a neighbor not on the bed, but on the desk (well, the desk) - at that time, the managing editor of Men’s Health, Natalya Timonkina. In short, to part, we had to at least start dating. In the meantime, we have a relationship tied on a not very solid foundation - mutual distrust: mine for her rights, which from the moment of receipt were used only in stores to confirm her identity when paying with a credit card, and hers for my instructing talents.
M.B .: It is more difficult for women to learn to drive, because men have been playing cars since childhood and are sincerely interested in them. For them, the trajectory of movement, size - all this is more familiar, but, on the other hand, a woman has fewer ambitions: a man does not like to study so much - they say, I’ll master it ”.
TOUCHING MOMENT
It took us about five minutes to remember how to get under way - a fairly short period of time to stall 10 times, but then Natasha began to quickly recall everything that she had been taught at the driving school, and soon she was already happily running around in circles. empty part of the parking lot. I decided to spoil this thrill for her.
M.B .: In my first lesson, a cadet learns to work only with his feet: he drives in a straight line in first and reverse gear. Moves away, stops, learns to use mirrors. This lesson takes 3 hours, and the entire program "Conscious driving" - 25 hours: 5 three-hour lessons at the circuit and 5 two-hour lessons in the city, although it all depends on the individual student. "
“Let's see how you manage to get under way on the overpass,” I suggested amiably and pointed to the parking lot most similar to the mentioned obstacle - a small hill in the corner. Everything about her was beautiful, except for one little thing. White little things with an inscription Porsche panamera parked just where our car could roll. And why are cones and poles used for examinations in the traffic police? Live Porsche for 7 million rubles. - what could be a more weighty reason not to roll back ?!
“No,” Natasha said, as befits an honest girl. “Yes,” - taking advantage of the position, I commanded, and we moved to the hill. Our flyover Skoda yeti drove in as if on a scaffold. However, to be honest, there were few chances to get to the Panamera - it was only in the mirrors for an inexperienced driver that the car seemed treacherously close. Gorka and Panamera did their job - the ability to get under way again left Timonkina, and the confident: "Can I still ride?" changed to "It's impossible, I'm not made to drive."
FEET UP
We started the next lesson from a starting point - I decided that it would be useful for Natasha to first make sure of her ability to get under way again, but in fact, it turned out that this skill had fallen badly overnight and had to be awakened in several takes. In general, there are pluses in the instructor's work (perhaps I'm just trying to find them where they are not, but still). Imagine a hot day, a confused girl in a short dress, and you are an experienced mentor who, not only is looked in the mouth, but also officially allowed to stare at the student's bare legs.
M.B .: “The driver's legs are different from the pedestrian's. For a pedestrian, legs are speed and direction, while for a driver, only speed, and direction is a hand. This must be understood. By teaching driving, you teach a person fundamentally new. To get used to this, you need a couple of lessons, sometimes more. "
However, you teach your wife? Well, then a fair amount of excitement disappears. So, the legs. Timonkina had already learned to get under way, but although the car did not stall, there was no question of smoothness: every gear change is a leap forward. And it was here that the contemplation of the student's long limbs acquired a legal justification - with my own eyes I saw the root of evil: the young driver's heels never touched the floor. Of course, the feat of keeping the legs on the weight for such a long time perfectly replaced the abdominal exercises for Natasha, but now there was a workout of a different kind.
“Put your feet on the floor, it will be softer to press the pedals,” I gave reasonable advice. “No, so the shoes will fray or the heels will get dirty,” I heard the response of a creature from another world. "Natasha, it won't work, put your feet up." After a short bickering and a promise to knock out money from the authorities for new shoes, if these deteriorate, everything fell into place: feet on the floor, and smoothness in motion.
AND CLUTCH SMOKE ...
On the third day we found what we were looking for - the backyard. No cars (which was nice), with a real flyover, a fire shield with cone buckets and a whole container of cardboard boxes (which was just fine).
M.B .: “Most of the time in training is spent on the steering wheel. These movements - turns of the steering wheel - are not used by a person in any other situation, unless, of course, he is an oilman or a plumber with a large valve. The steering wheel is the most important tool. The steering wheel comes first, then the gas pedal, and the brake is a last resort. I have the second, third, fourth and fifth lessons - all the steering wheel: work on the simulator (where you can do as many turns in each direction as you want), operating time correct technique, snakes, eights ... ".
All day we practiced parking in cramped conditions (I was desperate to teach the girl to maneuver in reverse - complete confusion was expressed in a heap of crumpled boxes that portrayed neighbors in the parking lot).
M. B .:"After classes in which a person learns to ride in reverse - snakes back, eights - it becomes easier for him to go forward - immediately a sharp progress."
Well, "for dessert" returned to moving up the hill. Soon Natasha learned as well as a car mechanic to recognize the smell of a burnt clutch among the scents of autumn, but she never drove upstairs.
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Yesterday I threatened Natasha to put her handbag on the flyover behind the car, which worried the girl much more than the Porsche that stood behind us on the first day. As a result, she came to class without a bag, but with the attitude to master the damned overpass by all means. I, in the absence of other valuable things, took a place behind the stern of the car: they say, if you roll back, you will crush me. It should be noted that I am proud of myself - it was a wonderful lesson in willpower: until the last moment I did not leave, and only when the car rested against me with its bumper, I gave up and returned to the salon.
M.B .: “I almost never sit in a car with a student. A person should get used to being alone behind the wheel. And then one girl came to me, who, with another instructor, got so used to the fact that someone was sitting next to me that at first she went with a stuffed elephant strapped in a chair. "
We began to search weakness... The technique of pedaling was repeated over and over again. It turned out that Natasha threw the clutch as soon as it grabbed a little, instead of working more smoothly at the end. Having found the problem, we returned to attempts to "take the height". That day Timonkina climbed the flyover for the first time (albeit with a terrible squeal of tires).
FAMOUS ROUTES
Attempts to drive a Skoda up a steep hill were familiar to me. Once in Rhodes, I rented a Fabia, and on the way from the beach on a narrow and very steep path (so steep that in windshield only the sky was visible) I stopped to let the oncoming traffic pass.
For the next few minutes, I cursed myself for this decision - to start off on such an incline in an unfamiliar car, I could not even crack you. The opportunity to "crack" became more and more tangible - gradually I rolled back to the stone fence. Only when there was a couple of centimeters to the wall, I pulled myself together, exhaled and took a twist. In short, I understood Natasha's feelings on the flyover. I also understood them when we finally decided to take the first sortie into the city.
M.B .: “To make it easier for a student to get used to the city, it is very important that during classes there is more than one car on the site. It is necessary to do joint exercises, with intersecting trajectories, the synchronous movement of two cars - the students get used to the movement, follow each other in the mirrors and then move more naturally to trips in the real stream. "
If you have forgotten what it is like to drive on a real street for the first time, I recommend trying to put a beginner behind the wheel. You start thinking for him, and all those emotions that you experienced when you were in his place immediately come to mind. The difference is that then the pedals got in the way, but now they are sorely lacking. The leg, against her will, presses on the floor, where there could be a brake, but I must not let know that I am not comfortable - otherwise Natasha will completely panic.
M.B .: “It is only for the first time that my student leaves for the city with me. If he has a license, then most of the classes he travels alone. I am driving the second car, and we communicate by radio. First, there are only right turns on the route, then left turns, then turns, intersections and roundabouts are added. "
The pedals clearly confuse Natasha - on the site all her attention was focused on them, but now it is completely devoted to the rest of the traffic participants and Natasha again behaves like a full kettle.
M.B .: “To avoid this, you need to work out everything very well on the site. After each lesson, my driver's seat is wet - this is how you have to plow. "
It is known that girls, especially beautiful ones, really do not like to find themselves in stupid situations, but the first days of driving are a continuous stupid situation, and this hits their pride. Natasha is allowed to pass at the exit from the yard, and she stalls three times in a row (the one who let her pass can not stand it and leaves). Natasha is afraid to wedge herself into the stream, collects the plug, and they honk her from behind. She, parking backwards, forgets that the muzzle of the car at this time also moves from side to side, and I yell at her so as not to hit another car. In short, there is little pleasant.
“I have been sitting in the passenger seat for so many years, but with driver's seat everything is different. It seems to me that everyone around is looking only at me. Horror!" - Timonkina shakes her head.
M. B .:“We have a psychologist at our school who helps in the most difficult cases. People have different fears, but the most severe are those who have experienced an accident. It is very difficult to work with them. "
GIVE ME THE AUTOMATIC
There is something wrong in this - to immediately pose the most difficult task for the beginner. Almost everywhere you are gradually prepared for difficult things, while driving is the other way round - they offer you to master the mechanics first, and then, if you want, change to the automatic machine.
M.B .: “It depends on the person - I sometimes give the student an automaton first. But mechanics are more useful - they give a clear understanding of the behavior of the machine. It is useful to know how to drive it, if only because somewhere abroad in the mountainous regions there may not be a car rental with a machine gun - there the mechanics are safer. "
Why not let a beginner first get used to driving a car with two pedals, and then suggest mastering a more advanced option - a handle? I think with horror that there are a lot of newcomers around on the road: green, scared, dangerous.
M.B .: "Therefore, we teach people to be able to drive not only not to make mistakes, but also to correct the mistakes of other drivers, which we have to do every day."
In short, we said goodbye to the original plan to pass the exam (in our case, to get from work to home). More precisely, they corrected it - on the mechanics Natasha had to perform all the exercises on the site, and go to the city on the machine.
I think that most men do this - after obtaining the rights, they choose cars with automatic transmission for their friends. However, even with her, the newcomer in the Moscow road hell has enough reasons for excitement in abundance. Here are just a few of Natasha's phrases that illustrate these feelings: “Damn, how big this car is. I don’t understand where it ends! ”,“ How to blink headlights? Damn - I turned on the wipers ... "," I feel that they usually take me at much higher speeds, but I'm already scared at 50 "," Was it red? " and then I will definitely skip the turn? "
M.B .: “For women, mirrors are a terrible thing. They looked at them for many hours in their lives, but with a completely different purpose. At first, we even agreed on how long to look in the mirror - 5-7 seconds. "
YOU WILL SHOW THE ROAD
So, we got there. Natasha, who two weeks ago did not remember where in the car what and how to use it, tolerably drove herself to her home, having overcome 26 km of Moscow. Now she is at the stage that if she continues to drive every day, everything will go well, she will stop - she will again forget how it happens. She really wants to ride again. I really don't want to teach someone again. Would I advise someone to teach a friend himself? Only if the nerves and relationships are ready to withstand the test of joint stress. Could this be a fun adventure for your couple? I doubt. Perhaps it is better to entrust this business to the pros, and get into the car with the girl yourself, only when she is completely at ease, so that her criticism does not kill her desire to drive and meet with you.
M. B .:“Your training lacked a clear and conscious division into steps. A person should take turns to develop motor skills, an eye, a sense of speed. Each lesson ends with a test. If you don't pass it, you do it again. I will not let out into the city until the student gets used to driving on the site in fourth gear, so that he is not afraid of the speed. In general, of course, a professional should teach, but even in Moscow there are only 15 real instructors, the rest simply, so to speak, participate in the process. Indeed, in order to obtain an instructor certificate in the branches of ROSTO (DOSAAF), you need only three years of driving experience and two months of training in courses. By the way, I would recommend not completing your studies by obtaining a license. Change of seasons, change of cars - it is better to accompany all this with a special driving course. For example, buying new car, it makes sense to go to the carmaker's driving school to really be able to handle it. "
In Russia a couple of years ago, the number of cars with automatic transmissions and manual transmissions was about the same, although in previous years there was a rapid growth in purchases of vehicles with a CVT. For comparison: in the United States, 94% of drivers drive "automatic", because they appeared much earlier than in our country. And it is not hard to guess that the skills of driving a machine with "mechanics" are practically lost there, which cannot be said about the Russian Federation. However, the younger generation, like women, already needs detailed instructions how to drive such cars. But before you start detailed description of this process, first you need to name the reasons why cars with manual transmissions in Russia are still popular:
Powerful, sports cars are always equipped with such transmissions;
Manual transmission vehicles are cheaper;
- "mechanics" allows you to better feel the car and drive it faster;
Equipping a vehicle with such a "box" saves fuel;
In terms of belt suitability, a manual transmission is also preferable in comparison with an automatic transmission, and the cost of restoring the unit's performance is much less.
The following instruction is addressed to everyone who wants to learn how to drive a car with "mechanics". Moreover, it does not matter at all how old you are, what class the vehicle belongs to, what is its power, and so on.
1. About gears
Owning a car with a mechanical "box", you must practice the skill of independent gear shifting to automatism. There is no electronics here, which, without the participation of the driver, equalizes the rotation speeds of the gears on the gearbox shaft. But there is a clutch pedal, which, by pressing it with your foot, temporarily disables the transmission specifically in order to move the lever to the desired position and change the speed. Just remember: you need to squeeze this pedal all the way! By the way, most of the cars are equipped with 4-5-speed manual transmissions, additionally there is one reverse speed. Let's see what they are for.
"Neutralka". you cannot practice before you understand what the controls are and what neutral is. Basically, this is the position of the gear lever, meaning that no torque is transmitted from the engine to the wheels and the vehicle cannot move. No matter how you turn the gas, nothing will happen. If, however, move the lever to a different position with the clutch disengaged, then the speed will turn on.
First speed intended for starting. In this case, the engine runs on increased revs, but you will not develop a speed of more than 15-20 km per hour. You don’t need to, you’ll just burn off excess fuel. Therefore, almost immediately you need to turn on the second gear.
Second speed is a workhorse that allows you to go downhill and maneuver in a traffic jam. It is transitional to the so-called low 3-5 gears, which allows to develop more high speed... We will not focus on them, since they switch the same way.
Reverse gear allows to develop great speed in comparison with the first. However, it is not recommended to move with its help for a long time - transmission parts wear out too quickly. Without reverse gear it is almost impossible to park in urban conditions, and it also allows you to maneuver in organic space.
2. The process of mastering gear
The location of the speeds is indicated on the shift knob, and you just need to memorize them! Agree that while driving it will be difficult to spy, lowering your eyes down. And one more thing: if you do not want any gear to engage with a grinding or crunching sound, signaling wear of the gears, depress the clutch pedal to the floor. Better yet, before getting behind the wheel, sit on front seat next to an experienced driver and see how he manages to synchronize the gear changes with the clutch release. It will also help you learn how much speed you can get in a particular gear.
On mechanics for beginners, they show that at first, beginners still mentally remember where which gear is located. Don't worry, further practice will allow you to do this on an unconscious level, without being distracted from the road. Quite a little time will pass - both the switching speed and the smoothness of this process will increase.
Also an unconditional problem for young driver is to determine at what speed of the vehicle you need to include a particular gear. You usually need to follow simple advice: listen to the engine, and if its rpm is low, and the car does not accelerate, then you should downshift. Conversely, in order to unload the box when very high revs, you need to include an overdrive.
In this practice, you can use a tachometer if it is "on board". Of course, depending on the model, make and modification of the car, the switching order may be different, however, it has been proven in practice that new gear should be used when the engine speed has reached 3000 rpm. Additionally, it is recommended to observe the speedometer. For example, change speeds every 20-25 km / h, but remember that this is general rule... If the car powerful motor, then these numbers can be unambiguously large.
3. Start the engine!
Before turning the ignition key to start the engine, press the clutch pedal and move the manual transmission lever to "neutral". Next, you need to warm up power unit before working temperature... Moreover, if you do this in the cold season, for the first couple of minutes during warming up, keep the clutch pedal depressed - this helps to heat the frozen oil faster. And the most important thing: never start the engine with the gear engaged, otherwise the car may go, for which you are unlikely to be ready. So it is not far from the road accident ...
4. Use the clutch pedal correctly
As already mentioned, the clutch helps the driver to shift smoothly, but it should always be squeezed out all the way, otherwise you risk damaging the gearbox. It is equally important to remember that only the left foot should be engaged in the clutch pedal. You need the right one for braking or gaining speed. Driving lessons on mechanics for beginners rarely do without situations where the beginner "confuses the pedals." Needless to say, it's best to avoid them?
Release the clutch smoothly after shifting. This is not easy at first. Tip: Release the clutch very slowly until you feel the torque being transmitted to the wheels. And avoid unnecessary acceleration in situations where the pedal is not depressed to the "floor". Also, work out an "iron" rule, which says: even at traffic lights, it is highly discouraged to keep the clutch depressed for more than two seconds.
If you observe experienced drivers, it is easy to see that they release the clutch quickly enough. If you can't do that, don't be complex. The more often you drive in heavy traffic, the more hours you drive, the more perfect this skill will become.
5. Learning to coordinate actions
A car with a manual transmission, with skillful management, delivers a lot of drive to the driver. After all, it provides the opportunity for sharp acceleration, which is not available for a car with an automatic transmission. help to bring this action to automatism, clearly coordinating manipulations with the controls. Let's give an example of the correct algorithm when driving at 1-2 speeds.
Depress the clutch pedal all the way, engage first gear. Gradually release the clutch slowly and at the same time press the accelerator pedal just as slowly and smoothly. When the clutch pedal reaches about halfway, you will probably feel that 100% of the torque is being transferred to the wheels and the car starts moving. Release the clutch smoothly and continue to smoothly press on the gas, pick up a speed of about 20 km / h. Now is the time to turn on second gear. Release the throttle, fully depress the clutch and move the manual transmission lever to second gear, release the clutch and gradually add throttle.
6. Downshifting
This strange term refers to how to shift low gears when the car is slowing down. The method here is completely different in comparison with the principles of operation of the automatic transmission, it is more complicated, but it allows not only to reduce the speed, but also to simultaneously engage the necessary gear.
Why do mechanics driving lessons for beginners include downshifting?
They are needed to learn how to slow down to a complete stop without applying the brake pedal. As the pros say, you can also brake with the engine. To do this at a speed of about 70 km / h, perform the following manipulations:
after squeezing the clutch, turn on the third gear by moving your right foot from the accelerator to the brake;
release the clutch slowly - this will avoid increased revs;
depress the clutch again before stopping;
Do not activate the first speed as a lowering speed.
7. Reverse
You should be careful when handling reverse gear, because if it is turned on incorrectly, it can "jump out ". And until the vehicle has come to a complete stop, never reverse! Also keep in mind that some passenger cars to manipulate it, you must first press the manual transmission knob from above. Let's not forget about the high range of operation of the reverse gear in comparison with the first one, from which it follows: you should not press the gas pedal, because you can gain excessively high speed.
8. Driving uphill
Since roads are rarely perfectly flat, the ability to steer a car at a vertical angle is very useful. In this case, skills are also developed by practice, but it is more difficult to achieve the desired result. The algorithm of actions is as follows.
1) Drive the car onto an inclined section of the road, place it on hand brake, turn on the "neutral".
2) Gradually releasing the handbrake, depress the clutch pedal, switch to first gear and start off, adding gas.
3) At a certain moment you will feel: the car does not move back. This means that you managed to keep the car on the hill without applying the brake.
9. Secrets of parking
When placing the car in the parking lot after turning off the engine, you need to squeeze the clutch and activate the first gear. You can be sure: thanks to this, the car will not roll in any way. To be even more secure, you need to enable parking brake by pulling the handle or pressing the button. The most important thing to do when returning to the car is to remember to turn on neutral and only then turn on the engine.
10. Practice more often!
Driving lessons on mechanics for beginners seem extremely heavy at first. And that's okay. But the more you practice, the sooner you will work out literally all the skills to automatism. And if the "rights" are already on hand, and it is scary to get behind the wheel - find a comfortable area where there are no cars, and do it yourself.
When you feel that you have more or less adapted to a car with "mechanics", proceed to practical experience in real road conditions... Start with simple exercises, having previously studied the terrain you will be driving most often. It is recommended to practice early-early in the morning, at 5 o'clock, or after midnight - at this time there are fewer cars on the road, which will give additional confidence.
And do not listen to friends or relatives who say that mechanical box gear is archaism, outdated technology, risk and so on. Remember: "mechanics" in the auto world is considered one of the most reliable. Of course, sometimes it reduces driving comfort, but the reward for this is increased power, fuel efficiency, and a low cost of repairs. And most importantly: you will gain invaluable life experience and the ability to control a vehicle one hundred percent!
