The Hardest Parts of the Driving Test — And How to Handle Them
You're driving well during your lesson. You're reading the road, making your own decisions and the car feels under control. Then somebody mentions the driving test . Suddenly your mind jumps ahead. What if I stall? What if I choose the wrong lane? What if I make a mistake at a roundabout? Or worse, your mind goes backwards: Was that last junction okay? Did I check that mirror? Has the examiner written something down? And while you're thinking about something that's already happened — or worrying about something that hasn't happened yet — you're no longer giving your full attention to the road you're driving on right now . That's one of the biggest challenges of the driving test. Your Most Important 15–30 Seconds Are the Next 15–30 Seconds You can't change the junction you've just driven through. And you can't drive the roundabout that's still half a mile away. What you can influence is what happens next . What's developing ahead? Wher...