Driving Schools in Wokingham
N J Driving SchoolI am a fully qualified driving instructor based in Twyford, Berkshire. I have been a driving instructor for over five years and started my own independent driving school over 2 years ago offering a variety of types of lessons.Read more.... |
Mini School of MotoringWelcome to the Mini School. Starting to learn to drive from a professional instructor will help you understand the best ways to stay alive on the road. Learn the secrets of passing your test first time by booking your first two hour lesson for a special offer of £20.Read more.... |
LDC Barry PreeceHello my name is Barrie Preece, I am a fully qualified Government Approved Driving Instructor. I provide intensive and semi-intensive driving courses as well as individual driving lessons using the unique LD System of driving tuition.Read more.... |
Safe Driving
Many Thanks for choosing to find your driving instructor in Wokingham from our directory. Driving lessons are an important way to prepare you for the driving test. Please feel free to contact any of the driving instructors listed above for more information about lessons in Wokingham.
Learning to drive can be one of the most exciting times in a teenager’s life. For some it can be their first taste of independence. They no longer have to rely on parents to take them everywhere. However with this new found freedom comes responsibility. New young drivers have a 23% chance of being involved in a traffic accident in their first year of driving.
The reasons so many youngsters are involved in traffic accidents are many:
• Lack of experience. It takes many years of experience to drive safely and competently. Throughout a lifetime of driving you will see and experience many near misses. It has been said that experienced drivers react 2 seconds quicker than inexperienced drivers. The reason for this is that experienced drivers recognize the “potential” dangers that some inexperienced drivers are unaware of.
• Peer pressure. Wanting to show off to your mates. The harsh reality is that your mates will not spend the rest of their lives pushing you around in a wheel chair if you become paralyzed in an accident.
• The thrill of driving fast. Anyone that I know of that has decided to become a boy racer has crashed….. without exception!
Your driving instructor will advise you as to when you are ready to take your driving test. There are no set number of lessons. It all depends on the individual. However the DSA quote that the average time taken to pass a driving test is 45hrs with an instructor plus some private practice. So don’t try to run before you can walk. Driving in Wokingham can be as hard as driving anywhere else. Remember you are learning a skill that will hopefully stand you in good stead for the rest of your life.
If you want to learn to drive safely and you wish to find a driving school in Wokingham then you can find it here.
Happy 60th Zebra Crossings
The United Kingdom’s zebra crossings are 60 years old but, like many animals itself, they are under severe danger of extinction.
The earliest appeared in Slough, in the county of Berkshire, in the early 1950′s. However, around 1,000 have been taken out over the last 5 years.
Many have been replaced by more cutting-edge alternatives with flashing signs and lights.
The amount of deaths on zebra crossings has increased by 100% since 2007, partially because of growing disinclination of motorists to stop at crossings.
‘Zebras are regarded as second-rate to other pedestrian crossings because there is no red light telling cars when to stop,’ said a spokesperson of road safety at the AA. ‘In some UK villages, there’s pressure from individuals for local authorities to fit pelican crossings because they believe that they are less dangerous, so zebras are increasingly being replaced.’
Authorities introduced the crossings for the reason that the number of accidents on our streets was increasing.
Local authorities updated crossings marked with shiny metal studs on the tarmac that proved hard for motorists to see.
A wide variety of diverse colours were considered, including blue and yellow and even red and white stripes.
Finally black and white was eventually found to achieve the best visual effect. Jim Callaghan MP, who later became prime minister, was the first to notice the similarity to the zebra, and the first pedestrian crossing was invented.
However, the amount of deaths was still high and the “panda crossing”, was introduced.
A zebra crossing costs about £10,000, while pelican and puffin versions, that can be operated by pedestrians, are in the region of £35,000. Five pedestrians died on zebra crossings in 2010 and 144 were injured, compared with three deaths in 2006. One cause is that often fines for road users neglecting to stop at zebras are lower in Britain than in other countries in Europe. In Britain motorists can expect a £60 penalty and three points, whereas the highest fine in Belgium could very well be £2,000.
One of the most celebrated zebra crossings is at Abbey Road in London – which was used on the 1969 Beatles album called “Abbey Road”.
So if you’re looking for driving schools in Wokingham then look no further.