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Roundabouts!
Apr. 1st, 2014 11:36 pmToday was my fourth driving lesson, and this time I drove from work before tackling roundabouts for real, and then finishing off by approaching the Quay Street roundabout from another direction.
Oh, and I finally stalled the car. I got flustered in a sequence of lights and turnings early on and found 3rd when I wanted 1st - and that only works if you're driving something like the 3-litre V6 Alfa 75 my mum used to have (which she could happily potter around town using only 3rd gear). Or at least I think I stalled the car - by the time I'd reached for the keys the ECU had apparently twigged that I'd stalled and as soon as I pressed the clutch it restarted the engine. Ford do seem to have cracked the whole stop-start thing.
( Anyway, the lesson )
Next week: pedestrian crossings! My homework is to name five different types of crossings, but not including a Pegasus crossing.
Oh, and I finally stalled the car. I got flustered in a sequence of lights and turnings early on and found 3rd when I wanted 1st - and that only works if you're driving something like the 3-litre V6 Alfa 75 my mum used to have (which she could happily potter around town using only 3rd gear). Or at least I think I stalled the car - by the time I'd reached for the keys the ECU had apparently twigged that I'd stalled and as soon as I pressed the clutch it restarted the engine. Ford do seem to have cracked the whole stop-start thing.
( Anyway, the lesson )
Next week: pedestrian crossings! My homework is to name five different types of crossings, but not including a Pegasus crossing.
