Struggling to Steer? Staying Centred for Beginners
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- Many learner drivers struggle with keeping the car centered and steering around bends when they start driving. In this video you can see how I help Emily get better at steering in a safe and relaxed way.
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00:00 A common problem
01:47 Moving away
03:26 Practising staying centered
07:57 Practising left turns
22:27 Where to aim
26:19 Rest & talk
28:20 After 60 minutes of practise
31:20 Gear change with help
37:47 Emily doing the pedals
39:45 Gear change without help
42:20 Rest & talk
43:18 Right turns
46:32 Confidence yard stick
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Richard seems like such a good instructor that he could teach you how to drive over the phone 🤣
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Man I wish i had a instructor like you, so much patience and calmness...
Same. My instructors were good, but nowhere near as good as him.
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wtf juicers learning to drive unreal
I need to be better the juicer himself, i want to become his chauffeur one day
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Ofcourse my instructor isnt bad, but he just has a different way of teaching. In my opinion I like the way Conquer Driving is teaching rather then throwing you in the deep. @@renealbrechtsen9743
i love this so much. if emily is okay with it, i would love to see more of her progress with her lessons! she's doing so well
I second this!
I third this, despite passing in 2011, I'dve loved to have an instructor like Richard, I like his approach.
I fourth this! I passed my test back in June (second test, no mistakes, manual car), but it's still really cool to see these videos because you can always learn something new.
I fifth this
I sixth this
Hi Richard, I've been watching your videos for the entirity of my 1 year, 8 month journey of learning to drive, happy to say I passed last week, first time, ZERO faults. Your videos helped me massively, thank you so much!!!
That's great news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
great to see emily back
100%! Glad Richard decided to stick with these type of videos
Simp
Something to always remember when a beginner is to never compare your beginning to someone else's middle.
"Old People Earing" - LOL - Emily taking shots back at Richard! G'won Girl!
lol, she's fast becoming the star of the show!
What a sensible young lady, I think she's going to do very well. Props to you as well Richard for being so calm, and patient with her. We oftentimes forget how daunting and difficult it is in the very early stages when watching these videos, but we have all been there. I struggled tremendously with steering when I first started too.
I passed today with only 2 minors. I’m just making the rounds to my favourite driving channels to say thank you so much for the help. My instructor was brilliant and taught me well and these TH-cam channels helped me learn between lessons. So, again, a BIG THANK YOU.
Conquer Driving helped me big time with clutch control, gears and steering. You were a big help during the first month of my driving lessons and the mock tests you did were soooo helpful in preparing myself for the real test.
That's fantastic to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Like Emily I struggled with steering early on in my lessons; in fact my instructor told me that out of the hundreds of people he'd taught I was BY FAR the worst case he'd ever seen! 🙈
But with a few more lessons (and a small amount of private practice with my partner on weekends) I gradually improved.
I passed my test (first time with no minors 🥳) last November and been driving for 9 months now; I still have to pay attention to my lane discipline as it seems that my brain is sometimes trying to sabotage me (I suspect I might have a form of dyspraxia although I've never been formally diagnosed) but with experience I continue to get better at it and I certainly feel I'm a safe driver. ☺️
So Emily, keep practising and I promise soon you will have forgotten all about any issues with steering! Onwards and upwards, you're doing great! 🙌🏻
"just don't get insurance" had me spittin teeth! 🤣 Love the videos Richard and Emz! So relaxed and professional at the same time..perfect
Wow what a fantastic instructor, he was so patient and gentle with her. You can tell she's quite nervous too! Loved this video!
I am 45 and I passed my manual practical test 2 days ago at first go. I had been watching your vids a lot and they helped massively. I also had a very calm and patient instructor. Interestingly, what helped me the most to overcome the initial anxiety was my passion for sim racing, both rally and GT3. My muscle memory for gear changes, steering, mirror checks, etc was all in place and ready. I remember you had a vid on City Car Driving and I used that game as well. Also Euro Truck Simulator. All of this together made for an easy pass. All the best. Lukas
I think Emily is doing fantastically during these lessons. Also, whether she realises it or not, being recorded and it being posted online for thousands of people to see is just going to make things harder no matter what. I think she shouldn't be so harsh on herself or compare her abilities to anyone else!
if your taught by this guy and finish learning you will be one of the greatest drivers in the world
EMILY IS BACKKKKKKK
I’ve now passed largely because of your tutorial videos. Thank you very much and keep up the great work!
That's great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Now that I've watched the rest of the video, I can't go without... writing another commentary. But this one's going to be short and it's just a big thank you, both to Richard and, maybe even more, to Emily. It's really brave to let so many strangers watch one struggle one's way through something that they learn for the first time, and so generous to take that additional stress and distraction.
It's very much appreciated!
Also, congratulations on the visible progress that was made in the course of just that one lesson!
Hey Richard, passed last week first time no minors, your videos were a great help with practicing things outside of lessons. Thanks so much!!!
That's fantastic news! Congratulations on passing!
He is such a good instructor, a true talent
Yoooo we got Emily back! This series is gonna be awsome ! Can't wait to see more !
Even though I got my license for a year now, watching this video, I'm kind of nostalgic of the time when I used to do these driving lessons. Emily is amazing, would definitely love to see more!
Its great to see your learner react to the advice and see their ability and confidence grow with each turn. Reaching these small stepstones and not be discouraged on the way really helps.
Passed today with a lot of help from this channel. Thanks a lot!
Have been watching your videos for just over a year back when I started lessons and passed today for the 2nd time with 2 minors. Richard, your positive attitude and straightforward explanations/approach to teaching were super helpful. Massive thank you and good luck to those yet to pass!
That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
I feel like I manifested this 😂 always good to see more lessons and mocks!
Great to see Emily back she's doing great!
That was a Brilliant Lesson Emily, we've got a star driver in the making, don't worry about your friend getting all buff and racing up and down the main road, you take all the time you need. You've achieved a lot today, 2nd gear, turning left with silly signs and then turning right with parked cars. Well done, looking forward to your next video.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm an experienced HGV driver from Australia and I think even I would struggle initially on UK roads
I passed last year in October and have finally bought my first car today... can't wait to get out in it when I pick it up on Thursday... watched a lot of your videos while learning and they helped me out so much, so I'll continue to watch to improve as a driver 😃
Same here! Passed in November and will be picking mine up on Thursday or Friday! Congratulations and best of luck on your driving journey
What did you chosed for your first car?
curious about how much your insurance was.
@@michaelgreen4807 It's a good feeling, isn't it. Just not so much for your pocket haha... good luck and safe travels 👍
@@vikumabeysiri2926 Got 3 kids myself, so had to go for a family car... got a Kia Venga 2
Watching your videos really calmed me before my test, thank you for making these! You help so many people!
Got my driver's license a year now and I couldn't have done it without this channel. Thank you so much.
She's quite adorable😅
Please have her on as many upcoming lessons as possible, up to her practical test. I'm sure a lot of people watching would agree and enjoy her presense and seeing her progress.
It's crazy how much improvement there was after the little bit of practice. Very informative video :)
Welcome back Emily. Keep up the hard work. It’ll pay off. You have a great instructor also so make the most of it.
I love watching all of your videos but the ones with Emily are some of my favourites. I enjoy the conversations and seeing her progress.
Just passed second time with 0 faults, and your videos have helped immensely as I didn't have a driving instructor, just my mum. So thank you so much for saving me all that money and helping me understand driving
That's great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Thank you Richard your videos are amazing. And very useful as a learner.
Emily's cool, good to see her do another episode with you.
I’m nearing the end of my lessons now (hopefully). Thanks for the videos! They were really helpful
Emily you will get this. Richard is a good instructor. It took me 8 months from my first lesson to passing my test. Give it time and your be taking corners and driving on main roads before you know it. Good luck.
Great to see Emily back and I've already said this in the last lesson but you really are a brilliant teacher.
That is easily the best explanation on how to feel the car size I have ever seen. Good job!
Im so invested in emily now 🤣 definitely definitely need more of her as a series!
Well done Emily I know how it feels I'm learning as we speak.
This series with Emily is awesome!! Would love to see a video where you teach her about hill start
Love your channel
Thank you so much for teaching. Thanks to Emily also .. It feels so relatable … I forget the gear too when starting 😬… need to have some acronym I suppose to remember it all …
Hi, thank you so much I passed my driving test . Your videos helped me a lot. 🎉🙏🏻
I had my 4th lesson today and drove on the main road already and then drove home! Your videos really help me to learn things before my lessons so that I can catch them easier when my instructor is telling me about things
What an instructor you are Richard! Emily was terrified as she said it but then was asking you if she could show off her right turns. The look for gaps technique will prove a big help to me hopefully, as I’m always swaying, I’ll use this on my lesson tomorrow. The ability you have to make a learner feel so comfortable is also brilliant as the communication Emily has with you is fantastic which will prove a big help in future lessons as she will feel a lot more comfortable and confident. My previous instructor did not talk to me ever and made me feel tense and anxious at times. Also, I like the way you don’t intervene all the time for instance, telling Emily she’s about to hit the curb instead of straight up grabbing the wheel. Keep up the good work! 😊
Great job to Emily, she’s doing so well. I wish my instructor was as patient as you are. As soon as I was kinda ok with the roads she’s doing, it was straight to roundabouts on national speed limit roads😂😂
Love this video, I am having my second lesson today and I have issues steering when practicing myself.
What I like about this instructor that I don't find with other ones is the little details that I don't get from others. For example the width of the car is the steering wheel.. Put your bum in the middle, don't look close, look further ahead etc. Little details like this I pick up which I really like. You are a great instructor. I would love to do some lessons with you
Passed my test today with 1 minor fault - your videos were a big help Richard - keep it up bro!
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
I've just had my third driving lesson so am at the same stage of learning as Emily. It's super interesting to see the things we've both had difficulty with. Also, really like your advice on aiming points for steering. This makes a lot of sense and I'm going to apply it in my future lessons. Please keep up these videos with Emily!
I'm just now realising that watching these videos help in such a tremendous way.. I was always under the impression that improving one's driving skills is only done in the road, but with the help of your videos (given that I obtained my license last year in June, but could only really start practicing again in May this year as I was not in town) I can really build on my driving skills using the learnt tips... Thank you so much.. I've created a playlist of the videos I'll need most, and I'm honestly excited to get through all of them 🙏🏾
Richard is such a gem instructor ❤❤
Love this instructor! So calm and love the way he asks if need any help or wants to try it berself. Emily... Third lesson and this was great!
Subcribed to the channel !
Emily is an amazing student - with the right tutors, she can learn brain surgery!
What I think is so great is that she has little trouble voicing her thoughts and feelings, for example the final point about her best friend and how she already feels significantly behind him.
This is great for her as it makes Richard's job easier as he can avoid the guess work and dive straight in with his teaching. But it is even better for any learner driver watching this who may experience the same concerns/anxieties/pressures and find it difficult to voice them. Her progress from Lesson 1 to Passing will be a great series and I look forward to it!
Keep at it Emily!
awh i totally get when Emily said about not wanting to go over 10mph. i started to learn to drive in my car with my dad before having lessons and 10-20mph was my comfort zone ahah. i had about 10hrs of practice with him - going up to 30mph, and then started lessons. on my second lesson i drove comfortably at 60mph and even did a big busy roundabout. those 10hrs in my car really built my confidence for proper lessons bc i knew that my instructor had control too. third lesson was big roundabouts :)
Passed first time today, your videos were so, so helpful 👍
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
I find it very interesting the way you teach ur learners to do bends, my instructor taught me to start steering when the side mirror, of the way ur turning, touches the corner of the bend! Helps me a lot but I am learning in a Citroen so it probably differs, but I'm on my 15th hour and I don't even really have to think of how to turn anymore it comes very naturally to me now, it does take time to get used to though like u have said and it gets easier and easier each time
I can’t stop watching your videos, eventhough I almost passed a year ago.
Emily is coming along nicely.
Hey Richard, I want to thank you helping me fill my knowledge gabs and I passed my driving test with 1 minor fault. Keep up the good work because you are one of the best driving instructors in this platform and I hope you continue to help people suceed in driving.
Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
I enjoyed this video wayyy more than I expected! This was so fun!
I got my license a few weeks back. We have lower standards for passing the test where I live, and the driving school also teaches you very little. That translates to like 30 classes total, but it's just a maximum of 10 minutes each. So I'm continuing to watch your videos to make sure my basics are solid. I've already driven some hundreds of kilometres.. 😁 and watching videos like these gives me a confidence boost thinking how much I've grown. I still have many weak points, like changing gear right when I'm turning. ( I have an old car with more stringent gear changing requirements.) My major weak point that I've noticed on my own is when I get on to a highway from the opposite side (and I have to cross one lane to get to my lane) my car wobbles, sort of, indecisively, before planting myself on the left-most side of the track to gain speed. (Right handed drive here btw. ) I'm always afraid I'll trouble the person coming on from behind. I guess I should just wait longer for a more clearer road before taking off. But that's really impractical in the busy roads of India.
43:35 "My amazing right turns!" lolol so kawaii! Haha.. Awesome video.. I guess my longer comment is proportional to the longer video. (that I never thought I'd watch the whole length.) Cheers!
Even when I never lived in Great Britain, I am surely curious to watch many of your videos.
Ive been driving for like 2 years now, can say i thought myself how to drive and these basic skills which you teaching, took me most of these 2 years to fully develop(dont know how i am alive today). This is so helpful and also comparing yourself with others really is worst thing you can do. I was on a road, had a license but was basically a deadly machine :)
Learning in africa is so different i was in a car with 3 other students the teacher barely teaches you how to drive first class he literally told me to move off but i had watched your videos so i had no problem so thank you
ive only driven two times and started watching this guys vids and have literally done all the things he is talking about without knowing a single thing iam happy for emily and i think she will learn really well with this instructor
❤❤passed driving test last week Lichfield , it is 3rd time , only 2 minors and your video hlep so much , thanks highly recommended.
Please make more videos like these really helpful
Even though I knew how to steer, my instructor gave me a dummy wheel to practice the push and pull method and it helped me to this day.
Passed my test first time with one minor today. I've had 6 months of lessons but I attribute my success mostly to watching your videos religiously. Thank you for all your work :)
That's great news! Congratulations on passing!
Cant thank you enough, even with lessons I have been watching you aswell and today I’m glad to say I passed first time!! I couldn’t have done it without you and will continue to watch as a boost 👍
That's great news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Damn, i was driving 100km/h on dual carraigeways on my first lesson, i missed so much of the basics and this is helping so much
I had my first lesson this morning in central London (automatic) and had to drive very busy roads with junctions and turns and bin trucks and pedestrians running over the road and while it went really well I can't help but get jealous looking at these lovely empty roads with so much space in these videos :D I hope it's right what they say, that learning to drive in London means you can drive anywhere.
As a motor biker since 1993 this is an issue I have on my driving lessons I tend to drift towards the right although I am getting better at road position I mainly struggle on longish right hand bends on the road.
Ask your instructor to give you direct feedback as you go around the bend. I suspect that you are self-taught on the bike as correct positioning in bends is a fundamental biking skill and should give you an advantage in the car.
@@Hotoadle Thanks yeah I think my issue is on long stretching bends I tend to centre on white lines rather than centre of the road as this video hopefully will remedy that.
@@Hotoadle Well on a long curving bend on a motorbike you centre on the line then let the bike drift the lane and pinch or pull on tighter or looser bends rather than sticking to the middle of the lane x
I was so fortunate that i had lots of "unofficial" driving experience (large private car park, only car there) before i had my lessons, so i really hit the ground running with "control". I really don't think I'd have done anywhere near as well as Emily is doing here, so early on in her journey.
(I still took a full course of lessons before taking my test... And failed the first one!). Passed in 2000, touch wood no accidents, incidents or claims!
I watch these videos to help me help family members to learn before their lessons, and to remind me of potential bad habits I may have developed!
Thanks to your videos I managed to pass my Driver's test today! Keep the content up, thank you very much!
That's great to hear! Congratulations on passing!
Great video so educative for sure. Please make a video on how to reverse and manuver T and L driving using cones. Thank you in advance
Hi Richard. I am a new resident from abroad and I have never driven in the Uk before and my experience has been driving in India only. I initially found driving here to be very difficult and the instructors have been not teaching the right thing. I had started watching your videos on driving test. And I practiced on my own with my international driving license and I am glad to inform that I had passed driving test yesterday despite being in heavy Wolverhampton traffic with just 4 minors. I would not have passed it otherwise. I would still continue to watch your videos and would recommend my friends to watch it as well. Keep up the good work! Cheers mate!
That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
just had my fifth lesson today and I had issues with steering, went around the same few streets just getting steering dialed in, doing bigger movements and working with the power steering rather than against and it eventually clicked
HI mate your videos help me to got though my practical test, you are doing a grate job. cheers.
That's great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
I passed my test 15 years ago but now I am driving a larger vehicle from my wheelchair which is fitted with spacedrive controls and I feel like I have regressed somewhat as I am not fully comfortable driving without a steering wheel. However these videos are still really helpful, but I feel Emily's "pain" as it is scary and an intimidating process for many. She's doing great and I love how you teach. Personally I would be interested in seeing some driving session/lessons with adapted vehicles and disabled drivers as well, I've found there to be a gap in the market with limited driving instructors qualified in this field and many struggle with instructor availability, myself included.
Hi mate, passed this morning first time with 1 minor i just wanted to say thank you for your videos and pointing out what to look for when driving some tips helped alot!
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
She's doing just fine, she's definitely "getting" it. I hope she sticks at it. She takes it seriously in terms of being safe and that's very good. I think she'll end up being a good driver.
I'm on my 5th lesson I think and was struggling with my steering crossing my arms so I've been working on that and round abouts (I am doing automatic now not manual due to disability) So that's how I'm at the point of doing roundabouts and main roads now. But this helped with turning as I sometimes would steer too late and have to swing the car round. My driving instructor Jamie craddock Highley reccomended this channel to watch to recap on things I've done each lesson otherwise I get better with one thing then go backwards with something else that I previously was progressing with.
"That's old people hearing" - lolol the cheek on this one!! Great video, thanks for the content as always!
I passed today with 3 minors and your videos have helped me gain much more confidence on the road thank you
That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
What I got from this is don’t be afraid to move your body when looking Rt and left this is so important I’m a small person so I have to do this more than most
Thank Richard today I got pass my driving test without having any lessons. ❤ Keep this up! You are a good teacher 😊
That's great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
i love your videos and this series
I remember my instructor used to say that the car will go where you're looking, so if you're looking forward and trying to turn a corner, you'll take the corner more widely.
I passed my test first time but it was after a long time as a learner and it would have been amazing to have had resources such as your channel - though TH-cam wasn't even a thing at the time!
I passed my driving test today! Your videos have really helped me so thank you! 🚗💕🤩
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
4:35 i had the same reaction as her, good stuff this
My driving instructor in germany wasn't nearly as good .
At my first lesson he asked me if i could drive.
I said that i can drive a little bit
And he took me on a 40km ride at night to the nearest City. Never explained anything about the car because i was learning in a Workshop so i knew the most things. But i passed first try at my test and your videos helped a lot even if they weren't ment for the german roads.👌
Awesome. I was hoping for a follow-up.
It is such a nice feeling when you get the hang of the clutch thing, and can just be ready to go and then meet the clutch with the appropriate amount of accelerator so the car just goes away and you can let go of the clutch within a few meters and the RPM stays low and smooth.
It takes A LOT of practice, but when it finally goes there... Ohh, sooo nice!
And then when doing hill start and you just do it, without parking brake, without rolling back any real amount (you always will have a slight roll unless you have like my last manual (now i have automatic, with the same function) hill start assist, where the car stays on the brake for you when going off.
Thank you Richard! You have given me so much courage and knowledge to complete my test. I finally passed on my second try with two minors, this probably won't be the last time I'm watching your videos as smoothness is key. I want to treat my passengers with complete comfort.
That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!