Does not driving for a while affect how you drive?
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Re: Does not driving for a while affect how you drive?to an extent, it's like practice with anything really, until you're fully competent, the longer you go without practice the more your skills will deteriorate - this is especially true when learning a skill.
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Re: Does not driving for a while affect how you drive?When i was learning i had to miss 3 weeks worth of lessons because of the snow at the end of 2010/start of 2011 and i was a but rough around the edges for the first 10 minutes but after that i was fine
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Re: Does not driving for a while affect how you drive?Well it can work the opposite way too. The most of the learning happens in the brain after the activity, in this case a driving lesson. With 2 weeks off from it, you may find your brain has had time to fully develop what has been learnt in the lesson.
Speaking from experience.. i was learning last year. Had about 7 lessons, one a week. Then i had 2 weeks off due to a rugby injury. The next lesson i had i noticed a marked improvement in my clutch control. May just have been a coincidence as i was gradually learning, but its a point to think about
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Re: Does not driving for a while affect how you drive?I had a period without driving of about 2 weeks due to the instructor being on holiday. Before this break i was stalling every lesson and couldn't do a hill start without rolling back slightly.
The first lesson after the break was my best so far. During that lesson (and the others after it) i did not stall and i finally mastered the hill start without rolling back. I feel much more confident behind the wheel and now i just have small things to work on before my instructor puts me in for my test.
