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Learning to Drive in London...
i was just wondering who has learnt to drive/is learning in London...
i have passed now but it made me think about those who have to learn in and around busy areas such as London and various other cities... it must be so much harder to start in such a busy and complecated environment...
(i found it difficult doing my pass plus in Luton and i'd been driving for aa year or so...)
Anyways i spose if u can learn to drive in London you can drive anywhere...
i have passed now but it made me think about those who have to learn in and around busy areas such as London and various other cities... it must be so much harder to start in such a busy and complecated environment...
(i found it difficult doing my pass plus in Luton and i'd been driving for aa year or so...)
Anyways i spose if u can learn to drive in London you can drive anywhere...
I leant in London.
My test was past in Mill Hill NW7, which is dual carriageway city with the most major A roads all joining at once lol. Roundabouts are so stupidly small that they just cannot cope with the 5 lane A1 and 4 lane A41 and other roads also into Mill Hill Circus and Apex Corner. Nightmare.
Like you said, if you can drive in London, you can drive anywhere - apart from Mumbai.
My test was past in Mill Hill NW7, which is dual carriageway city with the most major A roads all joining at once lol. Roundabouts are so stupidly small that they just cannot cope with the 5 lane A1 and 4 lane A41 and other roads also into Mill Hill Circus and Apex Corner. Nightmare.
Like you said, if you can drive in London, you can drive anywhere - apart from Mumbai.
^ just being curious,
What's the difference between learning how to drive in London vs the rest of England like Liverpool, Coventry, Brighton, etc. ?
What's the difference between learning how to drive in London vs the rest of England like Liverpool, Coventry, Brighton, etc. ?
longlivefootie
^ just being curious,
What's the difference between learning how to drive in London vs the rest of England like Liverpool, Coventry, Brighton, etc. ?
What's the difference between learning how to drive in London vs the rest of England like Liverpool, Coventry, Brighton, etc. ?
Central London (i.e. W1, E1, EC1/2/3/4 SE1, SW1 etc) have many 1-way roads with cameras ready to snap at any single second the moment you do something wrong.
You have the CC not to forget about.
You have the bus lanes which are a pain. If you want to turn a left, you have to drive through the bus lane. But as its London, there is always traffic. You could be 10 meters from the turn in, and then go for it. You will get a bus fine.
Then we have yellow box junctions which gives you a fine also. As traffic is horrendous, sometimes its impossible not to go in one. You just have to be a good judge.
Then we have wrong turnings which are easy to do. You go wrong and your doomed, especially in the City EC3.
Racing Driver Johnnie Herbert once said 'its far less stressful in my F1 car in an actual race than driving aound the streets of London' - and he is dead right.
London as loads of major trunk roads which combine on the perimeter of London (M25) and come in to the centre of London. Up to the M25 its motorway; past that its an A road.
The A1 goes into a single lane which is a nightmare.
The infrastructure of London is poor. Roads are chockablock. Your hair falls out, you swear at people, you sweat, your car is now doing 10 miles to the gallon, you swear even more and realise you need to then retire at 30 years of age.
But the train is no different my dear. In fact, thats a whole lot worse!
What's wrong with taking the train? Do you mean the train within London or the train within England?
longlivefootie
What's wrong with taking the train? Do you mean the train within London or the train within England?
I've been all over the UK by train. But mostly intercity (express train) going north or west. The intercity trains are fine. But the suburban trains that run from other cities (not london) are still problematic so I here.
London however is obviously the worst due to the condense population of 20 million people including metropolitan area. Obviously this increases, because people come into London regularly from a s far away as Oxford, Luton, Beford, Southend, Brighton etc.
Every train line into London during rush hour is a joke. One slight cancellation and it is chaos. Its also very expensive even for students. London Zone 1-6 with Oyster Student Travel card at £30.00 per week.
Tube trains - some lines are worse than others. Victoria is stupid as is the Central, Picadilly, Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith lines.
They are all really busy, but the ones above are like sardines standing in an oven.
So trains aren't very good either. Best thing to come out of this is the busses. They are cheaper and they can get you to work faster due to dedicated bus lanes. But due to Londons existing road layouts, bus lanes need to stop and start where appropriate causing a slow down.
longlivefootie
What's wrong with taking the train? Do you mean the train within London or the train within England?
i'm guessing u've not used trains in/out of London often..
some are rediculas no matter what time of day... i try and avoid using the tube... getting to King's Cross is generally ok tho cos there are so many scheduled trains
walshie
Central London (i.e. W1, E1, EC1/2/3/4 SE1, SW1 etc) have many 1-way roads with cameras ready to snap at any single second the moment you do something wrong.
You have the CC not to forget about.
You have the bus lanes which are a pain. If you want to turn a left, you have to drive through the bus lane. But as its London, there is always traffic. You could be 10 meters from the turn in, and then go for it. You will get a bus fine.
Then we have yellow box junctions which gives you a fine also. As traffic is horrendous, sometimes its impossible not to go in one. You just have to be a good judge.
Then we have wrong turnings which are easy to do. You go wrong and your doomed, especially in the City EC3.
Racing Driver Johnnie Herbert once said 'its far less stressful in my F1 car in an actual race than driving aound the streets of London' - and he is dead right.
London as loads of major trunk roads which combine on the perimeter of London (M25) and come in to the centre of London. Up to the M25 its motorway; past that its an A road.
The A1 goes into a single lane which is a nightmare.
The infrastructure of London is poor. Roads are chockablock. Your hair falls out, you swear at people, you sweat, your car is now doing 10 miles to the gallon, you swear even more and realise you need to then retire at 30 years of age.
But the train is no different my dear. In fact, thats a whole lot worse!
You have the CC not to forget about.
You have the bus lanes which are a pain. If you want to turn a left, you have to drive through the bus lane. But as its London, there is always traffic. You could be 10 meters from the turn in, and then go for it. You will get a bus fine.
Then we have yellow box junctions which gives you a fine also. As traffic is horrendous, sometimes its impossible not to go in one. You just have to be a good judge.
Then we have wrong turnings which are easy to do. You go wrong and your doomed, especially in the City EC3.
Racing Driver Johnnie Herbert once said 'its far less stressful in my F1 car in an actual race than driving aound the streets of London' - and he is dead right.
London as loads of major trunk roads which combine on the perimeter of London (M25) and come in to the centre of London. Up to the M25 its motorway; past that its an A road.
The A1 goes into a single lane which is a nightmare.
The infrastructure of London is poor. Roads are chockablock. Your hair falls out, you swear at people, you sweat, your car is now doing 10 miles to the gallon, you swear even more and realise you need to then retire at 30 years of age.
But the train is no different my dear. In fact, thats a whole lot worse!
urgh, i am not looking forward to learning how to drive this summer! It has to be london as that's where i live now gah
annoying, but whatever... has to be done, i've already put it off for too long!
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