I liked Craig Ferguson's description of an american driving test... 'You just drive round the block, and as long as you don't carry out any drive-by shootings it's a pass' 😀
COD stands for Call of Duty, a first-person shooter video game. He’s trying to say America doesn’t consist entirely of people running through neighborhoods with machine guns, destroying anything or anyone in sight. It’s obviously not that dramatic (in most places), but quite frankly, our gun control issues are pretty abysmal so I’m gonna have to disagree with that. I live in a very safe, small, high-income neighborhood and couldn’t come home one night because an active shooter had crashed right outside my neighborhood and started shooting at police from behind my neighbor’s mailbox. This happened just a month or so after a shooting at the outlets malls about 30 minutes north. We had another recent shooting at the Texas State Fair. If that’s not COD with neighborhoods idk what is, it’s rough out here, let’s not pretend it isn’t. But anyway, in my opinion, our driving tests aren’t necessarily easier, the roads are just easier to drive. We tend to have wider roads, simpler traffic rules, and less roundabouts, which can be more beginner friendly, but driving tests/instructors are still nitpicky and will still fail you for relatively small mistakes.
@@Bri-ss1guwhat about those 4 way stop junction things you have. I'm sure that they are the equivalent to our roundabouts but that count who was first seems like a recipe for disaster. 🤷
It was so stressful to learn how to drive here as an American! I moved during Covid as well so no driving lessons for awhile. RUclips literally taught me how to drive! 😂❤ passed first attempt with only one minor!
That's impressive just by RUclips videos and one minor. I did the same. Some RUclips videos and i got it on my 5th. I drove for 10 years in the middle east. I drove almost 6 months in the UK with my international licence and that i guess was the drawback for me. I was accustomed to the general UK driving which affected my driving test. I was a bit comfortable
As an American, the tests are even less thorough in my state. Mine was maybe 10 minutes. I only had to make a total of 3 turns and was only on local roads which are wide and not at all busy. Despite how easy it is, the girl before me failed. She didn't check traffic puling out-twice. So many people here don't know how to drive that they put up signs to explain it. "Don't block intersection", "Stop at line", and "Yield to pedestrians". These are literally the law. And instead of testing people on it they put up reminder signs when someone dies.
Although the test is a lot more difficult in the UK people on the roads are the same, absolutely no awareness and also so many signs explaining the law, people have no idea of what road signs mean.....
As an American my test was about 8 minutes long on a closed course with no other traffic. But in the next town over, it’s a 20 minute test on standard roads. My examiner was also on his phone the whole time. It really varies greatly amongst each testing center, at least in my state.
I just wanted to mention that your communication skills are amazing Aman! I love how you sum up the mistakes at the end of each drive without being discouraging and find solutions together with the students and not just bluntly tell them what to do. It's this shared trust that you build up which allows them to be more comfortable with their own decision making. It shows that you really care and want your students to understand how they can improve. Really great to see and to hear! :)
I’ve lived in the UK for 2 years and am starting driving lessons next week. I’m from the US and have had my license for 14 years, but I only know automatic. These videos are so helpful and makes me feel much less alone in my journey to driving over here ☺️
She is very capable - a few more sessions with Aman and she will be fine ! A good rule of thumb for deciding what side to drive on is that the streering wheel should be in the middle of the toad.
.Before I was myself a driver, my husband bought a left-hand drive car and as the passenger it was really frightening to be out in the middle of the road! Especially as he wasn`t really a good driver and kept edging over. I did a bit of screaming, as you can imagine.
I'm a Brit and I've driven regularly on both sides of the road all my life - not only on holidays, not only in Europe. That includes driving UK RHD on the right and European LHD on the left. Strangely, the only 2 times I made mistakes in the UK (wrong side), many years ago, was driving a UK RHD car 😖🙂. The steering wheel tip is good, but not infallible.
It's so nice to see St Albans in your videos. This is where I took my exam last May and passed. I also practiced my maneuvers in that same Sainsbury's car park with my instructor. There really are some tight spaces in St Albans where you have to know when you're committed and just go through. I haven't got a car so I miss driving but always so nice to see familiar places here on the channel. 😊
Things have certainly changed since I took my driving test back in the 1960s. When stopped at traffic lights and junctions etc always apply the handbrake and put the car into neutral, only release the handbrake and engage first gear when you move off. Never sit with the car in gear, "ride the clutch" and keep your foot on the brake when stationery. When slowing down go back down through the gears and use engine braking to slow the car. Hands at ten to two or quarter to three on the wheel, never cross your hands on the wheel. Go down hills in the same gear that you would have used if you were going up the hill. And, of course, give hand signals as well as using indicators when slowing down or turning.
When I did my lessons/test in Spain I was told not to do nearly all of these things. No to engine break, no to handbrake when stationary (because I will forget), and “no munyis la vaca” meaning don’t milk the cow, cross your arms instead. I had a theory exam in an exam hall before I could do any practical lessons. The test was more about observation than technique.
@@yahussain1272 I think personally though it's not even a cultural British thing if you can't operate a manual vehicle you don't know how to drive properly. Manual should be the fundamentals of learning to drive in any country, automatic should just be an option after you've passed or I guess exceptions for people that really struggle with manual.
It's good that going the wrong way isn't a serious fault. A good chunk of collisions or other incidents seem to happen when someone realises they're in the wrong place too late and tries to correct unsafely. Far better to go with the flow where you are and deal with the diversion than take risky actions to follow the route. On another note, I'm British but learned to drive in the US. Driving the UK looks unbelievably stressful - it's so close-quarters and there are a lot more negotiation and judgment calls involved. Aman was right when she described is at an "obstacle course"! My test was just about twenty minutes driving around a residential neighbourhood (in the snow, but still).
This, or people doing dangerous stunts to not miss their exit. Navigation mistakes are expected to happen in everyone's lifetime, and it's how someone deals with it that matters.
I recognised some of the areas, in and around St Albans. I did my test there and my instructor told me that if you can drive there, you can drive anywhere, so I think Erica did really well for a first mock test.
Ugh. Failed my motorcycle test twice in St Albans. My instructor advised me to take it again Letchworth. Straighter roads, less tight hill turns. Thankfully the relocation worked and I passed.
My home town. I think she did really well considering the size of our roads . The van driver did what every other driver does on that road . No consideration for cars approaching from the other direction. But as I said I think she did well for the most part. ❤
You'll get better Erica! Just some practice and repeating to yourself "drive on the left, drive on the left" lol. (30+ years driving in the USA, and only a few months here in the UK).
I was driving in South Carolina couple months ago for first time. I found driving there very easy but no one knows what lane hogging is and people didn’t respond to me when I’d flash to let them in hahaha
im originally from ireland that lived in the uk most of my life until 3 years ago i moved to florida usa for work. I had the same outcome driving on the right instead of the left side which i am use to driving. I could not believe how easy it was to get a florida licence, literally a two point turn and a drive around a doughnut in a controlled space behind the testing facility. I heard of actual people failing this test not even driving on the road.
I must spend too much time there because I instantly recognised the Everard Close Sainsbury's car park! You made her do Holywell Hill, Park Street Roundabout and King Harry. That's a hard route.
As an American, we do have it easy here 😂 I often wonder how I would do if I did a mock test in the UK. Driving on the opposite side of the road would throw me off and I'd probably end up on the wrong side of the road as well because in the US we drive on the right side of the road 😂
The most difficult thing is understanding the size of the vehicle from the "passenger" side prospective. And spatial awareness is especially important there because the roads are often very narrow in the UK. Driving on the other side of the road is not that different: everything is just mirrored and having the steering wheel on the other side makes it natural to drive on the left, because you are still close to the center of the road. Of course it it's a stick then there's an added thing to consider
She likes to engage the clutch when braking when still at high speed. Brake pedal is sufficient the car will not stall when your still doing 30mph heading into a roundabout. This could be a bad habit or not confident under braking thinking the car will stall.
I thought she did ok, gotta be hard learning on the opposite side of the road and in a manual car and bearing in mind you can pass your driving test in America by driving laps around an empty supermarket car park, which is utterly insane by the way.
@@nekesa6429 I was talking specifically about the states that don't do that not all states, I know states vary but its insane that anywhere in America allows people to pass like that and then drive around in the other states with zero ability.
The first thing she did.... it must be so hard to cancel that habit. The UK test is an actual driving test. Well done to the lady for no doubt challenging herself she'll be a better driver for it.
Taking her up Old London Road is cruel, you often get horrible pushy drivers at the top who act like you can drive through parked cars. She did well. This wasn’t a fun route to take she did well all things considered!
I grew up in the UK but never learned to drive until I moved the the US. I've only ever driven automatic in the US. When I was back in the UK a few months ago my aunt offered me her car to drive and I'm like....nope.
Erica, was that a bit of a culture shock? Yes it's a steep learning curve! Looking forward to your next video and seeing how much you've improved, good luck!
Regarding Erica getting a serious fault for driving too slowly (around 45mph) on the dual carriageway (starting at 14:18), in Northern Ireland (where I'm from), this is perfectly acceptable despite the large differences in speed between the learner and other traffic, and you would get a serious fault on your test for driving *over* 45mph.
It is much harder to adapt yourself if you have driven on right-hand side traffic with both LHD and RHD cars! Also, most Americans don't know how to drive with manual and roundabouts as well.
There are traffic circles in the US now and they are always building new ones (at least in the Northeast). Of course they have to be taken counterclockwise.
@@demagab Traffic circles also exist in Europe, roundabouts and traffic circles are not two words for the same thing, the former implies priority to the inside, the latter to the oncoming.
Think she did quite a good job, it’s not easy driving in the UK compared to other parts of the world. The only thing I’d disagree with is the minor for not parking between the lines in 1 go. That is very rarely possible, especially with a bigger car, and especially if there’s cars parked on either side. In the situation where someone is behind me, and there are multiple spaces, like in this example, I’d generally reverse back out of the way quickly, to let the vehicle proceed, then drive forward and correct the position between the lines. Stipulating reversing in one go is a nicety but completely unnecessary. IMHO
She did great considering she’s from a different country!! Must be really hard!! People beeping at her should have points on their license absolutely idiots!! As for that bully boy in the van, I see so many men doing stuff like this or tailgating most shouldn’t have a license! Seems people there are rude and selfish!! I think she handled it well under the circumstances of the people in that area!! Hope she’s ok I remember being that stressed on my lessons and tests!!
you still want to get a manual license though, means you can drive both auto and manual... i did a manual test a few years ago and i have an auto now, but if you gen an auto license you CANT drive a manual at all
@cianmacgana9092watching people learning to drive would never have entered my mind at 12, I was too busy going on bike rides and building dens in the local woods with the rest of the kids who lived on my street! Yes, even in the middle of winter. Good times!
I don't know if the test has changed since I took my test but back then you had to keep both hands on the steering wheel unless changing gear etc and keep hands at 10 to 2 or quarter to 3 positions. If you didn't you would fail.
She looks as native as it can be :D So much looking forward to this! That's gonna be fun! :D Although she should have placed some sage on the the dashboard, obviously this way the driving can't be 100% :D
At the start, with the right turn out of the car park, the markings do make it unclear. I can see why she got confused. They should change the markings imo
America’s road are easy to drive as there just straight but driving in Europe is where the real challenge is at ! That really tests your driving skills
@enfantterrible4460 Yeah, that's definitely not true for Boston for example. Worst city I've driven in. With that being said, road size in the UK adds very new challenges you rarely encounter in the US, eg meeting situations.
Interesting. If you take your test in an automatic transmission car in the UK then your license will only allow you to drive automatics but if you take your test in a stick shift car then you can drive whatever car you like including automatics. If you passed your driving test in an automatic then later decided that you wanted to drive a standard transmission car then you would need to pass another driving test in a manual car to make it legal.
Omg i am stuck on your videos I just had my driver license and in Türkiye we have a driving test area and the parking section is way more difficult than yours I think ❤😊
I’d be terrified having to drive on the left side of the road after all these years of driving here in the Netherlands. Seems like you have to shut off the automatic pilot inside of you. Quite hard, I think…
I'm from the Netherlands. I only had my license for two months the last time I was in the UK. I had no problem cycling there. Next time I might bring a car.
@@bjthedjdutchdude1992nee ik kon ook prima door Londen fietsen, maar ik vind autorijden wel een ander verhaal. Weet niet of je vaker filmpjes op dit account kijkt, maar die rotondes in Londen zijn echt om duizelig van te worden 😅
@@daphnevandergoot de spirale rotondes van engeland zijn bijna net turbo rotondes van Nederland. Alleen die van Ons is veiliger omdat het meer scheidingen heeft
i think people underestimate the power of good driving shoes, i wrote loafers all through my lessons in the uk and on test day, you get such a better feel for the road the clutch, brakes and accelerator
Not sure why there was a serious fault marked for parking close to the wall at the 8 minute mark. The car park she needed to be inside of the white lines. She would have been marked down if she had been further away from wall, outside the marked lines 🤷
This is the second one with a different tester. I've realised I just can't watch it - the tension of the drivers is just too much. I'm going for a lie down now & then I'll take a bus.
Not sure the roundabout was a serious. The other car's approach was a bit fast, she entered the roundabout first so legally had right of way. I'd say it's down to if she could see their approach before committing to cross the give way markings.
My guess is she is Latina as the comments are guessing 😅 if i had to guess, she is from California area in America USA because accent and she wore Los Angeles in her top.😊 Erica will pass in February 2024, vamos. 😮 That start, oh my gosh. Hope she gets hella more practice on left side of the road. 5:14 tricky, vulnerable road users pedestrians on her left 6:14 i like that you circled this Good for hazard perception. 7:11 shows she is capable of being a good driver on road And 7:25 she should have slowed down to check on right on a uk mini road about too 8:20 UK van drivers act like they own the roads same as cyclists 😂 10:12 some examiners can help in this situation No hate to Aman here i was simply saying some would say use right hand lane as this is correct and easier to do so Road markings faded doesn’t help 17:42 she definitely was nervous because camera and during her driving Most of her drive was good ❤ Good she passed her uk theory test and is getting some practice on uk roads 💝 26:57 definitely true She can definitely drive Manuel gear with a stick Would definitely be nice to be able to have her on again If she wants to She needs more practice so RUclips videos definitely would help her important she remembers to take her time when driving:) And hopefully her instructor can teach her the proper correct way in one or two things Who knows, perhaps one day in 2024 next year i will take a mock test on this channel and importantly pass my up driving test. i do usually make notes and support in my comments.
7:23 She was in the roundabout before the other driver, the other driver was at fault here as they were driving too fast and did not observe the rules.
Hi Aman! I’m a big fan of your channel. I’d love to one day go for a mock test with you. I’m an experienced driver having held my licence in the UK for over 18 years and driving lorry’s for 10 years! I’d really like to see how my driving standards are after all this time, see if I have picked up any bad habits along the way, and to learn if there is anything I can improve on. If you think this might be possible please get in touch! Thanks BrotherTruckerUK 😎👍🚛💨
@clearviewdriving Hello. How should you use your blinker on roundabouts in UK? I am used to use blinkers only when leaving roudabout even if going straight that is because of road law in Czech Republic (only use when leaving or on small roundabout when exiting first you can use your blinker when going into the roundabout to be more readable for other participants in traffic.)
If you are going straight only use them to leave, if you are going first exit left use left blinker when approaching, if you are going any exit that is right, you use right when joining and then left to leave
Shouldn’t she of had an indicator on when doing the reverse park at the end (her driving was brilliant though) just wondering because I thought it was required
@11:44 with the stationary dustbin lorry, we see from the car in front there was room to thread through without blocking oncoming cars, which Erica was going to do but was stopped, in my opinion an examiner could mark this down as hesitation.
I wonder if she felt the additional pressure of knowing it was being filmed for a RUclips channel? A few adjustments and a bit more confidence and she'll be fine.
I liked Craig Ferguson's description of an american driving test... 'You just drive round the block, and as long as you don't carry out any drive-by shootings it's a pass' 😀
What’s your context? America is struggling with gun control issues, but it’s not a freaking COD server with neighborhoods
@@sauravwadhwa4246 'COD server with neighbourhood'. Unfortunately, I've no idea what any of that means.
COD stands for Call of Duty, a first-person shooter video game. He’s trying to say America doesn’t consist entirely of people running through neighborhoods with machine guns, destroying anything or anyone in sight. It’s obviously not that dramatic (in most places), but quite frankly, our gun control issues are pretty abysmal so I’m gonna have to disagree with that. I live in a very safe, small, high-income neighborhood and couldn’t come home one night because an active shooter had crashed right outside my neighborhood and started shooting at police from behind my neighbor’s mailbox. This happened just a month or so after a shooting at the outlets malls about 30 minutes north. We had another recent shooting at the Texas State Fair. If that’s not COD with neighborhoods idk what is, it’s rough out here, let’s not pretend it isn’t.
But anyway, in my opinion, our driving tests aren’t necessarily easier, the roads are just easier to drive. We tend to have wider roads, simpler traffic rules, and less roundabouts, which can be more beginner friendly, but driving tests/instructors are still nitpicky and will still fail you for relatively small mistakes.
@@sauravwadhwa4246Craig Ferguson is a comedian, so he’d just be exaggerating for comic effect.
@@Bri-ss1guwhat about those 4 way stop junction things you have. I'm sure that they are the equivalent to our roundabouts but that count who was first seems like a recipe for disaster. 🤷
It was so stressful to learn how to drive here as an American! I moved during Covid as well so no driving lessons for awhile. RUclips literally taught me how to drive! 😂❤ passed first attempt with only one minor!
That's impressive just by RUclips videos and one minor. I did the same. Some RUclips videos and i got it on my 5th. I drove for 10 years in the middle east. I drove almost 6 months in the UK with my international licence and that i guess was the drawback for me. I was accustomed to the general UK driving which affected my driving test. I was a bit comfortable
Gj mate!
What would u say makes it harder over here ?
@@JJ81566 Opposite side of the road
Is American driving licence not convertible in UK?
As an American, the tests are even less thorough in my state. Mine was maybe 10 minutes. I only had to make a total of 3 turns and was only on local roads which are wide and not at all busy. Despite how easy it is, the girl before me failed. She didn't check traffic puling out-twice.
So many people here don't know how to drive that they put up signs to explain it. "Don't block intersection", "Stop at line", and "Yield to pedestrians". These are literally the law. And instead of testing people on it they put up reminder signs when someone dies.
Haha same, my test in VA was only 10 min and just as easy as you described. I couldn’t imagine ever trying to get my license in the UK.
@@n0311aIm currently learning to drive in the UK, test is in February. I wish it was that easy lmao
@@DeanLeitch goodluck!!!
Although the test is a lot more difficult in the UK people on the roads are the same, absolutely no awareness and also so many signs explaining the law, people have no idea of what road signs mean.....
You've got to be kidding
Good on her for learning manual when she could have opted for the easier option of an auto which she is probably used to. Good luck 🎉
As an American my test was about 8 minutes long on a closed course with no other traffic. But in the next town over, it’s a 20 minute test on standard roads. My examiner was also on his phone the whole time. It really varies greatly amongst each testing center, at least in my state.
literally 8 mins here in new hampshire 😂
I just wanted to mention that your communication skills are amazing Aman! I love how you sum up the mistakes at the end of each drive without being discouraging and find solutions together with the students and not just bluntly tell them what to do. It's this shared trust that you build up which allows them to be more comfortable with their own decision making. It shows that you really care and want your students to understand how they can improve. Really great to see and to hear! :)
I’ve lived in the UK for 2 years and am starting driving lessons next week. I’m from the US and have had my license for 14 years, but I only know automatic. These videos are so helpful and makes me feel much less alone in my journey to driving over here ☺️
What a superb instructor. Calm, confident & encouraging. I hope your business goes from strength to strength as it should as you’re exceptional.
She is very capable - a few more sessions with Aman and she will be fine ! A good rule of thumb for deciding what side to drive on is that the streering wheel should be in the middle of the toad.
I like that! What a great tip.
.Before I was myself a driver, my husband bought a left-hand drive car and as the passenger it was really frightening to be out in the middle of the road!
Especially as he wasn`t really a good driver and kept edging over.
I did a bit of screaming, as you can imagine.
I'm a Brit and I've driven regularly on both sides of the road all my life - not only on holidays, not only in Europe. That includes driving UK RHD on the right and European LHD on the left. Strangely, the only 2 times I made mistakes in the UK (wrong side), many years ago, was driving a UK RHD car 😖🙂. The steering wheel tip is good, but not infallible.
Love how she makes sure, if her driving student is okay🥰
It's so nice to see St Albans in your videos. This is where I took my exam last May and passed. I also practiced my maneuvers in that same Sainsbury's car park with my instructor. There really are some tight spaces in St Albans where you have to know when you're committed and just go through. I haven't got a car so I miss driving but always so nice to see familiar places here on the channel. 😊
Things have certainly changed since I took my driving test back in the 1960s.
When stopped at traffic lights and junctions etc always apply the handbrake and put the car into neutral, only release the handbrake and engage first gear when you move off. Never sit with the car in gear, "ride the clutch" and keep your foot on the brake when stationery.
When slowing down go back down through the gears and use engine braking to slow the car.
Hands at ten to two or quarter to three on the wheel, never cross your hands on the wheel.
Go down hills in the same gear that you would have used if you were going up the hill.
And, of course, give hand signals as well as using indicators when slowing down or turning.
Yep, same hear, hands crossing on steering wheel stood out to me also
When I did my lessons/test in Spain I was told not to do nearly all of these things. No to engine break, no to handbrake when stationary (because I will forget), and “no munyis la vaca” meaning don’t milk the cow, cross your arms instead. I had a theory exam in an exam hall before I could do any practical lessons. The test was more about observation than technique.
Same for me in the early 80s.
UK roads is like 50% smaller than average USA roads.. I understand her pain 😅
Props to her, im a canadian had my license for 12 years and still driving with automatic here in the uk 😂 never driving manual
You should learn 😂
@@hopesimpson5822 nah im good loll
@@yahussain1272 I think personally though it's not even a cultural British thing if you can't operate a manual vehicle you don't know how to drive properly.
Manual should be the fundamentals of learning to drive in any country, automatic should just be an option after you've passed or I guess exceptions for people that really struggle with manual.
@@hopesimpson5822but why? Why does it matter to you what other people drive?
It's good that going the wrong way isn't a serious fault. A good chunk of collisions or other incidents seem to happen when someone realises they're in the wrong place too late and tries to correct unsafely. Far better to go with the flow where you are and deal with the diversion than take risky actions to follow the route.
On another note, I'm British but learned to drive in the US. Driving the UK looks unbelievably stressful - it's so close-quarters and there are a lot more negotiation and judgment calls involved. Aman was right when she described is at an "obstacle course"! My test was just about twenty minutes driving around a residential neighbourhood (in the snow, but still).
This, or people doing dangerous stunts to not miss their exit. Navigation mistakes are expected to happen in everyone's lifetime, and it's how someone deals with it that matters.
I recognised some of the areas, in and around St Albans. I did my test there and my instructor told me that if you can drive there, you can drive anywhere, so I think Erica did really well for a first mock test.
Ugh. Failed my motorcycle test twice in St Albans. My instructor advised me to take it again Letchworth. Straighter roads, less tight hill turns. Thankfully the relocation worked and I passed.
@@seanelstob5922 Motorcycle test is much harder than the car test though.
Passed my Test first time. Central London in winter, in the dark.....never got out of third gear as the traffic was horrendous at 4pm on a Friday.
That right-pointing arrow at the exit in the beginning was a bit confusing since you actually go straight on, not to the right.
My home town. I think she did really well considering the size of our roads .
The van driver did what every other driver does on that road . No consideration for cars approaching from the other direction.
But as I said I think she did well for the most part. ❤
You'll get better Erica! Just some practice and repeating to yourself "drive on the left, drive on the left" lol. (30+ years driving in the USA, and only a few months here in the UK).
I was driving in South Carolina couple months ago for first time. I found driving there very easy but no one knows what lane hogging is and people didn’t respond to me when I’d flash to let them in hahaha
im originally from ireland that lived in the uk most of my life until 3 years ago i moved to florida usa for work. I had the same outcome driving on the right instead of the left side which i am use to driving. I could not believe how easy it was to get a florida licence, literally a two point turn and a drive around a doughnut in a controlled space behind the testing facility. I heard of actual people failing this test not even driving on the road.
I must spend too much time there because I instantly recognised the Everard Close Sainsbury's car park!
You made her do Holywell Hill, Park Street Roundabout and King Harry. That's a hard route.
As an American, we do have it easy here 😂 I often wonder how I would do if I did a mock test in the UK. Driving on the opposite side of the road would throw me off and I'd probably end up on the wrong side of the road as well because in the US we drive on the right side of the road 😂
The most difficult thing is understanding the size of the vehicle from the "passenger" side prospective. And spatial awareness is especially important there because the roads are often very narrow in the UK. Driving on the other side of the road is not that different: everything is just mirrored and having the steering wheel on the other side makes it natural to drive on the left, because you are still close to the center of the road. Of course it it's a stick then there's an added thing to consider
The side you drive on will be the least of the differences.
It wasn't easy when I tested in Texas. Neither California.
She likes to engage the clutch when braking when still at high speed. Brake pedal is sufficient the car will not stall when your still doing 30mph heading into a roundabout. This could be a bad habit or not confident under braking thinking the car will stall.
I thought she did ok, gotta be hard learning on the opposite side of the road and in a manual car and bearing in mind you can pass your driving test in America by driving laps around an empty supermarket car park, which is utterly insane by the way.
not rlly true 😭 it varies from state to state ig. here in california u have to drive on main roads and other places to pass.
@@nekesa6429 I was talking specifically about the states that don't do that not all states, I know states vary but its insane that anywhere in America allows people to pass like that and then drive around in the other states with zero ability.
@@nekesa6429does she have a Cali accent or not necessarily Erika ?😮
@@markaitcheson3212i’m pretty sure all states have the exam on main roads i’ve never heard of a driving test being taken in a parking lot lol
@@alex-ib6oy maybe they mean exam circuits in small settlements that do not have suitable main roads to be used as an exam route.
it's very interesting to see this thanks
Just passed. Your videos really helped. One step closer to the almighty BMW M4 😍
16:23 A 200-yard to deceleration lane sign is fallen on the grass to the right. Might be difficult to see but it is there.
The reversing into a car park is interesting. Here they test reversing into a house drive way. And then reversing into parallel parking
21:58 RIP little box on the right
The first thing she did.... it must be so hard to cancel that habit. The UK test is an actual driving test. Well done to the lady for no doubt challenging herself she'll be a better driver for it.
Taking her up Old London Road is cruel, you often get horrible pushy drivers at the top who act like you can drive through parked cars. She did well. This wasn’t a fun route to take she did well all things considered!
14:04 her face when something is about to go wrong gets me every time lol
14:05 scared me 😂😂 I thought they got rear ended
She did okay TBH, credit to her for driving manual in a foreign country.
@2:56 the keep left bollard on the traffic island is completely obscured by the lamp post, and with the painted turn right arrow it looks confusing .
Did not know how poor the driving test is in America -- it explains a lot.
It wasn't that bad. A lot of it just unfamiliarity of the roads and what to do in the situation. Just a bit of guidance and you'll be thier.
I grew up in the UK but never learned to drive until I moved the the US. I've only ever driven automatic in the US. When I was back in the UK a few months ago my aunt offered me her car to drive and I'm like....nope.
I got my license during covid in the US. No instructor in the car, it is pretty much a drive around the block. About 5 minutes no exaggeration.
They can't wait to give you freedom over there.
Erica, was that a bit of a culture shock? Yes it's a steep learning curve! Looking forward to your next video and seeing how much you've improved, good luck!
Regarding Erica getting a serious fault for driving too slowly (around 45mph) on the dual carriageway (starting at 14:18), in Northern Ireland (where I'm from), this is perfectly acceptable despite the large differences in speed between the learner and other traffic, and you would get a serious fault on your test for driving *over* 45mph.
That is because it is illegal for a learner or restricted driver to exceed 45 MPH in Northern Ireland.
@@georgebarnes8163 Indeed it is - something I should probably have pointed out in my previous comment. Thanks for doing that for me!
Weird… in your bike test in England if you’re on a 70mph road and you don’t reach the limit on a clear road they fail you for hesitation
I passed yesterday!!!!! 4th attempt with 3 minors
Seems like I'd be fine driving the narrow roads in the UK since i have experience driving in Korea.
Test brakes with no one thier simply reverse near an object then use the reflection on the object to see your brake lights
It is much harder to adapt yourself if you have driven on right-hand side traffic with both LHD and RHD cars! Also, most Americans don't know how to drive with manual and roundabouts as well.
There are traffic circles in the US now and they are always building new ones (at least in the Northeast). Of course they have to be taken counterclockwise.
Please come and see how they are taking those "circles". :) @@demagab
@@demagab Traffic circles also exist in Europe, roundabouts and traffic circles are not two words for the same thing, the former implies priority to the inside, the latter to the oncoming.
14:07 😂😂 Also, disengages the clutch too soon when stopping
Look at all the cars parked facing the wrong way. Although you’re not supposed to do that, everyone seems to do it anyway.
She should have thanked the driver that allowed her out of the turning.
this is so extremely helpful!
Think she did quite a good job, it’s not easy driving in the UK compared to other parts of the world. The only thing I’d disagree with is the minor for not parking between the lines in 1 go. That is very rarely possible, especially with a bigger car, and especially if there’s cars parked on either side.
In the situation where someone is behind me, and there are multiple spaces, like in this example, I’d generally reverse back out of the way quickly, to let the vehicle proceed, then drive forward and correct the position between the lines. Stipulating reversing in one go is a nicety but completely unnecessary. IMHO
@clearviewdriving I really hope you can do a live stream again because I bet most of us have a lot of questions about driving
She did great considering she’s from a different country!! Must be really hard!! People beeping at her should have points on their license absolutely idiots!! As for that bully boy in the van, I see so many men doing stuff like this or tailgating most shouldn’t have a license! Seems people there are rude and selfish!! I think she handled it well under the circumstances of the people in that area!! Hope she’s ok I remember being that stressed on my lessons and tests!!
I'm only 12 years old your videos help me prepare for my test in the future even though I want to drive Automatic tysm🌟❤
Yh im the same but I'm 13 aha
you still want to get a manual license though, means you can drive both auto and manual... i did a manual test a few years ago and i have an auto now, but if you gen an auto license you CANT drive a manual at all
@@tobz5401 that's so true hahahah
i'm also 12!!!
@cianmacgana9092watching people learning to drive would never have entered my mind at 12, I was too busy going on bike rides and building dens in the local woods with the rest of the kids who lived on my street! Yes, even in the middle of winter. Good times!
I don't know if the test has changed since I took my test but back then you had to keep both hands on the steering wheel unless changing gear etc and keep hands at 10 to 2 or quarter to 3 positions. If you didn't you would fail.
She looks as native as it can be :D So much looking forward to this! That's gonna be fun! :D Although she should have placed some sage on the the dashboard, obviously this way the driving can't be 100% :D
Hahaha, she was amazing :D Definitely drives better than I would in England :D Great!
St. Alban roads are so narrow, I got my license on the third go lol
At the start, with the right turn out of the car park, the markings do make it unclear. I can see why she got confused. They should change the markings imo
America’s road are easy to drive as there just straight but driving in Europe is where the real challenge is at ! That really tests your driving skills
@enfantterrible4460 Yeah, that's definitely not true for Boston for example. Worst city I've driven in. With that being said, road size in the UK adds very new challenges you rarely encounter in the US, eg meeting situations.
This city is really beautiful.
That first turn out of the parking space would have got me to American lol
Is there a separate US driving test for driving stick or can you just make the jump if and when you want to after you pass the normal test?
No there isn't
Interesting. If you take your test in an automatic transmission car in the UK then your license will only allow you to drive automatics but if you take your test in a stick shift car then you can drive whatever car you like including automatics.
If you passed your driving test in an automatic then later decided that you wanted to drive a standard transmission car then you would need to pass another driving test in a manual car to make it legal.
@@SeanVlismas like 99.9% of people would take their test in an auto as there isn't a separate manual license.
I missed this premier today, due to being unwell. But it is 12.30 am now, so only difference is it's am, not pm . 🙏🙏
the fact that she did manual!!!!! as well
Intructor is soo calm and cool
Sympathy like for Erica ❤️
Omg i am stuck on your videos I just had my driver license and in Türkiye we have a driving test area and the parking section is way more difficult than yours I think ❤😊
@clearview driving, i finally passed with 3 minors . Thank you so much for the videos
Brilliant well done 👏🏽 🥰
"On to the left hand side".... Another Anne Sacoolas...!
I’d be terrified having to drive on the left side of the road after all these years of driving here in the Netherlands. Seems like you have to shut off the automatic pilot inside of you. Quite hard, I think…
It’s easy. Although driving in Europe (not Italy) is even easier. It’s bliss compared to the UK.
I'm from the Netherlands. I only had my license for two months the last time I was in the UK. I had no problem cycling there. Next time I might bring a car.
@@bjthedjdutchdude1992nee ik kon ook prima door Londen fietsen, maar ik vind autorijden wel een ander verhaal. Weet niet of je vaker filmpjes op dit account kijkt, maar die rotondes in Londen zijn echt om duizelig van te worden 😅
@@daphnevandergoot de spirale rotondes van engeland zijn bijna net turbo rotondes van Nederland. Alleen die van Ons is veiliger omdat het meer scheidingen heeft
It's not that hard but at first you'd have spatial awareness issues. it felt to me like sitting behind the wheel for the first time.
St Albans is pretty hard to drive :D
i think people underestimate the power of good driving shoes, i wrote loafers all through my lessons in the uk and on test day, you get such a better feel for the road the clutch, brakes and accelerator
Not sure why there was a serious fault marked for parking close to the wall at the 8 minute mark. The car park she needed to be inside of the white lines. She would have been marked down if she had been further away from wall, outside the marked lines 🤷
In her defence, for the first fault the car park road markings and verbal instructions could easily have been misinterpreted by many of us.
Can we use the hold feature and automatic electronic e brake during the practical driving test in the UK. Thank you in advance.
This is filmed in St Albans.
This is the second one with a different tester. I've realised I just can't watch it - the tension of the drivers is just too much. I'm going for a lie down now & then I'll take a bus.
Not sure the roundabout was a serious. The other car's approach was a bit fast, she entered the roundabout first so legally had right of way. I'd say it's down to if she could see their approach before committing to cross the give way markings.
My guess is she is Latina as the comments are guessing 😅
if i had to guess, she is from California area in America USA because accent and she wore Los Angeles in her top.😊
Erica will pass in February 2024, vamos. 😮
That start, oh my gosh.
Hope she gets hella more practice on left side of the road.
5:14 tricky, vulnerable road users pedestrians on her left
6:14 i like that you circled this
Good for hazard perception.
7:11 shows she is capable of being a good driver on road
And 7:25 she should have slowed down to check on right on a uk mini road about too
8:20 UK van drivers act like they own the roads same as cyclists 😂
10:12 some examiners can help in this situation
No hate to Aman here
i was simply saying some would say use right hand lane as this is correct and easier to do so
Road markings faded doesn’t help
17:42 she definitely was nervous because camera and during her driving
Most of her drive was good ❤
Good she passed her uk theory test and is getting some practice on uk roads 💝
26:57 definitely true
She can definitely drive Manuel gear with a stick
Would definitely be nice to be able to have her on again
If she wants to
She needs more practice so RUclips videos definitely would help her
important she remembers to take her time when driving:)
And hopefully her instructor can teach her the proper correct way in one or two things
Who knows, perhaps one day in 2024 next year i will take a mock test on this channel and importantly pass my up driving test.
i do usually make notes and support in my comments.
Shes defnitely a Native American. Look at the jaw structure.
@@Mrmoocows99 fair
7:23 She was in the roundabout before the other driver, the other driver was at fault here as they were driving too fast and did not observe the rules.
no, she was at fault. they reached the roundabout at more or less the same time, and visibility was good, she had plenty of time to yield.
Can’t wait
St Albans in the house!
Enjoy the video,
Hi Aman! I’m a big fan of your channel. I’d love to one day go for a mock test with you. I’m an experienced driver having held my licence in the UK for over 18 years and driving lorry’s for 10 years! I’d really like to see how my driving standards are after all this time, see if I have picked up any bad habits along the way, and to learn if there is anything I can improve on.
If you think this might be possible please get in touch!
Thanks
BrotherTruckerUK 😎👍🚛💨
I don’t think her driving is bad she should be ready
Girl did good
Happy Birthday to you I like this video send me more🎉
hell yeah drivers mock test in a manual. insert fire emoji here
@clearviewdriving Hello. How should you use your blinker on roundabouts in UK? I am used to use blinkers only when leaving roudabout even if going straight that is because of road law in Czech Republic (only use when leaving or on small roundabout when exiting first you can use your blinker when going into the roundabout to be more readable for other participants in traffic.)
If you are going straight only use them to leave, if you are going first exit left use left blinker when approaching, if you are going any exit that is right, you use right when joining and then left to leave
@@nasheeds8218 Thank you.
3:10 Who put the keep left sign behind the lamppost?
I would be TERRIFIED to drive in the UK 😮😮
Shouldn’t she of had an indicator on when doing the reverse park at the end (her driving was brilliant though) just wondering because I thought it was required
'...have had an indicator...
st albans eh that's where i took my test
@11:44 with the stationary dustbin lorry, we see from the car in front there was room to thread through without blocking oncoming cars, which Erica was going to do but was stopped, in my opinion an examiner could mark this down as hesitation.
Wow good trainer
i want to see aman driving in america is there such video?
A kid can drive in USA. Most roads are same. Wide and open.
I wonder if she felt the additional pressure of knowing it was being filmed for a RUclips channel? A few adjustments and a bit more confidence and she'll be fine.
Hi, Do you teach automatic as well or just manual? 🙂
Love video