Manoeuvres: Step 9 - Reverse To The Right
This exercise is no longer included in ADI Part Two, however, it's important that you are able to do it correctly and safely as it is still in the DVSA driving syllabus. As we mentioned with the reverse left manoeuvre teaching people to drive is not simply teaching the things that they have to do for test - the skills required for this manoeuvre are found in lots of everyday driving situations. We also mentioned that another good reason for practising this manoeuvre is that the observation and control skills are much the same as the test manoeuvres - varied manoeuvring practise will help to make your skills, especially the key observation skills, habitual.
Our advice to instructors is that this manoeuvre, along with the left reverse and turn-in-the-road are taught near the end of a course of lessons to add variety for test standard learners. Lessons should not only include the required skills, but also information about when and where the manoeuvres are appropriate and the better alternatives that could be taken.
The key issues for this manoeuvre are:
Although this video refers to a side road, the same general advice relates to any opening that you intend to reverse into, especially if reversing into a driveway or other situation that requires you to cross a footpath.
Observation before starting to reverse is extremely important - always double check to make sure that you will not be causing danger or inconvenience.
If you have not yet studied the DriverActive information about reversing to the right please do so before watching the remaining videos.
The skills required for sharper corners are more like those needed for gateways or garages, etc.
Start your practise in a quiet location.
Complete this manoeuvre a couple of times on different corners, ideally one sharp and one sweeping corner.
After your first practise session read the DriverActive notes again and ask yourself whether you are completing the right-reverse correctly.
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