Driving Test UK The Short Notice Driving Test Specialist
Hello, my name is Shak
In today's video, I will be talking about the emergency stop exercise
otherwise known as a controlled stop
The controlled stop is marked under section 2 of the driving test report the DL 25
This is given to all learner drivers who attend for a driving test
However the emergency stop is not given to all learner drivers
The driving examiner will choose one out of every three candidates
and request them to do an emergency stop
Prior to the Examiner asking you to do an emergency stop
He or she will ask you to stop on the left somewhere conveniently safe
Once you've stopped on the left, the driving examiner will then say the following words
Very shortly, I will ask you to carry out the emergency stop exercise
The signal, I will give you is, I will raise my right hand and shout the word stop
When you hear the word stop
I'd like you to stop as quickly as you possibly can, under full control of the vehicle
as if there was a small child had crossed your path
Before I say stop I will look over my shoulder and make sure it's safe
However, please do not anticipate the call,
you must wait until I actually shout the word stop
Those are the words the examiner will say to you
Now during the exercise the driving examiner will be looking out for two things
The examiner will be marking you for two things
First is, Promptness
and the second is control
Let's talk about promptness first
Promptness means basically to stop promptly to stop more or less immediately
Now. The letter B comes before the letter C
If you remember that, then you'll remember
Brake comes before the clutch so brake first then the clutch
Its vital that you brake first
braking first will mean the car will stop much quicker
up to a car length sooner
That could mean the difference between hitting a child and saving the child's life
Many Learner drivers get marked down on the emergency stop
Because they try to give the driving examiner a smooth and comfortable stop
The emergency stop is not about smoothness
It doesn't matter if the examiner jerks forward
it doesn't matter if his seat belt locks
You need to stop the car as quickly as you possibly can
That's promptness
Let's talk about control
Control basically means to avoid skidding
If your vehicle goes into a skid
Because of the road surface or because of the wet weather. It's not a problem
All cars these days, all cars since July 2004 are fitted with abs. Anti-Lock Brake System
So if your car goes into a skid
just continue braking. Don't take your foot on the brake
continue braking firmly and keep your hands firmly on the steering wheel
Until the vehicle has come to a full and complete stop
If you were to take your hand off the steering wheel too soon
You could get a minor mistake
for control
Now if you took a hand off, and you applied the hand brake
before the vehicles fully stopped you could get a serious fault for control
because by putting the handbrake on
You could go into a side skid, which is very very dangerous
So basically the emergency stop, is brake before the clutch
Brake firmly, keeping both hands on the steering wheel at all times
Until the vehicle has fully stopped
That way you'll pass on promptness, and you'll pass on control
Once the vehicle is fully stopped, the examiner will then say the following words to you
I will not ask you to do that exercise again
drive on when it's safe
Most Learner drivers are so relieved for the emergency stop is over
That they move off without looking around
This is where many of them fail. They won't fell on the emergency stop
The examiner will mark it down as moving away safely
So remember after the emergency stop when the examiner has asked you to move off
Make sure you look over both shoulders
Your left as well as your right
because you've stopped in the middle of the road
and vehicles may overtake you on the left or the right
I hope you enjoyed this video
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and Good luck with your driving test!