Defensive Driving | Learn to drive: Expert skills

We are never too far from risk when driving, as we can’t control the way other motorists drive or what hazards we might find on the road ahead of us. To remain safe we must use our experience and judgement to drive in a way that will allow for other peoples mistakes or unseen hazards - this is called defensive driving. In this video, we will show how we use the basic principles of defensive driving to keep safe and decrease the chance of having an accident. As always, if you have any questions about the video then please leave a comment and we will reply as soon as we can.

Video chapters:
* 0:00 Introduction
* 1:01 Basic principles
* 1:57 Stay focussed
* 2:47 Maintain adequate clearance
* 3:40 Be aware of our surroundings
* 4:25 Don’t trust other drivers
* 5:22 Control our speed
* 6:34 Make our own decisions
* 7:24 Pedestrians
* 8:09 Defensive driving on the driving test
* 8:50 Summary

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[robertsmuggles]

Here's a good tip. Unexpectedly see a bike, horse, tractor etc on the road - don't just say to yourself "oh look at that"- actively look out for a second one. You'd be surprised how often there's a second bike/horse/pedestrian round the next corner !

[robertsmuggles]

I have a 3-point driving philosophy & am seeking to improve it see below : comments welcome - thanks very much. Robert.

[1] The most dangerous driver is you yourself - maintain a patient driving mood at all times.
[2] 2nd most dangerous driver is the car in front: leave plenty of room in front whenever possible - even at slow speeds - let the madmen overtake you and them on bends. Overtaking is a last resort.
[3] the good driver makes allowances for the bad driver; this is what makes him a good driver.

[daniliveson]

This is so useful! It literally mirrors everything my instructor has said to me in lessons. I'm really grateful for this video! As I watch it I'm practisicing using my homemade gear stick. I've wedged a ketchup bottle in between the sofa cushions and look ahead at the video whilst 'changing gears'. This improvisation actually really works as I go through all the different gears. My instructor has seen an improvement on my gear changes! Your videos are making a positive impact on my learning thank you! 😍

[MaximumJoy]

I passed my test!!! Took three attempts over a long period of time but got there eventually. Thank you for the amazing videos and apologies for having to stop supporting on Patreon but I told myself I wouldn't stop until I passed, which took a lot longer than expected!

[wendyslittleprogram]

90% of all drivers’ philosophy: ‘there is a gap between my car and the car in front, I must immediately make that gap as small as possible’

[hsonwrk]

Advanced Driving I am old Driver, but defensive driving video gives real time advise of what is happening continously on the road as one drives.
Every second the situation on the road changes.
So being defensive in driving is very very important for your personal safety and other road users.
Very Good insight even for old Drivers.
Very very important information.
Thanks alot.

[indianrider]

Nice instructions. Indian roads prepare the drivers to be defensive because there’s always unexpected traffic.

[thumpmusician]

Brilliant channel! I attribute most of my driving skills to your videos. Helped me incredibly well. 👌💯

[bakerloobadboy]

Defensive driving is all well & good and should be practiced at all times. Sadly there is not one driving plan that covers all situations. Driving in the country side is totally different to driving in Bury St Edmunds. And London has so many variants that you need three or four different driving plans just to make it to the supermarket. That's not to mention the plan you need to operate a shopping trolley once inside

[ItsHatlolOfficial]

That was the fanciest Greggs I've ever seen 8:47

[pp]

Plz make a series on defensive driving

[charmaltz]

I’ve passed my driving test last week and your videos helped me a lot! thank u!

[johnnick]

Very good lesson. Thank you for the video.

[jd]

Good introduction to the rapidly increasing decline of the importance of the skill of defensive driving, borne out of the ever increasing automation of modern vehicles. Whilst technically vehicles are undoubtedly safer than ever before ( with the exception of the ridiculous lighting systems), they remove the involvement of the driver which in turn is causing lack of conscious cognitive processes.
May I suggest at 9:48 replacing ‘decrease’ with ‘reduce’. Decrease and increase are so close to each other and using ‘reduce’ would completely eliminate any chance of any misunderstanding. Perhaps also, in line with Emergency Service protocols, the term accident should be replaced with collision. For similar reasons, amongst which is the that the word ‘accident’ is proven to have a more subliminal negative effect than ‘collision’.
Regards

[manojdhimal]

Thanks for this informative driving safety video, and useful. I really appreciate it.

[sultanaramdeen]

Your videos are really helpful .can you please make a video how to drive an automatic car in a traffic queue.thanks

[mianwahaj]

Very usefull lesson thank you very much.

[rhyshughes]

This is why I always carry a GLOCK 19 under my seat

[louiseharty]

I'm finding it a fine line between driving defensively and being over hesitant in my mock tests, any tips to stay on the right side of this line? Thank you

[intellectualsolitudeproduc]

Was this Driving channel just for hip hop kids? I can imagine death metal music being used in the background.

Love this channel anyway. This helps.