Sayings

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Limericks

WHAT ?

 Hazard Routine (MSM)
... oft expands to MS-PSL

Control, Courtesy, Clues
Know it's safe, don't think
Right foot makes power...
   ... left foot applies it
Clutch, Gear, Gas, Bite
Eyes before fingers / feet
First thing is centre miror
First thing is handbrake
Peep-&-Creep  (P&C)
Tyres on Tarmac  (ToT)
Brake before clutch (BBC)
Speed, Steer, Gear, Signal
Brakes to slow; gears t'go
Plan t'go, prepared t'stop
Only a fool breaks 2s rule
1-2-3, fr bottom of car up
H'brake, Neutral, Cancel
Hungry eyes
Context, Speed, Gear

Gear, Gap, Go (GGG)
See it; Say it; Sort it
Mirrors in pairs

Look where you're going (like mummy told you)

WHEN ?

If something may make you slow/steer
Whenever your road meets another

Starting to learn
Emerging from junctions
Setting the gas, before ...
   ... connecting the engine to its load
The P part of POM (for pulling away)
Know what's around before acting
... if you're moving along the road
... if you've just stopped
Continually reassess before emerging
Gap to leave in a traffic queue
Slowing to change gear, or to stop
Leaving a roundabout (or other junction)
Approaching a hazard / junction
The eco-safe approach to driving
Following light traffic on a dry road
Order of controls once car has stopped
Order of controls once car has stopped
Approaching bends or obstructions
Order of continuous re-assessment

Waiting at a junction / roundabout
If you make a mistake (during test)
Changing direction or speeding up

When the car's moving forward or moving in reverse

WHY ?

To know your context, & tell others
   ... before changing speed / direct.

Reminds us of learning phases
A hazard could be hidden !
So your power source is strong ...
   ... enough to take up the load
Safely get the car ready to move
Know how you may affect others
So you know how to safely slow
So you're not shunted into others
Know it's safe before you commit
So you don't hit what's in front
Engine will slow you (easier brake)
Order of priorities for safety
Remind you to avoid "wasted gear"
Minimise your costs, but stay safe
To test your min. safe distance
So you don't get shunted forwards
So you don't get shunted (again)
To actively seek out new info.
Assess what speed is safe, ...
   ... then choose the right gear
To minimize holding-up followers
So the examiner knows thinking !
Is anyone catching you up, or already where you want to go to?
Because that's where changes affecting you will happen soonest