Good Instructor / Bad Instructor

Getting Started 01. Before a driving lesson do you

02. Does your instructor always arrive on time for your lesson?

03. The driving school car is...
and...

04. Does your instructor subscribe to the DSA Voluntary Code of Conduct?

05. Does your instructor ever smoke while you are in the car?

06. Does your instructor ever use his mobile phone while you are driving?

Using a mobile phone as an instructor while the car is being driven is illegal

07. On your first lesson, did your instructor check: (Tick whichever apply)

a) Both parts of your Provisional License:
b) Your eyesight:

To drive legally, you must be able to read a car number plate clearly displayed at a distance of 20.5 metres. If you need to use glasses or contacts for this, you must wear them whenever you drive.

As you drive: 08. Do you think your instructor...

09. Is your instructor's attitude: (Select the best 2)

a) Relaxed:
b) Friendly
c) Bored:
d) Tired:
e) Aggressive
f) Tense / Nervous:

10. Does your instructor: (Tick all that apply)

a) Invite you to ask questions:
b) Explain about road signs and markings:
c) Ask you questions about your driving:

11. Are your instructors directions and instructions

12. How often within an hour, on average, does your instructor use the dual controls?

13. Does your instructor tell you when they use the dual controls?

14. If he/she tells you that they've used them, do they explain why?

15. When you make a mistake, do you feel your instructor is: (Select the best 2)

a) In control of the situation:
b) Maybe not quite in control:
c) Supportive:
d) Helpful
e) Not Helpful:

16. When you make a big mistake, does your instructor? (Select the best 2)

a) Ask you to pull over and discuss what went wrong?
b) Take you through a similar situation again to correct the fault?
c) Explain about the mistake while you are still driving?
d) Become impatient or angry?

17. Does your instructor ever stop you to:?

a. buy food / cigarettes / drinks
b. make mobile phone calls
c. buy fuel

Buying fuel on one or two driving lessons can be used as a learning experience if the instructor involves you in what happens at the garage.

Do You Get Structured Lessons 18. At the beginning of your lesson, does your instructor remind you of what you did in your last lesson?

19. Does he/she ask you questions about your previous lesson?

20. Does he/she invite you to tell him if there is anything you are unsure about?

21. Before you start to drive, does your instructor tell you what your lesson for the day will be about?

22. Does he/she explain in a way that you understand?

Your driving lessons should contain set exercises like approaching junctions,
uphill pull away, or a manoeuvre.

Before you attempted these exercises for the first time, did your instructor:

23. At the beginning of your lesson, does your instructor remind you of what you did in your last lesson?

24. make use of:

25. Did you understand what they wanted you to do?

26. Did he/she invite you to ask questions about the exercise?

27. Did he/she demonstrate the exercise by doing it themselves first?

28. Did he/she help you with the controls where appropriate?

29. Did you get time to practise the exercise?

30. At the end of the exercise, did you think you had:

31. Go back over what you have done on the lesson and discuss it with you?

32. Tell you what you should plan to do on your next lesson?

33. Tell you what you should plan to do on your next lesson?

34. Does he/she finish up your lesson early?

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