Test Centre: Upton
Reason for fail: Use of Mirrors - Change speed
This isn't the actual bus. I don't have a video camera mounted on my car, recording tests. As far as I'm aware, such a thing would be frowned upon. I use google street view instead, and this picture is just to give you an idea that this one concerns a bus, just in case the title wasn't enough.
The bus was stopped at a bus stop as John approached it on his driving test. Having let off or on everyone that wanted to get on or off, the bus driver signalled right to say he wanted to move off.
John's reaction was instant! He was going to let that bus out! He braked sharply, and a man driving a van behind him had to brake even more sharply.
Not good. How could John have done it better?
Bus drivers are often working to a deadline.When they want to move away they signal right and often start to move slowly off. Then they check it's clear and if it isn't, they wait. the right signal doesn't give them the right to pull out in front of people. John should have checked his centre mirror, seen that it wasn't safe to stop, and carried on past the bus. If he'd checked his mirror, and the road had been empty behind him, he could of chosen to be courteous and allow the bus to move off, because he wouldn't have caused a danger to others.
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