The afternoon was one of many firsts. With much administrations to the brakes by the instructor (he had his own set) I'd finally passed my Pre-L test! Now a week or two's waiting commences as they process my L-license and its painful photos.
[I'd forgotten to think of a happy thought when shooting. How remiss of me. Now my smile looks like it's been forcefully yanked up by invisible hands. Guh. ]
There are two procedures that for the writer's own benefit must be jotted down, owing to his unforeseen inability to recall the correct sequence steps when executing:
- A turn
- Stopping and restarting the car on an inclined slope
When U-turning:
- About 5 secs/30m away from turn, let go of accelerator
- Depress clutch, hold it and switch to 2nd
- Turn on signal lights
At the berhenti sign/traffic lights/etc depress clutch and slowly depress brakes - After stopping at the white line depress clutch and switch to 1st
- Keep holding on to the clutch!
- When green-lighted, lift the clutch halfway while simultaneously depressing the accelerator
- Make the turn, and after the car's speed is stable ( >20km/h) switch back to 2nd, and then third.
- Done!
When doing the slope thing:
- Switch to 1st gear
- Zoom up the slope
- Let go of the accelerator, depress the clutch and slowly depress the brakes
- Pull up the emergency handbrake
- Keep left foot on clutch
- Rev the accelerator till the engine meter goes to about 40-50cc(at least I think it's called "cc")
- Raise clutch till halfway while still revving
- Pull up the handbrake, pinch the nub and push it down
- Finally, get off that frickin' hill.
