Driving lessons in Darwin NT Australia

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Nissan Tiida Suzuki Swift Mitsubishi Lancer	Dual Controls In-car Training Aids Safety Equipment & other Accessories
Nissan Tiida automatic Owned & Operated by Connie. Nissan Tiida 5-door hatchback, 1.8 litre 4-cylinder engine, 4-speed hydraulic automatic transmission with in-line shift. Equipped with dual brake & accelerator pedals. Also equipped for disabled driver training: "push-pat" hand controlled accelerator & brake, steering wheel spinner knob or tri-grip; left foot accelerator pedal, additional wide-angle side mirrors.
Suzuki Swift manual Blue Swift [NT]913·633 owned & operated by John. Red Swift [NT]799·000 owned & operated by Oliver. Suzuki Swift 5-door hatchback, 1.5 litre 4-cylinder engine, 5-speed manual transmission. Equipped with dual brake, clutch & accelerator pedals. Interior View
Mitsubishi Lancer automatic Owned & operated by John. Mitsubishi Lancer 4-door sedan, 2.4 litre 4-cylinder engine, 4-speed hydraulic automatic transmission with J-pattern shift. Equipped with dual brake & accelerator pedals. Interior View
Dual controls The minimum requirement for dual controls on a training vehicle is a dual brake pedal on the passenger's side. Driving schools such as ours have a dual accelerator pedal and a dual clutch (manual cars only) fitted as well. This gives us better control - for example if you "stall" trying to move off at traffic lights we can take over and get the car moving, sometimes if we detect that you are about to stall we can even "save the situation" by using our dual clutch pedal. This reduces the embarrassment factor for students especially when they confront traffic situations for the first time. Sometimes we are asked if we have dual steering wheels - no we don't need them as we can reach the steering wheel from our position when the circumstances demand it, we can also reach the gear lever and handbrake from our side as well.
Training aids used during in-car lessons In-car training aids used depends on the instructor and his/her teaching style, but typical aids used by this group include: Road diagrams, general and local Model cars (often used with the road diagrams) Manual gear-change diagrams Traffic cones and parking poles
Safety equipment and other accessories (photos published soon) Safety Equipment: Reflective safety triangles, traffic cones Fire extinguisher Safety vests with reflective strip Torch Fire extinguisher First Aid kit Other Accessories: Gloves (e.g. for changing wheel Umbrellas (in season)
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