Gareth wrote:Horse wrote:if there are potential safety benefits from advanced stuff, then they should be incorporated into L training, so everyone benefits.
I think most learners have a limited capacity to absorb subtleties; they need to have internalised the basics first.
While I think the first additional step should be learned by learners, the kind of difference I'm thinking about is always stopping at roundabouts versus multitasking - aiming to stop at roundabouts while also looking ahead to see if it's clear to continue or, a step further, looking ahead for a circulating gap to use or, a step further, looking for an exiting vehicle that allows entry or, a step further, looking for a circulating vehicle that blocks the next vehicle to the right from entering.
I think I've read you mention this "stopping at roundabouts" thing before. No one teaches to stop first and look second. Not in my day. If you're seeing liveried ADIs doing this, complain to DVSA about them.
Now, I've had foreign licence holders do that, 'cos that's how they were taught in their country, but they only did it once.