How to Drive a Manual Car?

Are you driving a car for the first time? Are you nervous? Don’t be! Driving a car is like watching a movie. It is easier than riding a bicycle since you do not need to worry about maintaining balance or looking out for bad roads. Once you learn to drive a car, you can easily cruise to those long drives and find your perfect escapade. 

Steps to Drive a Manual Car:

Driving a manual car is more difficult than driving an automatic car since you will need to handle the gear along with the clutch and accelerator. An automatic car senses the speed of the car and adjusts the gear, but in a manual car, you will need to shift those gears on your own. However, with these simple steps, you will learn the basics of driving a manual car:

Step 1: Choose your ground carefully

Just like picking the right battleground is necessary for a fight, picking the right ground to drive is necessary for driving. You must not drive in uncharted territory. This reduces the possibility of an accident. Find a levelled ground that has low or no population to drive. An open ground is your best option for your initial driving days.

Step 2: Measure the interiors of your car

You should know how the gears work, how to put gears, where the clutch is and where is the acceleration. Having pragmatic theoretical knowledge makes you a better driver.

Step 3: Start your car

• Step on the clutch, start the engine, pull the handbrakes and put your car to the first gear from neutral. 
• Now slowly release the clutch and let the car move. 
• Once the car is in motion, slowly press the accelerator a little. 
• When you feel that the car is in complete motion and the path is clear, press the accelerator a little more.

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Step 4: Moving Ahead

• In the initial days, do not go beyond the second gear. Learn how to shift gears with experience.
• Try to take absolute control of the car.
• Once the car is under your control, try to drive on slightly busier roads to gain more experience.
• Over time, you will learn to take the car on higher gears and drive it on highways.

Safety Precautions while Driving:

When you are driving a car, you are not only responsible for your but for others’ life as well. A slight distraction can cause serious damage. It is your responsibility as a novice or an expert to follow safety precautions while driving to minimise the risk of car accidents. Here are some instructions for safety precautions while driving:

• Wear a Seatbelt
• Keep your license, car registration and car insurance in car
• Children up to four years of age must be provided with a child safety seat
• The front seat passenger should be at least 145 cm tall and should not be younger than 10 years
• Follow traffic signals
• Do not use your phone while driving
• Do not drive under the influence of any intoxicant
• Follow the speed rules
• Follow the driver’s behaviour rules

Documents Required:

As a new driver, you will need:

• Learner’s permit
• Car registration card
• Learning sign on your car
• Emirates ID
• Residential Proof
• Car Insurance

Car Insurance:

Whether you are a new driver or an old one, you need car insurance for your vehicle before starting that engine. Car insurance is a type of insurance that secures any damage caused by a car accident. There are two types of car insurance: Third-Party Car Insurance and Comprehensive Car Insurance. Third-party car insurance safeguards your financial interests in case of damage or bodily injury caused to the third party. The car insurance company will bear the cost for most of the damages or injuries to the third party.

However, if you are looking for securing your finances in case of your own damage, you should consider purchasing comprehensive car insurance. It covers any damage caused to you or your car during a car accident. If you are looking for car insurance for a short span that covers any damages caused to you or a third party in an accident, you can also consider Temporary car insurance.

Temporary car insurance provides you with the benefits of car insurance as per your requirements, except that the tenure in this type of car insurance varies from a few minutes to a few months. Usually, this type of car insurance is more beneficial for beginners and learners.

Remember that Car insurance is the first step towards safe driving.