Watch moment learner driver fails test for everyday error – it could happen to anyone
THIS is the moment that a learner driver failed her test for making a simple everyday error.
The teen was caught out by a little-known driving rule and ended up committing a serious fault.
Driving instructor Richard Fanders, from Conquer Driving, posted a clip to his YouTube to warn other drivers of the easily missed error.
In the video, young driver Freya was taking a mock test after just a few lessons.
Driving along a quiet residential road, she approached a bus collecting passengers at a stop.
However, just as she got close, the bus began to indicate that it was about to pull out of the stop to the right.
Rule 223 of the Highway Code advises drivers to give way to buses, coaches or trams in this instance.
It reads: “Give priority to these vehicles when you can do so safely, especially when they signal to pull away from stops.
“Look out for people getting off a bus or tram and crossing the road.”
However, it was not this rule in itself which caught the learner out given that she had already begun to move around the bus.
Richard explained: “The bus starts to signal…when Freya has already started to steer and committed to passing it.
“She should continue but she almost stops next to the bus.”
In a panic, Freya had hit the brakes to try and allow the bus out as she believed she was required to do.
Once it became clear this was not the case, she then passed the bus and pulled over.
Unfortunately, the damage was already done as she fell foul of test rules around “awareness and planning”.
These require learners to demonstrate that they are actively thinking ahead and modifying their driving well in advance in response to hazards.
Richard added: “[Stopping next to the bus] shows she’s not planning and is instead reacting.”
It comes after another learner was caught out and failed after stopping at a red light.
Meanwhile, a third ended up with a severe fault simply for moving out of the way of a police car.