The Art of Confident Driving

Liz, an experienced driving instructor, shares invaluable insights on the pre-drive checklist for new vehicles. She emphasizes the importance of familiarizing oneself with the controls, ensuring seatbelts are fastened, and checking dashboard warnings. Listeners will learn essential safety measures that all drivers, especially learners, should follow to prevent surprises on the road. Liz's practical tips help build confidence, making the transition to any vehicle smoother and safer.

Motivation. 2024 Happy New Year! It’s easy to be motivated at the start of the year, but how do we keep the motivation going? When learning to drive, trying to lose weight, keeping away from the booze, or any other task that we want to achieve, we can get setbacks or have problems keeping on track. In this episode, Instructor Liz explains why it’s so important to have a set goal and take small but consistent steps to achieve our dream! For learner drivers (or drivers wanting to upskill) it is often too hard to even think about diving straight into traffic or complex manouvers, but by setting smaller goals, it is so much easier to achieve and with less stress. Listen to Liz give an example of her own lack of motivation, and how she overcame it. Full driving lessons available here: Home – The Art of Confident Driving

On 30/8/23 an 87-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle while in reverse and was heading towards a 4 year old girl at high speed, when Casey Wright put his body in the path of the car saving the little girl’s life. It has affected his life, and the lives of those around him dramatically. In this episode, Instructor Liz has a chat with real life hero Casey and his partner Briahne, who have had to deal with the horrific injuries, and the long term effects of this crash. They also talk about how better driver education, along with more stringent medical tests and adding practical driving tests to the states without aged tests would create a safer environment for all road users. Please consider giving a donation to Casey to help him recover. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-hero-on-his-path-to-recovery https://7news.com.au/news/gold-coast/car-mounts-kerb-striking-man-and-four-year-old-girl-in-southport-on-the-gold-coast-c-11749228 https://www.teamleads.com.au/post/heroic-gold-coast-man-casey-wright-risks-life-to-save-child-now-faces-long-road-to-recovery Full driving lessons and instructional videos from Instructor Liz are available here: https://theartofconfidentdriving.com/

Spiral Roundabouts. They can be confusing for many drivers. In this free mini lesson, Instructor Liz will talk through the correct procedure to use this type of roundabout. These roundabouts have been catching test applicants by surprise when they are directed to use them on the test, and many have failed the practical driving test because the driver does not know how to use spiral roundabouts correctly! It is recommended you listen to the Full lessons: 21. Roundabouts and 30. Multi-Laned Roundabouts to understand the procedures, road rule requirements, and listen to Liz’s extremely helpful tips for giving way correctly and dealing with other drivers at roundabouts. Want to hear and see Liz’s Full driving lessons and instructional videos? Click here: Subscribe – The Art of Confident Driving

More rules you may not be aware of…. Are thongs ok when driving? Can I park in my own driveway? Am I able to have my windows down when I park my car? Can I have things hanging from my rear view mirror? Have a giggle with Instructor Liz while she explains these rules. Remember to check you own state or territory’s road rules! For full driving lesson from Instructor Liz click here: Home – The Art of Confident Driving

Australia has some weird and strange road rules (so do many countries!); Am I allowed to drive extra slow if I’m scared? Can I drive with my dog in my lap? Do I really have to indicate?  Is “tooting my horn” to say goodbye ok? In this episode Instructor Liz will explain some of the road rules many Aussie drivers are unaware of, or uncertain of. Full driving lessons and instructional videos are available here: Home – The Art of Confident Driving

In part 2, Liz and Rob discuss learning in automatic versus manual, senior drivers, and how the podcast is used for driving lessons so that everyone can have access to high quality, low cost driver education. Liz also talks about her dream of having driver training available for all young Aussie drivers, and Rob calls on Premiers Annastacia Palaszczuk and Dan Andrews to be the first in Australia to implement a driver training curriculum in our schools! For full driving lessons and instructional videos subscription, click here: Subscribe – The Art of Confident Driving

Liz has a chat with Rob from My Business Podcast to talk about why she decided to record her driving lessons on a podcast platform, why it’s perfect for new Learners and especially their parents/supervising drivers, and how even fully licenced drivers can benefit from the lessons. Full driving lessons and instructional videos available here: https://theartofconfidentdriving.com/

I was thrilled to have a chat with Julian O’Shea – A Monash University Lecturer, as well as; social entrepreneur, humanitarian engineer and advocate for innovation in higher education. He creates educational videos on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram about design, cities and interesting places. After reading his article in the Sydney Morning Herald, I knew I had to ask him to talk to us more about this obsession some drivers have of oversized trucks. During our chat, I was finding out about so many more issues we will be soon be having to tackle, as we make our way around and through our cities to work, shop and play and live happily. How do we do this, without bringing more vehicles into the already congested traffic areas? Consumers choosing to drive Truckzillas (oversized Utes/SUV’s) on suburban roads are on the rise, but so is the pedestrian casualty rates! Is this just a new craze for American oversized Dodge/Rams trucks on our roads, or is it truly a significant safety issue for Australian motorists and road users? Listen for free now! Also, please excuse a couple of little mistakes (I kept calling electric scooters mobility scooters! LOL) – hey, it was only my second ever recorded interview, and yes, I was a tiny bit nervous!) Enjoy the drive, Liz. https://www.youtube.com/@JulianOShea Liz has her full driving lessons available here: Home – The Art of Confident Driving    

Episode 26. Liz and John sit down for a chat, and discuss what parents should stop doing to their learner drivers, why it’s harder to learn these days, and why we need better trained instructors! Missing an episode? Subscribe to the podcast on your Apple device or get access to ad free episodes, instructional videos and other bonus features at Subscribe – The Art of Confident Driving