Dagenham Driving School urges Tailgaters to Back off

Nov. 17, 2008 - PRLog -- Fingers Crossed Driving School’s Kevin Everitt has issued a plea to motorists in Dagenham, Hornchurch, Ilford and Romford to keep their distance when driving behind learner drivers.

The dangers of tailgating are considerable, especially during the winter months when weather conditions are already treacherous. If it wasn’t dangerous enough already, when a learner driver is involved the risks are multiplied.

Kevin, who runs Fingers Crossed Driving School (http://www.fingerscrosseddrivingschool.co.uk) knows only too well that driving instructors can be plagued by impatient and inconsiderate drivers on a daily basis. “Don’t these people realise the risks they are taking themselves? Learner drivers are renowned for pulling up unexpectedly or even rolling back. So why do people think it’s a good idea to drive right up behind us?” he says.

Tailgating is a dangerous business that is the cause of many road accidents yet it is something that can be so easily avoided; it’s no accident, it’s a conscious decision that someone makes to drive too close to the car in front.  And when someone is learning to drive, it does their confidence no good at all to have an ignorant driver closing in on their bumper.

“These people are just asking for trouble,” says Kevin, “By driving so close they are making the pupil more nervous and therefore increasing the chances of them making a mistake, which will inevitably lead to an accident. And as far as the insurance goes, it will be the tailgater’s fault!”

Kevin Everitt is a fully qualified DSA Approved Driving Instructor with 15 years experience in teaching people to drive safely in Dagenham, Chadwell Heath, Hornchurch, Ilford, Goodmayes and Romford as well as other nearby areas in Essex. For more information visit http://www.fingerscrosseddrivingschool.co.uk or call 07768 842 946.

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Fingers Crossed Driving School is operated by Kevin Everitt, a fully qualified green-badge, CRB-checked DSA Approved Driving Instructor offering driving lessons in Dagenham, Ilford, Seven Kings, Goodmayes, Chadwell Heath, Romford and Hornchurch. For more information visit http://www.fingerscrosseddrivingschool.co.uk.