DRIVING INSTRUCTION - UAE

DRIVING INSTRUCTION

(Everyone know how to drive the car on the lane/marking line, even if they attend 4/8 classes(2/4hrs). But here eligibility criteria is based on the safety and regulations / safe driving skills. If you follow the rules correctly then the driving license is all yours.)

So what my advice is follow the rule strictly and make sure that the instructor notices what you are doing.

• Observing and scanning roads
• Following sign board and respond accordingly

Be cool, Try to smile at the instructor or initiate a small talk.

The instructor will call your name. Once u entered the car check the follows:

Door is locked (no alarm signal).
Seat and steering position is right for you (Not be very close to the steering, you should be able to reach brakes and accelerator without leaning very forward).
Check and correct both side mirrors through windows and center mirror.
Fastened the seat belt.

Manage to drive within speed limit. Which helps you avoiding from the follows.

• Hard brake while stopping.
• Over speed while turning.
• while stopping, Allow reasonable space in front of the car. (Note the back tire of the car standing in front).
• Stop sign at T junction / Turning – Before turning, stop the car for 3 seconds to check the vehicles from left and right side.
• From the ignition on to off – check/see the center mirror once in every 5 seconds and make sure that the instructor notices what you are doing.
• See center mirror before apply break.
• Drive the car in the center of the lane. (Otherwise, which they will refer as un-control steering).

• Lane change - If any car's coming in that lane, don't change immediately.

First check rear view mirror, then side mirror.

If everything okay, put indicator.

Head check/shoulder check for blind spot.

rear view mirror again

Move your car to the next lane.

Even if the road is empty, the mirror check has to be done.

• If you see any car stopped on your road, please put hazard lights to communicate to the car behind you that you have stopped.

• 90 deg parking

See center mirror

Signal

Make car straight

Turn full right when the line reaches the lock (no early and no late)

Slowly move into the spot

Straight your steering

Apply parking gear 

Apply hand break

Open the door and check

• Roundabout - Move in to roundabout- only when there is no traffic from left side

• Parallel parking –

Make your car parallel to the front neighbor car

Take reverse

If u can see the light of the front neighbor car through your window then turn full right.

If you can see the two light of your next back neighbor car. Then straight your steering.

If the light your front neighbor car, once pass the left side mirror then turn full right.

Make it straight and stop once the back neighbor car light comes centre of your centre mirror.

• When changing lanes don't turn suddenly or don't swerve.
• Don't apply break when change lane
• When left or right or U-turn, car should not touch the yellow line.
• Not overtake or change lane in solid line
• When merging if any vehicle coming stop within the lane don't cross yellow line in your left side.
• Don’t change lane in exit

Stopping / Parking

Check the rear view mirror for cars from backside
Identify the place to park/stop
Put left indicator
Check side view mirror
Slow down / apply break
Slowly move the car to the desired park area
Stop the car
Pull the hand break
Move the gear to parking
Put hazard as applicable.


Moving off

Preparation
Observation
Moving under control

Preparation
- put the gear to drive D mode.
- Hold the hand break

Observation
-Check the rear view mirror for the car coming from back side.
- If, Have a chance. Put left indicator.
-Check left side mirror.
- Do head check.

Moving under control
- Release hand break
- Move under control.




Good Luck

Signal and Turn

Signaling and turning

There are few points you should follow before turning.

-Scan

If  you decided to turn right / left / U turn. you should scan the car behind you through rear view mirror and side mirror.


-Indicator

Turn on the correct signal where you wish to turn.


-Position to correct lane.

If you are turning right, then position your vehicle to correct lane as shown above.


-Reduce Speed

 

-Exit

 

Transfer Driving licence file from Dubai to Fujairah

Transfer RTA Driving licence file from Dubai driving school to Fujairah driving school FNDI

For students who have already opened their file in Traffic Dept and want to transfer it to FNDI.

Need the following

- NOC letter from RTA police (stating No objection to transfer letter to Fujairah Police Traffic Department ) [while getting NOC letter please check the 'To' address it should be addressed to Fujairah police.in my case they wrongly typed as Dubai police. So it got further a month to get the revise letter].
- Including another one paper stating list of test you have been passed / completed with RTA seal and sign
- Release Letter from Previous Driving School
- Photographs (passport size)
- Emirated ID & Passport VISA original &copy

In my case

I learned 40 classes and passed signal, parking/yard, assesment test. 
Then i moved to Fujairah (since my employer have been transfered me to fujairah).


In Fujairah

I opened the file as with above mentioned documents.
Go to the counter in FNDI reception and they will tell the procedure. ( they will ask you to go to the traffic dept. which is opp to FNDI.....Go to the counter in reception and they will tell the procedure - for me my PRO Arabi who helped me a lot. so the job was ease.)

Initially i had a 'preliminary test' (test within the school FNDI camp)

Based on that test, Inspector wrote 25 classes on the paper. (Really i was nervous, since it has been a long day i didnt touch the car).

This 25 classes including the Simulation indoor car drive, Lecture, Workshop, Drive test check list. (Its all compulsory, really you will come across more information apart from what you have learned
from dubai).

Once all these 25 classes got over.

Then Assesment test. (prior to final road test)

Based on that test, Inspector will give you additional __ classes.

Then finally, Final Road test by Fujairah police.

Good Luck.

 

 

Roundabouts

 

Have you ever think about the need for round about?

Roundabout allow the moving vehicle without traffic smoothly in the intersection. In UAE you can see more roundabouts within the city / freeways.

The below symbol indicates that you are approaching the roundabout.

 

 

 

 

On approaching the roundabouts you have to reduce your speed limit to 40-20kmh.

 

 

Do mirror check, Signal, Head check and choose the correct lane, based on the direction where you need to turn

 

 

Don’t change the lane as shown below

 

 

You must give way to the vehicle already in the roundabout and also traffic from the left side.

 

 

You can enter the roundabout if u see enough space and feel safe.

 

Once you entered the RA. Drive through the correct lane in RA and before exit the RA, Do signal and head check and then exit.

 

For Turning Right

 

• If you’re turning right, signal right.

 

• You must give way to the vehicle already in the roundabout and also traffic from the left side.
• Check through side window for the cars from the left side.
• If there is enough gap to drive through then enter the roundabout.

 

• Exit.

Continue Straight

 

• If you are going straight,  
• Take slow/last track in 2 lane road and middle track in 3 lane road.

• Do not signal on approach.
• Check through side window for the cars from the left side.
• If there is enough gap to drive through then enter the roundabout.
• When you pass the first exit turn ON the right signal.

 

• Do head check for blind spot to ensure anyone pass you from the right side.

 

• Exit.

Left turn

• If you are turning left,
• Take fast/1st track in 2 lane / 3 lane road.

 

• Turn left sign ON on approach.
• Check through side window for the cars from the left side.
• If there is enough gap to drive through then enter the roundabout.
• When you pass the second exit turn ON the right signal.

 

• Do head check for blind spot to ensure anyone pass you from the right side.
• Exit.

U turn

• If you want to U turn,
• Take fast/1st track in 2 lane / 3 lane road.

 

• Turn left sign ON on approach.
• Check through side window for the cars from the left side.
• If there is enough gap to drive through then enter the roundabout.
• When you pass the third exit turn ON the right signal.

 

• Do head check for blind spot to ensure anyone pass you from the right side.

 

• Exit.