6 x most frequently used Driving Routines

Using these driving routines is important not only for safety reasons, but crucial to passing the driving test.

1) DSSSM routine

• Also known as Cockpit drill
• Doors, Seat, Steering, Seatbelt and Mirrors (in this order)

2) POM routine

• Prepare
  • Gear [D-drive / R-Reverse / L-Low]
  • Handbrake off
• Observe
  • 6-point check
• Move
  • Signal
  • Drive off

3) MSM routine

• Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre

4) SCALP routine

• Parking in a Safe, Convenient, And Legal Position
• View SCALP page

5) MSPSL routine

• Mirror, Signal, Position, Speed and Look
• Most frequently used routine.
• Used for approaching all junctions, including roundabouts and traffic lights.

6) LADA routine

• Look, Assess, Decide, Act
• (Used for judging speed and distance of oncoming traffic)
• Helps learner drivers to assess traffic and potential hazards just before traffic systems and deciding when it’s safe to go or to stay.
• Ask yourself…. “If I was a pedestrian would I go?”

7) SSSS (four S’s)

• Never pull out on another vehicle and make the driver:  Slow down, Stop, Swerve or Swear