{"id":19753,"date":"2016-07-24T03:39:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T02:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=19753"},"modified":"2022-11-15T16:41:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:41:16","slug":"part-3-crossing-the-path-of-other-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=19753","title":{"rendered":"Part 3 &#8211; Crossing the Path of Other Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/junction_accident.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37387 lazyload\" width=\"698\" height=\"456\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/junction_accident.jpg 524w, https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/junction_accident-300x196.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 698px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 698\/456;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WARNING: This is an old post which my no longer contain accurate information about the Part 3 test. It is still relevant, but some details may no longer be correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been watching a forum thread regarding the Part 3 test and dealing with crossing the path of other traffic. It\u2019s amazing how something so simple can be made so complicated when so many people get involved and then refuse to budge an inch on whatever it was they said in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a <a title=\"ADI Part 3 PST Marking Sheets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=5072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">look at the Part 3 PST Sheets,<\/a> which I have made available on this site. Then note the relevant tick box labels, as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PST 1 \u2013 Phase 2 \u2013 Crossroads \u2013 \u201cCross approaching traffic\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PST 2 \u2013 Phase 2 \u2013 Meet, Cross, Overtake \u2013 \u201cCross approaching traffic\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PST 3 \u2013 Phase 2 \u2013 Approaching junctions \u2013 \u201cCross approaching traffic\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PST 4 \u2013 Phase 2 \u2013 Junctions emerging \u2013 crossing NOT MENTIONED<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PST 7 \u2013 Phase 1 \u2013 Approaching junctions \u2013 \u201cCross approaching traffic\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PST 8 \u2013 Phase 2 \u2013 Meet, Cross, Overtake &#8211; \u201cCross approaching traffic\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PST 9 \u2013 Phase 1 \u2013 Crossroads &#8211; \u201cCross approaching traffic\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PST 10 \u2013 Phase 1 \u2013 Meet, Cross, Overtake &#8211; \u201cCross other traffic\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So each of these PSTs has a tick box where \u201ccrossing\u201d is marked. Now, the Part 3 test is hard enough \u2013 and complex enough \u2013 without examiners mixing and matching from all the PSTs as the whim takes them on the day. So much so that they <strong>don\u2019t <\/strong>mix and match on a whim \u2013 it\u2019s just that some trainers argue that they do, and this gets blown out of all proportion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In theory, a candidate can only be marked against what is on the PST marking sheet. Furthermore, they only have about half an hour to cover each phase \u2013 barely enough to cover the essentials, let alone some made-up stuff inserted by the examiner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the ADI 1 document \u2013 <a title=\"Guidance for driving examiners carrying out instructor tests (ADI1)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/514395\/dvsa-adi1-standard-operating-procedure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance for driving examiners carrying out instructor tests<\/a>. DVSA sometimes doesn\u2019t do itself any favours (it\u2019s aimed at examiners anyway), but what it boils down to is not just PST numbers, but <strong>exercise numbers<\/strong> which make up each PST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take <strong>PST 1.<\/strong> It contains exercise 1B for phase 1 and 10T for phase 2. Exercise 1B is \u201cSafety Precautions on Entering the Car and Explanation of Controls\u201d and the \u201cB\u201d means it is a beginner you\u2019re dealing with (ADI 1 explains this on page 48 as of mid-July 2016). Exercise 10T is covered on page 51, and refers to \u201cDealing with Crossroads \u201c for a trained (\u201cT\u201d) driver. This is the important part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This is a one-part exercise in which the PDI would be expected to deal with the points listed on the relevant ADI 26\/PT. Time and conditions permitting the exercise should cover going ahead, turning right and left at all types of crossroads e.g. major to minor, minor to major etc..<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You will note once more that the PST marking sheet has a tick box for \u201ccross approaching traffic\u201d on phase 2, and ADI 1 says that if time permits then all aspects of crossroads \u2013 <strong>including minor to major<\/strong> (i.e. emerging) &#8211; should be covered. So \u201ccrossing traffic\u201d applies to emerging as well as turning major to minor at crossroads as far as exercise 10T is concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>PST 2,<\/strong> exercise 11T is the one we want. The subject is \u201cmeeting, crossing the path of, and overtaking other vehicles\u201d, and although ADI 1 doesn\u2019t explicitly state it, the implication is that you are \u201ccrossing\u201d the path of traffic that you\u2019re \u201cmeeting\u201d \u2013 or in other words, turning right from a major to a minor road. Remember this one, though, as I will discuss it further later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>PST 3,<\/strong> it is exercise 7T \u2013 \u201capproaching and turning corners\u201d. The examiner is directed to use the following wording:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I would like you to instruct me in approaching corners, <strong>concentrating particularly on turning right and left into side roads,<\/strong> that is major to minor, assuming that I am at the \u2018partly trained\u2019 \/ \u2018trained\u2019&nbsp; stage\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The examiner doesn\u2019t explicitly say <strong>not<\/strong> to deal with emerging \u2013 just to concentrate on left and right turns. Remember this one, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For<strong> PST 4,<\/strong> exercise 9T does not mention crossing traffic on the PST marking sheet for emerging from T-junctions. ADI 1 says much the same as it does for exercise 10T:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This is a one-part exercise in which the PDI should be encouraged to deal specifically with emerging at T-junctions emerging as distinct from turning right and left into a side road (which is dealt with in exercise 7).&nbsp; They would be expected to cover the main points mentioned on the relevant ADI 26\/PT and, time and conditions permitting, emerging should be applied as many times as possible to the left and to the right at both open and closed \u2018T\u2019 junctions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>PST 7,<\/strong> it is exercise 7P (\u201cP\u201d is for partly trained) \u2013 \u201capproaching junctions to turn left or right\u201d \u2013 which carries the same description as for 7T on PST 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>PST 8,<\/strong> exercise 11T \u2013 \u201cmeet, cross, overtake\u201d &#8211; is used again (as in PST 2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>PST 9,<\/strong> exercise 10P \u2013 \u201ccrossroads\u201d &#8211; carries the same description as for 10T on PST 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>PST 10,<\/strong> exercise 11P \u2013 \u201cmeet, cross, overtake\u201d &#8211; carries the same description as for 11T on PSTs 2 and 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is clear from this is that not all exercises are equal. Some are, of course, but some most definitely aren\u2019t \u2013 \u201ccrossroads\u201d appears in two PSTs and specifically lumps entering and emerging in with the subject of crossing the path of other traffic; and both occurrences of&nbsp; \u201capproaching junctions\u201d hint that crossing when emerging <strong>may<\/strong> be an issue even if it shouldn\u2019t be the main focus of the PSTs which feature it. Only one exercise \u2013 paradoxically, the one that\u2019s actually to do with emerging from T-junctions \u2013 specifically implies that crossing traffic is not an issue which needs to be covered on the PST (although in real life it would be \u2013 and is &#8211; absolutely critical, since T-junctions are closely related to crossroads). It\u2019s also worth noting that the section of ADI 1 which deals with the testing of LGV trainers, and which uses different PST exercises, directly refers to crossing other traffic when emerging, thus emphasising the importance of the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The image I\u2019ve used at the top of this article <a title=\"Biker injured in crash on Stockton road\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gazettelive.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/biker-injured-crash-stockton-road-3707452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comes from a news item from 2010<\/a>. A motorcyclist was knocked off his bike when a Porsche emerged from a side road into his path. The police are quoted as saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It appears the bike has been on the main road, the car came out from the side road, and they collided.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years there have been numerous safety campaigns aimed at this precise scenario. It\u2019s still part of the <a title=\"Motorcycling\" href=\"http:\/\/think.direct.gov.uk\/motorcycles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current THINK! campaign.<\/a> There is no way in hell that emerging from a side road does not involve \u201ccrossing the path of other traffic\u201d, and although it might not feature as the&nbsp;subject of someone&#8217;s Part 3, anyone who doesn&#8217;t cover it at T-junctions when they&#8217;re teaching real pupils ought to hand their green badge back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, getting back to the main subject, when someone takes their Part 3 test, the PST they have to deal with <strong>may<\/strong> contain an exercise which involves \u201ccrossing other traffic\u201d. If it does, then that exercise <strong>will<\/strong> involve crossing the path of other traffic <strong>when emerging<\/strong> if it\u2019s the crossroads one. It <strong>may<\/strong> involve an exercise where crossing other traffic while emerging <strong>might<\/strong> need to be dealt with if it is the \u201capproaching corners\u201d one (depending on the circumstances). If the PST is the one dealing with T-junctions then crossing the path of other traffic is <strong>not<\/strong> involved in the marking at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be completely honest, I don\u2019t think all PDIs are aware of these differences, and they assume that \u201ccrossing\u201d is the same whichever PST it appears in. Going further, I don\u2019t think all ADIs who provide Part 3 training realise it either, and I think that\u2019s why some will claim that examiners are throwing in faults that they shouldn\u2019t be, when all they\u2019re doing is exactly what is required by the PST involved \u2013 and the circumstances at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But here\u2019s the rub &#8211; and remember how I said I\u2019d refer to certain PSTs later. Anyone who is doing their Part 3 test is potentially less than an hour away from being let loose on real pupils. It is reasonable to suppose that they should be able to handle anything which comes up on the test since they\u2019re going to have to do it if they have a green badge. Unfortunately, too many PDIs are completely wound up in scripts and set pieces which collapse completely if the examiner does something out of sequence. So if something fairly mundane \u2013 but not specifically part of the PST involved, like crossing the path of a car which is heading towards them as they emerge at a T-junction \u2013 comes up on the test, the PDI should be able to handle it. If they make a complete hash of it as a result of it not being a part of the predefined script they\u2019re following, should they still pass their Part 3?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would say no.<\/p>\n\n\n <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4532794719633406\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARNING: This is an old post which my no longer contain accurate information about the Part 3 test. It is still relevant, but some details may no longer be correct. I\u2019ve been watching a forum thread regarding the Part 3 test and dealing with crossing the path of other traffic. 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