What happens if there is an accident on a driving lesson?

An acident on a lesson is obviously something that we do everything to avoid.

This problem is one that I have had to face myself on two seperate occasions. Neither was of our own making or could be avoided.

Knowing that you are going to be the victim of a collision in a motor vehicle is not something that anyone enjoys. I have been in this position myself twice. On both occasions I on a driving lesson.

The first time was the worst. We were just completing a successful dual-carriageway lesson and returning to Coventry. The dual-carriageway that I had selected for the lesson was the A46 south of Coventry. My normal course runs from Coventry down the A46 to its junction with the M40 and back again. On the return leg of the journey we left the A46 to join the A45. For those of you who do not know the area, both roads are busy dual-carriageways. We were waiting to turn right at the roundabout. Stationary in the right hand lane by the give way lines. Indicating correctly in a car with both a roof sign and two additional learner plates showing to the rear.

Being the cynical bugger that I am I keep glancing into my rear view as normal. A rather large car is approaching much too quickly. I turned the hazard warning lights on and sounded the horn. It made not one jot of difference. He hit us anyway. My vehicle was hit hard enough to bounce it onto the roundabout with a full car length clear at the rear. Traffic avoided us by any means possible for which I am very thankful.

The first thing that I did was to check on the pupil and walk them off the road to safety. Only once the pupil was comfortable did I move the car back onto the edge of the slip road. My pupil was visibly shocked as was the other driver, who, incidentally had been making an important phone call at the time on his bluetooth headset. Having both hands on the wheel did not help him to concentrate on the road ahead did it?

We exchanged the necessary information and he was on his way. I drove from then on and took my pupil home, making sure again that nothing was wrong apart from the obvious shock.

There you have it. The main priority in the event of an accident is:- Never mind the car, look after the pupil first.