Watch moment learner driver fails test thanks to pedestrian… it wasn’t even his fault
THIS is the moment a learner driver failed his test thanks to a pedestrian, even though it wasn’t his fault.
The unfortunate teen didn’t break a single rule of the road but still would have been denied his licence.
In a clip posted to her YouTube channel, Aman Sanghera explained how a little-known aspect of the test could catch drivers out without them doing anything wrong.
Aman, a driving instructor at Clear View Driving, shared a clip of Reece approaching a T-junction and preparing to turn.
However, as he arrives at the junction, we see a pedestrian beginning to cross the road.
They appear to have approached from the opposite road and cut the corner, stepping onto the road Reece is using without being on the pavement first.
There was no zebra crossing and the man was a good distance from Reece’s car but the time he passed so viewers might be forgiven for wondering why this led to a serious fault for the student.
Indeed, under the Highway Code, when there is no crossing or traffic lights present, pedestrians are advised to wait for any oncoming traffic to pass before stepping onto the carriageway.
This would make it seem that the man crossing improperly was in the wrong.
However, Aman explained there were still grounds to fail Reece despite the pedestrian breaking the rules.
She said: “Reece gets a serious fault approaching this junction as the pedestrian was already in the road.”
It all comes down to a niche section of the test that governs “awareness and planning”.
While not enforced in law, during test conditions, drivers are required to demonstrate at all times that they are actively perceiving potential hazards and finding a way to avoid them safely.
While the pedestrian crossed incorrectly, Reece failed to slow down, check his mirrors or make any move to avoid them.
As such he was found not to have been sufficiently aware of the pedestrian and not to have planned adequately to make the situation safe.
Since there was no car directly behind him, he should have checked his mirrors and, if safe to do so, slow down and even stop to allow the pedestrian to pass.
It comes after another learner was caught out and failed simply for stopping at a red light.