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Teach in rain and fog, and on real junctions from the test routes

Switch any situation on Instructor Board to rain or fog, and teach on real multi-lane roundabouts and junctions drawn from public map data.

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3 min read Written and reviewed by Niall Cullen, Approved Driving Instructor

In short

  • Every situation can be played in clear weather, rain or fog.
  • Alongside the textbook junctions, the board has real ones from around Birmingham, including multi-lane roundabouts.

The same junction in clear weather, rain or fog

A learner who has only ever emerged on a clear day has not yet seen how far the view shortens in fog, or how much harder a car is to pick out in the rain. Weather on the board changes the view without changing the situation, so the comparison is fair.

Clear

Coming up to the give way line, on a clear day

A T-junction from just behind the purple learner car as it comes up to the give way line, on a clear day.
Rain

The same moment in rain

The same view of the T-junction in rain, under a grey sky, with the road wet and puddled.

Real junctions

Some junctions are hard because of how they are laid out, and a textbook roundabout does not prepare a learner for them. The board includes real junctions from around Birmingham, drawn from public map data, with their lanes and arrows as they are painted, and ready-made situations for each.

A real roundabout

A multi-lane roundabout from the test routes

A real multi-lane roundabout in 3D from above, with lane markings on its approaches, a shopping centre beside it, and the purple learner car waiting on one approach.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, Microsoft.

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Sign and marking designs: Department for Transport, © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Driving Mastery's learner guidance is written and reviewed by Niall Cullen, a UK approved driving instructor, so it stays practical, safe, and grounded in real driving lessons.