A LEARNER driver is handling the flat roads and unobstructed corners of his local industrial estate like a pro, he has confirmed.
17-year-old Oliver O’Connor has amazed his driving instructor Roy Hobbs with his uncanny skill in gently cruising along in a straight line at a steady 15 miles per hour and smoothly pulling up when told without suddenly veering into a warehouse.
Hobbs said: “Kid’s got the knack. He’s got that ten-to-two position down and can change between first and second gear with only light violent lurching.
“I thought the lack of other motorists and total absence of confusing road signage might overwhelm him, but apparently not. And you should have seen how he didn’t clip the curb while turning by judiciously using the whole width of the road.
“He made slowly reversing into an empty side road look easy, and nodded along approvingly as I explained parallel parking though we couldn’t try it because there weren’t any other cars.
“At one point I wondered if this was some twisted prank, but then he brought the car to a halt, coolly flicked on his hazards, and flashed me his provisional licence. To say I felt humbled would be a massive understatement.”
O’Connor said: “I could do this shit at dusk or during light rain. I’m that good.”
