8 ways to learn traffic rules quickly and easily

The human brain is a very practical thing. He remembers only what, for some reason, seems important to him, and discards the unimportant. The brain considers abstract numbers, obscure phrases to be informational garbage, from which it is necessary, if not to get rid of, then to put it in the farthest closet of memory. Therefore, attempts to memorize traffic rules from a book sheet are likely to be in vain.

For numbers and clerical language to interest and remember, they need to be made less abstract, more alive.

1. Add a little personal

A rough example: if you are once fined for crossing the road in the wrong place, you will remember for a long time when to cross the carriageway and when not to.

However, it is not necessary to be fined. Just try on the points set out in the traffic rules for yourself.

For example, if you are currently traveling by tram and not by car, find an advantage in this: the tram is always right. This is an accessible, personal statement of one of the basic principles of traffic rules: with an equal right to travel, a tram has an advantage over other vehicles, regardless of the direction of travel.

Correlating theory with personal experience, you can easily click tram problems on the exam.

2. Laugh

Laughter lowers levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that inhibits hippocampal function. And this area of the brain is responsible for translating information into stable memories. In addition, when we laugh, the level of memory-enhancing endorphins rises in the body.

The cumulative effect looks like this: if you laugh, then you remember the information that caused the laughter better than any other. Tales, anecdotes, cartoons about traffic is a great way to fix traffic rules in memory.

In Russia, a new road marking has been introduced - three solid lines. They mean the same as two or one, but you have to do something!

Joke

3. Watch the video

The brain quickly memorizes information in dynamics. Therefore, to study traffic rules, you can recommend video courses, of which there are many on YouTube. The main tasks of the theoretical exam are dealt with right in the process of moving a virtual car along virtual streets.

4. Draw or look at pictures

We remember information in the form of pictures and posters better than alphanumeric ones. Conclusion: if you can draw some point of traffic rules, draw. Well, or find this item already shown in the picture (yes, even an information poster of the traffic police!): In this form, it will reliably be deposited in memory.

5. Learn rhymes and make abbreviations

How much easier it is to remember information encrypted in the form of abbreviations or short poetic forms, everyone knows from childhood. Remember "Every hunter wants to know …"? This is called associative memorization and is used in mnemonics. It is applicable in the study of traffic rules.

A simple example. At the theoretical exam, applicants are often inundated with questions about the interpretation of the traffic controller's signals. Let's say the traffic controller stands sideways to you, pointing with the rod to your left. Can I go straight or do I have to turn in the direction indicated by the wand? How about a right turn in a situation like this? Indeed, one can get confused here. Or you can remember a little rhyme:

If the stick is facing your mouth, make a right turn.

If the stick is pointing to the right, you have no right to drive.

If the stick looks to the left, you are the queen on the road.

You can't go on your chest and back - it's a wall!

"Queen" means that you can go in any direction.

Abbreviations are also a popular way to remember something. For example, when passing a driving test, it is important to remember the rule of the USSR: C - light, C - grip, C - speed, P - handbrake. This means that before moving off, the driver must: turn on the low beam, squeeze the clutch, engage first gear (speed), remove the car from the parking brake. Violation of this sequence is fraught with a failed exam.

And, of course, do not forget one of the key rules: the rule of three Ds or DDD. It stands for this: give way to the fool. That is, if one of the road users breaks the rules, others will have to do everything possible to prevent an accident. By the way, the rule of three Ds also describes another way to successfully pass the theoretical exam.

6. Include logic

In many driving schools, there are stories about applicants who successfully passed the theory to the traffic police, spending a minimum of time studying the rules. And they were helped in this by … a banal logic: applicants chose those options that exclude the likelihood of an accident.

Indeed, in order not to overload the brain with complex formulations, it is enough to learn the main thing: all traffic rules are designed to carry out safe movement - both by you and by other participants. Therefore, when answering this or that question about the passage of intersections and traffic on highways, first of all think about how it will be safer for you and those around you. And you can't go wrong.

To illustrate, let's take a specific example with the "Go straight ahead" sign. Understanding how this sign works and what maneuvers can be unsafe, you can easily solve any problems associated with it.

Here is a video where the logical conclusions are presented as simply and accessible as possible.

Of course, in order to work with logic, you still need to create some knowledge base. At least learn what the road signs mean, as well as remember the key points. In addition to the mentioned DDD, these include the rules:

The obstacle is on the right. If there are no priority signs at the intersection, you need to skip all cars that are approaching from the right.
The one below is right. The car going down the hill must give way to the car going up it.
The one behind is to blame. Drivers following each other must always keep their distance.

But it's not as difficult as cramming the whole rules.

7. Spy on drivers

One of the simplest ways to learn traffic rules is to observe how the driver driving you behaves on the road. For example, in public transport, it is better to choose the front seats so that you can see the road and the driver's actions.

Whenever you pass an intersection, change lanes, brake, or park to a stop, it is important to analyze how the driver is acting and compare this information with known traffic rules.

If some maneuver turned out to be incomprehensible, remember it and later, during a driving lesson, simulate it in front of the instructor to get a clear explanation. It will be deposited in memory much stronger than dry information from a booklet about traffic rules.

8. Use mobile apps and web services

You can improve your knowledge of traffic rules and practice passing the theoretical exam in the traffic police in a variety of mobile applications.

Compared to a paper book on traffic rules, they have several advantages. Mobile app:

Always in your pocket. You can train anywhere: even in a minibus on the way to work, even in a queue, even during breakfast or lunch break.
Made in a playful way. This means that you will not get bored in the process of cramming.
Often contains explanations. If you answer incorrectly, the app will tell you what your mistake was.
Helps you find the topics you are swimming in and work on them further.

You can also practice using extensions and web services. For example, on the "Autombler" or on specific resources.

Unlike the traffic police test, you will have an unlimited number of attempts. Bring the solution to traffic rules problems to automatism - and the driver's license is almost in your pocket!