How fast?

The most common driving problem that I have seen over the years, when sitting in the back (and front) of tuition cars, is that learners approach most situations too fast.

This would suggest that not enough emphasis is placed on the importance of a simple principle, 'speed before gear', when teaching a hazard routine. This is often accompanied by pupils saying that "There isn't enough time to think of everything". 

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If you are not fully familiar with the basic 'Mirror Signal Manoeuvre' process (including 'Position, Speed and Gear') you will probably be doing more harm than good when sitting next to your novice driver... This will then cost extra time and money for professional tuition, to sort out any problems.

If a basic hazard routine is not 'habit', then all sorts of problems will arise later in training. You can find examples of hazard routines (or 'systems of control') in various books about driving. In order to avoid the speedy problem, start by using a routine at a slow speed and then build up to normal driving speed with practice.