So when something happens the subconscious kicks in and take over. An example he gave is the two-second rule or travelling for the speed that suits the conditions. On road rage Mr Tomlin said he often sees it in his student drivers. In one case a girl was learning to drive and kept complaining about the people who didn't indicate on roundabouts. But in the same hour she did exactly the same thing.
Life can hang by a second - it's better to hesitate and be late.
He has taught a man who came all the way from England to get his licence. A man from Kent had been staying at a hotel in Brighton for a week having three or four lessons a day and had to come to Masterton to visit family. He had a couple of lessons with Mr Tomlin and got his licence. One day driving down Villa Street, Mr Tomlin and the student driver approached a car parked on the side of the road with a truck heading towards them. He checked in the mirror on the dash which lets him watch the learner driver and reckons he did see the eyes flicker.