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===Physical skill=== [[File:Cesta za V. Prapratnu 01935.webm|thumb|Control direction, acceleration, and deceleration.]] A driver must have physical skills to be able to control direction, acceleration, and deceleration. For motor vehicles, the detailed tasks include:<ref>{{cite web| title=Getting moving| url=http://www.drivingtestadvice.co.uk/Lesson_Help/1__Getting_moving/1__getting_moving.html| publisher=Driving Test Advice| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316042114/http://www.drivingtestadvice.co.uk/Lesson_Help/1__Getting_moving/1__getting_moving.html| archive-date=2009-03-16}}</ref> * Proper hand placement and seating position * Starting the vehicle's engine with the [[Automobile self starter|starting system]] * Setting the [[Transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] to the correct gear * Depressing the [[automobile pedal|pedals]] with one's feet to accelerate, slow and stop the vehicle and ** If the vehicle is equipped with a [[manual transmission]], to modulate the [[clutch]] * [[Steering]] the vehicle's direction with the [[steering wheel]] * Applying [[brake]] pressure to slow or stop the vehicle * Operating other important ancillary devices such as the [[Turn signals|indicators]], [[headlights]], [[parking brake]] and [[windshield wiper]]s * Speed and [[Skid (automobile)|skid]] control
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