@barnesdriving: Saying ‘gas’ in a driving lesson is apparently triggering to a lot of people but it’s honestly a much easier and quicker instruction. - So much online hate for British people using the word ‘gas’ for the accelerator. 🤷🏼♂️ - What would you say and what did your instructor say? . . . #drivinglessons #drivinginstructor #drivingtest #gas #hate
I have a habit of saying more power but gas is easier.
2025-10-05 08:10:50
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toucandrivingschool :
Gas, gas, GAS!!! is much easier to roll off the tongue than “accelerator, accelerator, accelerator!!!”
2025-10-03 20:35:01
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LeeAlbonDrivingSchool :
We’re always up for cutting as many words out as possible round my neck of the woods. 😅
2025-10-03 10:33:20
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AnxietyAsh :
Ain’t got time for 5 syllables man! 😂
2025-10-04 13:36:34
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on a health kick Nic :
I say gas too - we would have crashed by the time I say accelerator 😂
2025-10-03 14:40:36
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passmandriving :
this needed to be said 🤣❤
2025-10-03 17:45:31
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studidit :
Technically the accelerator pedal is also a decelerator pedal. So what do people want us to call it - the accelerdecelerator pedal?
“off the accelerdecelerator…” 😭
2025-10-03 18:37:31
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Philly Carlyle :
its easier to say 'give it a bit more gas' gets it across to the driver/learner quicker 😁
2025-10-04 08:26:10
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Victoria~Louize :
its getting told up a gear & having to put it down to 4th (3 to 4) always confuses me lol
2025-10-03 10:09:08
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Annie l Theory Test Practice :
Love this! Keep using it - you get so many more views 😅
2025-10-03 15:08:45
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Pass in Perran Driving TV :
When I explain the accelerator pedal on lesson one I instantly say I will refer to it as the gas pedal because it's fair easier and quicker to say give it more gas, rather than give it more accelerator. It's common sense for an instructor to keep the commands as easy to digest as possible.
2025-10-03 10:45:45
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theexexaminer :
My word 😂😂😂
2025-10-03 13:31:01
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David Thomas :
Great post mate, I’ve felt the hate quite a few times on some of my posts for daring to say the word GAS… 🤣🤣 but it’s ALWAYS gas for me. ‘If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain'. Do you know which philosopher’ said that?
2025-10-03 10:17:24
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YorkshireMatt :
I am in my training for part 3 and my instructor I'm with uses gas as we had the same conversation you are talking about and it makes it much simpler and quicker for you to say
2025-10-03 10:45:07
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Pass Point Driving :
Always used the word gas since day one, but idk why some people get surprised about it
2025-10-03 10:55:13
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Linsey Simmons780 :
I use gas, because there isn’t enough time for saying accelerator
2025-10-03 13:23:23
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Drive with Drew Gloucester :
It's our go to terms, more gas, less gas, too much gas, not enough gas, set your gas. Do you know you stalled? I forgot to add gas 😁.
2025-10-03 09:58:44
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Matthew :
It was gas when I learnt to drive in 1988 and it’s still gas now. Some people, eh? 🙄
2025-10-03 10:44:23
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Will Eamer :
I thought it'd be the tea time alarm at 3pm every day
2025-10-03 09:53:44
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foot health pracritioner :
Gas gas gas !!!! Definitely not accelerator when teaching 🙂
2025-10-04 05:24:02
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Driver Training DVSA ADI (Car) :
You are putting yourself up for it. Unfortunately people like to criticise. Gas is good terminology. Stick with it 👌
2025-10-05 16:58:08
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EMIL أبو جوزيف :
Who cares do what you have to do as long as they drive safely and pass the exam 👏
2025-10-04 07:22:05
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Samantha1111 :
Always Gas,
2025-10-16 18:58:13
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