Hi
I passed my test in the very early eighties, before seatbelts were compulsory for children in the back seats only, then adults then front seat
Use of the accelerator formed part of the driving training and my instrutor physically hit my hands on the steering wheel if I kept doing things wrong.
I believe the training now is to maintain speed until you have to stop at traffic lights junctions etc, instead of preparing to continue in the correct gear
Also, for going downhill, most use brakes but I was taught to use same gear going downhill as you would going uphill and not use brakes
How times change
Many thanks
John