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by waremark
Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:35 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Greetings
Replies: 27
Views: 17570

Re: Greetings

hir wrote:...No, you’re right, I’m not much fun to drive with! :D

Lies, all lies
by waremark
Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:56 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New Members.
Replies: 54
Views: 240297

Re: New Members.

Yes, I agree with that approach. The test requirements don't mean - hopefully - that nothing else can be covered. But ... how much time and input does "how to be the best driver they can be" take? For some, it could probably be years? Indeed so, for most of us. I imagine John talks about ...
by waremark
Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: Learner Driving
Topic: Young Drivers (again)
Replies: 18
Views: 8735

Re: Young Drivers (again)

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that £88 an hour is a bit excessive for an hour’s driving lesson? I know that prices will have increased since I had my driving lessons @ 5/- (25p) an hour, but £88, really? I would get out more but fuel is too expensive. I gave up driving when petrol got to...
by waremark
Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Has IAM Roadsmart given up on advanced training?
Replies: 72
Views: 38965

Re: Has IAM Roadsmart given up on advanced training?

On Skills Days, I'm interested in this bit on the website:

"having been paired with an instructor who is suitably matched to your own experience and skill level."

Who do they use as instructors? And how do they go about that matching process?
by waremark
Tue Jan 10, 2023 12:28 am
Forum: Learner Driving
Topic: Young Drivers (again)
Replies: 18
Views: 8735

Re: Young Drivers (again)

It's also worth looking at Young Driver: https://www.youngdriver.eu/lessons_and_experiences You can buy one lesson at a time, so you aren't committed to a whole week in one go or going every single week. And the instructors are, in my experience, excellent at making safe driving fun for teenagers. ...
by waremark
Fri Jan 06, 2023 9:11 am
Forum: Learner Driving
Topic: Young Drivers (again)
Replies: 18
Views: 8735

Re: Young Drivers (again)

I just watched the video of the 4/5 day Pathfinder course for 15 - 17 year olds. Extremely impressive. I love the level of emphasis on the mental elements of safe driving - something which I think is missed from a normal process of driving instruction. For the OP's grandchildren living in York, I no...
by waremark
Mon Dec 19, 2022 9:36 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Forum Names
Replies: 16
Views: 8042

Re: Forum Names

Mine is very unimaginative, called Mark and live near Ware. Intended as a very think veil of anonymity while transparent to those who know me.
by waremark
Mon Dec 05, 2022 11:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Driving School - the good old days
Replies: 2
Views: 2538

Re: Driving School - the good old days

Hendon relocated to Thames Valley! I found it annoying to cope with it switching backwards and forwards between learners and the police course. I was interested in the police using fixed grip steering for high speed through the cones. The instructors whole body had to move to let him achieve enough ...
by waremark
Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:57 pm
Forum: Technology
Topic: Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows
Replies: 7
Views: 5431

Re: Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows

For the first time (after having the car for 18 months) I tried out the Adaptive Speed Limiter on my Jaguar today, through variable limits on the M25. Before using the adaptive system I was using the speed limiter set for an indicated 3 mph over the limit, to achieve a true speed close to the limit....
by waremark
Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:30 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 20 limits - 'the facts'...
Replies: 19
Views: 17809

Re: 20 limits - 'the facts'...

Unfortunately this study is unlikely to have relevance to the London situation - where there is enforcement and hence marked reduction in average speeds at less congested times of day, and where 20 mph limits are likely to be so universal that there are no satisfactory diversions to avoid them.

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