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https://www.iamroadsmart.com/courses/members-driving-assessment That suggests it’s not quite the same as an Advanced Test, else why not say it is the same? As per the description it's like a test in that it follows the same format, but it's not the same as a test in that you've already passed, and ...

It does confuse and concern me when I hear tales of riders going through observed runs, cross-checks, but then fail - and list of things that were apparently different to what they'd been taught. My limited experience has been that drivers don't always do what they've learned to do, even when they ...

In days gone by I'd have suggested taking part in a driving day, but for a while they've been few and far between. There's comfort in meeting up with a group, rather than a seemingly random unknown person, and pairing off for short drives, but there's a thread in which a handful of forum participant...

I was a bit dubious about 4 1/4 minutes. From rewatching it and looking on Google Maps, there's a right kink before the left, so the 'moving across' was more like holding the view, and I thought the lead bike was moving in as the vision was closing down, just before the road started to bend left. I...

Horse wrote:Seen this?

Been having fun trying to work out the roads used in the video. I bet someone has already done this, but it's fun doing it myself! Found the first roundabout, and the last roads, so maybe I can figure out where they go between.

You may adopt or hold an offside position to maintain an existing view for as long as it is safe to do so. You may not adopt an offside position in order to seek a view that you do not already have. At the risk of being needlessly argumentative, I am firmly of the opinion that the potential hazard ...

To offside on the approach to a left hand bend where it is not fully open, ie full view on the nearside, on the approach is not acceptable. The devil is always in the detail; completely blind is one thing, but some bends appear blind while approaching on the nearside while retaining a much longer v...

It might be that view is lost to the following right hand bend. The Streetview camera is probably a lot higher than eye level but, to me, it appears that on approach the driver would have a very good view all the way along the right side of the road to the crest. Here are a couple where, if it's cl...

Another Bill wrote:was I being bad?

If it's safe and it enables you to see more, then I think it's fine. Maybe there are other advantages. I remember a few kinks that I straighten, given the opportunity. And I generally off-side while over-taking. Given the IAM syllabus still includes over-taking ...

the mental effort of generating and saying commentary takes potential concentration away from the scene around you. I wonder if commentary might be useful in helping to develop some reserve mental capacity. Apart from that, if I'm in the car I prefer drivers concentrate on driving. I don’t think an...