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Good evening...

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:07 pm
by Diesel
Hello,

I've been browsing the forums so I thought I'd get involved, however I'm not sure how much I can offer in terms of advice at this stage. Since passing my driving test some ten years ago and doing the Pass Plus course straight after, I have not done any driver training. I have been a basic (non-response) police driver for a number of years however a change of role means that I will be starting the police response driving (known as the standard car course) very soon.

I recently did a morning on the roads with Reg Local, as a bit of a wake up to any bad habbits I have picked up over the years, which I found very useful and gave me plenty to take away and get a familiarisation with "the system".

I've joined to learn what I can, and I hope to pick up some useful advice along the way.

D.

Re: Good evening...

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:34 pm
by RiK
Welcome aboard, and best of luck with your course :-)

Re: Good evening...

Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 6:12 am
by akirk
Welcome - will be interesting to see your thoughts on the course
Alasdair

Re: Good evening...

Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 6:22 am
by Gareth
Diesel wrote:however I'm not sure how much I can offer in terms of advice at this stage.

It's more about sharing experiences. The teacher-student model is less useful here; we're all pilgrims on the road to driving nirvana, trying to encourage those we meet on the path, although maybe some of us are having too much fun to be serious about progressing quickly!

Diesel wrote:I've joined to learn what I can, and I hope to pick up some useful advice along the way.

Besides current discussions, that might sometimes be useful, some useful nuggets might be gleaned by searching through past discussions. Beyond that, archives from the predecessor forum, ADUK, are hosted here.

Re: Good evening...

Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:15 am
by martine
Gareth wrote:..we're all pilgrims on the road to driving nirvana...

Ahh Gareth...that's almost poetic. I suspect a good number here are quite evangelistic about advanced driving as well.

Re: Good evening...

Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:09 pm
by Horse
Diesel wrote:Hello


Hello and welcome!

Ask questions :) Some of the best improvements in training that I've provided have come when trainees have asked me to justify what I've suggested to them. Often, the 'accepted wisdom' has actually evolved from 'Chinese whispers' as information has cascaded down, becoming detached from original context. As an example of that, see the very recent 'autobox' thread, the bit about not changing gear while cornering.

Re: Good evening...

Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:40 pm
by Diesel
Thanks for the advice everyone :)

Re: Good evening...

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:26 pm
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Welcome. Where are you based?