Re: Is AD 'better driving'?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 8:12 am
We had one particular customer who insisted on giving driving instructions/directions to the driver; to the detriment of safe driving very often as the man had rigid ideas.
The situation became so bad that one driver abandoned the car, and of course the passenger, in the middle of the Elephant and Castle traffic system in London - anyone familiar with this place will know it is similar to the chariot race scene in Ben Hur! At least it was at that time.
Not wishing to lose the business there followed some lengthy and time consuming explanations and several hours spent with the big boss.
This was a man who had formed and forged this company into one of the largest in its' sector; despite this he had little idea of 'our' subject and initially could see no reason why they even needed trained drivers. It took some pretty frank discussion to persuade him and we won in the end.
You see it doesn't matter how far people 'have risen or how much they may have achieved; if they don't know the subject or even appreciate it they'll be none the wiser unless told.
The situation became so bad that one driver abandoned the car, and of course the passenger, in the middle of the Elephant and Castle traffic system in London - anyone familiar with this place will know it is similar to the chariot race scene in Ben Hur! At least it was at that time.
Not wishing to lose the business there followed some lengthy and time consuming explanations and several hours spent with the big boss.
This was a man who had formed and forged this company into one of the largest in its' sector; despite this he had little idea of 'our' subject and initially could see no reason why they even needed trained drivers. It took some pretty frank discussion to persuade him and we won in the end.
You see it doesn't matter how far people 'have risen or how much they may have achieved; if they don't know the subject or even appreciate it they'll be none the wiser unless told.