Advanced Driving Hub

I totally agree. IAM Roadsmart should promote better educated road users, so they can manage and mitigate risks while maintaining safe progress. It's why we joined the IAM. at least for the Manchester bike group, most new members are over the age of 50. Like car drivers most think they are already o...

The motorcycle press helps considerably with promoting advanced riding. RiDE magazine regularly reviews advanced courses, and even magazines like Superbike have been staunch advocates of BikeSafe. But how often do car magazines cover advanced driving? Perhaps it's because Bauer Media requires all it...

:bike: The Government consulted on Highway Code changes to improve the safety of cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders. In turn, IAM Roadsmart consulted us lot ( with resultant press coverage ). But does anyone have a clue when the Government will finalise these changes to the Highway Code? What is...

waremark wrote:It was the first year they sold more Advanced Rider Courses than Advanced Driver Courses - combined total 5,400 ish.

Do we know why? Is it because advanced car courses are declining or advanced riding courses are increasing?

It has been politically corrected and politicised. What's been politically corrected and politicised? I might criticise the book bloating, and it suffers from being produced by a committee, but I can't see anything political or politically correct. The 1996 edition (178 pages) contains essentially ...

Have you read the 2020 edition yet? Mine has arrived, and it looks like a few minor improvements. Nothing I've read so far appears earth shattering. But the book's bloated over the years :( . The 1996 book was 175 pages or so, compared to 300 pages :o for the newest edition. Yet the substance has sc...

If you live in Surrey, then I'd very highly recommend starting with asking Kate at Hideout for her advice (email or, ideally, arranging a chat on the phone). She has got to be one of the UK's top experts on motorcycle clothing, not to mention that Hideout is a pleasure to deal with. I ended up visit...

exportmanuk wrote:If it works the same as on my car with the limiter set ( motorway roadworks etc) then to over ride it that way is far too slow. You have to floor the pedal and keep it there some time before it start to speed up.

In an emergency, that would be my concern too.

You can download the report here: https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/download/downloads/id/5102/isa_interface_study_accessible.pdf The research indicates the 'best' system is 'speed control alone' - perhaps not surprisingly (see the report for definitions of the systems). 'Speed control' would be worr...

It's not merely the reliability of the tech, but also the loss of freedom. And isn't freedom one of the primary reasons that we ride? Also, while we all need sensible speed limits, haven't we reached the point of diminishing returns to speed management? Reducing causalities on the road is a complex ...