Advanced Driving Hub

akirk wrote: I already know the dodgy members (most of them!)

*Waves* cos you don't

Like driving, it's hazard perception, anticipation, etc. - the principles are the same as driving but the potential outcomes from getting it wrong are far more extreme.

The MSF (see my 'History' thread) did some task analysis research and found that riding requires about 3x the effort of driving.

Sarah Sillars, IAM Chief Executive Officer, said: “We can see from these figures that as the UK comes out of recession traffic levels have risen, speeding appears to be becoming more prevalent and regrettably casualties are rising again. The government and police forces cannot afford to take their ...

Oh - you've reminded me: if it's a foreign-reg left-hooker HGV, wait, check for any hint of wobble from 'straight ahead', then GLF to get through the killing zone ASAFP

Yup. Minimise TED (time exposed to danger). Although . . . . . . There are times when a small speed differential may be wise. For example, when in a clear lane passing slow-moving traffic there's a high chance that one of the drivers will spot an opportunity to get ahead. On motorways these days it...

Anyone know (note I didn't ask 'remember') what sort of publicly-available driver training there was then? Apart from a few chauffeurs and some maverick gentry, I doubt many people even knew how to drive . . .

What I find so ironic is that far too many Advanced Police Drivers and driving organisations are quick to say anything that comes from the track or racing has no place in road driving. But as you point out the two key people to change police training both came from the racing world and used the kno...

This article was developed from a presentation given at the FIM's 1995 Luxembourg Congress on Further Rider Training. Context: the massive rewrite edition of [car] Roadcraft had just be published (the bike version was 1996), and the internet was unknown as a vast source of information. Also, this pr...

Yes, I realise that, but there has to be a reason for someone to find, sign up, then post on a new forum. I hoped that, besides being of interest to current members, describing some of the content and presentation differences might also add to Googleness.

I've had the benefit of training, from 'L', through post-test, to instructing, in both US & UK systems. However, a full comparison will take some time to compile.