Another Bill wrote:But so far, without exception, has fallen on deaf ears.
Apols for quoting myself. But in relation to all I’ve said in this thread, does anybody see the irony?
Another Bill wrote:But so far, without exception, has fallen on deaf ears.
Another Bill wrote:The harder bit is, when I talk to newly qualified young drivers who’ve spent a small fortune getting their licence, I now start harping on, why not a few £ more on IAM? A great time to do it, I say. But so far, without exception, has fallen on deaf ears.
Another Bill wrote:
After a 10 second briefing from the owner I jumped aboard, twisted the handlebars in the order I’d been instructed and away I went.
Horse wrote:Another Bill wrote:One Saturday morning, a youngish chap was in, just ordered a new bike. He'd just passed his L test.
The subject of extra training came up. "I've just done a five day course, what else is there to learn?"
Horse wrote:Another Bill wrote:
After a 10 second briefing from the owner I jumped aboard, twisted the handlebars in the order I’d been instructed and away I went.
8 of those 10 should have been on 'how to stop'
Horse wrote:Bill, previously?
Horse wrote: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.
Gareth wrote:Horse wrote: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 think they are doing do. I often feel that you can ... oops, must find a different metaphor!
Another Bill wrote:Happy to consider RoSPA. Would a certain amount of training be encouraged/demanded, or could I just take the test?
I’m aware of the benefits of training and observed drives, before a formal test. But part of me just wants to know whether I still make the grade just as I am, five years on from the initial test, without any specific coaching. A f1rst, or a good RoSPA grade would be absolutely fantastic of course but that’s not my core aim - I’m more interested to confirm/deny my current day-today driving standard.
Per the three year retest, hmm, not so sure. If I were younger with a lifetime of daily commutes ahead of me, I’d see it as a huge plus. But I’ve reached an age where it’s hard to predict what I’ll be doing or thinking in three years, or six, or nine, and a but reluctant to commit long term, if that makes sense.
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