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Concentration - Observation - Anticipation - Space - Time |
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Advanced driver training courses What is advanced driving? Car control? Speed? Observation? Positioning? Applying dogmatic systems? An advanced drive is about more than just your skillful control of your own vehicle. It is about managing the environment around you at the same time; being able to predict what the next 10 or more seconds of driving is likely to throw at you: Evaluation of the space that you are taking the car into; managing and understanding the drivers around and behind you. Then, perhaps, you can start to assess and thus minimise risk. The trick is to do all of this through matching your rate of progress with the collation and assimilation of information as it presents itself to you. That and a skilful use of all the controls to produce a very balanced and satisfying drive. It's not as difficult as it sounds. We just open your eyes to what is really going on. Mike, Thanks for the feedback, and indeed a great day. I learned a huge amount, and would like to work on it more....there was a lot to take in on such a short timescale. I really would like to do a track session, I’ll let you know.... Looking forward to seeing you again, Cheers David Hi Mike, Cheers for today, that was quite a powerful insight into my road driving, never mind track technique! Thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt more in a couple of hours than I ever thought was possible. Thanks for bearing with my driving.......It's a bloody good job I came across your website!. See you next week. Regards Joe It was very enlightening session, and my driving experience has definitely changed since yesterday...Thanks very much for your time. Cheers Sam Many thanks Mike. I thought the day was excellent and have been raving about it to my friends! I’m definitely thinking more about risks around me. Maybe it’s time I ventured back onto a track! Kind Regards, Richard Would you trust someone else with your life? You probably do, every single day. Every day when we drive we place a certain degree of trust in those other drivers around us. They see us brake and they slow down; we trust their signals when entering a roundabout; we know they won't pull out in front of us on a fast road. We know their cars are well maintained and legal. We know they are concentrating on their driving.. . . . Next time you are driving take a look at the driver behind you. Do a character assassination of them. Where their eyes are; how they hold the wheel; their vehicle's road placing. After all, you are going to trust them if you brake, slow down, turn ............ Advanced Driving Lessons? Don't think of it as a lesson; more as a real opportunity to learn and at the same time really enjoy yourself. We spend time with you whilst you learn to look at the drive in a different way. Half a day, a whole day or as much time as you want. We facilitate your driving development, helping you to understand the driving scenarios as they play out and providing you with interesting coping strategies that will significantly improve your drive, reduce your stress and make progress more interesting. We get you to look at how you drive, where you place the car, what information you are taking in, how it feeds into your drive. Why bother taking further driver training or tuition when you can already drive? Because you will learn a significantly different way of looking at driving. And the DSA test and lessons you may have taken to pass the test only touch on the subtleties of driving that can make a massive difference to smoothness, safety, accuracy, stress reduction etc. "That makes things so much easier I can't believe I wasn't doing that before" - a client discussing a technique just demonstrated If you don't feel that you've learned anything - demand your money back at the end of the session!
There are various driving assessment bodies that can validate your driving to an advanced level and award you with certification. Each has its value and benefits; and each has its idiosyncrasies. Each looks at your application of a prescribed procedure for driving and each has pet hates, such as brake-gear overlap - changing gear whilst still braking , for example. When we teach you advanced driving skills we are not tied to a single syllabus. We are pragmatic rather than dogmatic, taking the best bits of each course and feeding them all into a carefully balanced driving style. We also match your needs and requirements to the course. Our primary aim is to make you a better driver so that you achieve two things. Safer driving and greater driving enjoyment. "That's a really useful tip - I like that" - a lady commenting on a handy hint we introduced on driving her new car One of our primary aims is that your drive does not demand too much from the car. If, during a drive on the public road, you require a significant amount of the grip that the tyres can generate then you have asked too much of the car, due perhaps to a lack of judgment or assessment of a driving scenario. This is one of the major causes accidents. Another aim is to reduce your stress levels. There are some simple driving techniques that we can show you, especially on motorways and fast A road, that can make a significant impact on your driving quality. e.g. As you pass a motorway exit check the lane to your right. Think about taking lane 2, check for space in lane 3. You want space there for when a car entering the motorway on the approaching on-ramp decides to do maniac pull-out into lane 1. Gives you a comfort zone... With your instructor being highly qualified in a wide range of driving and technical disciplines we can also introduce to you the finer points of vehicle dynamics. We get you to understand and feel the balance of the car in your road driving, so that you don't unknowingly ask too much of the car. This aspect is rarely if ever taught on advanced driving courses: And it plays its part equally as well crossing speed humps at 20 mph as on a German Autobahn at 120mph. We'll teach you why braking for a speed hump can be bad and, similarly, why fixed input steering may not always be the wrong thing to do. We also show you prescribed pull-push and other techniques, but don't ram any fixed ideas down your throat! "I've never looked into a corner in that way before. It's amazing how it guides you when to come off the brakes" - Chris H
IAM The IAM (institute of Advanced Motorists) follows a prescribed system that aims to keep the car safe at all times. It closely follows guidelines laid down in Roadcraft - the official Police driving handbook - and indeed is assessed by Class 1 Police certified driver/instructors. IAM Website RoSPA RoSPA follow very similar lines and, again, the system of driving closely follows Roadcraft procedures. The RoSPA test is assessed every three years and awards a grading of bronze, silver or gold. RoSPA Website As holders of the RoSPA Advanced Instruction Diploma and of course certificated to Gold level, we can provide training for both the IAM and RoSPA test and also for other Advanced courses, such as Diamond. I DON'T WANT to sit a TEST We certify our own advanced/defensive driving courses. If you just want to attain a higher standard of driving without the stress of being assessed then why not take one of our advanced sessions, without the pressure of an end-of-training test. Whatever your requirements we can advise and instruct to your needs. Some recent Quotes: Many thanks for a very worthwhile session yesterday. b.r.Tony 07/10 Hi Mike Thanks for a great day yesterday, very enjoyable and informative. PaulC 06/10 "Hi Mike. Didn't get a chance to email sooner, but wanted to say thanks for the tuition on Saturday. We both commented yesterday as to how much we learnt and how we're now looking at all sorts of things on the roads that we wouldn't have noticed previously. My dad also commented that he spent most of yesterday doing around-town driving and managed to get an extra 4mpg out of his car when using a lower gear!" "I have been practicing my driving – I was looking at 380 miles out of my current tank with predominantly town driving!!! A record!" Check here for course fees on our half and full-day sessions. |
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