Speed Awareness, Wakefield.

[Horbury56]

After an unfortunate lapse on concentration on the A660*, I find myself booked onto this course on the 28th of October. Does anyone have any experience of this course? I understand that it's wise to listen carefully and be appropriately humble, but are there any other tips for successfully completing this course?

• I failed to note I was in a 30 limit and thought I was in a 40... hence there is a lovely pic of me doing exactly 40mph past the Gatso.

[giblet]

Had the pleasure of doing the course in Wakefield last year. Scamera van parked at the bottom of the hill near my house. My fault for doing 36 in a 30 but circumstances still annoy me.

I suggest you keep your head down and listen to what's being said. You get given a workbook to fill in as you go along. I wasn't a fan of the group questions where you were expected to come up with answers as a group on your table. That might have been down to the people I was sat with. The two people leading the course played the whole good cop / bad cop role at times. The course drags on but hey it's better than points!

Parking was a faff when I took the course so allow plenty of time to get parked up.

[pah250]

Horbury56 said:

After an unfortunate lapse on concentration on the A660*, I find myself booked onto this course on the 28th of October. Does anyone have any experience of this course? I understand that it's wise to listen carefully and be appropriately humble, but are there any other tips for successfully completing this course?

• I failed to note I was in a 30 limit and thought I was in a 40... hence there is a lovely pic of me doing exactly 40mph past the Gatso.

I attended one a couple of years ago in Barnsley. We were encouraged to participate and take part, and there was plenty of opportunity to do so throughout the 4 hour course.

I genuinely found the course to be informative and interesting, and it did slow me down.... for a few months... before my bad habits started to creep back

But on the plus side, I can now proudly say that I know with complete confidence what does and what doesn't constitute a dual carriageway

[visfix]

I shall be attending said course in said district next week, so shall feedback afterwards.

[johnfm]

At the very least it will you to correctly ascertain a 30 zone...

[Horbury56]

johnfm said:

At the very least it will you to correctly ascertain a 30 zone...

Good point, well made.

Thanks for responses chaps. I shall keep my head down and mouth shut (unless specifically asked to open it!)

[johnfm]

Horbury56 said:

johnfm said:

At the very least it will you to correctly ascertain a 30 zone...

Good point, well made.

Thanks for responses chaps. I shall keep my head down and mouth shut (unless specifically asked to open it!)

The most interesting thing on the course is the 'closing speeds' bit.

One car doing 80 mph on motorway. Car in front doing 50 mph. Both brake hard to a stop. Assuming equal braking g, when the car that was doing 50 comes to a halt, the one doing 80 is still doing 50. That was a sobering thought.

[gemini]

Often wondered if its not easier to take the points?
You are asked now by insurance to declared courses attended for speeding.
If they treat them the same then what's the point?
Although the education is good!