Anyone been on a 'RIDE' course for speed naughtniess?

Anyone been on a 'RIDE' course for speed naughtniess?

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Mr2Mike

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20,143 posts

254 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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black-k1 said:
The course was totally effective. It put another £95 into the "jobs for ex-plod" scheme while making you feel like they've done you a favour!
Fair point, but the alternative was £100 and 3 points.

black-k1

11,889 posts

228 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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Mr2Mike said:
black-k1 said:
The course was totally effective. It put another £95 into the "jobs for ex-plod" scheme while making you feel like they've done you a favour!
Fair point, but the alternative was £100 and 3 points.
Indeed, and I'd take the course over the points any day were I also caught committing such a heinous crime and endangering so many babies and kittens. judge

jhoneyball

1,764 posts

275 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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I did one of these for car speeding a month or so back. I was doing 46 in a 40 limit dual carriage way road works at 7am on a saturday morning. Otherwise clean license for 33 years

Went to evening course -- 5pm to 9pm.

Most people had no clue about anything. But then, as a biker, you know that already given how they drive.

Presenters were a husband and wife team. To say they redefined the term "condescending" would be an understatement. And their presentation style both used that incredibly annoying thing where they paused in the sentence just before giving the answer....

Content was much as expected.

Harry H

3,379 posts

155 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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Did a course a couple of years back and actually learn't that in some instances I could legally go faster than I thought. Which was nicesmile

For some reason I always had the impression that the national speed limit was 60mph apart from MWays. I now know I can do 70mph on a NSL dual carriage way.

Mind you I'd usually be doing 80 anyway.

The course itself was a condescending pile of crap though.

To those that say they'd rather take the points. Be careful. I had a clean licence for many years and then in one month got nicked 3 times. Driving/riding style handn't changed just bad luck. If I hadn't taken the course I'd have had to spend 4 year driving like a granny on 9 points. It can go wrong so very quickly

DrDoofenshmirtz

15,186 posts

199 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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Mr2Mike said:
One of the scrotes participants was unbelievably annoying; constantly interrupting, talking over the guy doing the presentations, knew the (wrong) answer to everything, constantly boasting about his exploits on a bike and basically wouldn't shut the fk up. Eyes were being rolled around the room every time this gobste opened his mouth.
I had one of those in my course.
In fact, me and another biker chap agreed to collar him at break and tell him to STFU because we wanted to go home. Thankfully he did keep his stupid gob shut after that.

ferrariF50lover

1,834 posts

225 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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Harry H said:
Did a course a couple of years back and actually learn't that in some instances I could legally go faster than I thought. Which was nicesmile

For some reason I always had the impression that the national speed limit was 60mph apart from MWays. I now know I can do 70mph on a NSL dual carriage way.

Mind you I'd usually be doing 80 anyway.

The course itself was a condescending pile of crap though.

If I hadn't taken the course I'd have had to spend 4 year driving like a granny on 9 points. It can go wrong so very quickly
You don't know what different speed limits apply in different conditions.

You don't know how long points remain active on a licence.

The course leaders weren't condescending, they were dumbing it down for people who know as little as you.*

Simon.

  • I am just yanking your chain, I have absolutely no doubt that the "4 years" was the fault of fat fingers and that one sign (the NSL) means two or three different speeds is silly.

MC Bodge

21,552 posts

174 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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The typical level of ignorance of the road rules is quite amazing.

One of my colleagues went on a speed awareness course (he hadn't known the speed limit where he was caught) and freely admitted to having learned a lot from it, having been driving for about 45 years.

He thought that everybody should go on them. I agree.

moanthebairns

17,918 posts

197 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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MC Bodge said:
The typical level of ignorance of the road rules is quite amazing.

One of my colleagues went on a speed awareness course (he hadn't known the speed limit where he was caught) and freely admitted to having learned a lot from it, having been driving for about 45 years.

He thought that everybody should go on them. I agree.
Did you recommend the IAM to him? He seems to fit the criteria.

MC Bodge

21,552 posts

174 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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moanthebairns said:
Did you recommend the IAM to him? He seems to fit the criteria.
I didn't, but a good idea.