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What I would say, maybe in defence of the training...
All of the RoADAR Gold / IAM Special Assessment holders that I have been in the car with did make me feel very safe as a passenger. Whilst there are plenty of non advanced trained drivers that I would say the same about, all of the drivers that have made me nervous as a passenger had no advanced driver training.
There is definitely, imo, a need to separate the training from the 'institute' when deciding its value
All of the RoADAR Gold / IAM Special Assessment holders that I have been in the car with did make me feel very safe as a passenger. Whilst there are plenty of non advanced trained drivers that I would say the same about, all of the drivers that have made me nervous as a passenger had no advanced driver training.
There is definitely, imo, a need to separate the training from the 'institute' when deciding its value
I agree that momentum has tackled the younger drivers from the wrong angle - better to show their mates wanting to get in their car and not anothers because they trust that driver more in regards to their safe driving ability
Tougher basic driving test is not the answer and never will be but compulsory post test driver training/assessments is the way forward but no political party will do it for fear of losing votes
Until the politicians get their act into gear then nothing will change
BRAKE are a joke and in many ways a mouthpiece for the Govt policy on speed and the enforcements of that singular issue
AS for IMAGE ..... CHANGE THE NAME !!
Tougher basic driving test is not the answer and never will be but compulsory post test driver training/assessments is the way forward but no political party will do it for fear of losing votes
Until the politicians get their act into gear then nothing will change
BRAKE are a joke and in many ways a mouthpiece for the Govt policy on speed and the enforcements of that singular issue
AS for IMAGE ..... CHANGE THE NAME !!
Edited by R0G on Saturday 18th August 11:45
Huge differences among local groups, where even the most 'traditionally minded' talk much more sense than comes out of the IAM's central HQ and individual Observers will own up to stuff that even the group as a body may not condone. Centrally, the organisation appears to have much too close and cosy a relationship wlth changing government road safety campaigns and government itself. Self-perpetuating oligarchy with a set of 'don't rock the boat' PC attitudes.
RoSPA is pretty much the same, but a rather less hide bound and more open approach to changing circumstances. You do have to remember with them that the driving bit is only a (very) small part of their overall mission to prevent accidents in general.
One interesting difference WITHIN each organisation is that the bike groups tend to be much more 'enlightened' than those for cars.
High Performance Club? Certainly still, to some extent, 'talks the talk' about progress to appeal to the younger more comitted driver, but (sadly) now also feels it has to drone on about social responsibility. I left when they forced John Lyon out!
RoSPA is pretty much the same, but a rather less hide bound and more open approach to changing circumstances. You do have to remember with them that the driving bit is only a (very) small part of their overall mission to prevent accidents in general.
One interesting difference WITHIN each organisation is that the bike groups tend to be much more 'enlightened' than those for cars.
High Performance Club? Certainly still, to some extent, 'talks the talk' about progress to appeal to the younger more comitted driver, but (sadly) now also feels it has to drone on about social responsibility. I left when they forced John Lyon out!
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