Driver Awareness Course...

[yeti]

I'm sitting in the Basingstoke Hilton (there's a hotel chain that's gone downmarket) waiting for my Driver's Awareness Course to start. Yetimobile and I were observed to be doing a child-murdering 80mph on the A303 in a 70mph limit. I suppose I should have slowed down when the kids/elderly people/family pets started bouncing off the car at exactly 71mph, hopefully I'll learn about my evils today and which level of hell has been reserved for me...

Any 'pertinent' questions I should be asking the instructors? Like does an Aston on Pirellis with 6pot Brembos really take 360ft to stop from 70mph... Or was that done in the 50s on an Austin 7 with drum brakes?

How about if I'd had 8 pints of Stella, was weaving all over the road, on my phone, no tax, MOT or insurance and 4 bald tyres BUT was doing 69mph... I assume I'd be a very, very safe driver..?

What a crock of st

[Tony V12V]

I'm quite an expert on these courses now Lewis...

Look out for the monkey if they show you the basketball video

[v8woollie]

I really enjoyed my course. Someone did ask the question about stopping distances and they said that the brakes do not make any difference and that the distances still hold true. Yeah right

Some parts were quite interesting though and the free copy of the Highway Code was handy as my eldest daughter was just about to start her driving lessons so it saved me a trip to WH Smith

[Token Jock]

A "friend" of mine did one of these

The best plan apparently is to just play along and be a good boy rather than ruffling their feathers. There is no exam as such, they just want to see that you've been a diligent student.

[F1 NDW]

Sorry to hear about this Lewis. Just treat it like stop cards. Bullst but it's got to be done and about as much use!
I'm surprised I managed to get the year in with the Aston before earning my first certificate. I wish I'd been offered your option though.

[George H]

Tony V12V said:

I'm quite an expert on these courses now Lewis...

Look out for the monkey if they show you the basketball video

Don't say when they ask if there are any advanteges to speeding 'you get there quicker'. Doesn't go down well.

[bogie]

the girlfriend found hers quite useful. It did explain the nuances of what is or not a dual-carriageway, just because theres 2 lanes each way and no posted limit didnt mean she could do 70mph down it

apparently the highway code has dozens of revisions per year, so if you havnt read it for 20+ years, its easy to disobey some rule or other

[johng39]

George H said:

Don't say when they ask if there are any advanteges to speeding 'you get there quicker'. Doesn't go down well.

It's more fun??

[George H]

johng39 said:

It's more fun??

Whilst I agree with you, the fun nazis that run the course wouldn't

[jonby]

my (then) 91 year old grandmother had to attend one of these courses - her first ever drving offence in more than 70 yrs of driving

made us all chuckle when she got the notice with rules of attendance that included 'no t-shirts with offensive slogans are permitted to be worn on this course'

[tonyhall38]

get thrown out.....i did....

[George H]

tonyhall38 said:

get thrown out.....i did....

Did you get points then instead?

[michael gould]

I know of 3 people who have been on the course (including my darling wife) and all have said it was a good experience ....stau open minded Lewis

[Tony V12V]

michael gould said:

I know of 3 people who have been on the course (including my darling wife) and all have said it was a good experience ....stau open minded Lewis

It was..on both occasions

[George H]

michael gould said:

I know of 3 people who have been on the course (including my darling wife) and all have said it was a good experience ....stau open minded Lewis

I thought it was very dull both times!

[brakedwell]

jonby said:

my (then) 91 year old grandmother had to attend one of these courses - her first ever drving offence in more than 70 yrs of driving

made us all chuckle when she got the notice with rules of attendance that included 'no t-shirts with offensive slogans are permitted to be worn on this course'

She should have gone dressed as a lollipop lady

[michael gould]

well for those who do not wish to attend this course i have two suggestions

1. don't exceed the speed limit
2. dont get caught

[brakedwell]

michael gould said:

well for those who do not wish to attend this course i have two suggestions

1. don't exceed the speed limit
2. dont get caught

Learn Polish and act dumb!

[Guycord]

michael gould said:

well for those who do not wish to attend this course i have two suggestions

1. don't exceed the speed limit
2. dont get caught

I think that is kinda hard for Yeti in a highly modded DB9.

1. Highly modded breathing Aston Martin V12. Difficult under normal conditions.
2. Exhaust note so bloodly loud, the Talivan Clan of South East England decided to "urmmmm....that sounds fast....lets go over there...he sounds like he's 20 miles away. Time for a Sarnie, cup of tea and still have plenty time to erect the speed measuring camera/laser and nab the blighter!
3. They could have booked him on the sound alone if they knew anything about the doppler-effect.

[Mr Aston Martin]

Whoever writes the lines we speak in life certainly gave traffic officers the best.

Youthful excess and the inevitable outcome of being stopped by Her Majesty's finest left me facing an unreadble face under a white hat. After the usual do you know the speed limit on this piece of road etc I hopfully offered, with proof of my driving license and in my most apologetic voice "as you can see officer it's my birthday tomorrow" to his reply " "well it's not today is it son"!and proceeded to nick me.

Life was sssoooo simple then!