Re: Ive joined RoSPA!!
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martine wrote:Yes - we've had people sign up for a drivecheck who were sufficiently poor for us to recommend some time with an ADI before they consider taking a 'Skill for Life' course. I think in the cases I know of, they were elderly people who wanted reassurance their driving was safe and had no intention of progressing to 'advanced'. It's not something I am comfortable with drivecheck being used for - I really think someone who is perhaps doubtful should have some sort of 'official' check on their driving not using unpaid, non-approved (in DSA terms) observers to perhaps explain to someone the time has come for them to hand in their keys...
Yes, this does happen. We've had people 'sent' by their employer who fall into a similar category. They don't really want to embrace new ways of doing things: what they really need is to brush up on the basics.
I wish there was another place people could go for this kind of help, because they can be square pegs in round holes at IAM/Rospa. Which isn't ideal for either party. The associate is burdened with techniques they aren't ready for, and there is pressure on observers/examiners to keep the demands at a level where 'anyone can scrape through'.
Or maybe we should be offering 'better driving' as an alternative qualification to the full on 'advanced driving'?