Do driving instructors drive like learners?
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:04 pm
This morning at the local test centre the conversation got round to advanced driving. One instructor had taken, and achieved Roadar Gold. However, he had let his membership lapse and wished to have nothing else to do with Rospa. His reason was that his observer wanted him to get up to speed and maintain speed wherever possible, straight line if safe, and overall make good progress which he didn't see as necessary, and you certainly should not be encouraging drivers to do these things.
The general consensus of opinion, (not mine), was that they, the advanced driving organisations, encourage driving that is beyond safe. They positively frowned upon straight lining, and disliked the idea of getting going as it wasn't ECO as for the police... My overall impression was that they drove like learners.
Incidently, the examiner who took me for my IAM test said that he failed many ADIs because they "drove like learners"
The general consensus of opinion, (not mine), was that they, the advanced driving organisations, encourage driving that is beyond safe. They positively frowned upon straight lining, and disliked the idea of getting going as it wasn't ECO as for the police... My overall impression was that they drove like learners.
Incidently, the examiner who took me for my IAM test said that he failed many ADIs because they "drove like learners"