When choosing a driving instructor - remember the 'average' ADI has not passed either the IAM or RoSPA advanced test. Choose wisely !
ROG wrote:What are your views on early driving education being started in schools at age 15 to 17 (leaving age raised soon)
waremark wrote:ROG wrote:What are your views on early driving education being started in schools at age 15 to 17 (leaving age raised soon)
Too late, attitudes well formed by that age. I suggest 11 to 13.....
'Sedgewick' wrote:I think from the posts I should have made my thoughts a little clearer - ooops ! Sorry.
I totally agree with you chaps - of course it does not. What I was suggesting is the little things. For example:
If someone has passed either of the two excellent advanced tests, they will be aware of the little touches like 1) Always leaving a parked car in a gear when unattended 2) Always starting a car with the clutch depressed.
Not once have I ever taken a learner for test who demonstrated EITHER of these such basic priciples
Sedgewick wrote:. I strongly believe that the reason for this is quite simply, because most ADI's have never attempted either of the two advanced tests (let alone passed them), they themselves are not in a position to pass even such basic skills onto their pupils - for no other reason that they do not know that this is good practice.
adiNigel wrote:So what? So basic the DSA test doesn't look for either to be performed? These tend to be looked for in advanced tests not the standard DSA test
adiNigel wrote:OK, so a potential pupil comes knocking on the door. He/she wants to learn to drive. The test they have in mind is teh standard DSA driving test. Now I can try and persuade them to take their driving further but, to take them to a higher level, will, very likely, take more lessons, which will increase the cost, possibly quite considerably. Are they happy to take that hit? Are they hell!
You ask any pupil what they expect to gain from initial driver training and I bet you will find that they simply want to pass the standard DSA test.
Nearly every pupil thinks Pass Plus is a good idea and they will want to do it once they have passed their test. Once they have passed their test, though, they rarely want to do it.
I will squeeze in as much as the pupil will take, if I can get them to a higher level then there is much more chance they will pass, even if they don't perform to their best on the day.
Begs the question, why not scrap the standard DSA test and replace it with teh RoSPA or IAM test? Perhaps only those who have achieved a Gold pass on the RoSPA test should be allowed to drive on teh road?
Just where do we draw the line?
As teh saying goes, you can lead a horse to water......
Nigel
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