jont wrote:Perhaps I'm misunderstanding above, but wouldn't the starting point be to see what the mentee struggles with and then think about what techniques they would benefit from, rather than have an idea in advance of what you want to teach?
jont wrote:Perhaps I'm misunderstanding above, but wouldn't the starting point be to see what the mentee struggles with and then think about what techniques they would benefit from, rather than have an idea in advance of what you want to teach? I have a few different sets of roads, including one of a series of uphill hairpin bends that I find quite useful in seeing how a mentee copes with the requirement of lots of steering input
waremark wrote:There has been debate elsewhere about what techniques should be taught, or indeed whether either new drivers or those new to advanced driving should be encouraged to find and choose their own techniques. My feeling is that without teaching most drivers choose to steer in a way which gives neither control nor smoothness - generally one hand in a sub-optimal position; I therefore think teaching is often necessary, and allowing a student to experiment without suggestions is wasteful of time. I would therefore choose to teach all the above techniques, and encourage thinking about what each is good for.
What would and do others teach and why?
revian wrote:Are we back to the coaching thread?
The enemy of which might be time with someone... If there's not enough is the temptation (not sure it's fair word but I think it'll do) to tell how to overcome it etc.
As a PS... The HERMES suff may be part of our RoSPA group evening at some point... So thanks to all for this.
waremark wrote:
What would and do others teach and why?
revian wrote:Are we back to the coaching thread?
vonhosen wrote: ...they haven't got to shape themselves to fit through one shaped hole...
waremark wrote:...Currently, the IAM's book How to be a Better Driver recommends only one steering technique - Pull Push (I am not going to describe each technique here).
I, and many of us, positively disagree wth this. While PP works well for most drivers in many situations, it is certainly not the best in all situations. The IAM says that PP is the only technique which Observers should teach or demonstrate, but supposedly accepts the use of other techniques so long as used appropriately.
ROG wrote:For those that find PP difficult ..... what did you do for the basic L test?
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