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Horse wrote:

waremark wrote: The Hazard Perception Test was introduced specifically to encourage more teaching of this area (unfortunately the implementation has been rather poor).

. . . And secondly, it would enable them to enhance their skills once the basics of driving had become more instinctive.

The introduction of the HPT was credited with an 11% reduction in crashes involving new drivers. 'Enhanced skills' doesn't, as far as I know, have any substantial evidence to commend it.

ROG wrote:Making a big financial saving will have loads queuing up to do it but that means the insurers will need to get on board in a big way

Ancient wrote:Image ????

Well I do my best to help: I keep an IAM badge in my back window, the edge just visible in my rear view mirror to remind me that I'm supposed to be setting an example and I (almost) always where a flat cap when driving. Hopefully that'll improve the image a bit?

chriskay wrote:One incentive, for those who enjoy driving, to take their driving to the best standard to which a civilian can reasonably aspire, is to try to join the High Performance Club, membership of which will give the opportunity of driving some cars which they could never hope to own. I recently had the great pleasure of driving a McLaren 675LT: hardly a pipe & slippers car.

ROG wrote:Making a big financial saving will have loads queuing up to do it but that means the insurers will need to get on board in a big way

TripleS wrote:

Ancient wrote:Image ????

Well I do my best to help: I keep an IAM badge in my back window, the edge just visible in my rear view mirror to remind me that I'm supposed to be setting an example and I (almost) always where a flat cap when driving. Hopefully that'll improve the image a bit?

Pah, that's only doing half a job. Where's the string backed driving gloves?

vonhosen wrote:

ROG wrote:Making a big financial saving will have loads queuing up to do it but that means the insurers will need to get on board in a big way

What's in it for the insurers?