by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner » Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:27 pm
I've found that it's (unsurprisingly) the high-achieving males who tend to suffer from this over-confidence syndrome (albeit my experience is shorter than Hanse's - only about 3 years involvement). This is particularly evident once they reach 17 and pass their standard DSA test, at which point they leave the protective wing of the U17CC, and become more exposed to the habits and expectations of their peers. On the positive side, if we then take them on as RoADAR associates, they have a much better base to build on than the average 17 year old, and progress much quicker. They are quite easy to set back on the path to safety, once you get them interested in the practice of advanced driving. Whether it then sticks once they take their advanced test and move on, I can't say.