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We cater for both drivers and riders...
here's the latest group of motorcycle tutors ready to help you improve
your riding skills.
Sunday 28th March, saw the conclusion of the 2010
tutor training days. The training consisted of three days and was a
mixture of classroom and on-the-road training led by National Diploma
holder Tony Dix and assisted by Advanced Tutor Geoff Brown. The subjects
covered were varied and included learning styles, personal factors,
developing a training session, fault diagnosis and accident scene
management. On-the-road scenarios included pre-riding and road worthiness
checks and student-tutor scenarios designed to promote maximum fun and
learning at the same time!! Over the course of the three days the twelve
tutors rose to the challenge of a Roadcraft and highway code test and an
assessed on-the-road tutoring session. Everyone performed well, enjoyed
themselves and learnt new skills that will enable them to provide a
consistent and high standard of tutoring on behalf of the group. The final
day ended in glorious sunshine and plenty of positive feedback and ideas
for next year were received from all participants. Well done everyone. |
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Introduction This Group was founded in 1983. Full membership is available to riders or drivers who have taken a RoSPA Advanced Driving or Riding Assessment. To help 'associates' prepare for these assessments we offer training, based on the Police "Roadcraft" Manuals', to full licence holders. 'Associates' pay a small annual fee and are allocated a personal voluntary tutor. Training is free to motorists (who use their own vehicles) but motorcyclists are asked to contribute Ł10 per session towards their tutor's expenses. Training is very informal and friendly. The techniques learned greatly reduce the risk of an incident. The group also organises visits and hosts lectures on motoring and related subjects. |
If you would like to discuss membership as either a driver or rider, contact the membership secretary, Richard Dixon, by email or telephone (01452 547263). Alternatively complete our membership application form, and return it to the address shown.
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British Motorcyclist Federation Motor Cycle Industry Association RoADAR (The RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders Association) RoSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Severn Freewheelers, emergency voluntary group Thames Valley Police - safer rider VOSA MOT Computerisation Website
Events (in our own and adjacent areas)
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What is 'advanced' driving /
riding? It is the "ability to control the position and speed of a vehicle safely, systematically and smoothly, using road and traffic conditions to progress unobtrusively with skill and responsibility. This skill requires a positive but courteous attitude and a high standard of driving competence based on concentration, effective all round observation, anticipation and planning. This must be co-ordinated with good handling skills. The vehicle should be at the right place on the road, at the right time, travelling at the right speed with the correct gear engaged and be able to be stopped safely on its own side of the road in the distance that can be seen to be clear." This statement is one of ‘common purpose’ agreed by RoSPA and The Institute Of Advanced Motorists.
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Whether you take it as a driver in a car or as a motorcyclist on a bike, the RoSPA Advanced test has three levels of pass – Bronze, Silver and Gold, and regular three-yearly retests are required in order to maintain and/or improve the qualification. More information: The ten commandments of motoring
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Tutors Volunteers, who have passed the Advanced Test, receive further training as tutors and are then allocated to 'associates' to help them improve their skills and ultimately take the advanced test themselves.
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13/06/10 - Advanced skill is not about going fast
“ROAD safety is common sense, but unfortunately it is not that common,”
says Roland Tan. A road safety specialist who runs an advanced driving
course, he is of the view that Malaysians do not have a safety-first
culture. “Malaysians tend to think of themselves first, and generally do
not plan ahead. That is why they are always in a hurry, and when they are
in a hurry, their persona changes,” he says.
11/06/10 -
Road safety initiative raises money for Frenchay trauma ward "The West of England Road Safety Partnership presented a cheque to Frenchay hospital this week (Thursday June 10). Over Ł430 was raised through the 'Bike Safe' initiative, which provides road safety seminars to motorcyclists who wish to improve their riding skills on the road. Sgt Martin Munday from the Roads Policing Unit said: "Motorcyclists are the most vulnerable road user, being involved in approximately a quarter of all fatal and serious traffic collisions – sadly, 14 bikers were killed on Avon and Somerset's roads in 2009."
10/06/10 - The Motorcycle of the future has arrived
"This is the MotoCzysz E1PC. It is electric. It is almost certainly the most advanced motorcycle on the planet. And it is the future. We told you moto-genius Michael Czysz — pronounced sizz — was building another contender for the TT Zero electric motorcycle race on the Isle of Man. But we caught up with him early in the build and he wasn’t providing details or pics. Now that the bike’s hit the track, Wes Siler of Hell For Leather has all the details on the MotoCzysz E1PC in a piece posted over at Popular Science."
09/06/10 - Advanced Motorcycling on Facebook
It's early days, but there's now a Facebook Community Page about Advanced Motorcycling, a collection of shared knowledge about Advanced Motorcycling.
05/06/10 -
The devils of driving "Every week I sit behind the wheel of a new car and do my best, limited as it is, to arrive at a fair verdict. And each week there is talk of safety devices, new hi-tech anti-collision technology, lights that show you around corners and so on. These are the bits and pieces of technical ingenuity and innovation that attempt to make cars safer. But this week I'd like to put those who sit behind the wheels of cars in the spotlight. The ones who can do most to make cars safer."
02/06/10 - Kath's drive for Advanced Motorists
For most of her life, Kath Hawker’s driving experience has been limited to
little more than her journey of a couple of miles to and from work. But
after her husband died 17 years ago, she decided to boost her independence
and signed up to join the Walsall Group of Advanced Motorists and has just
become chairwoman at the age of 72. The former Walsall Council admin
worker said she was proud to have been granted the honour, which comes
after 10 years as membership secretary and seven as a group observer. She
said the training she received after signing up had prevented her being
stuck at her home in Fallowfield Road, Daisy Bank, following her husband
Tony’s death.
The driving test is 75-years old this week and, like most pensioners, it’s beginning to feel its age. When the driving test was first introduced in 1935, it had an almost instant effect on road deaths, reducing them by 1000 in the first year. Since then, and with only the occasional blip in statistics, the figures have been going down ever since. This shows that driver education has a very positive effect on driving and road safety, but we have reached an impasse in the number of road deaths in the UK where the figures are now falling at a much slower rate.
01/02/08 - BBC Inside Out (UK) The work of the West Midlands Ambulance Service Paramedic Motorcycle Unit (25min video)
News Archive - all the bits from before!
NB It should be common
sense, but just in case anyone is in any doubt, the Gloucester ROADAR
Group are obviously not responsible for the content of external sites! |
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