The "System of Car Control" |
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Advanced Driving is planned
driving that makes safe and efficient use of road space. It's confident and
decisive driving. As an advanced driver you are 'always in the safest position
on the road, travelling at the right speed and in the right gear; never making
unnecessarily jerky moves or changes of direction.'
By the time that you take
the Advanced Driving Test, the group aims that you will be able
to drive ...
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To a very high level of safety
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With a level of driving skill and
technique based on the same principles taught to police drivers and documented
in the IAM handbook
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Ensuring a level of passenger comfort
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Enabling the vehicle
to be manoeuvred in a confined space with accuracy and safety, thus reducing
wear and tear on the vehicle
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We don't aim to make you a ‘Grand Prix’ driver, but we do try to
help you be a more confident and safe driver able to make the best progress that
the road conditions allow.
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In short, the primary skills of an advanced driver can be summed up as ...
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Good & effective concentration
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Good observation
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Good anticipation and use of the information available ...
- what can be seen
- what
cannot be seen
- what might reasonably be expected to happen
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Ensuring the highest level of passenger comfort
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Enabling the vehicle to be in the correct & most suitable position on the road
at all times
The underlying framework used as the foundation of
these skills is called the "system of car control", which is taught in police
driving schools throughout the country.
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See more information on the "System of Car Control",
or read all about an associate's first drive!
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