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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.

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 £10 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.

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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.

Events (in our own and adjacent areas)

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 statement is one of ‘common purpose’ agreed by RoSPA and The Institute Of Advanced Motorists.

Useful Links

BikeSafe

British Motorcyclist Federation

County Air Ambulance

Driving Standards Agency

Frixo

Gloucestershire BASICS

Gloucestershire Constabulary

Handle It or Lose It

Helping Learner Drivers

Highway Code

Killspills

Motor Cycle Industry Association

Motorcycle Action Group

Rider Connect

RoADAR (The RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders Association)

RoSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)

Severn Freewheelers, emergency voluntary group

SHARP - Helmet Rating Scheme

Thames Valley Police - safer rider

The Motorcyclist's Website

Think! Road Safety Website

Vehicle Licensing Online

VOSA MOT Computerisation Website

About The Advanced Test

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

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.

Click here to access the tutors' area

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In the news

18/03/11 - A Southport teen was quoted £24,000 to insure his 12-year-old Volvo

By John Siddle, Southport Visitor.  A YOUNG teenage driver was left stunned after being quoted £24,100 to insure his £700 banger.  Former KGV student Daniel Grey, 18, could buy the equivalent of 34 of his 1999 Volvo S40 for the cost of the premium quoted by the AA.  Daniel, who has a Pass Plus certificate and takes advanced driving lessons, sought insurance for the 1.6- litre saloon after writing off his old car in a freak black ice accident.

18/03/11 - Advanced Motorcycling - Introduction Day

London Advanced Motocyclists (LAM) is offering an introduction to advanced motorcycling day to the Londonbikers community on Sunday, 22nd May from our Group Meeting venue, near Croydon (full details, including a map and local directions, will be provided with your booking confirmation). Who or What is LAM? LAM is a group of motorcyclists affiliated to the Institute of Advanced Motorists. As such LAM is a registered charity for the purpose of motorcycle guidance leading to greater Road Safety. LAM covers mainly London, south of the Thames and the northernmost parts of Surrey and Kent.

16/03/11 - This will be a fantastic day for all bikers

Motorcyclists from across Worcestershire and beyond are being invited to a free event celebrating all things biking. The Rider Skills Day will take place at Worcester Warriors rugby ground on Sunday, May 8, as part of a joint initiative between West Mercia Safer Roads Partnership, Worcester and Hereford Advanced Motorcyclists (WHAM), West Mercia Police and Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service.  The event runs from 10am to 4pm. Among the attractions will be free assessed rideouts with experienced bikers, displays from local dealers and a free prize draw to win a Skills for Life course from the Institute of Advanced Motorists worth £139.

15/03/11 - 'Crashproof' bike video receives 4m hits

An Internet video campaign which has gained more than four million hits in less than a year was produced by Thames Valley Police and the Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership (TVSRP).  The ‘Crashproof motorbike’ video was posted on YouTube last summer and features a German news presenter talking about how new technology in a motorbike helmet means riders no longer have to look for traffic.  As the rider pulls out of the junction behind the presenter he is hit by a lorry.
 

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!

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