Driver Improvement Schemes

[Rola]

I've just had a letter from the Feds to inform me that the guy who
squished me and my bike on a roundabout "has attended a Driver
Improvement Course as an alternative to prosecution, of one and a half
day's duration at his own expense."

Ok, so it cost him £150 and he's going to learn some new defensive
techniques, and he could have failed the eyesight test, but would it
really make him a better driver in 12 hours?

http://www.driver-improvement.org.uk/ndis_f_a_q.htm

Anyone any experience of these schemes making a difference? Would a
prosecution been a better option?

 

[naked_draughtsman]

On Feb 15, 12:32 pm, Rola <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've just had a letter from the Feds to inform me that the guy who
> squished me and my bike on a roundabout "has attended a Driver
> Improvement Course as an alternative to prosecution, of one and a half
> day's duration at his own expense."
>
> Ok, so it cost him £150 and he's going to learn some new defensive
> techniques, and he could have failed the eyesight test, but would it
> really make him a better driver in 12 hours?
>
> http://www.driver-improvement.org.uk/ndis_f_a_q.htm
>
> Anyone any experience of these schemes making a difference? Would a
> prosecution been a better option?

I guess it is a good way to point out to drivers what bad habits they
may have picked up since passing their driving test. When I was
learning to drive 12 hours of lessons made a huge difference mainly
because you always come across something different and you have
someone (usually) more experienced to offer advice.

I think the fact that he had to pay for it himself, and possibly the
embarressment of explaining why he can't afford to go to the pub with
his mates this week might have more of an effect!

peter

 

[Clive George]

"Rola" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've just had a letter from the Feds to inform me that the guy who
> squished me and my bike on a roundabout "has attended a Driver Improvement
> Course as an alternative to prosecution, of one and a half day's duration
> at his own expense."
>
> Ok, so it cost him £150 and he's going to learn some new defensive
> techniques, and he could have failed the eyesight test, but would it
> really make him a better driver in 12 hours?
>
> http://www.driver-improvement.org.uk/ndis_f_a_q.htm
>
> Anyone any experience of these schemes making a difference? Would a
> prosecution been a better option?

Not sure how much of it was the course or how much was the crash which got
him put on the course, but a mate who did one of these has become a rather
more cautious driver since.

cheers,
clive

 

[J. Chisholm]

Rola wrote:
> I've just had a letter from the Feds to inform me that the guy who
> squished me and my bike on a roundabout "has attended a Driver
> Improvement Course as an alternative to prosecution, of one and a half
> day's duration at his own expense."
>
> Ok, so it cost him £150 and he's going to learn some new defensive
> techniques, and he could have failed the eyesight test, but would it
> really make him a better driver in 12 hours?
>
> http://www.driver-improvement.org.uk/ndis_f_a_q.htm
>
> Anyone any experience of these schemes making a difference? Would a
> prosecution been a better option?

Have a look at:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme3/evaluationoftheeffectiveness4766?version=1

"Evaluation of the effectiveness of the National Driver Improvement
Scheme"

Read all 135 pages and see what you think?

Jim Chisholm

 

[Don Whybrow]

J. Chisholm wrote:
>
> Have a look at:
> http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme3/evaluationoftheeffectiveness4766?version=1
>
>
> "Evaluation of the effectiveness of the National Driver Improvement
> Scheme"
>
> Read all 135 pages and see what you think?

Thank dog for executive summaries, although at 2 pages long it could do
with a senior executive summary.

--
Don Whybrow

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