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Issue No: 119 - November 2016
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Your ADINJC Governing Committee for 2016Contents:3 From the Chair... a monthly report - the latest from Lynne and ADINJC
5 ADINJC Conference 2016 - report and images from the event
10 The Big Learner Relay - and they’re off!
12 Finale day - image from the last day
13 DVSA Response - John Sheridan’s Conference answers
16 Road Safety Information - download the latest TSR publication
17 ADI Adrian - Adrian’s views on various motoring issues
19 Star Performer - Youngest RoSPA Gold Holder
20 Honest Truth Honor - Rob Carlson receives his OBE
24 Member’s Corner - a chance to have your say
all 28 EU member states, shows that in 2015 only Malta and Sweden had less road fatalities per million inhabitants than the UK. At 28 road fatalities per million inhabitants, the UK figure is almost half the EU average (52). At 36, Ireland is also below the average. However, in terms of road congestion, the UK really struggled, coming bottom of the 28 countries. Measured in ‘hours spent in road congestion annually’, UK motorists spent 41.45 hours in congested traffic, compared to the average of 29.49 hours. I have to agree with one of our conference speakers Jan James, CEO at Good Egg Drivers that the wording “excellent” is very misleading. The latest data from DfT (2015) shows 66 young drivers and their similarly aged passengers (17-24) are killed or seriously injured every week on our roads. That isn’t excellent! See more at: http://www.roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/5383.html#comments
New training day dates released:
New dates have now been released and training is a service we like to offer to ADIs and PDIs who feel they want to learn more or improve their skills. Obviously everyone learns differently and some ADIs may prefer one to one training or our free webinars. Training news can be viewed on the website at www.adinjc.org.uk more details are also included in this newsletter.
AGM and Association Meeting in December:
Our 43rd AGM is on Saturday 3rd December in Walsall, West Midlands. The AGM is followed by our association meeting where Ed Marshall will be talking to us about the new practical driving test as we should have more news of a possible start date by our meeting. Ed took place in the trials and we will be able to answer any queries or concerns from members. It’s an opportunity for ADIs to consider any changes they may need to make to their current training. It’s still not too late to let us know if you want to attend just email [email protected] remember platinum members can attend for free but we have to know in advance please. We do continue to look for new GC members who would like to join us and be part of the team, let us know if you are interested. It is hard work but it’s also very rewarding to be able to help so many ADIs in the industry.
Big Learner Relay:
Well done to everyone who took part in this excellent fundraising idea, there are some great images from the relay later in this newsletter. All the news and a video about the work that Louise Walsh and her team carried out is on their website at www.biglearnerrelay.co.uk
Thank you all for continuing to support the ADINJC.
Conference feedback:
As I write this month’s report I am just back from another successful conference in the West Midlands. I’m really grateful for all your comments and support as it was certainly a more challenging conference to organise this year and I’m hoping for a calmer time in 2017! Even with all the planning that goes on well in advance it is obviously difficult when keynote speakers can’t attend at the last moment and new plans have to be put in place. However it’s often when plans change that you learn from the experience and with the help from all your feedback I’m already looking forward to the next one and the ideas we have. I have to thank the NJC committee who helped to make it a success and the teamwork on the day was admirable, it seemed to bring us even closer as a group than we already are. That has to be good for our members to have such a dedicated committee. I hope you enjoy the photos and comments included in this issue as a reminder of the day. It’s always helpful to have your feedback as we do liaise with the hotel afterwards and it also helps us plan the programme for next year from your suggestions.
Below are just a few comments from the delegates and speakers who attended:
Brilliant day today, I learnt a lot and came away with some good ideas. I also made lots of new friends. The magic man was fab as was the blind driver. I’m looking forward to next year. Well done to the team. Jilly Shepherd
This has been a very inspirational first conference for me. Aaron Crawford
Hats off to all of you for another excellent conference. We all appreciate your hard work and efforts to ensure that we all have an enjoyable day. Thank you. Sue Papworth
I’ve had another lovely day at your conference. Very we’ll run, informative and interesting day again. Well done on another interesting day in this isolated industry, it’s nice to get together. Erica Dearden
It was an absolute pleasure to be speakers at the conference and thank you so much for the opportunity; it’s an issue we are passionate about. Well done to you all on a glamorous conference set up (one of the nicest I’ve attended). Jan James CEO Good Egg Safety
A massive thank you for yesterday, my first ADI event and I was thrilled to be there. It was busy, a real buzz in the air and I was thoroughly exhausted by the end of the day. I help run these sorts of events (Young Driver Focus) myself and I know what great efforts go in to ensuring that they run smoothly on the day. Richard Storrs First Car
I was also thrilled to see so many new faces and people who hadn’t been to a conference before and were attending for the first time. The comments from those people are especially heart-warming. One such comment from Martin Bailey ADI below made me smile after what had been an exhausting weekend:
This was my first conference. My favourite part was the whole day as it was greater than its component parts. It was great work from the organisers to reschedule the programme at such short notice. I will be back next year. I am now going to join the ADINJC.
European Commission state the UK enjoys an excellent road safety record:
The UK continued to enjoy an ‘excellent’ road safety record last year, according to a grading system published by the European Commission. The EU Transport Scoreboard, which compares
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Saturday 29th October 2016Every great conference has a “night before” and the evening before the ADINJC conference is no different. CA Cars very generously put up sponsorship for pre-dinner drinks, which enabled everyone to mingle and chat. Dinner was served and it was much improved on last year, followed by more mingling and chatting over drinks in the bar. There was a favourable discount on the room rate by the hotel, and there was other budget accommodation very nearby, so everyone who stayed did not have to get up early and drive in the wintery weather on the Sunday morning or risk getting delayed on a motorway, arriving fresh and ready for the day. All told, a much more civilized way to start the conference and enjoy your day. Thankfully, also, the clocks went back at 2am, giving us a lay in.
Sunday 30th October 2016Did you ever wonder how the room of the conference somehow is “magically” gets itself ready for conference? Well, it’s a bit like Christmas really, as Lynne’s little helpers (Fairies & Elves) get up in the middle of the night while you’re all still sleeping, she waves her magic wand and all the Fairies & Elves run around like crazy mad things until everything is done. Somehow it all does just happen.
Delegates arrived from 8am, and were welcomed into the reception smoothly. Many mingled and checked out the trade stands while waiting for the conference to start. There didn’t seem to be any reports of motorway delays, and the conference opened as planned around 9.30am. Honorary life member Mr. Bryan Curtis welcomed everyone and introduced our President Mr. Neil Peek, who formally opened the conference and then handed proceedings over to our Chairman Mrs. Lynne Barrie who gave a brief resume of the plans for the morning and introduced our first speaker, Jan James, CEO of Good Egg Guide. Jan gave an interesting presentation and, at the end, introduced her schools Ambassador, the award-winning racing driver, Christie Doran.
Following Good Egg was DVSA and unfortunately neither the Registrar, nor the Chief Driving Examiner, were able to make conference, Lesley Young having to withdraw at short notice due to a leg injury she sustained while on holiday. She sent her “Apprentice” (his words, not mine), John Sheridan, who is DVSA Product Manager Driver Training, and John spoke very enigmatically about both the statistics which the registrar usually talks about, and the development areas, or at least some ideas that the DVSA are toying with, regarding ADI grading, rewarding good performance and the future of driving tests. He said the new format of the driving test that has been trialed is “not yet a done deal” and more work is needed to analyse the results before any final conclusions are drawn.
He also talked about the possibilities of change, so that ADI’s (depending on their grade, maybe) could take L-drivers for motorway tuition for the first time, prior to them passing their practical test. He said DVSA were looking at various ways in which they may be able to recognize and reward ADI’s with a better measurably better performance (either by grade or by pass rate), and he gave examples such as an “A” grade instructor might be able to teach learners on motorways, where a “B” grade may not, and if a “B” grade instructor is achieving a much higher average pass rate than a comparable “A” grade instructor in the same area, then the “B” grade may be seen less frequently for a standards check. It was also very clear that DVSA want to collate and publish an ADI’s pass mark on “Find An Instructor”.
Finally, John showed us that the population of ADI’s has reduced year-on-year from a peak of 47,000 in 2010/2011 to its current low of under 40,000. As at 30 June 2016 only a very small
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number (300) have failed the Standards Check, and will be removed, around 4,500 are currently “unknown”, which he said may include many PDI’s, and some ADI’s who have yet to take their first Standards Check after qualifying, about 19,000 have so far completed their Standards Check of which 13,000 achieved “B” and just under 9,000 were graded “A”. Of the remaining ADI’s yet to be called for a Standards Check, there were about 5,400 (grade 4), 8,800 (grade 5) and 1,600 (grade 6). I couldn’t quite balance these figures with the total number of ADI’s on the register (I have about 1,000 variation on the total number that John said), but I’m sure there will be a reason for this (probably my maths!).
Following his presentation, John answered several questions from the floor. John Sheridan himself was recovering from surgery, he said, that he had had only a few days earlier and the Chairman expressed our sincere gratitude to him for having come to the event and presented on behalf of DVSA in these circumstances.
After the coffee break we were mesmerized by a magician and mind reader called Atlas Brookings, who, as we are all in the business of close one-on-one communications, reading and interpreting body language and the hidden meanings in the unspoken work, for me was genuinely fascinating. Amongst others, Atlas could read the mind of Harry William Debling, who had somehow projected an image of a sailing boat, which Atlas could see and draw. He could predict how a subject found a word on a page of a book, and could predict the word and the page, just by concentrating on the subject. Atlas also talked to us about the interpretation of body language.
Lunch was served, and everyone could access the many and varied trade stands. There was a bit of a queue for lunch – could it have been a ploy by ADINJC to sell more raffle tickets, I wonder!
After lunch we were treated to a presentation on the charity “Speed of Sight”, an inspirationally good cause linked to driving and driving instruction, but also to help individuals achieve a dream of being able to experience driving despite adversity or disadvantage due to a disability. The Charity was spawned from an idea by Mike Newman, who was born unsighted, that he had a dream one day to drive a high-powered car. John Galloway, the fund’s organizer, introduced us to Mike and his guide dog and friend, Baxter, and we saw how Mike became a World Record speed holder in both a car and a boat, with the assistance of a team led by his father, who is himself an ADI. “Speed of Sight” now enable people of all backgrounds and with various disabilities, who could otherwise not drive, to gain an occasional or regular off-road guided or supported driving experience. Apart from each experience costing an average of around £100, the Charity a seeking volunteer ADI’s to help and assist in all parts of the country. “Speed of Sight” can be contacted on 0161 714 4567 or www.speedofsight.org.
Lynne Barrie then explained that, due to a technical problem with one of our speakers, the advertised timetable had to be changed. We were introduced to Ian McIntosh, CEO Red Driving School, who said he was going to speak about “The Four R’s for better business”. In turn these were Reach (know and access your intended target market), Referral (exploit your passed successes – our businesses thrive on word of mouth recommendation), Retention (keep what you’ve got, minimize your losses and understand, if you do lose a client, why, to learn to prevent future losses), Reputation (become known for what you do, market on your strengths and achievements). Ian has presented to the conference before, he’s a solid entertaining and engaging speaker who knows his and our business well.
Paul Caddick then spoke about Intelligent Instructor (II, the Phoenix that rose from the ashes of
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Following a brief comfort break and some cakes (which were nice), Chris Benstead and Ian Brett held an interactive session on how the various personality types within human nature can contribute toward road traffic incidents. They précised the scene of an RTI and asked us to analyse four different drivers in four different cars, and try to work out how the personal qualities of the different people may have contributed. Conference tables were each allocated to work on different car drivers, and report back in open forum. It became obvious as the discussion unraveled itself that all four drivers contributed toward the incident, perhaps some more than others, but in the end, everyone played a part in the multi-car collision. It was interesting to examine and discuss the different personality types in groups and probably got the people on each table talking to one another more than any other of the day. On reflection, if this session had been timetabled in the morning, there would have been more interaction on the tables during the day. Some of the content overlapped that of Atlas Brooking, however, so his session would have needed to preposition Chris and Ian’s session had it been earlier.
The final presentation of the day should have been Sue Baker, in place of Quentin Willson. Mr. Willson, our Patron, had had to send his apologies owing to a project in Africa where the filming had over-run. Our Chairman had to very quickly secure Ms. Sue Baker as a replacement at short notice (4 days before conference apparently), and Sue had been a founder Top Gear presenter along with Quentin when the show first aired. Unfortunately, due to a serious RTI on the motorway Sue was using, she had been stuck en route without a means to divert since around 10am and had said to Lynne Barrie at 3.15pm she did not envisage being able to arrive until after 4pm, to which Lynne had to reluctantly suggest this would be too late.
Prior to the raffle, and in place of Sue Baker, Lynne Barrie suggested that we have an open forum for about half an hour, which was done. Neil Peek asked if we could think about what we would like from future conferences and from ADINJC in general. One comment, which received a unanimous vote of approval, was that in future the DVSA should have more time, where we should have an opportunity, perhaps at the beginning, to ask our own questions either pre-submitted or from the floor, followed by DVSA’s pre-prepared presentation and then they could take more questions about the presentation.
The raffle was held and the grand total of proceeds for our charity were announced to be £840.30
So, what was the day like overall? And the evening before that? Well, I’ve been to several ADINJC conferences, and I’ve always enjoyed them, this time, as before, there were a variety of interesting speakers, for me Atlas Brookings and Chris Benstead / Ian Brett being the most thought provoking and interactive. John Sheridan from DVSA was also very engaging and the most interesting DVSA speaker I have seen in a long time. When speaking factually, he was clear. He gave an insight, I think, into how the DVSA are proposing to crystalise their ideas concerning ADI grades, performance measurement, and how they might try to use these. The evening before was well worth taking, giving people ample opportunity to mingle and interact, and the whole thing was very good value for money.
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John Sheridan of the DVSA gives us his response to questions posed by our delegates that he couldn’t answer on the day at the ADINJC conference.
1. Is there ever going to be a time when an ADI is known as an Approved Driver Coach or Driver Instructor Coach? In the early stages of MDT (Modernising of Driver Training) there were discussions about calling ADI’s ‘Driver Trainers’. To change the official title would necessitate a change of the primary legislation as it is here that the register of approved instructors is established.
2. Recently a teenage driver in South West Wales crashed his car and killed a couple of other road users 24 hrs after passing his test. Should the ADI and the Examiner involved giving the idiot his license be called to account for their failings? The ADI in all probability encouraged safe and responsible driving whilst teaching this individual. The pupil obviously performed at a level that convinced the ADI that he/she was ready for their test. The examiner on the day gave a fair and honest assessment of the candidate’s ability to drive resulting in a pass. Neither can be held accountable for the irresponsible actions of any individual after the test has been passed. I would however suggest that this tragic story be used to encourage the importance of a broad range of pre-test experience and ongoing development through post-test driver training, such as pass plus.
3. Why can’t B+E have qualified instructors? Currently there is no legal requirement for vocational instructors to be registered. For that to happen there would need to be political will along with a consultation and this would extend regulation when the government is committed to reducing the regulatory burden.
4. It seems that technology and engineering is saving lives on our roads. However, driver training is not proving effective and I feel is inadequate, do you agree? You (ADI) should not be under estimate the contribution you/we (DVSA) make to reducing KSI’s in the UK. Accident statistics whilst still too high prove that we have some of the safest roads in the world. However, I agree we still have work to do to reduce them further. Post-test driver training and continued education has a key role. Driver attitude and behaviour is another area that where we could do more. Prevention is always better than cure. The new driving test, if introduced will address some of the higher levels within the GDE Matrix (Goals for driver education). The new ADI Part 3 will also have a positive impact on driver training and the quality of driver overall. So be assured there is work being done behind the scenes to save more lives/casualties.
5. I have just renewed my ADI badge for another 4 years. I will soon be able to retire however; I would like to continue on a part time basis. Will there if be a time when we will be able to renew for a shorter time period say a year? Unlikely. Allow me to explain why. For that to happen the administration burden on DVSA would be immense. Imagine having to determine annual applications and ‘Standards Check’ all those on a year’s badge before renewal. The knock on effect for all ADI’s would be detrimental to maintaining standards. Too difficult and if introduced would increase the regulative burden on ADI’s and DVSA. This would also require the primary legislation to be amended as it is here that the current four-year registration period is established. Our Registrar is still intending to split the current single ADI registration fee so that ADIs pay a separate fee for their application, each standards check and their fit and proper check ahead of renewal.
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6. What is DVSA doing to enhance the training and qualifications to match that of ADI’s in countries such as Norway etc. The rip off PDI system in the UK is a disgrace? DVSA is currently working closely with ADI Stakeholders which include NASP and ORDIT. We will be aligning the current ADI Part 3 with the Standards Check. When introduced the test will have a positive knock on effect for ORDIT. PDI’s will in most cases need the support of an ORDIT accredited trainer to prepare. That has not always been the case in the past. DVSA will be quality assuring the learning process to ensure that all PDI’s are getting a fair deal and are being equipped with the client centred and instructional skills they need to be a professional road safety ambassador/ADI.
7. Why won’t the government bring down the drink drive limit? This is not DVSA’s responsibility. However, we as road safety professionals have a responsibility to help educate our trainees/pupils as to the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol. The benefits of being a safe and responsible driver can be statistically proven. For example; longer life expectancy, no criminal record, employability, less stress, less maintenance costs, cheaper insurance etc. etc.
8. There are scores of road safety charities doing something for road safety. Should DVSA and the ADI profession feel embarrassed about not getting it right in the first instance? Please read answers to questions 2 and 4. Be reassured DVSA and the ADI profession are working tirelessly to continually improve on what we have already achieved.
9. Do you think there should be a new approach in the driver teaching because in the film clip it showed how difficult it is to control a skid? Research evidence elsewhere around the world actually shows that skid pan training increases the safety risk. DVSA and you as ADI’s are about teaching a skill that will prevent the need to control a skid. Defensiveness, awareness and anticipation are all valuable driving skills. The film clip related to a racing driver driving at an inappropriate speed for the track condition, hence the skid. During lessons you teach your pupils to react to the ever changing road conditions which incorporates the change of speed.
10. Will an ADI’s grade determine whether they will be permitted to conduct motorway lessons? Firstly, no decision has been made and the proposal which, is to allow learners to be accompanied by fully qualified ADIs in a dual controlled car will be the subject of public consultation in due course.
11. Is a lower failure rate of ADI tests about watering down standards? I would suggest that any PDI who has fully prepared and is competent will pass the qualifying examination. The fact that the unsuccessful rate is high suggests the following; the PDI are inadequately prepared, the PDI is attempting the examination too soon without having acquired the skills needed and the standard of training is inadequate. DVSA are ensuring the qualifying standards are consistent and will be seeking to raise standards of instructor training on the back of the proposed changes to the ADI Part 3. The failure rate for the ADI standards check is 18%. This is higher than the 13% failure rate for the check test.
12. Is a physical touch of reassurance to a pupil acceptable? No. Physical contact should only be made in the case of avoiding an emergency. For example, grabbing the steering wheel. The incident should be followed up by an apology for making contact along with an explanation as to why it happened.
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13. What evidence has DVSA got ref pass rates between PDI’s and ADI’s? Evidence is sadly limited because there is no requirement currently for the ADI/PDI to display their badge when attending for test. To undertake a proper study would require us to track candidates through the process and record if they were presented by a PDI or ADI. Our systems do not allow us to do this easily. Ministers are keen to encourage the voluntary publication of ADI pass rates and this is something that we will equally want to explore with instructor trainers and their trainees.
14. Is ORDIT going to become compulsory? There are no current plans as this would increase the regulatory burden. We are however looking to improve standards as part of our enhancement of the ADI Part 3.
15. Why are special needs students not allowed language moderators on the theory test but other groups are? We only offer the theory test in English and Welsh. However, we do offer, to candidates who provide evidence of a need, an oral language modified multiple choice test. This is where a third party, an Oral Language Modifier (OLM), reads out the questions and possible answers to the candidate and changes some of the wording. They are allowed to change ‘carrier language’ (by simplifying complex words, breaking long sentences down, changing sentence structure, etc.) but they cannot change subject matter language that we would expect a candidate to know (such as catalytic converter or ABS). All OLM tests are supervised by DVSA to ensure that nothing is changed that would affect the integrity of the test. This support is offered to special needs students who provide the required evidence of their need.
16. Is it possible to make motorway tuition mandatory post-test? Difficult to enforce due to the fact that there are no motorways north of Perth or in mid Wales. There is an initiative to allow pre-test motorway tuition for those who live close to the motorway network. That’s because it is more likely that those particular drivers will use a motorway soon after passing the driving test. As said earlier that decision is subject to the outcome of a forthcoming consultation and regulatory change.
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Road Safety Information Graham Feest ADINJC Road Safety Advisor
For the latest Road Safety Information click on the image to download the latest copy of ‘Traffic - Safety - Roads’.
Items in November’s issue include:
• Reported Road Casualties GB 2015
• Admission of Motorway Speed
• Return of the Tax Disc!
• Eating at the Wheel
• Filming Bad Driver Behaviour
• Effectiveness of Average Speed Cameras GB
• Drink Drive Breath Tests
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I’m prepared to bet that most of you will have heard the phrase “Been there, done that, got the t-shirt”. But you probably won’t know that it actually dates from the early 1970s when the American author Edwin Torres coined it in his novel ‘Carlito’s Way’. Well, I can proudly say that it now applies to me because, as I told you last month, Mrs Adrian and I were planning to drive Route 66. And we did, we’ve been there, we’ve done…. (well, you get the idea) and, in our case, the t-shirts are in the plural!
I suppose the original idea occurred to us a couple of years back. Our son, Adrian junior and his wife are regular visitors to the USA. In fact, they were both in New York on the day of 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2011 and fortunately, they were able to get a mobile phone connection within six hours to let us know that they were ok. But I digress. Adrian junior said that if we intended to visit America we should spend more than just a long weekend, but all I knew about Route 66 was the song. The Rolling Stones’ version of 1964 - I’ve still to listen to Nat King Cole’s version, recorded in 1946. There are lots of videos on You Tube and I particularly like the one that Andy Glass has uploaded. Sorry, I’m digressing again. So planning began in earnest at the beginning of this year.
Originally commissioned on November 11th 1926, Route 66 became the first national highway to cross the midwestern part of the country from east to west. Historians agree it comprises approximately 2,448 miles from Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calfornia. The route winds through eight states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California; and three time zones: Central, Mountain and Pacific. As Mrs Adrian and I discovered, Route 66 continues to thrive, well after the final town (Williams, Arizona) was bypassed by the interstate system in 1984. The whole route was decertified a year later and, now no longer an “official” US highway, authorities and commentators expected the old road to fade into history like the Oregon Trail, the Chisholm Trail and so many other once famous byways. But volunteers formed state associations, the best known of which is the National Historic Route 66 Federation www.national66.org, and together they dedicated themselves to the preservation of the old road. So, naturally, the first thing I did was to join the Federation!
The next thing was to buy some reference books. We started with the EZ66 Guide for travellers (3rd Edition) written and illustrated by Jerry McClanahan and published by the Federation. Jerry is a well-respected Route 66 historian and has been mapping the Mother Road since his family vacations during the 1960s, when he sat in the back seat of the family Ford, trying to draw his own crude maps of the road. In the early 1990s Jerry became a full-time writer and artist and the EZ66 Guide is essentially a full collection of his maps with accompanying text. But to be honest, although they had a certain historic fascination, they didn’t look too suitable for 21st century navigation. So it was back on the internet where I discovered the Lonely Planet Guide to Route 66 Road Trips. This looked far more user friendly and I coupled it with the Route 66 Dining and Lodging Guide (17th edition) from the Federation and we were ready to go. Well almost. At a recent classic car show, I had stumbled across a book in the Shire series by David Knudson who just happens to be the founder and executive director of the Federation! Our in-car library was beginning to take shape and I added the AA Big Road Atlas USA 2016. But, in use, Mrs Adrian found that it didn’t show many of the smaller towns on Route 66. So, after about a couple of days on the road, we invested in the Rand McNally Motor Carriers’ 2017 Road Atlas. This is billed as America’s best-selling trucker’s atlas and Mrs Adrian tended to agree. Our library was complete!
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But I was, by now, beginning to get a bit worried about the actual driving. Adrian junior sent me an idiot’s guide he had compiled with his years of experience of motoring on the other side of the pond. He starts it by saying “Driving in America is more of a right than a privilege”. And after 2,907 miles on the wrong side of the road, I have to agree with him. I was ok with a left hand drive vehicle. My first Lada Niva was LHD and so is my new Renault Dauphine. But could I cope with turning right on a red? And undertaking? And the yellow school buses? Well the short answer now (to mis-quote Bob the Builder) is “Yes I can”! I had originally wanted to hire a pick-up truck. But Mrs Adrian, who was our treasurer as well as navigator, said no. And, as ever, she was right and we collected our Nissan Rogue from Hertz at Chicago airport. It was a four-wheel drive SUV and I’m guessing that it’s badged as an X-Trail over here.We’d booked our first night in Joliet, Illinois about 50 miles from the airport. I’d already had a couple of hair-raising journeys in the front passenger seat of a taxi, so I thought I knew what it was going to be like when I got behind the wheel. How wrong I was! Mrs Adrian was giving 110% concentration in ensuring that we were going the correct way (well, most of the time) and I was burning a similar amount of nervous energy in keeping the Rogue on the correct side of the road and giving way to other vehicles whenever I should. Well we finally made it and, believe me, that first glass of bourbon when we arrived at the motel, never tasted so good. The speed limit on the highways and inter-states (the equivalent of our motorways) is 75mph. And I mean 75mph for all vehicles. The sight, in the left hand door mirror, of a V8 powered monster truck bearing down on you in lane three does tend to focus the mind somewhat. Actually, some highways have a lower speed limit for trucks of 55-60mph. I found that most drivers tended to keep to the limit, probably due to the large number of unmarked police cars. And there seemed to be remarkably little tailgating. I put this down to the fact that ‘undertaking’ is perfectly legal in the USA and I so wish it could be introduced over here.
It’s now time for your next history lesson. The improvement of roads such as Route 66 also had a dark side – the rising death rate caused by automobile crashes. Fatalities began to increase annually. In 1920, there were 100 deaths on Oklahoma roads; by 1930, that number rose to 400. By 1936, 685 deaths due to automobile crashes were recorded. It was clear that something had to be done and state legislature responded by creating the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in 1937. Troopers, armed with black and white Ford cruisers and nimbler Indian motorcycles were to patrol the highways, enforcing new speed limits and implementing a new innovation – the driver license.
Actually, a bit later on in our trip, I managed to obtain a copy of the driver license of one Elvis A Presley. (But on the back, it says souvenir)! And again later on, I stopped to take a photograph of an Oklahoma Highway Patrol car parked outside the station. I was stopped in my tracks by the shout of “what do you think you’re doing?” Enter, stage left, a trooper in full uniform. Including the hat, but at least he hadn’t drawn his hand gun. I explained that I was a tourist, to which he replied “just don’t take a photo of the interior”. But, of course, I had just taken a photo of the interior so I showed it to him. “That’s ok sir” he replied “Have a nice day”. Phew!Road safety in the 21st century seems to be pretty high on the agenda in the USA. They have roadside signs (both electronic and fixed) everywhere. And I loved some of the slogans: ‘Your car is not a phone booth – just drive’ ‘Seat belts save lives -no hocus pocus’ ‘Mind your mummy – buckle up’ and ‘Don’t hit our workers - $10,000 fine and lose your license’.
Couldn’t we do the same over here?
Of course, we were in the USA in the final week before the presidential election and it was fascinating to keep abreast of the media coverage. After a lot of channel hopping, I tended to rely on Fox News. Anyway, we were on Venice beach in Santa Monica at the end of Route 66 when I saw a (very skimpy) bikini bottom with the slogan “F**k Trump”. I’m writing this bit on November 10th. What have they done?
Well, I’m rapidly approaching my word limit for this column. If you follow me on Face Book (and if not, why not?) you will have read my daily blog of our trip of a lifetime. And you’re probably wondering how I’m going to get the column back to discussing all things motoring in the UK? Well so was I – until I read the ‘Cars’ section of the Telegraph on Saturday 5th November, just seven days after we landed, severely jet-lagged, at Heathrow. It had a piece with the headline “Driven to distraction by in-car technology”. It was, of course, a follow-up to the tragic story concerning the 10-year jail sentence handed down to the lorry driver who killed a mother and three children as a result of using of his mobile phone while driving. This has reignited the safety debate about drivers being distracted by electronic devices. Current estimates by the European Commission suggest that between 10-30 per cent of collisions in Europe are caused by road-user distraction and last year, UK police reported that distraction caused 99 of the 1,469 fatal crashes. Dr Graham Cole, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Sussex said: “Car-makers want more and more driver aids but by giving drivers less to do they could be making things worse” He explained why touchscreens aren’t the saviour many car-makers would have us believe: “With touchscreens you force the driver to rely on visual clues to operate them. With conventional controls you can make use of your tactile senses, too. You can feel the difference between the volume control and the smaller balance knob, for example, so you are not just relying on one sense”. The car-makers’ conclusion was, rather simplistically, that it is up to drivers to make sure that they comply with the law. But the need for legislation that takes it out of drivers’ hands is gathering pace. In the USA (see what I just did there?) a quarter of all teenage fatalities are put down to distraction. The problem is such that the Department of Transport and National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, in the States, wants drivers to be restricted from using non-essential technology while the vehicle is in motion. Back here in the UK Nick Read, academy director at TRL, had the last word: “Self-driving cars are the get-out. It might be easier to make cars look after us than for us to look after ourselves”.
And finally, seen on the fridge door in a diner somewhere along Route 66:‘Heck, yes I’m short. God only lets things grow until they’re perfect. Some of us didn’t take as long as others’
Adrian
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ADINJC - WORKING ADIs WORKING FOR YOUWHAT OUR LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS AND GROUPS SAY ABOUT US
“ADINJC are a great National Association run by working ADIs like us, they put in a tremendous amount of work to provide us with all the latest and up to date information about the industry. They offer support and advice and give us a voice at national level. Their CPD courses are excellent, well organised, reasonably priced and very useful. The Association meetings are interesting, a great source of information and also a good opportunity to network with information and also a good opportunity to network with other likeminded ADIs.”
“Sometimes life as an ADI can leave you feeling isolated. This is why it’s important to be a member of an association. Who is best, a local or national one? As a member of a local association which in turn is a member of ADINJC, I consider we have the best of both worlds. The ADINJC has provided support on numerous occasions and gives our SADDIA members a feeling that there is always someone behind us to provide help when there is always someone behind us to provide help when needed.”
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“SmartDriving has now been an ADINJC member organisation for over four years – the benefits of direct representation, support and information offered by ADINJC has been of proven value to my 1600 members. I firmly believe that this non- profit organisation has a genuine concern for the improvement of our industry and in helping ADIs generally. No organisation is totally politically unbiased or free of “self-interest” but unlike some organisations who may be tempted to put commercial considerations or rigid political agendas before the best interests of their membership, the ADINJC are about as straight and independent as you might hope to get.”
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I look at the ADINJC membership from the point of view of a multi-car driving school owner. For a very reasonable price, I have signed up my school as an association and now all of my instructors and I benefit from the regular industry information updates, monthly newsletter, association meetings and available training courses. Not to mention the fact that the governing committee will take questions and queries we put forward to the highest level of the DVSA. If you are considering becoming a member of a national association then I can't recommend the ADINJC highly enough. It’s a non-profit making organisation that puts all its resources into benefiting its members.”
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This is the highest standard of driving recognition that can be achieved within the public domain and Rachael has achieved that at 17 years and 5 months. That is an absolutely FANTASTIC result. Rachael is the youngest RoSPA Advanced Driver at Gold Standard in the UK.
More she is the youngest to achieve this award in current records! Driver Trainer/Coaches Rob Tillier & Alan Hall say, ‘Rachael has been wholly diligent in getting herself prepared for this test, within the lessons with us, in practising the practical driving skills in all of her driving and in studying the supporting theory. It’s that level of preparedness which produces such results.
Rachael has proven today that she is an extremely safe and competent driver. She thoroughly deserves this Award’. Credit must also be given to Rachael’s Mum & Dad who have spent many an hour supporting Rachael to be so well prepared.
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The ADINJC Professional Indemnity insurance, provides the valuable protection you need as a driving instructor offering professional advice to the public, to prevent this happening. It covers you when, as a result of negligence, you are sued for losses or damages by a third party. In short, it gives you peace of mind: if a claim is brought against your business, you won’t have to worry about the financial implications of a lawsuit. The ADINJC policy provides £5 Million cover for each and every member, ensuring you have sufficient cover. The policy also has a low policy excess of £500 for each and every claim.
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Rob Carlson of The Honest Truth receives his OBE
Congratulations to Rob Carlson of The Honest Truth who yesterday was awarded an OBE which he received from Prince William. ADINJC has been a supporter of The Honest Truth for a number of years and are delighted that its work continues to be recognised. Well done Rob, who penned these words yesterday:
“So proud to have received the OBE from Prince William today at Buckingham Palace. I have been truly humbled by so many kind comments from so many friends.
The award is, however, accepted on behalf of the many people who work so hard to make our roads safer for the next generation. The Honest Truth team in Devon and across the UK and beyond, Fire service colleagues, thousands of driving instructors and the Learn2live gang, and so many more. They deserve the plaudits as well. I can’t leave out mother superior Rebecca Hewitt or my partner in crime (slight pun) Olly Tayler who kidnapped me and dragged me around the country spreading the word. Thanks to you all.”
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Agenda for the 43rd Annual General Meeting
10am Saturday 3 December 2016 at the Village Hotel, Walsall
1. The Chairman, Lynne Barrie will open the meeting 2. The Secretary will read the convening notice 3. To record attendance and apologies received in writing 4. Approval of the minutes of the 2015 Annual General Meeting 5. Matters arising 6. Chairman's Report 7. Treasurer's Report and motion for the adoption of the audited accounts The present Governing Committee will then retire.
8. The retiring Chairman will conduct the election of the President.
The President will conduct the re-election of the Vice Presidents. The President will conduct the re-election of the Chairman.
The Chairman will conduct the re-election of Committee Members, as per the
attached list. The Chairman will conduct the election of the Auditors 9. To set the membership subscriptions for 2016/17 10. To agree the honoraria to be paid to the Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer,
Membership Secretary and Liaison Officer 11. To set the dates and venues for Association meetings 2016/17 12. The Chairman will close the meeting.
The ADINJC is a National Association run by ADIs on a not-for-profit basis. We work tirelessly to inform, represent and support our members, and promote the interests of our profession.
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Saturday 3 December 2016
Meeting starts immediately after AGM, at the Village Hotel, Walsall, West Midlands WS2 8TJ
Coffee on arrival from 09:00 in the Hub, and at 11:30 break
1. Meeting opened by the Chairman – Lynne Barrie
2. Attendance register and apologies for absence
3. Minutes of the Association Meeting held on 4 June 2016
4. Matters arising
5. Correspondence
6. Chairman’s report
7. Presentation by Edward Marshall ADINJC training team: new practical test changes
8. Presentation by Graham Feest ADINJC Road SAfety Advisor: Safe Systems Approach
9. Open forum for members
10. Date and venue of next meeting
11. Meeting closes by 1.45pm
This agenda may be amended by the Chairman before the meeting.
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Member’s Corner
ADINJC Conference Feedback Form Winner:This years ADINJC Conference feedback questionnaire winner is Jane Edmonds who helps herself to a Driving Test Premium DVD from Focus MultiMedia. Well done Jane!
Concerns with 20mph blanket speed limitsI am Lois Pallister, a 53 year old female Grade A driving instructor in Sydenham and have been on the DVSA register as a fully qualified DSA ADI (Car) since January 1995. During this time I have seen a lot of changes affecting me as an instructor and my pupils as learner drivers. Some of them are significant changes affecting the roads we drive upon. I have not agreed with every one of those changes but none have brought me more concern than the current vogue for 20mph blanket speed limits being implemented by local councils around the UK.Of the five London Boroughs that encompass my catchment area, Southwark was the first to go down this route and Sydenham Hill has been 20mph since 1st December 2014, with all roads throughout Southwark changed to 20mph by March 2015. Lambeth followed suit in April 2016 and Lewisham last month in September 2016.It was at this point that I felt compelled to get a dash cam fitted to my tuition car due to feeling so much more at risk and to write to you and others about the serious increase of danger on our main roads backing up my experiences with my own video evidence.Croydon are currently implementing such a scheme to be completed by 2018 despite much local opposition, but, thankfully, Bromley are refusing to follow suit so I do still have a few roads to use in order to train my learner drivers at 30mph!The catalyst to my current actionThe event I am about to describe to you was the final straw. I have encountered many such frightening situations on Sydenham Hill but now I am facing them on most of the roads I work on, I simply had to do something about it.On Wednesday 7th September, a driver overtook myself and the two vehicles behind me and continued to approach a blind bend on the wrong side of the road doing about 40mph. This was on a road that has had a 20mph speed limit for almost 2 years. Had this driver’s actions resulted in a crash I would have felt partially responsible for adhering to the speed limit when nobody else will! If I hadn’t been there with a long queue of traffic behind me, this extremely dangerous overtaking manoeuvre would simply not have occurred.Whilst 20mph is perfect for narrow residential roads, it is not a suitable speed limit for the majority of main routes throughout my area and most areas, especially when so called ‘self-enforcing’ 20mph signs are thrown up with no active enforcement in place. I strongly object to being put into this position of danger!The police cannot enforce these 20mph limits and zones so the statement on the London Borough of Lewisham web site: “We do not expect everyone to drive within the 20mph limit from the outset, but over time, we expect compliance to increase”, is outrageous and makes this even more dangerous!How many police officer hours are involved when a driver is caught by a speed camera or via dash cam evidence? The technology is there – a few tweaks are needed, that’s all!Enforcement is seen as carrying too high a cost but how much does it cost NOT to enforce the laws for the drivers all about us on our roads? The Association of British Drivers calculated the average overall cost of a single KSI at over £1.3 million back in 2003! It would cost far less to prevent them in the first place. Yet the local councils are still jumping on the bandwagon with these ridiculous schemes, not only wasting public money but actually making our roads more dangerous in the process.Driving on main routes at 20mph will also create more pollution than driving them at 30mph, especially
on the hills in my area! So we have a danger of another kind, particularly when you consider how many diesel vehicles we have on our roads! And there are also the extra costs to us all. Higher road transport costs resulting in a hike in prices to the consumer.Possible solutions for these problems?Have sensible speed limits for each individual roadOne reason a candidate would be marked down on their driving test for not making good progress is because it has a likelihood of enraging other drivers, encouraging them to take unduly risky manoeuvres.A far more sensible solution is to keep the majority of the main routes at 30mph but with effective and affordable enforcement so that drivers will adhere to that 30mph limit. The average speed cameras on faster roads are very effective and provide evidence that drivers will adhere to the limits when their perception of the likelihood of being penalised for breaking them is increased.Merely putting up 20mph signs on wide main roads that a few will adhere to with the majority driving at 30mph and many overtaking and driving at 40mph because they are angered by the move and know they will never be prosecuted for it simply cannot be acceptable as a solution towards safer roads because it clearly makes them more dangerous. Watch my videos for evidence of this.A low cost effective means of enforcement that takes up less police timeWhilst I fully understand the benefit of visible yellow cameras at accident blackspots I fail to see why our money is wasted installing them elsewhere just so drivers can speed up to them, slow to go past them and speed up again afterwards!The Truvelo D-Cam type cameras get an image of the driver at the wheel, along with the vehicle speed and as they use infra-red the driver is not immediately aware that it was set off. They also automatically send digital images to the control centre so they have a far lower maintenance cost.Use these rather than Gatso cameras and make them grey rather than yellow, with no signs telling drivers they are there. Although the locals will soon learn where they are they will have to be more careful on roads they are unfamiliar with and will be held up in their own areas by the drivers from elsewhere.An easier, less time consuming way for car cam users to send footage to policeAt present it is extremely difficult and time consuming for anyone to submit dash cam footage to police.So why can’t there be one web site where people can upload videos easily just entering in the most basic information such as where it happened and checking a box or two to indicate what the clip covers?Trained civilian staff could forward the clips that should be acted upon on to the relevant police forces.The general consensus amongst fellow driving instructors is that there is no point forwarding evidence on to police unless a crash has resulted. So those reckless drivers remain out there until a crash does result from their actions, leaving lives unsaved, family and friends suffering and grieving, taking up far more police time and costing way more to the public purse than getting these drivers to think about their actions after repeatedly being reported.If our police can’t manage the job alone why not enlist the help of the responsible drivers on our roads?Just make anonymous speed stamped footage from car cams admissible as evidence. It’s so simple.Make it law that all new cars sold in the UK have front and rear cams as standardAll our vehicles now have running daylights so why not front and rear insurance cameras?If people had them, they would keep them operating for their own protection and if there was an easy, anonymous way of sending the worst driving they record to police, I think many would do that too as it could be themselves or their children who are killed or injured by such drivers.If you do what is necessary to make speed stamped dash cam footage admissible as evidence, even when submitted anonymously then all my suggested solutions together would be both cheaper and far more effective than anything we have at the moment.I strongly believe if these measures were implemented along with speeds that are suitable for the individual roads we really would see a reduction in all crashes but most importantly in the very costly, life destroying and ruining KSI’s.
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Once this was in action and drivers started to be prosecuted via this route, they would soon realise they are always being watched and that their bad behaviour on the roads stands a far more likely chance of being reported to the authorities. You would have most drivers on our roads behaving as if average speed cameras were everywhere, even though they are not.ConclusionThe vehicles of today are most definitely much safer than they were prior to the when the 30mph speed limits were introduced. The only thing that has been allowed to deteriorate is the average driver’s attitude!Please send us your views on the subject to [email protected]
Driver Training business owner calls on ADIs to focus on safe driving for lifehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-37917703 Rob Tillier, ADI & Director/Owner of Accelerate Driver Training says, ‘Lucy was one of my customers. She was just 17 years and 9 days old and had been following the accelerate Safer Driver Training Programme. She had a practical taster session in August and had attended our 1-day workshop to minimise the risk to her of being killed or seriously injured in a car crash. I took her for her 1st driving lesson on Monday this week and afterwards I wished her the best of luck for her planned run for GB in the European Youth X-Country championships in Madrid this coming weekend. Then her life, along with Stacey’s, was taken away just 27 hours later by a driver who made a tragic error of judgement. I taught Lucy’s sister to drive 3 years ago and have kept in touch with a wonderful family. My heartfelt thoughts go out to family, friends, associates and all those affected by this absolute tragedy. ‘My franchisees and I run our businesses to minimise the risk of young drivers being killed or seriously injured in a road crash. This incident serves to strengthen our resolve to continue the work we do. I also ask that driver trainers across the UK seriously question themselves as to whether they really do teach safe driving for life, remembering that 96% of young driver crashes are caused by human factors, and that is better covered in the classroom, not the car’. Sad News...BUTTERWORTH ROBERT (BOB) On 7th November 2016 Aged 69 years. Passed away peacefully in his sleep. Kind, supportive and devoted husband of Kathy, dad to Rowan and Laurie, father-in-law to Hannah, loving grandad to Kenzie, Charley and Georgia. Passionate and well loved driving instructor to many.Bob will be sadly missed by all who loved him.Funeral service at Huddersfield Crematorium, Fixby on Friday 25th November at 12.30pm. Family flowers only, but donations in lieu to the William Merritt Disabled Living Centre for which a box will be available at the service. All enquiries to the Gables Funeral Service, Marsh Tel: 01484 424235.