Swindon & District Group of Advanced Motorists-Group No: 1060
Affiliated to The Institute of Advanced Motorists
 
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY!!
Group Meeting at Blunsdon House Hotel on Wednesday November 4th at 7.30pm
I have managed to obtain the services of Chris Gilbert, (Roadcraft/Hendon), as our Speaker for the above meeting. As most […]

Gloucester Group have four places left on a First Aid Course. Details below.
They are being offered on a first come first served basis.
We are therefore extending our invitation to Wiltshire RoADAR
members, and would be glad if you would circulate this message. The details
are: -
Venue:
St John’s Ambulance,
Ashville Business Park,
Cheltenham Road East,
Staverton,
Glos, GL2 9QJ
Date: […]

The High Performance Club will once again be holding a Young Drivers’ Day, on 1st August 2009.
This is open to those who are aged 26 years or less and hold a full driver’s licence, and are not already HPC members. The aims of the day are to:

Promote awareness of driving skills at advanced […]

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Justice Blair’s Theory
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The following is a talk by Mr. Justice Blair, recorded in “The Listener” and copied from “The Journal” of Criminal Law, No.5 January, 1988.
The basic cause of road accidents is widespread ignorance of ground speed, not only on the part of pedestrians but also on the part of virtually every driver […]

Derek Bradbury reviews the book The Psychology of Driving by Dr Graham Hole of Sussex University in the attached document. Feel free to download the review for your own perusal.
The book is available from Amazon, price £14.72.
The review is attached here Review of The Psychology of Driving by Dr Graham Hole

The results of the 2008 Questionnaire have been collated, and the results are here.
Overall, it shows we’re doing mainly what the membership wants. A few more activities wouldn’t go amiss, but no serious flaws. If you didn’t get a questionnaire, or you have comments to make, please add a comment below, or talk to […]