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 […]

Skidsrus
Justice Blair’s Theory
FEET PER SECOND
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 […]

Question When Approaching a tunnel it is good advice to:
a. Put on your sunglasses. b)Check tyre pressures.
c) Change to a lower gear d)Tune your radio to the local channel
Passing your test could depend on choosing the correct answer which is;- Tune your radio to the local channel.  A reader from the telegraph was puzzeled .  […]

A high number of motorists have no idea that the rules regarding the positioning and colour of speed cameras changed in April this year.
Speed, or “safety” cameras, as the Government calls them, no longer have to be painted yellow, or be visible from 60m (200ft), and no longer have to be sited only where there […]

From The Times In Gear Supplement
January 21st 2007
 
Q ” I’ve heard a lot about “winter Tyres” but cannot see why I would need them in the UK.” What would I gain and would I need to switch tyres for summer and winter driving?” Also will winter tyres wear out more quickly when driven in hotter […]

MPs have urged the government to carry out a study into the possibility of fitting speed limiters to motorbikes.
The House of Commons Transport Committee said accident rates are far too high and radical action is needed.
The report on government motorcycling strategy also said motorbikes were too polluting and that illegal use of […]