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The Newsletter of Bristol Advanced Motorists

We hope you find this November newsletter interesting. All content prepared by the Editor unless stated otherwise. It is the last before Christmas, so Season’s Greetings to all readers.

Those Full Members who pay by cheque/cash will find a Renewal letter enclosed with this LINK. As will all Associates who have passed the IAM Test this year. We hope you will renew with the Group to help us in our continuing efforts to make more Bristol motorists into Better Drivers..

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Contents this Issue

page Editorial 3 Recent IAM Test Successes 4 Star Letter to the Editor 5 More Letters to the Editor 8 Group News 10 Free DriveCheck Assessment Day 13 From the Associates Administrator 14 Social Media - IAM and Group 15 Regional Liaison Forum 16 Charity Cashback Scheme 17 Wacky Rally 2015 Advert - Group Membership Stats 18 Further Advanced Driving Course for 2015 19 Speaker for November / BAWA Map / Volunteers ? 20 CALENDAR – WHAT’S ON ? 21 Three-in-a-Car 22 Future Meeting Speakers – and Review of 2014 23 New Monthly Meeting Speaker Organiser Required 24 IAM Chiswick News 25 September Meeting Speaker - Dr Sarah Jones 28 A Shift with A&S Road Policing Unit 30 The LED Invasion 32 Managed Motorways – are they Safe? 35 General Driving News Items 36 Interested in Advanced Motorbiking? 37 Advanced Driving Refresher - Young Driver Offer 38 Course / Dates / Assessment / Refresher 39 CONTACT US: your guide to who does what 40

All content compiled by the Editor unless otherwise credited. Contributors: Phil Baber, Valerie Bearne, Barry Cash, Martin Evans, Mark Gollop, David Howard, Paul Hunt, Clare Reeves, Paul Woozley,

and Helen of BCC. Thank‐you also to all people talked to during research.

Photos by the Editor and unknown sources, unless credited individually.

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Editorial by the Editor, of course

GROUP RENEWALS Send us a cheque now - which will be deposited with our bank in the new financial year, on 1st January 2015.. To avoid the hassle, why not set-up a Standing Order (Regular Transfer)? Just ask our Treasurer for our bank details. Likewise, if you would prefer to commit to just a one-off Single Electronic Transfer, again, contact our Treasurer.

BT DONATE It is not viable for us to get into standard card acceptance – but we are setting up a BT Donate facility on our website, which can also be used as an alternate general payment channel.

IAM AGM A reminder to Members that the AGM of the IAM Ltd is to be held on November 13th. It is your AGM. Return your Proxy form to have your say. Have you voted for or against the proposed fee increase, the Report, and the 4 Council members up for re-election? Only a few days left.

CHRISTMAS Skill for Life DISCOUNT The word on the street is that the IAM will offer SfL purchasers a discount of £14 in the run-up to Christmas, making the cost £135. If the offer is configured for Gift Vouchers, as last year, simply advise a potential Associate to buy a Gift Voucher and redeem it himself!

DON’T BIN IT – PASS IT ON for publicity When you have finished with your LINK, don’t throw it away. Please pass it on to a relation, friend or work colleague - or take it to a Surgery or Dentist’s waiting room (if allowed under H&S rules), company rest room, or similar. It gets our name out there – and maybe attracts a new Associate.

Notice from the Treasurer

TO STANDING ORDER PAYERS NOT YET UPDATED TO 2014 RATE

Eleven Bristol Group Full Members who have only paid at the 2013 rate, and not the full 2014 subscription, are still outstanding, having not responded to the last batch of explanatory letters sent to such Members.

We have taken advice from IAM Chiswick and have sent a final letter. This is not a ‘desirable’ situation for our club, but we have to do this for organisational and legal purposes. All eleven pay by Bank Standing Order, and need to take action. The crux is, because we have explained the situation ‘adequately’ to those concerned, those remaining underpaid at 1st January will be classified as Lapsed Members, and any monies we receive will be regarded as a donation to the General Funds of the Bristol Group.



Recent IAM Test Successes by Clare Reeves Congratulations to the following Bristol Group Skill for Life participants who have recently passed the IAM Advanced Driving Test.

ASSOCIATE OBSERVER GEORGE CLARKE GARY NUNN DAVID FARMER ANDREW NICHOLLS PHILIP JONES PETE GOODMAN SHANE PETERS MARK GOLLOP FRED THOMAS MARK GOLLOP SARA WATERHOUSE PETE GOODMAN

You will all be Upgraded to Group Full Member until the end of 2014.

We hope that in due course each of you will continue as both an IAM Member and a Bristol Group Member and support our efforts to help other people in the Bristol area to become better drivers.

above: Tom Archer (left) is presented with his IAM Membership Certificate by Group Chairman Andy Cole at a recent Group Club/Social Meeting. Also in the photo are the Group Notice Boards (right), kept up-to-date with details of Group Events, and photos such as this one, by Andrew Nicholls.

Tom is a Young Driver and received a refund of his Skill for Life fee. Tom is the last Bristol-resident Young Driver to be able to do so, because the funding kindly supplied by Bristol City Council is now exhausted. The refund offer continues, but only South Gloucestershire Young Drivers (see conditions on page 38) are now eligible.



Letters to the Editor Star Letter from David Howard THE PROBLEM WITH IAM

Being a member of the IAM in my fourth year, I recognise that the Institute of Advanced Motorists is doing a good job, on a very limited budget and a very small Membership in relation to the overall driving population. But . . . . Increasing membership numbers and raising awareness of the benefits of being a Member seem to be ‘lacklustre’.

Let me compare IAM with another charity - the National Trust. NT members get to visit some wonderful properties and can design days out with an objective of using their annual membership fee to gain access to dozens of properties near, or not so near, to their home. Ideal for pensioners who have no work commitment timetable and perhaps fancy a drive in the countryside. They have an objective and a tangible benefit of memories at the end of the day.

IAM provides knowledge - but what else in return for the annual fee?

The main contact for an Associate is a Volunteer who guides and advises in his own time and with the best of intentions, but at the end of the day the biggest incentive to anyone being persuaded that joining IAM is a good idea probably comes down to money – does the IAM provide good value for money?

In my experience, one of the most compelling reasons for joining was the potential for car insurance savings by becoming a Member. The fees for the course, the test and the recurring annual fee (national and local) was easily repaid within 2 years by obtaining discounted insurance as an IAM Member (and I consider myself to be pretty savvy when shopping around for a bargain). Yes, it was 'nice' to know that I had become an advanced driver and we all continue to learn from experience, but I feel our Associate recruitment is not as focussed and targeted as it should be. I feel that IAM is easily preaching to the converted older and experienced driver but more could be done to target the perceived higher risk younger driver.

Consider the following proposal.

If every motorist who took a driving test was handed a leaflet with the benefits of IAM membership spelled-out, then the potential for an increase in recruitment numbers would be substantial. There lies the problem; a Government department cannot be seen to favour an organisation, even IAM as a charity, to promote safer driving, after



passing the basic driving test. Experience cannot be taught, but guidance after the driving test on best practice and observation by IAM can lead to savings – not just in reduced insurance premiums but fewer accidents that result in injuries (or worse) to drivers, passengers and pedestrians and damage to personal and public assets.

IAM should be asking each and every Member of Parliament if they or their partners (or chauffeurs) are advanced motorists and, if not, why not? Raise the awareness at Government level and only then can the Department for Transport change the rules that would allow IAM access to all newly-qualified drivers.

On the other hand if IAM were to gain access to these additional numbers, how would it cope? Payment for the Observers' time might incentivise the desire for Members to advance to Observer status, but personal time has a premium and so there are not enough Observers.

On a separate issue, Insurance companies have no incentive to reduce their premiums - thereby lowering profits. The younger driver is heavily penalised as their accident 'risk' is statistically higher. If IAM worked with all the recognised insurance companies, perhaps through the Insurance industry professional bodies, then offering discounted insurance to younger drivers who have passed the IAM advanced driving test will likely mean fewer expensive claims, and society benefits overall from a safer driving populous. A driver who has been taught good traits throughout their driving experience results in fewer accidents and less cost to communities. As far as I know there is only one company offering discounted insurance to IAM members. Competition amongst insurance companies to attract advanced motorists should be beneficial to all.

Perhaps insurance companies should be asked to cover at least part of the advanced driving course? It is in their interest with potentially huge savings in fewer payouts as a result of safer driving. Perhaps this payment could go to the Observers? Then we are going in to the realms of employment, tax and professionalism. There lies the conundrum.

Lastly, does IAM have any relationship with National Trust or any other organisation that largely relies upon people driving from one place to another? An agreement between companies and organisations, with reduced fees to the other, may well be of interest and mutually beneficial!

Regards, DAVID HOWARD



IAM Membership Manager Paul Woozley replies: “David makes very well-informed and relevant points and also covers the reasons why the suggestions are not practical for the IAM. The good news is that we do lobby MPs and Parliament, we do target younger drivers (who are reluctant to hear our messages). Our insurance service for members has grown ten-fold in five years but is still not offering a guaranteed benefit to every IAM member - and we are working hard to improve that. The harsh reality is that the insurance industry is largely disinterested in the IAM due to our small size and previous lack of any proof of being a safer risk. We continue to lobby the insurance industry and have achieved some small victories recently. We also do have a scheme in place with the National Trust and we are also in touch with them through our mutual partners the RAC about help for their members.

“In total the IAM offers our Members over fifty benefits / discounts [ and further driver training options – Ed. ], communicated in the Members’ Area of the website, in the annual renewal mailing, in three pages of our magazine and in regular emails to Members - plus of course via the hundreds of local Group websites and newsletters.

“The majority of our Members consider their Membership fee to be a charitable donation to help the IAM deliver future Skill for Life courses so that other road users can receive the same benefit that current Members received. Even within a volunteer organisation, there are a vast array of costs that need to be covered – the database, the call centre, all the Associate & Member literature, marketing campaigns, certificates, Regional Manager support, Examiner expenses, Group expenses, the website. The IAM keeps all costs to a minimum and, as a not-for-profit charity, any surplus funds are reinvested into road safety schemes.

“Our greatest strength is our volunteer network but it is also our biggest limitation; we simply could not cope with a large increase in Associates, which is why the IAM is looking at alternative ways to grow and help more road users. Our volunteers and Groups will always be the heart and core of the IAM but we cannot grow significantly with our current structure.

“The NT has 4 million members, plus 19 million visitors per year and 70,000 volunteers. They spent £60 million on property renovation last year. The IAM has 90,000 members, 4,000 volunteers and our total organisational turnover is around £6m and we don’t own any assets. Comparison is never going to present the IAM favourably!”

Kind regards, Paul Woozley, Membership Manager, IAM [ Editor’s comment: Thank-you Paul for this personal reply. Look at the Forum on the IAM website for similar topics/comments/replies. The Forum is a good way to keep up with current IAM issues. ]



More Letters to the Editor THE BRISTOL 20MPH ISSUE from Philip Baber Regarding the 20mph speed limit which is rolling out across Bristol, I took up the challenge last year of asking about the number of Bristol residents who actually support the new measure. 82% in favour is quoted.

You can see below the reply I received from a Council Officer, Helen, which makes statements about various questions I posed. The 82% only represents those residents targeted and surveyed initially in the pilot areas of the city, Redfield and Southville. Maybe this is all the Council needed to do - to say they have asked some of us? Nothing we say or do will reverse the decision nationally or locally but I suppose Helen, in representing the Council, is honest to admit that only a small number have been polled. But "82% support” is not really the true case!

We are led to believe that low-speed impact damage is less to both people and vehicles, but I am sure I read that the IAM has come up with figures which say road collisions between vehicles has increased in 20mph limits?

Regarding enforcement, yes, A&S Constabulary will enforce the new speed limit as they currently do with all speed limits. Recently I know of one person who was driving in an area of Keynsham with a 20mph limit in force. He was driving at 27mph, and fined £100. I am not sure if he received points on his licence or was offered a speed awareness training course.

Here is the reply I received from Bristol City Council.

“Dear Philip Baber, Thank you for your comments. “On many local residential roads the average speed is well below 30 mph but there are some drivers who will use these roads as rat runs and who do speed in these inappropriate areas. This is why parents constantly cite traffic speeds as one of the top reasons they do not allow their children to walk, scoot or cycle to school. If we can reduce average speeds by implementing a lower speed limit this will help encourage parents to allow children to walk, scoot and cycle to school thereby getting children more active and increasing their health levels. It is the fear of speed that often stops parents letting their children become more independent. In 1971, over 70% of primary school children walked to school by themselves, but in 2012, only 25% were allowed to walk to school independently and out of those most were 9 to 10 years old. “Regards to enforcement, the Police have said, "the 20 mph speed restrictions will be treated in the same way as any other speed limit in the Avon and Somerset Police area in that enforcement will not be routine but will be intelligence-led and where there is evidence of clear


Read this newsletter on our website www.iam-bristol.org.uk Nov 2014 and excessive offending, accompanied by an aggravating factor, A&SC may consider enforcement where appropriate". “The Police have been working with the Council on the proposal for each phase and have stated that it is important that any proposed speed limit should be appropriate to the area and that the speed limit should be self-enforcing wherever possible. The roads that are proposed to be included tend to have either schools, shops, parks and/or residential frontages where there are a high level of different road users with low average speeds. “Enforcement of these new speed limits will be based on raising the awareness and education of drivers, rather than fining them. This will only be applicable where speeds are excessive. Drivers will undoubtedly take time to get used to the new speed limits so the emphasis will be on making the limits obvious, not on punishing drivers for their mistakes. “In addition, both the Council and Police are working together with neighbouring authorities on a regional community speed watch so that an educational approach to policing can be promoted rather than penalise people. “The household interview surveys were completed before and after in the pilot areas and 1838 households responded to these surveys which is what the 82% figure is calculated from. “The cost of the proposed sign-only project is £2.3 million. This investment is small in comparison with the potential cost savings. The cost of collisions according to the Reported Road Casualty in Great Britain, DfT 2011 is as follows: fatal collision - £1.83 million, serious collision - £215,000 and slight collision - £22,500. This project is only one of a number of initiatives that is aimed at improving road safety. The Council also provides free Bikeability courses for both adults and children and provides practical pedestrian training and funding towards safer routes to schools. I hope this helps answer your queries.” Kind regards, Helen, Bristol City Council [ The Editor comments: The 20mph limits are controversial, with strong opinions on both sides. Driving to conditions, an IAM Member would drive in any case at less than 20 in many minor side streets – but on wider, clearer roads it seems wrong to have a compulsory 20mph limit, particularly at quiet times of day. But, law is law, and as the IAM is a Road Safety organisation, Members should accept and obey limits. Bristol Group reps Martin and Tony have attended several ‘Implementation Consultation’ meetings with the Council and have argued for excluding more roads from the 20 scheme. Walking and Bicycling promotion is good news if you have the time and inclination. But there are still a lot of drivers in Bristol . . . . Debate to be continued, no doubt – Ed. ]



Group News by the Editor TAKE THE LINK ELECTRONICALLY Committee would like more people to read the LINK on our website. We have a standard PDF version there, and also an ISSUU ‘flip-book’ version.

Government Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude recently said that, soon, most public services would be available only online, and that “people must become comfortable with using the Internet, or risk losing access to key government services. “We think that is a better thing for people’s lives.” He went on to disparagingly describe those not on, or not using, the Internet as “refuse-niks”.

But, your Editor’s view is that the Internet is not yet a universal medium, neither in availability nor desirability of use, and we must make the newsletter freely available (by post) to Members who want it that way. 10 Members voluntarily forego their hard copy LINK in favour of opting to look at it on an electronic screen. To join them, contact the Editor.

Committee has decided that, from the October 2014 course, all new Associates will be given only one hard copy LINK and thereafter will be notified by e-mail when the latest issue is available on the Bristol Group website – unless they specifically request a paper copy.

ASSOCIATE NUMBERS HEALTHY AND INCREASING At the time of writing there are 23 new Associates enrolled for the October course, plus 3 Members taking a “Refresher”. That will bring the total enrolled for this year to 82, compared with 61 in 2013.

Bristol Group is pleased to boast that we are way above average on the Scorecard measures, and we perform very well on some other measures as well. We have an excellent proportion of Test candidates who gain a F1RST distinction - 25% of males and 33% of females – and our proportion of females enrolled as Associates is exceptionally high for an IAM Group, at 35%. We attract an exceptionally low age profile as well, the average age of our Associates being 38.

ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATION It is becoming more difficult to get Associates to complete paper Enrolment forms and Declaration slips – although these are essential, especially the Declarations in light of government moves to place Tax, Driving Licence and Insurance records online, and out-of-sight. The Group is making renewed efforts to obtain the forms. Tax and Driving Licence records (but not yet Insurance) are available from the DfT online, but that is too much of an ask for Group Officials or Observers to carry-out.



INTER-GROUP QUIZ (between local West-Country IAM Groups) This took place on Tuesday 16th Sept at Weston. Bristol Group could not raise a team – only one person volunteered – so of course we did not attend. In our absence however, Bristol Group was nominated to host the 2015 quiz! It is programmed to replace our September Monthly Meeting. BLOODHOUND SSC VISIT The visit to the Bloodhound base in Shirehampton took place on the 8th September, when a few of our members joined forces with a party from the Pegasus Motor Club, to make-up the required 50 participants. Unfortunately no-one has yet submitted any report of the visit. OBSERVER QUEST We have a shortage of Observers in the south-west of our area. So, existing Members – and newly-successful Associates - please consider remaining with the Group, and taking further training to enable us to continue the cycle and help other Associates to become better drivers. TWO NEW LOCAL PUBLICITY OPPORTUNITIES?

1. BRISTOL ‘INTERNET NEWSPAPER’ – NOW IN HARD COPY AS WELL @bristol247 bristol247.com

Bristol24-7 is an independent online newspaper and blog, offering “news, comment and features” for the City of Bristol. It publishes content from freelance journalists and bloggers from around the city. It was nominated as Best Local News Website in the UK at the Online Media Awards.

On October 10th it started a free monthly paper version distributed from various shops and points around the city – probably to be in-your-face and reach a wider audience than available on electronic devices. But this is very disappointing, being an “entertainments listing” with no news, but, as the cover picture would suggest, a couple of zany bohemian “arts” pieces. .

The possibility of Bristol Group gaining publicity here is remote.


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I N B R I S T O L

2. BRISTOL’S OWN ‘LOCAL’ TV

Freeview channel 8 Sky 117 and Virgin 159 soon contact by Twitter & Facebook madeinbristol.tv

On October 8th this new TV station went on air in Bristol on Freeview. London-based MADE TV is one of the UK’s new “local” TV Broadcasters, and will be launching four 12-year licence local services around the UK, each of which will be “local” and will, “act as a mirror to the local zeitgeist, broadcasting an eclectic array of new shows dedicated to the city.”

MadeinBristol says it will be “a celebration of the city”, on air 24/7, with an hour of live news every night, as well as programmes on current affairs, arts and culture, entertainment, music, property, sports and much more. “Shows that will get the city’s pulses racing.” It says it will, “concentrate on the city itself and not the wider West Country, providing a platform for local businesses and organisations to engage with the local community.”

Bristol is one of 19 cities to get its own station, with a possible further 30, despite the recent failures of some similar ventures, and predictions that the 2011 Government local TV plan would fail, with no public demand nor commercial viability. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has pledged £40million from the BBC licence fee - £25m to fund local TV infrastructure, with a further £15m over three years to fund content. Until now, local TV has been rare – Channel 7 (Grimsby) has been available on Virgin, and theLatest (Brighton) has run as an online-only service.

The new stations have various operating models – commercial, partnership, community, volunteer – even interactive smartphone-based news journalism for amateur ‘citizen reporting’. MadeinBristol has indicated it wishes to collaborate with local Media Colleges to engage new talent.

MadeinBristol claims its target audience is “ABC1 men” and “Household Shopper with Kids” - but to be viable, worthwhile and inclusive it will have to appeal universally to all classes, ages and minorities.

The first few days were very disappointing. The only “News” is 5 minutes of out-of-date items delivered at 6pm (repeated at 9pm) by youngsters, reminiscent of my niece Caroline’s media college coursework. Very little local content. What little there is seems to appeal to 20-year olds. This, and irrelevant non-local fillers, is repeated endlessly through the day.

We have enquired how local groups like Bristol Advanced Motorists can become involved – but no response after 15 days. Not at all hopeful.


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Free Drivecheck Assessment Day – 7th September The event on September 7th at Yate Fire Station between 10am and 2pm had 13 people pre-booked. Four signed-up on the day as Associates – three with Bristol Group and one with our neighbours, Weston Group. It all went very well. This event was more developed than the previous one, with communal introduction and debrief sessions. The Group plans to hold two of these sessions in 2015, one at BAWA and one at Yate.

above: Observers Andrew, Martin and Dave (with dark-coloured clipboards) and Martin#2 (centre rear) with organiser Mark ( at the left rear) with some members of the public to be assessed. left: Our new banner was put to good use.



From the Associates Administrator

Pam Hunt was always going to be a hard act to follow and the four Skill for Life courses this year have not disappointed in producing many questions and queries, merely by our high number of Associates.

As we approach the start of the fourth Skill for Life course of the year we will be welcoming 23 new Associates, making a total of 82 enrolments this year. For unknown reasons, four Associates during the year enrolled for a course but never took up the opportunities on offer.

Bristol Group is fortunate, and extremely grateful, to the Road Safety Department of South Gloucestershire Council, which again entrusted us with funds to fully refund drivers who pass their Advanced Driving Test before their 25th birthday. The criteria for this is that the young driver must live, work or study (full time) within the South Gloucestershire boundaries. So far this year we have had the pleasure of presenting six such qualifying young drivers with refund cheques. A similar scheme was operating for young drivers within the Bristol City Council area, and another four Bristol City Young Drivers have been refunded – but those Bristol funds have now been exhausted and we have received no decision on whether they are likely to be replenished in the near future.

The final course of 2014 will welcome nine Associates from Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) Council. These are all employees who, in one way or another, drive on behalf of the Council. It is probable that Bristol Group will welcome more in 2015.

The cost of the Skill for Life course rose on 1st October, 2014 from £139 to £149 but the payment to the Group has stayed at a static £31 – a figure that has not increased for many years. From that amount the Group pays BAWA room hire for the three seminars, tea and coffee is provided, a course pack is given to each Associate plus the normal administration and communication costs – the Group certainly does not make a profit from the payment made to Bristol from London IAM.

On two occasions in 2014 the Bristol Group held a Public Assessment Day. By pre-booking, members of the public were able to have an assessed drive by one of our Observers, with a debrief and news of the Bristol Group. The Assessment Day held at BAWA at the end of June encouraged five new Associates to sign up and pay on the day and they are all continuing with their Observers.



Early September a further Public Assessment Day was held at the Fire Station in Yate and again the Group enrolled four new Associates; one will be attending the October course; one lives nearer Weston and Mendip Group so was transferred to their Observers; the remaining two will be joining the first course of 2015 in January.

Behind my charts and figures lie a team, without which Skill for Life Associates would just remain as names on a piece of paper. Geoff Bevan, our Chief Observer, maintains tight control on the twenty-five Observers within the Group; Paul Hunt, Group Treasurer, has been my source of procedures and knowledge of past Associates and I thank them both, plus all the Committee for their support during this past year. Mark Gollop took over the reins of the Refresher courses and Further Advanced Driving courses (precursor to Observer Training) during the year and he and I liaise with allocation of Observers for those candidates.

During the course of 2014 the majority of Observers have had two or three Associates allocated to them at any one time; some Associates take their Test by the recommended six month time, but there are always going to be those who will take a little longer.

2015, I have no doubt, will bring Courses with sufficient numbers to occupy our current supply of twenty-five Observers; as with everyone involved in the Group, they all have lives to live and several have full-time occupations, but they all give their time freely to enable their Associates to become a better driver.

Un-Social Media - IAM and Group

IAM Chiswick is moving to “a greater focus on social media” to “improve its ability to both inform and influence”. ‘Like’ the IAM on Facebook, ‘follow’ the IAM on Twitter, LinkedIn or Google+, subscribe to the IAM’s YouTube channel. Also, IAM Drive & Survive has its own Twitter account.

Bristol Group is not so heavily involved – but look at our presence. Open access. No need to be a registered user. DON’T DO IT WHILST DRIVING THOUGH ! ! !

View our ‘open’ Facebook page. www.facebook.com/BristolAdvancedMotorists

See all tweets on our Twitter account. @iam_bristol


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Regional Liaison Forum – a chance to meet our fellow area delegates and air a few views

Saturday, 27th September was the date fixed for the latest Regional Liaison Forum (RLF), held at Exeter. Sounds a very dry event but these opportunities for the IAM Groups to get together are essential and helpful. RLFs are for both the car and motorcycle members but different discussions and workshops for each take place at the same venue.

Bristol Group is now part of a large ‘Region’ of Groups ranging from Cornwall to Kent with the northern boundary running along approximately the M4 corridor. In order to gather together delegates from Groups for any sort of mass meeting there is an invisible dividing line that runs north to south from the M4 down through Newbury to east of Bournemouth.

Martin Evans, our Group Secretary, and I were the delegates for the Autumn RLF and Martin, safely, drove us down to the location near Exeter, the Fingle Glen Golf Hotel. There we were met by the Liaison Forum Chairman, Roger Jewell of the Plymouth Group. Roger has a background of Road Safety and is an ADI and quite a character, and he conducted the day with humour and decision.

The point of these gatherings is for representatives of the individual Groups to raise issues that will go forward to the NRG and the AGM of the IAM, which is held in November. This particular forum was somewhat unusual in format in that Mark Trimmer, Regional Operations Manager for this Cornwall to Kent vast area, was not only present but had set the morning agenda. After a very acceptable buffet lunch when the delegates were able to have a bit more ‘free say’, there was some disquiet as to whether a gathering of (independent, voluntary) Groups should have had any of their agenda set by an employee of IAM – an ongoing debate I feel.

So, what did we talk about for several hours? • Well, as some of you will already be aware, there has been a change in

the qualification of IAM Observers as they now come under the guidance of IMI – Institute of the Motor Industry – and Observers will be recognised as Local or National Observers in the near future. There was a discussion on some of the minutiae of qualification.

• IAM Chiswick operates a database entitled DTE – Driver, Training, Examination – from which certain Group personnel are able to access Group membership details, Test details and results etc. Some delegates have issues with what is available to view but the general consensus was that it was a valuable tool.



• The main address of the IAM is in Chiswick, west London. Like all businesses it has its fair share of employee changeovers. From a Groups’ point of view, sometimes this is confusing and a Family Tree was requested.

• In any area of the country there are hundreds of Members of the IAM who have, perhaps long ago, passed their Advanced Test but are not members of a local Group. How do we reach these potential Group members, allowing for the restrictions of confidentiality of addresses?

• 2016 will be the Diamond Anniversary of the Institute of Advanced Motorists - so what were the London organisation and the local Groups intending to do to celebrate such an occasion?

As you can see, some topics were very serious, others purely practical - but with the understanding that the local Groups are all run by volunteers, each Group affiliated to the London-based organisation, which is staffed by paid employees. Sometimes this difference does get lost in process. I didn’t manage to speak to all the car representatives but there were certainly those from Plymouth, Exeter, Melksham, Bath, Weston and Mendip, Bournemouth, Salisbury and ourselves. Some of these Groups are quite small, with just a few Observers and Associates each year, and therefore do not operate as Bristol does with fixed date courses but they still aim to achieve the high standard of the Advanced Driving Test.

Mid-afternoon it was time for the drive back up the M5 and both Martin and I felt it had been an informative event and a good opportunity to meet our contacts in other Groups.

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SHOP ONLINE via EasyFundraising.org.uk and raise cashback rewards for the Group at no extra cost to you – members have raised over £600 – although only 31 are registered and only 11 use the prompting Toolbar.

MAKE INTERNET SEARCHES via iambristol.easysearch.org.uk and click on one resulting option - and you will raise half a penny. It soon adds up - members have raised over £200.

UNSURE WHAT TO DO ? The Group’s Geoff Bevan or Martin Evans will advise you. See Contact Us – back page.


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Wacky Rally 2015 – Cadbury Competition Member Barry Cash draws this to our attention:

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. The competition to Win A Banger and drive it from Lille to Barcelona in The Wacky Rally 2015 is about to begin.

Fancy driving up the Swiss and Italian Alps, along the French Riviera, into beautiful Barcelona behind the wheel of a car that’s like no other? Here’s your chance. We’ll be pulling out all the stop signs to ensure you and a friend have an amazing experience as part of the 4-day Wacky Rally. It’s all expenses paid and we’ll supply the chocolate. So just get in, belt up and remember to drive on the right! Closing date 31st Dec. Enter at www.cadbury.co.uk

A prime banger dressed up as your preferred Cadbury brand will be ready and waiting on the start line of Wacky Rally’s 2015 Barmy to Barcelona event in July 2015. From here you will join the 60 to 80 other cars in a ‘Barmy to Barcelona!’ (You can find out more about the rally on the official site here or visit http://www.wackyrally.co.uk/ )

Quick Overview The concept of a banger rally is simple; buy a car worth £300 or less, make it worthy of a wacky rally, i.e. use your noggin to make your car stand out. Drive to a distant city with other like-minded people (fools never differ, or brilliant minds think alike, we can’t decide) and enjoy a well-deserved party at the end. Don’t just read about it, be a part of it.

Group Membership Stats 15 Oct 2014 by the Editor

● Group Full Members 279 ● Group Full Members (but still underpaid so far) 15 ● Group Friends (not able to take the Test) 1 ● Group Donators (supporters, ex-IAM Members) 4 ● Newly-Upgraded Associates (year to date) 32 Sub Total Members 331● Associates enrolled and under guidance 57 Grand Total 388We hope to welcome all Members back to the Group after the Membership renewal, due on 1st January, and we look forward to many more Associates being successful in the IAM Test and being upgraded to Full Member.


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FAD COURSE 2015 – AN APPEAL FOR CANDIDATES by the Editor – based on materiel from Mark Gollop

Bristol Group has 25 Observers – but that is not enough, and we need more. So we are encouraging both existing Full Members and newly-passed Associates to take training to become Observers.

Bristol Group runs an annual Further Advanced Driving course, which leads on to the Observer course. Some candidates are existing Full Members, but most are Associates who pass the Advanced Driving Test with a standard and enthusiasm above the norm.

So, Members, volunteer. And Observers, nominate suitable ex-Associates. Let’s aim for at least 10 on the 2015 course.

The FAD Course is open to any Member of the Bristol Group, subject to satisfactory completion of a pre-course driving assessment to ascertain their driving standard and overall suitability, and the cost is £39. However, any Member with a F1RST distinction will be accepted onto FAD without the need for the driving assessment.

FAD involves theory, based on Roadcraft (the Police Driver’s handbook), the Highway Code and Mind Driving (by Stephen Haley). Practical driving sessions, with our experienced National Observers, aim to achieve a driving standard well above the IAM Advanced Driving Test, fluent in System and Commentary. There is a written (multiple choice) test, and a practical driving test.

Completion of FAD is a requirement to progress to the Group’s FREE Observer Course, which follows shortly afterwards.

If you would like to be considered for the 2015 FAD Course, then please contact Mark Gollop, Training Administrator, at [email protected] or phone 01454 773234

Classroom sessions will be on Wednesdays 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th May, at which we plan to have “professional presenters”, and there will be flexible arrangements for on-road practical elements. The course has a fixed latest end date of 31st August, some time soon after which an Observer course will be held.




CHANGED NOVEMBER SPEAKER by Martin Evans Mark Lewis, the new IAM Director of Standards. This is a great opportunity for the Bristol Group to influence Mark in his new role and he is genuinely keen to listen. Mark was a former Head of the Metropolitan Police Driving School at Hendon, and is a very keen driver and rider.

The previously-listed Territorial Army talk has been re-scheduled for later in 2015.

BAWA Location and Travel Directions

Bristol Group holds Meetings at the BAWA Club, in Filton, in the north of the city.

The BAWA Club is the social facility of British Aerospace. Modern rooms and ample secure car parking space.

Volunteers Needed Now by the Editor Thank-you, our 300 Full Members, for supporting us through membership subscriptions – but it would be gratifying if you were active in some form.

Behind the “Associates and Driver Training” activity, the Group is essentially a Volunteer Social Club, which needs its social membership in order to sustain the Group and to support Driving Activities financially. The programme of Social Meetings and Social Activities is a local Group’s Shop Window (as opposed to the IAM’s Shop Window of Driving Products) and is the best form of promotion to retain existing Members and attract new members. So, to help the Group, get volunteering!

Currently the Group is in particular need of both a Speaker Organiser (detailed elsewhere) and a Social Organiser to organise suitable Social Events, Group Visits, etc. There are also other roles available.

Contact the Chairman or any Committee Member if you would like to help the Group in any way.



CALENDAR for Bristol Advanced Motorists Next Club/Social Meeting Topic – November 25th Speaker Mark Lewis, the new IAM Director of Standards.

BAWA Pavilion Room 7:30pm for 7:45 start

NOVEMBER Sat 01 IAM Groups’ Annual Conference – at Aston University, Birmingham (Sunday for Motorcyclists) Tue 11 Exec Committee Meeting - second Tuesday of each month. If you wish to raise an issue, contact the Group Chairman. Thu 13 IAM AGM at Chiswick A Group representative will attend. Tue 25 Monthly Meeting BAWA Pavilion 7:30pm for 7:45 start Speaker Mark Lewis, the new IAM Director of Standards.

DECEMBER Wed 03 Advanced Driving Course - seminar 3 – Meet an Examiner BAWA 7:30pm ALL CURRENT ASSOCIATES WELCOME Tue 09 Exec Committee Meeting - second Tuesday of each month. If you wish to raise an issue, contact the Group Chairman. Sat 13 Copy Deadline for LINK newsletter, January edition * * * * NO MONTHLY MEETING IN DECEMBER

JANUARY 2015 Mon 12 Newsletter Collation at BAWA 4:30pm until 7:00 approx To volunteer – contact Andrew Nicholls Tue 13 Exec Committee Meeting - second Tuesday of each month. If you wish to raise an issue, contact the Group Chairman. Wed 21 January Advanced Driving Course - Seminar One BAWA 7:30pm. Pre-booking required – see page 39 Tue 27 Monthly Meeting BAWA Pavilion 7:30pm for 7:45 start Paul Ryman-Tubb - Motor Insurers' Bureau Wed 28 Advanced Driving Course - Seminar Two. BAWA 7:30pm

FEBRUARY 2015 Tue 24 Monthly Meeting BAWA Pavilion 7:30pm for 7:45 start Sandra Tweddle - Diabetes Support

APRIL 2015 Tue 28 Looking further forward – date of the Bristol Group AGM NOTE: A programme of 2015 Three-in-a-Car dates is being arranged and will be published here when available.



Three-in-a-Car by the Editor

The September 13th event at M5 Gordano Services attracted around a dozen Members and Associates – most of whom are shown in the photo below. Observers Geoff, Pete and Colin were on hand to give ‘professional’ advice. It was good to see more ‘Members’ partaking, not just Observers.

Three-in-a-Car is a vital basic of Advanced Driving. Most drivers who pass the IAM Test lose active interest – even those who remain as Members with the Group keep in the background, at home. But Advanced Driving is a perishable skill – your standard will drop off unless you do some maintenance – and Three-in-a-Car can be seen as a form of free Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to help you do that. So don’t drop-out: ► Keep Active ► Keep involved.

SO ATTEND IN 2015 - and clear some COMMON CONFUSIONS The IAM now circulates to Groups a document called Common Confusions, to clarify and update on Examining, the IAM Test, and Driving Standards.

So if you haven’t been assessed since took your Test, come along and update on such topics as: mini-roundabout stalemate and positioning; steering technique; indicator use; long stay and short stay; ‘off siding’ to extend a view; straight-lining of bends and roundabouts; crossing a solid white line; overtaking speed and position; “brisk” acceleration; use of SatNav and gizmos; reducing speed to enter a hazard; use of automatic gearboxes; cutting into RH junctions; joining a motorway.

A programme of another six T-i-C dates is being drawn-up for 2015. Look in the next Newsletter for dates.



Future Monthly Club Meeting Speakers by Clare

A REVIEW OF THE YEAR – oh, and by the way, THE GROUP NEEDS A NEW ORGANISER FOR 2015 / 6

As we approach the end of 2014, the Bristol Group has had its usual variety of speakers at the Monthly Meetings – 2015 will continue that trend. Considering we have around 350 members, attendance has been disappointing at some meetings - it would be nice to see some more Members – and Associates - in the BAWA Pavilion Room.

The year opened with a repeat speaker, Gerald Little, talking on the German counterfeits of the British currency in WWII. February was also a friend of the Group, Paul Barnett, sharing his love of maritime history with a talk on Sharpness Canal / Gloucester Docks.

A Group Q & A meeting in March brought several questions and queries on general driving, Highway Code situations and news of the 20 mph limits being brought-in around the City.

Who can forget the enthusiasm shown by our Group Secretary, Martin Evans, on the on-going situation with Bloodhound and its world speed record attempt? Pictures shown of people at the test area in South Africa picking up stones along a mile stretch must be remembered by those attending that evening.

I am sure I was not the only one at the July 2014 meeting on hearing of the sterling work of the Freewheelers that their admirable volunteer work assisting the NHS is not generally known around the hospitals but relies on individual members of staff being acquainted with the service. The urgent requirement of medical notes and drugs being transported, not just locally, but within a large area across county borders is a vital service.

Graduated Driver Licensing – perhaps not a well-known topic to even IAM Groups but a serious proposal that young drivers once they have passed their DSA Driving Test would then only be allowed to drive during certain hours, perhaps without passengers below a certain age, and other restrictions. [ See report on page 28 – Ed. ]



We have two Monthly Meetings still to come of course - in October Graham Eason of Great Escape Classic Car Hire and in November the new IAM Director of Standards, Mark Lewis.

2015 will kick-off with a speaker from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau followed in February by a delegate from a local diabetic group on the problems that diabetes can cause the older driver.

Highlight of 2015 – surely it will be the Inter-Group Quiz probably held at the end of August [now September – Ed.] – once upon a time it was always the winning Group that hosted the following year, but that is now more diplomatically arranged to circulate around the local Groups and 2015 is our year.

We also have lined-up for 2015: ● Martin Baker - Great Western Society ● Tim Hills - Uganda project http://www.fingerprintsinuganda.org/ ● Driver Trainer from Avon Fire and Rescue ● UWE Racing Car ● IAM Drive and Survive (Driver Education Courses) ● Territorial Army presentation on Drink-Driving ● Group Members’ DriveCheck Evening (Summer)

Of the 11 months of the Bristol Group Monthly Meetings calendar, eight are filled for 2015 - and the Group is in real need for someone to take over the organising of speakers to fill these gaps and continue on into 2016.

Anyone interested in contacting possible speakers, sending a reminder, a thank-you email and liaising with the Group’s Editor and Publicity Officer – the job is yours.

CLARE IS RESIGNING FROM THIS POST IN DECEMBER – so, ARE YOU THE NEW MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKER ORGANISER ? If so, speak to the Chairman or any Committee Member.

Also, can YOU provide the Editor with a SHORT WRITE-UP of a meeting presentation so that it can be placed in the newsletter?

The Group is still on the lookout for fresh leads and ideas – so, for now, get in touch with Clare at [email protected]


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IAM Chiswick News Items selected by the Editor.

NEW ‘REVIEWING STANDARDS’ SECTION ON THE IAM WEBSITE Mark Lewis, IAM Director of Standards, says, “Colleagues, the Standards section of the IAM website is now up and running. [ Log-in, go to the tab at the bottom left of Members’ Home page – Ed.]

“The purpose of this section is to ensure that all of our Members, whether Members, Group Members, Examiners or Observers, receive the same message at the same time. [If they know to look there – Ed.] Please bookmark the page and check back every month to see the latest updates.

”We will also be asking questions and inviting your input at various stages. We hope that a significant number of our 90,000 Members will be interested enough to contribute. The first survey for Members to provide views on how the IAM Advanced Test could be improved is now live on the standards page. [ Log-in, go to the standards page as above – Ed.]

“Please continue to discuss issues, in greater depth than in the poll, on the IAM Forum. It is an important debate that allows the finer points of driving to be thrashed out. Visit www.iam.org.uk/forum ”

Mark Lewis is the speaker at our November Group Meeting. Your opportunity to put views and questions to him directly. SEARCH OUT THE IAM NEWS SOURCES As illustrated by the above item, there is now a very confusing and disparate array of other channels through which IAM news is published, somewhat incoherently, apart from the prime channel, the IAM Journal, Advanced Driving, so you need to trawl all of them regularly to make sure you catch everything. Look at the IAM website, the NRG Minutes (very informative), Facebook, Twitter, and of course the IAM discussion Forum on the website. And sign-up for IAM Chiswick e-newsletters. There is also the e-communication to Groups, INSIGHT, now supplemented by various other e-communications to various Group Officials and Members.

NRG PRESENTATION DECKS (OCTOBER is only 91 PAGES) and Minutes The National Representatives Group (NRG) is comprised of Region and Chiswick people, with the objective of providing a forum for debate and feedback on IAM performance and strategy, meeting three times a year. Trouble is, little feedback feeds back. Look directly at the presentation packs and you will see the latest news, status and thinking of the IAM. Log-in as above. No Internet access? Phone the Editor for an update.



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PRICE RISES FOR IAM “DRIVING PRODUCTS” Prices for most IAM courses increased from 1 October.

► Skill for Life: from £139 to £149 ► Retest Car or Bike: from £35 to £39 ► Driving/Riding Assessment: from £35 to £39 ► Towing Test: from £65 to £69 ► 2nd Category Skill for Life: from £109 to £114 ► 2nd Category Test only: from £65 to £69 ► DriveCheck Plus: from £35 to £39 ► DriveCheck 55: from £35 to £39 ► RideCheck Plus: from £40 to £45 ► Test and Membership: from £95 to £99 ► Affiliate Skill for Life: from £125 to £135

Prices for Young Driver Assessment (in-car), and IAM Modules: Distractions, Motorway Driving, Parking and Manoeuvring, are unchanged.

The increases, particularly for Skill for Life, have generated comment on the IAM Forum, and Membership Manager Paul Woozley has posted this:

“The price rise was made so that the IAM could increase the Examiners’ test fees for the first time in several years.

“The total cost of the course includes: - A fee paid to the IAM Group for every Associate taken-on - The Examiner’s test expenses - The provision of IMI accredited qualifications for our Observers - The Better Driver or Rider book and full welcome pack including membership card (print, postage, design) - The post-test Certificate pack (print, postage, design) - The marketing of SfL and the production of all the marketing and operational literature, display items, giveaways etc. that Groups use - The Associate’s “Associateship” fee for the first year - The DTE computer system, the phone system and the staff who take purchases, book tests, chase Groups, manage Associate questions, handle retests - The books are about to be updated and rewritten with new photos, text, digital versions, etc. Who funds that? - Integrated Group websites, full-time paid Regional Managers and Quality Managers to support the Group network, Group support funds to attend shows and events, website in need of updating.

“The cost of a SfL course barely covers the provision of all the elements that define an IAM advanced driving or riding course. As a charity, the money is taken on a not-for-profit basis and invested solely in the provision of our courses and associated work.

“We should all be proud of the courses and reputation that we have created together. The new ‘Standards project’ will give us an even more impressive course and test. The role of the IAM is to deliver the very best


Read this newsletter on our website www.iam-bristol.org.uk Nov 2014 advanced driving and riding skills development opportunities to the UK public. We do this extremely well and continually work to improve and develop it even further. Our volunteer network is the envy of many other charities and perhaps we still need to say, “Thank- you” louder and clearer to all our volunteers. I hope this answers the question satisfactorily.” Paul Woozley, Membership Manager, IAM House

[ The Editor comments: The Group gets £31 for each Associate enrolled. Back in 1998, Associates paid £35 to join Bristol Group’s local stand-alone Course. When Test-ready, they could pay £39, if they wanted to, for the IAM Test and national Membership. Only 50% did so. Skill for Life (now the only way to enrol) started as One Cost Only in 1996 as an option, the IAM idea being that ALL Associates paid ‘full whack’ for everything at the start. In 1998, the Group got £28 from the £70 fee for One Cost Only. Over the years the Chiswick ‘entourage’ of paid people has increased - and there is now less surplus from the IAM’s Commercial activities to subsidise the Charity side. In fairness, the IAM now provides the course book, HTBABD, and also pays Groups’ Insurance premiums. The last time we paid ourselves, it cost Bristol Group over £700 – Ed. ] BYE, SIMON! Chief Executive Simon Best has left the IAMAlistair Cheyne OBE, Chairman of the IAM, announced on 27th Sept: “It is with regret we announce that Simon Best, IAM Chief Executive, has decided after seven years to move-on from the IAM. In his time at the IAM he led the turnaround of the organisation, building a robust, stable platform for the future, and positioning it as the expert in road safety and first-stop for media comment. Simon has played a key part in formulating a sustainable vision for the IAM’s future and the Board of Trustees and I would like to thank him for all his efforts and wish him well in his future career.” Regards, Alistair Cheyne, OBE

Paul Woozley adds: “All we know in addition is that Nick Stonard (IAM Finance Director) will take responsibility until the Trustees appoint a new CEO. Simon will leave next week (end of Sept), with other IAM Directors taking-on the AGM, Conference and Annual Lunch activities.” Your Editor adds: As at 22nd Oct there were 25 UK-based Simon Bests on LinkedIn. The profile of “Our Simon” does not give a current occupation, but implies that he is, “available for other job opportunities”. CAMELOT (YEOVIL) GROUP HAS CLOSED After 37 years in existence, the Camelot Group closed at their AGM on 7th October, technically because there were 3 Officer-post vacancies, with only one Member nominated for election. The end result is that the existing Taunton Group will now cover in addition the geographical area formerly covered by Camelot Group. Existing Camelot Members have been encouraged to transfer to Taunton Group. Four Observers ex-Camelot have already transferred and will continue with the couple of current Associates and any new ones who live in the Yeovil area.


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September Speaker by the Editor Dr Sarah Jones, Lecturer & Consultant at Cardiff University in Environmental Health Protection.

You may ask, “What has that got to do with driving?” Well, Sarah has spent the last 5 years studyiGraduated Driver Licensing (GDL). That's the idea that when a driver (young or older novice) passes the basic L-test, he is granted only an ‘intermediate’ driving licence with various graduated restrictions for a period, to gain experience under conditions of reduced risk, before being allowed a full unrestricted licence.

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GDL is already used in many countries – and a form of it already applies to Motorcycles in the UK. There is evidence of GDL being effective at reducing collisions and injuries – and there is a consequential knock-on benefit to public health benefits and cost savings. With a strict, well-implemented and controlled GDL system, it is estimated it could result in a mid-range projection of saving 4,500 casualties and £200 million per year. Sarah gave the well-known statistics about Young Drivers – few licence holders but a disproportionate rate of crashes; 1 in 5 crash within their first 6 months; a Young Driver is 6 times more likely to crash per mile than their parents; a 30-year-old new driver is 3 times more likely to crash per mile than that parent. The good news is that crashes decrease with age, but unfortunately at a slower initial rate for Young Drivers. Young Drivers are prone to crash at night, or on Rural A-roads, which exacerbates the situation because it takes longer to get medical aid to rural areas. Discounting ‘joy riders’ and the irresponsible few, ALL Young Drivers are affected by general factors such as impulse, risk taking, peer pressure, thrill-seeking, and by inexperience in judgement, decision- making and psycho-motor skills. Any form of pre-driver (under-age) training is proved not to be the answer. There is an increased risk of such drivers crashing after their Test because it gives confidence, and shortens the real, practical Learner Driver time, resulting in a less-experienced driver gaining a licence.



Solutions? The 3 proven components of GDL are: (all taken together) ► No Night Driving ► No passengers of a young age ► No alcohol consumption Also desirable are: ● an extended learning period and ● raising the driving age. A GDL scheme has been operating in New Zealand since 1987 - and from a later date also in Australia, Canada and the United States, in all cases providing real reductions in crashes and ksi. Where the driving age has been raised, crashes and ksi have also reduced. (Restrictions on engine size are not considered effective compared with the above measures.) New Zealand Police do not actually do much enforcement. The law is there, and 80% of people comply with the law and feel it’s sensible. Parents feel more empowered by it to control children, and teens feel less pressure. Sarah described it as “a stairgate for teenagers”. Various studies have found only positive effects – and there have been no circumstances in which negative effects have occurred. A UK TRL report stated that, “GDL is effective at reducing collisions where it has been implemented; the quality of the evidence is high and indisputable.” In January 2013 the UK government announced a Green Paper on young drivers, for implementing in Summer 2013. But in Jan 2014 it was shelved indefinitely. It is left to Insurance telematics, which only applies at night and it not as effective as full GDL. (UK yongsters are taking-up driving less, and at a later age, which is providing a benefit.) Northern Ireland however is using devolved powers to introduce in Spring 2015 a partial GDL scheme (alcohol and passenger restriction for 6 months) but as a retrograde step is to repeal the existing ‘P plate’ and 45mph conditions, and also lowering the driving age to 16½, although requiring one year’s instruction, with a log book and record system. The only gap in the GDL case is that there’s no data on any benefit when a Young Driver ages out of the GDL, although experience will have been gained and data shows the crash risk will be less at the older age. After fielding many questions, Sarah concluded with the thought that car manufacturers have been the biggest contributors to Road Safety since the 1960s and now it’s time for action using GDL as something which has been proved to reduce crashes, casualties and fatalities.



A shift with Avon and Somerset Roads Policing Unit (part 1) by Martin Evans

Members may recall that Chief Inspector Yannis Georgiou said, at our last AGM, that there were opportunities for “professional observers” to view certain Police activities. Martin Evans has taken such an opportunity. I had an interesting day as an 'observer' on a typical traffic police shift recently. It started rather early… 7am at Almondsbury with an ‘intelligence briefing’ (don’t be rude!) and firearms issue to around half the team, then off in a marked-up BMW 330d estate auto... with just me and the driver. They ‘single-crew’ about half the time during day shifts but try and ‘double-crew’ at other times – partly because they are busier but also for their own safety.

It was pretty quiet for a couple of hours – we did a quick patrol of the M4/M5/M32 to check everything was OK – the only thing we found was a taxi driver having a rest on the motorway hard shoulder after having driven down to Bristol from Manchester. He was politely told to move on! (Silly thing is, there was is motorway services less than 3miles away.) We then had request on the radio to look-out for a white Renault Megane Scenic reported as being driven “like a madman” in Kingswood. We headed to the area and bingo: we saw him coming towards us and so swung round to follow – all at normal speeds. He pulled in just outside his house and after a few routine checks, found he had no insurance and was driving on a provisional licence (with no one else in the car, nor L-plates). He admitted to the offences straight away - and worse, the Police National Database showed he'd already got 6 points on his licence for doing the same before! He was issued with a court summons and his car impounded straight away – as clearly he couldn’t be trusted. After a quick refuel at McDonalds (Police get discount!) and a change of driver, we headed off on the Avon Ring Road and came across a broken- down car in an awkward place with cars swerving around at high-speed (NSL) – so we decided to stop and help. They'd simply run out of petrol and rather than leave him to it, we gave him a lift to a nearby supermarket petrol station and waited while he bought a can and petrol. While we were waiting, a passing motorist wound his window down and told us: that the white BMW in front of him was being driven, “like an idiot and doing ‘doughnuts’ on the roundabout!”. So after we’d sorted the broken-



down vehicle, we headed back some 10 minutes later to the supermarket car park… and bingo again: the white BMW was coming out. We swung round again and pulled in behind – as they stopped at the petrol station air-line. They were two young lads with a rather nice classic BMW 3 series… but it seems the driver was selling it today on eBay and wanted to sort the tyres etc. Of course he denied doing anything at the roundabout but the policeman just said although he couldn’t prove anything, they both knew he was doing something silly and to cut it out! He did check-out their details on the database again but nothing untoward was found so we bid them farewell. The shift finished with a couple of other minor incidents in the afternoon - and then back to base. We probably did around 150 miles in total - the built-in ANPR system was very useful in helping to quickly identify cars to investigate a little more but did flag up quite a few false positives (buses, fleet vans, motorbikes, etc.). The Police driving was exemplary and many Bristol Group Members would recognise the techniques used, including great, extended observation. In fact not only was the driver looking a long way ahead and behind, but he also managed to scan opposite carriageways and side-streets for anything sinister – very impressive.

I found the whole day very interesting and enjoyable and it included some great examples of what I would consider fair traffic policing, done very professionally and politely. Thanks to A&S Police. MARTIN EVANS



The LED invasion – not all good news by Paul Hunt

The 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists in Japan and the US, for the invention of blue light emitting diodes (LEDs). The Nobel jury emphasised the usefulness of the invention, adding that the Nobel Prizes were established to recognise developments that delivered "the greatest benefit to mankind". LED technology has been adopted for lighting in homes and cars because although the ‘bulbs’ are expensive, LEDs convert electricity directly into photons of light, at up to 20 times the power efficiency of traditional incandescent hot-wire bulbs, which produce mostly heat (and up to 5 times the efficiency of fluorescent tubes, in which a charged gas causes a coating on inside of tube to glow). Development continues rapidly in efficiency and design.

British Engineer Henry Round first discovered electroluminescence in a piece of silicon carbide in 1907, but it was too weak to be of use. It was not until 1961 that engineers with GE (USA) developed the first useful LEDs – infra-red for remote controls and a dim red affair used in the displays of the first calculators and digital watches in the early 1970s.

Brighter red, orange, and green LEDs followed but the real breakthrough came in 1994 when an ultra bright blue led was developed by Professors Akasaki, Amano and Nakamura. That enabled blue, red and green LEDs to be used together to produce the white light we now see in LED-based computer and TV screens. And the blue LED could be used on its own to excite phosphorus and directly produce white light for general illumination. LED VEHICLE LIGHTS LEDs are used for various car lights because of their long life (???), high efficiency and intense light source, which makes them visible, and for brake lights because of their fast switch-on time, which gives a following driver just that bit more time to react.

This gives the first problem though. LEDs are small ‘concentrations’ of light, which in extreme can irritate or damage the retina, and poor electronic control can give a flickering effect. Try not to stare at, or look directly at, LEDs. LEDs come under the laser safety regulations!



LED TRAFFIC LIGHTS LEDs are well-suited for traffic lights, but they have a narrow view angle. A second saving comes into play here; a longer claimed life and resulting less-frequent replacement saves on labour costs.

LED STREETLIGHTS LED lights are fast becoming the norm with Local Authorities as they embark on “invest to save” schemes – BANES is a pioneer in the UK. Lamps are expensive, but again a predicted 4 times longer life gives a big saving in replacement labour costs, as well as halving the electricity cost of existing technologies. Dimming control is possible with LEDs, further saving electricity costs.

DRIVING UNDER LED STREETLIGHTS Some installations, such as the Hicks Gate roundabout on the A4 near Keynsham, are ‘high power’, creating a bright, whiter-than-daylight effect – although the shadows seem strangely contrasty and rather dark.

Most main roads however are lit by dimmer LEDs, maybe even dimmed further according to traffic flow. Despite assertions that, “LED street lighting provides a more natural white light, improving visibility and reducing dazzle”, I have noticed that the further I drive under these lights in one go, the less-well I can see. The road surface seems dark and devoid of detail, the kerb edges, road markings and perspective become indistinct. Is it just me? I’ve done some reading review and found that LED outdoor lighting divides opinion - cost versus vision effectiveness.

The trouble is that LED light, being white, contains a lot of blue. The human eye sees differently in light and dark. Dim orange lights – as are the old sodium, etc. streetlamps - do not greatly disrupt your night vision. Similarly, most car instrument panel lights are dim red/orange/green so as not to disrupt night vision. But blue/white light, especially if bright, does disrupt a person’s dark vision, each individual maybe to a different extent. The science is not yet fully understood. ‘Cool white’ LEDs do however have a significantly different spectrum make-up from daylight, the strong blue component rendering colours differently. Blue light also scatters, and does not reflect (or focus) accurately with other colours, reducing clarity and appearing to make the road surface darker. Then there is the subject of long and short-term re-adaptation of the eye to light/dark as one moves from light to dark or even between a series of bright lights. Some scientists also believe that over-exposure to blue light at night interferes with the natural circadian cycle (day/night/24hour) of the brain.



DANGER! – DIM LED ‘CANDLES’ IN LOCAL ROADS!

Councils are looking for quick-fix cost savings in the lighting of local roads too. South Gloucestershire Council says, “We have the power but not the duty to provide and maintain street lighting under the Highways Act 1980.” So, to cut costs, the Council has imposed a night-time switch-off between 01:00 and 05:00 and is also installing ‘low-power’ LED heads on all streetlamps over the next 10 years. Cost savings are predicted from longer-interval replacement and a 50% reduction in electricity costs.

For a pedestrian, the LED lamps on minor roads are very dim and eerie. The strange, ‘bright lamp, but dim illumination ’ white light is concentrated under the lamp heads – and there are totally dark areas between some lamps, depending on the spacing. The light output is ultra-directional too, so it does not spread even 18 inches (500mm) past the inner pavement edge, so you can no longer see any of the path to the front door.

For a driver, parked cars, let alone pedestrians or other objects, are invisible when hidden in the shadow between lamps, (it’s difficult to see in light and dark areas at the same time) particularly when driving on a bend or into a road junction. Conversely, the pools of light under each lamp resemble the headlights of a parked or pausing car, ready to move-off at any moment. Further, because the lamps have no diffusers, the bright light can shine in your eyes and dazzle you, particularly on a slope or where

the lamp heads are slightly mis-aligned from the vertical. Be careful; you will have to reduce speed to be able to stop in the distance you can see to be clear . . . . left upper: A typical publicity/sales photo showing a minor road brightly and evenly LED illuminated. photo: pbt lighting left lower: The reality: A rare photo showing what ‘low-power’ LED lighting is really like. Can you see the parked car on the left? Compare the lighting with the image above. photo: Cree lighting [ Look at our online newsletter to better appreciate these views. ]



Managed Motorways – are they Safe? by Editor and Martin Evans

IAM Chiswick is calling for more information and advice for drivers using SMART motorways, after a survey produced some worrying responses: ► Sixty-seven per cent of respondents said they haven’t seen any publicity about SMART motorways ► Seventy-one per cent of drivers said they would feel less safe on a motorway with no hard shoulder ► Forty per cent of respondents are sceptical that new monitoring systems on SMART motorways, such as electronic signs, can protect them in the event of a vehicle stopping in a running lane

Bristol Group Secretary Martin Evans says, “Until this week, I have been a supporter of managed motorways - they seem to keep traffic flowing and I was reassured by the safety measures in case of breakdown. My understanding was that the zillions of cameras were constantly monitoring the hard-shoulder and a computer would automatically recognise a broken-down vehicle and change the overhead signs accordingly.

“However, after an event on Sept 26th, it seems my understanding was wrong. I was travelling on the M5 Northbound between J17-16. The overheads were displaying “Congestion - Use Hard Shoulder” - so I did, but within a mile I was faced with a broken-down vehicle straddling the verge and hard-shoulder (in use as a 60mph running lane). I spotted it a long way back and could move into Lane 1 with no problem. The driver was attempting to change an off-side wheel. He already had the new wheel out on the ground - telling me he had been there for more than a few minutes. Shouldn’t happen? I contacted the Highways Agency.”

This is the reply Martin got: [bad punctuation as received - Ed.] Dear Mr Evans, “Thank you for contacting the Highways Agency. Our camera’s do not detect blockages we use MIDAS (Motorway Incident Detection automatic signalling) which are loops set into the carriageway itself that detect such events. We also have 100’s of camera’s that staff scroll through looking for incidents. Because of the sheer amount of camera’s it is impossible to monitor these all the time.

”I have found the incident you describe and we became aware of it at 17:15hrs, we immediately changed the signal above the affected lane to a red X and despatched a patrol to assist the stranded motorist.”

Kind regards, Deborah Caine | Highways Agency | South West RCC | Safe Roads, Reliable Journeys, Informed Travellers



Martin says, “I checked my Google phone tracking – I passed the broken-down vehicle at approx. 16:59 (16 minutes before the HA detected it). A very unsatisfactory and dangerous situation for all. A warning to keep a good look out. Any thoughts? “I am following this up further, and have publicised the problem and response widely – including on the IAM Forum.”

See Martin’s post at: Forum/General/page 2/Managed Motorways – Safety?

http://www.iam.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1726

General Driving News Stories compiled by the Editor Just two of 145 ‘new to the file’ items arising since the Sept issue.

FIFTY AND FALLING DOWN - THE FORTH ROAD BRIDGE Many of our motorways and modern bridges are reaching significant anniversaries. The Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh opened on 4th September 1964 (two years before the M48 Severn Bridge). It cost £12million to build and £259m to maintain to date. It is a traditional bolt-together girder design after San Francisco’s Golden Gate, but with stiffer sides after Galloping Gertie (the Tacoma Narrows bridge) collapsed in the wind. The Forth Bridge was built to cope with the sudden vast increase in private cars in the 1950s, but now is operating at an average 50% overload (peak 100%+) on the maximum design load.

A 2004 survey found that some wires in the main cables were corroded, cracked or snapped – such that the cables have lost 10% of their strength, similar to some older American bridges. At that rate of deterioration, the bridge would have to be completely closed by 2020 – half of its design life. The cables are not replaceable, but de-humidification equipment has been installed to slow the decay. Also, 700 joints between the road deck sections are worn-out, and it would be a complex job, involving lengthy bridge closures, to replace them. A replacement Queensferry Crossing is being built to a cable-stay design, similar to the Second Severn Crossing. Rather than demolish the 1964 bridge, it is planned to use it solely as a “public transport corridor” (bus lane) which will see it being used by only a few hundred vehicles per day rather than the current 70,000+.


http://www.iam.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1726

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MALVERN COPS COME UP WITH NEW USE FOR YOUR REDUNDANT TAX DISC HOLDER

The demise of the paper tax disc has made the familiar transparent plastic holder redundant - but PC Dave Wise and colleagues have thought up a new innovative use for them – to hold an emergency contact information and medical alert card. PC Wise (pictured) said: "If a driver is involved in a collision or has a medical emergency whilst at the wheel, a First Responder will have easy access to vital medical information and we can quickly contact next of kin. The way the disc folds-in on itself means all the information is kept private until needed by emergency services personnel." The template for the form is on the Malvern Police Twitter account, @MalvernCopsYou can also download and print the form here: tinyurl.com/kgmgqac "We will be linking with local ambulance and fire commanders to make them aware so they can be on the lookout" said PC Wise. Source: Bolton News

[ You can enter contact details under ‘ICE’ (In Case of Emergency) in a cellphone. But the tax disc holder is always accessible – Ed. ]

Interested in Advanced Motorbiking ?

Bristol Advanced Motorcyclists is a separate IAM Motorbike Group, providing Advanced Riding guidance for newcomers, at SUPER SUNDAY events, and acting as a club for existing Members in Bristol.

Newcomers, just turn up at 09:00 on the FIRST SUNDAY of any month (but NOT January) at Kings Oak Academy, Brook Road, Kingswood, BRISTOL BS15 4JT.

Get a taste with a free assessed ride, and maybe sign-up for the Motorbike Skill for Life course. Grab a bacon buttie and a cup of tea, meet like-minded people, and maybe attend the various presentations. Use the link on our own website to access the Motorbike Group’s website. Or go to the Motorbike Group’s website direct: www.bamo.org.ukOr phone 01275 372637 or email [email protected]


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ADVANCED DRIVING REFRESHER COURSE

We run the Refresher course for existing Bristol Group Members, who passed the Advanced Driving Test some years ago. It provides an opportunity for you to ‘refresh’ your Advanced Driving skills to a current level where you could easily pass the IAM Test again.

You share the three classroom seminars of an Associate course (see the dates on page 39). Your allocated Observer will give you six practical driving guidance sessions, individually tailored to your requirements. There’s no Test, but a Completion Certificate is given. Cost: £39.

left: Member John Tyrrell saying a few words to the audience on the occasion of being presented with his Advanced Driving Refresher Cerificate.

photo: Geoff Bevan

John says, “Those of you who feel perhaps that your level of driving is a little tired might well consider it’s time to be refreshed.”

For further information please contact Mark Gollop: [email protected] 01454 773234

YOUNG DRIVER REFUNDS – NOW SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE ONLY Courtesy of SGC, we have funds to offer a Road Safety incentive to those Young Drivers who live, work, or are in FTE in South Gloucestershire. A refund of their Skill for Life fee is available if they pass the IAM Advanced Driving Test within one year of starting guidance and before reaching the age of 25. We have eight such Young Drivers at the moment progressing toward their IAM Test.

We also have one Young Driver working towards his Test (and a refund) as part of his Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award, with funding for one more (no Local Authority residency conditions apply to our DoE offer).




Know someone who could be a better driver?

Word-of-Mouth is one of the best publicity methods – so tell people about the IAM Advanced Driving Course - which can help a driver be more confident, safer - and make driving more enjoyable. For £149, the IAM Skill for Life package contains the IAM Advanced Driving Test itself, with in-car driving guidance, and three seminar sessions to prepare you. A six-month commitment is needed to complete, with ideally one drive a week. Age is no barrier. Beth (pictured) was 18, whilst Doris was 80 when she passed. South Gloucestershire resident young drivers could have the £149 refunded.

Every Skill for Life course now comes with 12 months FREE RAC roadside and recovery cover (£106 RRP) so there has never been a better time to become an Advanced Driver!

Advanced Driving Course Dates (PRE-BOOKING REQUIRED )

JANUARY 2015 Seminars on Wednesdays. Jan 21st, Jan 28th, Mar 11th. APRIL 2015 Seminars on Wednesdays. Apr 22nd, Apr 29th, Jun 10th. JULY 2015 Seminars on Wednesdays. Jul 15th, Jul 22nd, Sep 02nd. OCTOBER 2015 Seminars on Wednesdays. Oct 21st, Oct 28th, Dec 02nd.

Know someone who doesn’t want a full course? Then mention our one-off DRIVECHECK ASSESSMENT – cost £35. An Observer will give the person one structured 90-minute Assessment of their driving, at a convenient date/time, and give a written report about the main points of the driving displayed, with advice on how to improve.

Getting Rusty Yourself? Try our Refresher

The Refresher course is for existing Bristol Group Members. You need to be a current national IAM and Bristol Group Member. You share the three classroom seminars of an Associate course, and your Observer will give you six driving guidance sessions, tailored to your needs. There’s no Test, but you get a Certificate upon completion. Cost: £39.

For details of Course, Assessment or Refresher, contact: 0117 969 1746 or [email protected]




CONTACT US: Your guide to who does what

TO ENQUIRE ABOUT SKILL FOR LIFE OR A REFRESHER email [email protected] phone direct 0117 969 1746 NEW ADVERTISED PUBLIC ENQUIRY NUMBER: 0117 256 5555

Executive Committee, Bristol Advanced Motorists Chairman Andy Cole 07714 992 639

[email protected] 619289 Vice Chairman Marlene Baker [email protected]

Secretary Martin Evans 0117 979 8061 [email protected]

Treasurer Paul Hunt 0117 960 8494 [email protected]

Database Administrator James Rowland 07817 152 405 [email protected]

Associates Administrator Clare Reeves [email protected] 969 1746

Young Driver Advocate Barnaby Ellis [email protected] 960 8494 Newsletter Editor Paul Hunt [email protected]

Publicity Officer Geoff Bevan 01453 860365 [email protected]

Field Publicty Organiser Gary Nunn 01454 851 984 07557 765 946 [email protected]

Membership Development Tony Gilbert 07973 730 498 [email protected]

Other Post Holders

Committee Minute Taker Clare Reeves 0117 969 1746 [email protected]

Monthly Meeting Contact Clare Reeves Ideas for speakers? Tell Clare

at [email protected] Events Organiser vacant contact the Secretary

01453 860365 Chief Observer and [email protected] Bevan Web Administrator [email protected]

Training Administrator Mark Gollop 01454 773234 [email protected]

Group Display Boards & LINK Collation organiser Andrew Nicholls 01749 860321

[email protected]

If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Group Secretary.

PHOTOGRAPHY NOTICE: Please note that by attending the Meetings and Driver Guidance Sessions of Bristol Advanced Motorists, you agree to your image being captured and used to promote Bristol Advanced Motorists and its activities.

This may include in our newsletter, on our website or for general promotion. If you wish to withhold your permission, please contact the Group Secretary.

[email protected] or phone 0117 979 8061






















EXTRA - The Cover of the hard copy version

For 2014 the Bristol Group has adopted a new ‘wrap-around’ cover for the A5-size paper version of the LINK. It continues the tradition first started in about 1971 of having a cover image of Bristol’s iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge - but it’s now in full colour, rather than monochrome.

The traditional IAM button logo is used as a distinct recognition feature, rather than the bland new IAM ‘letters logo’ which would become ‘lost’.

For the benefit of non-Members who look at the LINK, the back of the new cover incorporates a strap-line and a brief text about the Group, with a QR code which directs suitably-equipped Smartphones to our website.

Cover photo by photographer: www.TonyGilbert.co.uk

Cover printed by:

Print & Stationery Management Co Ltd 103 Farendell Road, Emerald Park East, Emersons Green, BRISTOL BS16 7FF

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EXTRA – Associates and Observers Needed

Despite it becoming increasingly difficult to reach Members of the Public with publicity due to the ‘Market Fragmentation’ of media channels, Bristol Group has gained an increasing number of Associates so far in 2014, and this trend looks to continue at least in the short term.

left: Chief Observer Geoff (on the right) talking to that valuable commodity the Group needs - a Member of the Public who is interested in signing-up for the Skill for Life course.

In time we need to convince him to become an Observer himself, to continue the cycle. photo: Barnaby Ellis

So our appeal for Members to act as salesmen is now changing course and asking instead, “Can you be an Observer for the Group?”, because the number of Observers on our books is reducing. The number in recent years has steadily reduced from 50 to the current level of around 25,

photo: IAM

which means that many Observers are dealing with 3 Associates at the same time, which is rather too much of a time commitment.

So by all means continue to be a good ‘Sales Persuader’ for the Group, and continue to promote our YOUNG DRIVER REFUND SCHEME available for South Gloucestershire residents. But also consider becoming involved with the core activity of the Group – OBSERVING.

Information about Skill for Life can be obtained from: [email protected] 0117 256 5555 or 0117 969 1746

Information about becoming an Observer can be obtained from:

[email protected] or 01454 773234




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