mightysaints Posted 7 November, 2008 Share Posted 7 November, 2008 I got nicked the other day doing 36 in a 30. I have taken up the offer of doing a driver awareness trainning course instead of getting 3 pts. Has anyone done one of the courses and what do you have to do. I had to pay £74 instead of the £60 but feel it was worth it to stop 3 more pts going on my licience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 7 November, 2008 Share Posted 7 November, 2008 Maybe get some literacy training in there also? Course is pretty painless, full of attempted shock tactics and D.B.P.P (Death by PowerPoint) Beats an endorsement all day long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 7 November, 2008 Share Posted 7 November, 2008 Some dozy cow nearly knocked me off the road earlier by changing lane without checking what was behind properly. Luckily I was already aware of her as she had done the same thing about 30 seconds earlier to somebody else in front of me. She should go on one of those courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit2 Posted 7 November, 2008 Share Posted 7 November, 2008 I got nicked the other day doing 36 in a 30. I have taken up the offer of doing a driver awareness trainning course instead of getting 3 pts. Has anyone done one of the courses and what do you have to do. I had to pay £74 instead of the £60 but feel it was worth it to stop 3 more pts going on my licience. Hilton hotel by chance? I did it there. Quite good actually and makes you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanh Posted 10 November, 2008 Share Posted 10 November, 2008 I did one of those courses a couple of weeks ago after being caught on camera doing 36 in a 30 just like you. The course is straightforward and concentrates on making you think more about the speed you are doing in built up areas. The most interesting thing was based on Highway Code stopping distances. At 30 MPH the HC says you will stop in 74 yards. At 40 MPH you'll obviously take longer to stop, but crucially at 74 yards you will still be braking and will be traveling at around 29 MPH. The point being that you should stick to 30 MPH at most in built up areas because if a kid steps into the road and you are traveling at 40 then you've got a greatly reduced chance of stopping in time to avoid them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 10 November, 2008 Share Posted 10 November, 2008 I did one of those courses a couple of weeks ago after being caught on camera doing 36 in a 30 just like you. The course is straightforward and concentrates on making you think more about the speed you are doing in built up areas. The most interesting thing was based on Highway Code stopping distances. At 30 MPH the HC says you will stop in 74 yards. At 40 MPH you'll obviously take longer to stop, but crucially at 74 yards you will still be braking and will be traveling at around 29 MPH. The point being that you should stick to 30 MPH at most in built up areas because if a kid steps into the road and you are traveling at 40 then you've got a greatly reduced chance of stopping in time to avoid them. I'm never sure whether to believe those stopping distances. Have they ever been updated/retested? No way does it take 74 yards to stop from 30 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanh Posted 10 November, 2008 Share Posted 10 November, 2008 I'm never sure whether to believe those stopping distances. Have they ever been updated/retested? No way does it take 74 yards to stop from 30 mph. My mistake - not thinking on a Monday morning. It's 23 meters, which is about 74 feet, not yards! Agreed that the distances do not take into account different road conditions or the quality of brakes on newer cars, but are a benchmark. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_070304 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block 18 Posted 10 November, 2008 Share Posted 10 November, 2008 Do the course, beats getting the points and keeps your license clean a bit longer. Must say the Hilton do a decent cup of coffee, and I agree it does make you think a bit about your speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunty Posted 11 November, 2008 Share Posted 11 November, 2008 I got nicked the other day doing 36 in a 30. I have taken up the offer of doing a driver awareness trainning course instead of getting 3 pts. Has anyone done one of the courses and what do you have to do. I had to pay £74 instead of the £60 but feel it was worth it to stop 3 more pts going on my licience. They must make a fortune out of these courses, tried to book up a fortnight ago and couldn't get a date until December 9th, all sold out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonRichards Posted 12 November, 2008 Share Posted 12 November, 2008 I have one to take in Poole soon. That will teach me for going 6 miles over the speed limit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyLass Posted 12 November, 2008 Share Posted 12 November, 2008 Can't see me being offered this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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