[eamon]

Its been 10 years since I was born again . Over the years I've had a few moments and because of a desire to live forever I went and read Roadcraft and viewed Mike Waites video.

While these improved my life expectancy a little I decided to finally do some proper training (and maybe even shoot for a Rospa). Six weeks ago I booked a day long advanced course with Aaron Rider Training.

On Friday I headed across the Liffy and on up to Loughshinny in the pissing rain - something I did not expect when I made the booking.

I can't recommend the course enough. Once part was particularly good fun. A bit on observation and positioning took me up and down a crap, narrow, twisty road until I got over an instinctual fear of crossing into the "wrong" side of the road.

If I'm ever to do a Rospa test I have to get over my platent disregard for continuous white lines - especially those with the red stop signs.

On the way home from Mondello today I asked the GPS to take the shortest route home. I did not break one 50kph speed limit, was more relaxed than normal on narrow twisty roads and every time I approached a junction I had "Observe, Signal, Manoeuvre, Position, Speed and Look" running through my head like the lyrics of a bad pop song.

This post has been edited by eamon: 17 June 2007 - 11:09 PM

[Witchonwheels]

Well done Eamon, I had my first trek out with Bikernut101 recently and it was amazing - again I couldn't recommend him or the lesson enough either......

Tis a great feeling knowing you're getting something right - especially when its the little things..

Again, well done.

[Delboy]

Good Stuff! I need to do another day, i think, as i haven't done any since i got my test last year.
Would like to go for Rospa also. Lot more practice needed methinks!

[TC]

Hopin to do some extra training meself in the very near future. I need it and am lookin forward to the challenge.
Congrats to you.
TC

[Rudy]

Have been planning to try for the ROSPA test toward the end of summer so its good to hear its fun/useful.

eamon, on Jun 17 2007, 11:54 PM, said:

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junction I had "Observe, Signal, Manoeuvre, Position, Speed and Look" running through my head like the lyrics of a bad pop song.

Yoink, which bit of this is the life-saver??.. the 'Look'?.. I always do the lifesaver after a mirror check and prior to changing road position. Jeez need to look through Roadcraft again <_<

Rudy

[Ogmios]

O.S.M. P.S.L.
Observation. Signal. Manoeuvre. Position. Speed. Look =
you.K. Driving Standards Agency method.

I.P.S.G.A.
Information. Position. Speed. Gear. (consider Lifesaver) Acceleration. =
Ro.S.P.A. / Roadcraft method.

shorthand / Real World method =
Look before you leap and make sure everyone else knows what you plan to do!

different words / same principals.
but if you plan on doing the Ro.S.P.A. - read, absorb and practice Roadcraft.

hth,
~~
Og