Significantly harder than the response course (armed forces manage it from scratch in 4 weeks?!?!) They teach you nothing new but the standards required are much higher. If you could get away with being 85% accurate or 85% neat on the response course, they expect 99+% on the advanced course (only brake once! Perfect judgement of limit point! Etc) and being a bit slow isn't a problem on the response course but it very much is on the advanced. Your hazard perception needs to be tip top as well. You have to be able to spot that offside entrance a quarter of a mile away before considering that overtake.
Fascinating series of videos, Reg. Thank you! I have an IAM Masters with Distinction (and watching your videos contributed enormously to achieving that). How would that civilian qualification compare to the Police exams? Would that be equivalent to a Response course, except (1) with no use of lights/sirens and (2) no exemptions? Mind you, from videos I have seen of emergency services drivers in action, those two elements alone do add a whole other level of skill to what is needed for the civilian Advanced Driving disciplines!
@@RegLocal thanks Reg, that's helpful. I should add, I also bought and devoured your books - "Advanced and Performance Driving" (I read it at least twice) and "How not to crash". They also helped me in my quest to become a better driver and they beautifully accompany the videos on this channel.
Reg says that your qualification equates to a Police Advanced Course, without the exceptions. Driving perfectly to the System is not hard - until the speeds rise. Everything happens so much more quickly and demands deeper, wider vision with perfect anticipation and planning. I have seen plenty of systematic drivers fall apart when the pace increases, so find Reg's remark rather meaningless.
Reg, I find it something of a disappointment that you recommend revisiting the Standard Course and driving to the System. I was fortunate enough to gain my licence on a Standard Course for provisional licence holders and never had anything to fall back to. I maintained my systematic driving, because I knew nothing else. That meant I did well on my Advanced Course. In due time I became an instructor and had many students who had obviously forgotten any systematic habits they ever had. If you aspire to being an Advanced Driver, never abandon the system at any stage of your driving career.
Hi Reg, the solid white line means you must not straddle the line. Is this the same for solid white lines that indicate the edge of a carriageway, say on some single carriageway country roads?
No, this regulation only applies to double white lines in the centre of the road, where the line nearest to you is solid. Having said that, it’s really not the best idea to cross or straddle the line at the edge of the carriageway, because, well, you know…
Sat it recently. Very similar to the standard police as described, but you’ll be doing it in a C1 (probably… you can do it in a B class, but you’d then NOT be able to drive C1 ambo under emergency conditions…)
Another cracking series of video's Reg. Thanks 👍
Significantly harder than the response course (armed forces manage it from scratch in 4 weeks?!?!)
They teach you nothing new but the standards required are much higher. If you could get away with being 85% accurate or 85% neat on the response course, they expect 99+% on the advanced course (only brake once! Perfect judgement of limit point! Etc) and being a bit slow isn't a problem on the response course but it very much is on the advanced.
Your hazard perception needs to be tip top as well. You have to be able to spot that offside entrance a quarter of a mile away before considering that overtake.
Fascinating series of videos, Reg. Thank you!
I have an IAM Masters with Distinction (and watching your videos contributed enormously to achieving that). How would that civilian qualification compare to the Police exams? Would that be equivalent to a Response course, except (1) with no use of lights/sirens and (2) no exemptions?
Mind you, from videos I have seen of emergency services drivers in action, those two elements alone do add a whole other level of skill to what is needed for the civilian Advanced Driving disciplines!
IAM Masters is very similar in skill level to police advanced, but without the exemptions.
@@RegLocal thanks Reg, that's helpful.
I should add, I also bought and devoured your books - "Advanced and Performance Driving" (I read it at least twice) and "How not to crash". They also helped me in my quest to become a better driver and they beautifully accompany the videos on this channel.
Reg says that your qualification equates to a Police Advanced Course, without the exceptions. Driving perfectly to the System is not hard - until the speeds rise. Everything happens so much more quickly and demands deeper, wider vision with perfect anticipation and planning. I have seen plenty of systematic drivers fall apart when the pace increases, so find Reg's remark rather meaningless.
Reg, I find it something of a disappointment that you recommend revisiting the Standard Course and driving to the System. I was fortunate enough to gain my licence on a Standard Course for provisional licence holders and never had anything to fall back to. I maintained my systematic driving, because I knew nothing else. That meant I did well on my Advanced Course. In due time I became an instructor and had many students who had obviously forgotten any systematic habits they ever had. If you aspire to being an Advanced Driver, never abandon the system at any stage of your driving career.
You have an engine light on btw.
It's a mini
Hi Reg, the solid white line means you must not straddle the line. Is this the same for solid white lines that indicate the edge of a carriageway, say on some single carriageway country roads?
No, this regulation only applies to double white lines in the centre of the road, where the line nearest to you is solid. Having said that, it’s really not the best idea to cross or straddle the line at the edge of the carriageway, because, well, you know…
@@RegLocal Cheers, thanks
Hi mate, do you know anything about the L3 CERAD? Any differences you’re aware of?
Sat it recently. Very similar to the standard police as described, but you’ll be doing it in a C1 (probably… you can do it in a B class, but you’d then NOT be able to drive C1 ambo under emergency conditions…)
Slow into corners, quick out