DAS is Done
So, today I completed my DAS (Direct Access Scheme) assessment at Cardington. That’s the final hurdle of my qualification as a motorcycle instructor. Also, this […]
Driving Instruction
Here We Go…
There’s a reason that bereaved relatives are the last people we should be listening to in the wake of an incident. The father of a […]
Hardly Surprising
Nich Brown, from the Motorcycle Action Group, said: “The number of older motorcyclists in Britain has risen over the past decade – as has the […]
Cardington
Things have been a little quiet hereabouts recently. That is because I have been preoccupied with my two-day assessment by the DSA at Cardington. This […]
Ten Years On, Another Deauville
The first time I rode a Honda NT650V Deauville was in 1998, the year that they were introduced to the UK market. I was writing […]
Starting, Stopping and Thoughts on the Hendon Shuffle
Stonyground asked the question: What do you teach learner riders regarding putting their feet on their footrests? The reason that I ask is that I […]
It’s Not About Road Safety…
…It never was. I see in Rider Magazine (no online copy) that the French are clamping down on speeding. Like our government, they have been […]
Speed Limit Nonsense
The Independent: The relatively high accident rate on rural roads has brought calls for a new speed limit in country areas of 40mph. That is […]
The Misunderstood Word
A few days back I was discussing problems associated with students not listening properly. Further to that, it’s worth going into depth on a part […]