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Driving and riding tips

Driving and riding tips Posts

Observation

Observation: A basic skill of advanced driving. Good powers of observation demand practice, concentration and thought. Your eyesight should conform to…

Motorway driving

Joining: Motorways are joined using slip roads which are usually two lane carriageways. When traveling down a slip road use your…

Indicating just in case

As Advanced Drivers we should only indicate when another road user can benefit from our signal or in anticipation of such…

Eco driving

EcoSafe-driving is about driving in a way that suits you, your car and the environment and minimises risk to yourself…

Driving tips at glance

Driving tips at a glance 15 tips to become an EcoSafe driver By Mark Farnworth

Dealing with roundabouts

Applying the ‘System’ to Roundabouts  Let us suppose that you are on a dual carriageway approaching a roundabout (400m away).…

Dealing with horses

It is not unusual on Sunday mornings to come across horses so let us look at what we should expect…

Country driving

Driving in country areas is perhaps the most demanding of all driving since speeds are generally high and there can…

Corners and bends

Corners and bends are hazards that are encountered on most journeys and must be negotiated safely. The System of Car…

Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)

Have you ever thought what ABS means and what it does? Hopefully the next few lines will shed a little…