Good luck with the test Bristolsaint. Just remember that the IAM system isn’t about riding by numbers.
Always ride with EMMA (Eyes Moving, Mind Active).
Always ride with EMMA (Eyes Moving, Mind Active).
Always ride with EMMA (Eyes Moving, Mind Active).
I was surprised when they told me, if it's safe to do so, accelerate to the speed limit as quickly as possible.
Like I said, I used to bimble about, but, I thought, if that's what they want me to do, I'll do it their way. I can choose how I ride when I'm on my own.
You can't argue with them. If I wanted to ride differently and argue the point with the observers, then I don't do the training, otherwise, learn and adapt.
Making progsess is just riding or driving.
Of course you are going to look for overtaking when you can. If you don't you're not up to standard. Sitting in traffic when it's safe to progress is not advanced riding it's just shit riding.
If you disagree with this, then find another thing to do.
It amazes me the amount of people who sign up for a set course and disagree with what is being taught or tested.
That is the game, if you don't want to play, that's also cool.
"advanced riding" is a mildly contentious term. I would rather we didn't use it. Who is to say an IAM ride is Advanced and another isn't.
However "Sitting in traffic when it's safe to progress is not advanced riding" is not the IAM view. My Ex-police examiner told me before my test that I didn't need to filter if I didn't want to. He made a point of being clear and specific "You will NOT be failed if you choose not to filter".
I am very happy for people to disagree with what they hear. It means they are thinking about their ride and the information they are receiving. It is their ride, safety and life and they need to do what is right for them. Clearly if they significantly disagree with the system that IAM teach, they may not pass an exam which is based on that system.
My observer said I should have filtered on a ride the other day. I pointed out that to do so would have meant riding in a hatched area that was full of gravel and crap that had been washed there after the first heavy rain in weeks. I had considered filtering but chose not to. He agreed with my thinking and said that by making this choice it was a good example of advanced riding as it showed I was thinking about the details.
I’ve just returned from a 1000 or so mile scenic ride with to attend a Widows sons rally in Belfast. Two of our group were IAM riders both with firsts in recent tests. Both of them dropped their bikes at different times, I cannot lie, I chuckled quite a lot.
Being an advanced rider has nothing to do with not dropping a bike. AFAIK slow riding and bike handling is now not part of the test or training. I have seen a police officer drop his bike, he was an excellent rider, shit happens. Oh and I wouldn't chuckle if someone does drop their bike.
Being an advanced rider has nothing to do with not dropping a bike. AFAIK slow riding and bike handling is now not part of the test or training. I have seen a police officer drop his bike, he was an excellent rider, shit happens. Oh and I wouldn't chuckle if someone does drop their bike.
Wahey! I passed my IAM test this afternoon. A 40 mile ride to meet for the test warmed me up nicely, then 26.5 miles of test, mostly country roads and towns or villages. Couldn't fit in an overtake but did manage some filtering. The 40 miles back home didn't seem to take as long
Wahey! I passed my IAM test this afternoon. A 40 mile ride to meet for the test warmed me up nicely, then 26.5 miles of test, mostly country roads and towns or villages. Couldn't fit in an overtake but did manage some filtering. The 40 miles back home didn't seem to take as long
. He agreed with my thinking and said that by making this choice it was a good example of advanced riding as it showed I was thinking about the details.
What he actually did was some very quick thinking to try and dig himself out from showing he was yet another brainwashed pillock who can only ride a bike the way his book tells him to.
What he actually did was some very quick thinking to try and dig himself out from showing he was yet another brainwashed pillock who can only ride a bike the way his book tells him to.
I'm glad I don't suffer having this treatise in my bonce each time I swing a leg over.. Ignorance is bliss.