IAM "Skill for Life" course...recommended?

[Grahamm]

If you attempted to overtake into moving oncoming traffic When being assessed by a class 1 police examiner you would  fail immediately.

Really? And you base this on what? Are you a Class 1 Police Examiner? Are you an Observer? Have you had any Advanced Training? Or is this just your opinion?

As I said in a post above "it's only a no-no if you make someone else feel the need to take avoiding action."

[Grahamm]

Having been on bikes for the past 34 years I don't need a piece of paper to confirm that I am a competent rider. 

True, but you might get a discount from your Insurer

[steeeve66]

Having been on bikes for the past 34 years I don't need a piece of paper to confirm that I am a competent rider. 

True, but you might get a discount from your Insurer

that's why i'm doing it.

btw - i filter 'in to' oncoming traffic in town all the time.

[MEM62]

Having been on bikes for the past 34 years I don't need a piece of paper to confirm that I am a competent rider. 

True, but you might get a discount from your Insurer

That's very true but, at my age, an extra 10% or so is not much difference.  But either way, my motivation wasn't financial - it was the fact that I believed in the training and would have liked ultimately to have continued as part of the goup and perhaps passed the knowledghe onto others.  Little chance of that if I couldn't even get as far as the test     Oh well........
Anyway, as I said, I believe in it and when asked would certainly recommend it to others.  It is very good training and in addition to making many riders a lot safer it has also enhances their riding enjoyment - as it did for me.   

[redman]

As I said in a post above "it's only a no-no if you make someone else feel the need to take avoiding action."

 

[Grahamm]

As I said in a post above "it's only a no-no if you make someone else feel the need to take avoiding action."

 

I notice you didn't answer my questions, so I'll ask again: Have you done any advanced training?

[noggythenog]

Hey its a wee bit bitchy this topic eh,


Respect to people who feel they want more training, perhaps the theory is sound and focuses the mind
And switches people on a bit,


Also respect to people who like to do it their own way, teaching themselves skills as they go along and learning from theirs and others mistakes,


lets not forget its supposed to be fun though otherwise whats the point,just sit at home drinking yakult in your oxygen tent whilst designing your very own cryo chamber.


In writing we can all claim to be always switched on at all times but at the end of the day we're the same as many advanced riders/novices/jet pilots/train drivers/moto gp riders....human...and we're all gomna make some stupid mistakes sooner or later.

[richfzs]

Hey its a wee bit bitchy this topic eh,

This is nothing, fella! Wait till people get really riled (or Iano turns up  )

[JZS 600]

I must say, the recently IAM converted become nearly evangelistic on the subject as "born again advanced bikers" but a few years on they tend to revert to normal bikers.
 
I still hang around with some of my old IAM mates and they're OK guys!
 
They always say there's nothing like a reformed (insert description here)

[budgiemurray]

Did my test a couple of months ago with the scottish borders IAM group and still go out on regular sunday morning rides with them.. Nest move i ever made.. Ive noticed a huge difference in my riding and confidence..


Budgie  ( back on a fazer soon)
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[steeeve66]

First meet this evening and... Pretty good I thought. It was only the 'IDCAM' introduction, not unlike the Bikesafe intro if anyone's done that?
First ride assessment on Saturday, so plenty of time for it to all go wrong...

[Grahamm]

It was only the 'IDCAM' introduction

Ok, it sounds great, but what *is* IDCAM?? I've just been searching for the term and whilst I've seen it mentioned in a couple of places (relevant to bikes) I can't find what it stands for!! 

[richfzs]

Introductory Day Course in Advanced Motorcycling

took 2 seconds, is your google broken? 

[Grahamm]

took 2 seconds, is your google broken? 

Clearly it is, because the first bike releated link I can find just searching for the acronym comes up with "www.kamg.org.uk/idcams.html" however when I tried to click on that it just comes up with "problem loading page".

Trying IDCAM and Motorcycle comes up with a links eg to Kent Advanced Motorcycle Group's magazine (which is presumably the kamg mentioned in the link above), but nothing that actually says what it means.

[steeeve66]

It's the Introductory Day Course in Advanced Motorcycling, apologies for the confusion. Apologies also for the tautology... Introductory introduction anybody?

[Grahamm]

It's the Introductory Day Course in Advanced Motorcycling, apologies for the confusion.

No worries, thanks for that.

Apologies also for the tautology... Introductory introduction anybody?

It's not the most obvious acronym ever...!

[Raymy]

MIAOW!!!!


Saucer of milk to table 2

[pitternator]

feck..some one is  looking seriously sad ( graham)...stand back and take a look at ur " addiction" to " advanaced training " ! 
 
the thought that someone knows something more than yourself about it all...

[Grahamm]

Yawn. Hear that sound Pitternator? That's the sound of me not giving a foc.

To anyone else: don't let the negative attitudes of some people put you off the idea of getting some advanced training

[redman]

feck..some one is  looking seriously sad ( graham)...stand back and take a look at ur " addiction" to " advanaced training " ! 
 
the thought that someone knows something more than yourself about it all...

+1 couldnt agree with you more

[richfzs]

Grahamm, the Kent groups page didn't work for me either, but since google also shows a snippet from the page in the search results, you didn't need to actually go to the page to find out what the acronym stands for.

You can thank me now, for telling you what IDCAM stands for, as I told you before steeeve66.

[Grahamm]

+1 couldnt agree with you more

And still we don't get an answer from redman about whether he's had any Advanced Training.

So let's try "If you attempted to overtake into moving oncoming traffic When being assessed by a class 1 police examiner you  would  fail immediately. " [Citation Needed]

Do you have anything to back that up, redman, other than your opinion of what you *think* might happen?

[Grahamm]

Grahamm, the Kent groups page didn't work for me either, but since google also shows a snippet from the page in the search results, you didn't need to actually go to the page to find out what the acronym stands for.

It didn't show in the results I got.

You can thank me now, for telling you what IDCAM stands for, as I told you before steeeve66.

Thank you so much.

[steeeve66]

Grahamm, the Kent groups page didn't work for me either, but since google also shows a snippet from the page in the search results, you didn't need to actually go to the page to find out what the acronym stands for.

You can thank me now, for telling you what IDCAM stands for, as I told you before steeeve66.

..thanks.

[redman]

+1 couldnt agree with you more

And still we don't get an answer from redman about whether he's had any Advanced Training.

So let's try "If you attempted to overtake into moving oncoming traffic When being assessed by a class 1 police examiner you  would  fail immediately. " [Citation Needed]

Do you have anything to back that up, redman, other than your opinion of what you *think* might happen?   



Graham I am not going to waste my time responding to your question, i know what i am talking about i dont think i know what i am talking about, please continue with your posts as they are highly amusing