13-12-11, 04:43 PM
I don’t want to debate IAM as I am on record with my thoughts, but the biggest problem with it IMHO is it’s a STANDARD you can achieve and this means SOME members see this as a status.
I’ve rode with more IAM/Rospa than the average bear and most DSA based instructors are spot on ,but a FEW observers who only know their own system can be very dogmatic and again IMHO some of the things taught by IAM are just wrong (road positioning for corners for example ,great if you only doing an isolated corner very unhelpful if you doing a series of opposite direction bends) advanced training is there to give you a framework to ensure you stay safe or to revert to in stressful situations it’s not a set of rules to be observed unflinchingly.
That said training is better than no training but shop around
I’ve rode with more IAM/Rospa than the average bear and most DSA based instructors are spot on ,but a FEW observers who only know their own system can be very dogmatic and again IMHO some of the things taught by IAM are just wrong (road positioning for corners for example ,great if you only doing an isolated corner very unhelpful if you doing a series of opposite direction bends) advanced training is there to give you a framework to ensure you stay safe or to revert to in stressful situations it’s not a set of rules to be observed unflinchingly.
That said training is better than no training but shop around
Its just a ride