This section of the site simply illustrates the essence of what you, a new Associate
with this Group, would go through during your training for the Advanced Driving Test.
Although what follows over the next few pages of the drop-down menu is a typical
plan for your training, it may be varied depending upon your individual progress.
If we have a large contingent of Associates, we begin with a mid-week Introductory
Evening in that week prior to the first of our usual two-hour-long fortnightly Sunday
morning Observed Runs. If the numbers of Associates cannot justify an extra evening,
we will meet on the Sunday morning for Run 1 from the Cleveleys Community Centre.
You will be advised beforehand which venue we will use. All the necessary verification
of your driving documentation is carried out at that Introduction to ensure that
we as a Group are lawfully able to carry out our responsibilities as Observers. In
a totally relaxed environment you will participate in a brief presentation by one
of our most Senior Observers to highlight the new skills you are about to acquire
during the coming weeks. This usually culminates in lively debate when you and your
fellow Associates question your previous driving skills and experiences by comparison
to what this new challenge will bring to you in the future. The essence of each of
the six observed runs that you will have achieved a pre-set list of desired outcomes.
It might be the case during the Course of Runs that the Observer rostered to accompany
you on a particular run, will be due for an assessment by a Senior Observer. It
will be necessary for the Senior Observer to sit in the back seat of your car to
monitor your Observer. Your permission will be sought before this event takes place.
You will not be under scrutiny by the Senior Observer, only the Observer and we
will be grateful for your co-operation in this essential task.
