About advanced driving
In a nutshell, advanced driving is planned driving that makes safe and efficient use of road space. It's confident and decisive driving. As an advanced
driver you are “always in the safest position on the road, travelling at the right speed and in the right gear; never making unnecessarily jerky moves or
changes of direction.”
By the time you take the Advanced Driving Test, the group’s aim is that you will be able to drive ...
•
To a very high level of safety, with a level of driving skill and technique based on the same principles taught to police drivers and documented in IAM
Roadsmart’s Advanced Driver Course handbook.
•
Ensuring a high level of passenger comfort & confidence
•
Enabling the vehicle to be manoeuvred in a confined space with accuracy and safety, additionally reducing wear and tear on the vehicle itself
We don't aim to make you a grand-prix driver, but we do try to help you be a more confident and safe driver able to make the best progress that the road
conditions allow. In short, the primary skills of an advanced driver can be summed up as ...
•
Good & effective concentration
•
Good observation
•
Good anticipation and use of the information available ...
- what can be seen
- what cannot be seen
- what might reasonably be expected to happen
The System of Car Control - IPSGA
Underlying these aims is a core framework which we refer to as “IPSGA”. IPSGA is a method of driving that helps ensure that the driver will plan his drive
according to the ever changing scene, both ahead and to the rear. It is fully documented fully in the course handbook and this in turn forms the basis of
guidance and coaching offered by LAM.
Information.
Use all the information around you - in front, behind and to the side, to determine the hazards that exist, or may exist in the future. If you need to position
your car differently on the road, consider whether a signal is appropriate to warn other road users.
Position.
After giving a clear signal (if required), position your car in the appropriate part of the carriageway. Check your mirrors before committing yourself to the
new position.
Speed.
Now alter your road speed, based on the hazard. Usually this will be by using the brakes or easing off the accelerator, but in some cases may require
further acceleration instead. Remember to continue your observation and use your mirrors as your speed & location changes.
Gear.
In most cases, only now will you consider changing gear, if required, to match the new road speed.
Acceleration.
Once past the hazard and it is safe to do so, continue at a suitable & appropriate speed, accelerating as required.
Drive well, drive smart!
© London Advanced Motorists, 2023.
London Advanced Motorists is a registered charity, no. 1043684, affiliated to IAM Roadsmart.
About advanced driving
In
a
nutshell,
advanced
driving
is
planned
driving
that
makes
safe
and
efficient
use
of
road
space.
It's
confident
and
decisive
driving.
As
an
advanced
driver
you
are
“always
in
the
safest
position
on
the
road,
travelling
at
the
right
speed
and
in
the
right
gear;
never
making
unnecessarily
jerky
moves
or
changes of direction.”
By
the
time
you
take
the
Advanced
Driving
Test,
the
group’s aim is that you will be able to drive ...
•
To
a
very
high
level
of
safety
with
a
level
of
driving
skill
and
technique
based
on
the
same
principles
taught
to
police
drivers
and
documented
in
IAM
Roadsmart’s
Advanced
Driver Course handbook.
•
Ensuring
a
high
level
of
passenger
comfort
&
confidence
•
Enabling
the
vehicle
to
be
manoeuvred
in
a
confined
space
with
accuracy
and
safety,
additionally
reducing
wear
and
tear
on
the
vehicle itself
We
don't
aim
to
make
you
a
grand
prix
driver,
but
we
do
try
to
help
you
be
a
more
confident
and
safe
driver
able
to
make
the
best
progress
that
the
road
conditions
allow.
In
short,
the
primary
skills
of
an
advanced driver can be summed up as ...
•
Good & effective concentration
•
Good observation
•
Good
anticipation
and
use
of
the
information
available ...
- what can be seen
- what cannot be seen
- what might reasonably be expected
to happen
