ROSPA Training

I've been thinking about advanced training, how do you get started with Rospa?

Ok ignore that, I had a look on the web. I've contacted a local group.

I am actually waiting for my first session with the york IAM. The reason I went with IAM as it was the IAM instructors on our course and I found them really good. Also there is no ROSPA groups near me.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by sloppy joe

How is it different from IAM? I asked last night and the person in charge of training said it was a higher standard. Since I have not done IAM, I will take his comment with a pinch of salt, as I imagine he will obviously be biased. I think that they both use the police roadcraft as a basis of the training, so they are likely to be fairly similar, but I am sure there will be those with more knowledge about this that may differ.

As you say, similar. But quite happy to accept that an IAM pass would be equivalent to a Bronze, it's just that we don't get the chance of being graded.

Originally Posted by Mark_h

I'm an observer with the Thames Valley group

At least you should be getting the name right then

Originally Posted by williamturner1

Im with ROSPA Smart Surrey / Sussex / Kent. They are wicked. Great Guys. Great informative lectures (last one given by a Police Crash Forensics Investigator). Awesome feedback. Very sensible fees. They really help raise your hazard aweareness which on the south's crowded roads can't be a bad thing.

Cool, where do they meet? I was thinking of getting involved, but really to busy with the other lot now.

I did try the ripley IAM but I didn't really get on with them. Maybe being 24 not 64 had something to do with that.

Shame it must have been meeting me, wasn't it . Seriously I would be interested to know what (or who ) put you off.

[Mej]

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went to the same meeting as sloppyjoe and yea urm well.... I tried to give them some feedback as requested and have basically got the answer of well your wrong and you had all the information there. Oh well. Im hoping to get some kind of instruction but as of yet i havnt been contacted. I wonder how long it takes to get assigned somone?

[dizzyblonde]

Why was this comment of 'well you're wrong ad had all the info there' put there though Andy?. What was it in relation to?

basically there was a distinct lack of information for a first time-er
an example would be your supposed to get a copy of roadcraft and the highway code. These were available but not enough to go around everyone that signed so they decided not to give any out. fair enough but i asked when i might recieve one "i havnt decided" was the answer. You might get one when you get assigned your instructor. Ok but i would have to take a bag with me then i mentioned and the guy said "does your bike not have panniers?" i replied no and he said "well thats daft isnt it"

I also asked about the number of instructors to which the bloke chearfully bosted we have 27! when i asked how many were for bikes i got the answer of "3 but were not really a bike group" Now there were at least 3 other folks that signed up with bikes on the night so as to fitting instructon in it could be interesting! As i said we shall see what happens.

just kind of left me feeling a little underwelmed (although i am a sensitive soul as you know) so im going to see what its like next month. Basically it was like a blokes WI meeting.

although it did cheer me up when a lady there corrected me on the highway code and gave me the "ive been a driving instuctor for 15 years" spheal only for about 3 other people to say, actually he's right you know. get in

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

the guy said "does your bike not have panniers?" i replied no and he said "well thats daft isnt it"

Sound like a set of c***s TBH. Were they all riding BMWs with a distinct smell of p*** following them round?

no because they were mostly car drivers. average age about 60