Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, June 16, 2010,
New research by the Health Protection Agency (HPA)
suggests that water from windscreen washer jets could be the cause of
one in five cases of Legionnaires' Disease.
The illness is caught
when stagnant warm water containing the Legionella bacteria is sprayed
and inhaled. It can lead to pneumonia and is sometimes fatal.
It
was found that those who drive for a living are five times more likely
to catch Legionnaires' Disease. The HPA believes that drivers who fill
the washer reservoir of...
Posted by Will Dracott on Friday, June 11, 2010,
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Driving Test Info
A new version of the 'Are you ready?' video for the car practical
driving test has been published on DSA's YouTube channel at youtube.com/dsagov.
It shows how the test will look from 4 October 2010.
The video includes information about the independent driving section
of the test, and confirms that, from 4 October, car test candidates will
only have to complete one reversing manoeuvre rather than two. The
manoeuvre will be selected at random by the examiner from:
More than one in ten drivers has had an accident after
swerving to avoid a pothole, a survey has revealed.
More than
half of drivers think the condition of the UK's roads is unacceptable,
while 58 percent believe that the next Government should make road
repairs a main priority.
Britain's roads descended into pothole
chaos during the Christmas 2009 snowstorms. It's only now that the full
extent of the damage it's causing is becoming clear.
The world’s
first ‘neighbour-to-neighbour’ car rental service lets drivers hire the
vehicle parked just down the street, while taking care of the security
checks and insurance. So what’s the catch?
Your expensive motor sits around most of the day doing nothing. You use
it for
only an hour a day on average, yet it sheds around 60% of its value in
the
first three years of its life, and costs between £3,000 and £5,500 a
year to
run. So isn’t it time it started pulling its w...
Posted by Will Dracott on Thursday, April 1, 2010,
Changes to ID requirements for driving tests and
Driver CPC periodic training
DSA has been working closely with the Identity and Passport Service
(IPS) so we can accept UK Identity Cards issued by IPS as an alternative
means by which candidates may confirm their identity for all types of
driving tests and Driver CPC periodic training.
Candidates for driving tests and periodic training need to produce
evidence of their entitlement to drive the relevant vehicle and prove
their iden...
Posted by Will Dracott on Tuesday, March 23, 2010,
Great idea for instructors and drivers alike.
As you'll be well aware, tailgating drivers are one of the biggest
concerns
for learner drivers and impact of their ability to relax and learn from
you
during lessons. Most drivers don't know what the correct distance is to
follow
at 30mph and, even if they do, wouldn't be able to gauge it on the road.
TailGuardian is a unique new system that warns following drivers when
they are
too close - allowing your client to learn with less stress,...
Posted by Will Dracott on Tuesday, March 23, 2010,
Chief
driving examiner welcomes the publication of scientific study
Chief driving examiner and
director for safer driving Trevor Wedge has welcomed the publication of a
new scientific study into how driving instructors can develop their
coaching skills.
The EU-funded ‘High Impact approach for Enhancing Road safety
through More Effective communication Skills for driving instructors’ (HERMES) project began in March 2007 and was
completed in February 2010.
Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, February 24, 2010,
One of the big issues that newly qualified drivers have is being on their own. Not having that voice telling you where to go can lead to recently qualified drivers getting lost and confused. The Pass Plus would help with this, however, the DSA has taken some inititive here and has produced a few YouTube videos to help put drivers at ease.
Posted by Will Dracott on Saturday, February 6, 2010,
The mini roundabout at the end of Druid Hill, just by the park has quiet a lot of barriers and cones surrounding it. The work is on the pavement, however, it does obsure your visibility on approach. So be extra cautious in making sure nothing is coming before emerging.
This blog is for those taking their driving test in and around Bristol. Keeping you in touch with any route changes, diversions on test routes, severe traffic delays, road works, severe weather warnings, cancellations and DSA updates regarding the UK driving test.
