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Speed Awareness
Course
Housekeeping
This Is a No Smoking Area
Fire Exits Fire Alarm
Toilets
Telephones
**Please Switch off Mobile Phones/pagers**
Sexist, racist and abusive comments will not
be tolerated
Breaks and Refreshments
Progamme
• Add times
Who’s Who?
SP
The Police
You
Who Are We?
Those delivering this course are:
Highly qualified professional driver trainers
who hold a substantial amount of knowledge
and experience within the driver training
industry.
What Is Required of You?
There is no pass or fail. However, to successfully
complete this course you must:
• Attend all sessions
• Complete all course paperwork, including any
relevant questionnaires
• Make a positive contribution
• Demonstrate a willingness to improve your
speed awareness skills
Confidentiality
Agreement of Confidentiality
Anything said during the course remains the subject of
confidentiality however:
SP
Will not condone the attendance on this course of an
individual who impersonates the driver/rider who should
have rightfully attended this course.
This is a very serious offence and could carry a prison
sentence
Aim
The course aim:
to contribute towards safer
communities by increasing your
intention to drive at an appropriate
speed within the speed limit.
What Are We Going To Cover?
• What are the benefits of complying with
speed limits?
• How can you raise your awareness of
appropriate attitudes towards the misuse of
speed?
• What can we identify as the consequences
of speeding?
• How can you improve your knowledge and
skills in identifying different speed limit
areas?
What Are We Going To Cover?
• What is your personal responsibility for
choice of speed?
• What difference does speed make?
• How can you recognise the impact of your
driving behaviour on other road users?
Bare Facts
• Driver/rider error is a contributory factor in 95% of
crashes
• Excess speed for the conditions is an error
• Those who drive/ride fast regardless of the
conditions are 3-5 times more at risk than those who
do not
Pedestrians Killed
Vehicle speed
No. Killed
20 mph
• 1 out of 20 = 5%
30 mph
• 4 out of 20 = 20%
35 mph
• 11 out of 20 = 55%
(estimated)
40 mph
• 18 out of 20 = 90%
(16 out of 20 = 80% - children)
Source www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk (December 2007)
Pedestrians Killed
100
90
80
Percentager killed
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
10
20
Speed (mph)
30
35
40
Statistics
• Road Crashes are the no.1 killer of
young people worldwide
• Every 6 seconds someone is killed
or maimed on the world’s roads
(make roads safe) 2007
How Progress Is Being Made
• Education of road users (courses like this one)
• Vehicle design and build
• Improvement of roads infrastructure
• Raised standards of learner driving test
Speed Limits
• How can you recognise the speed limit on
any road you are driving on?
• What information tells us the speed limit may
change?
• Where do speed limits change most often?
• What are repeater signs?
A Guide to Speed Limits
20mph speed limit
The 20mph limit is used mainly in town centres,
high streets, residential roads and near schools.
30mph speed limit
The 30mph limit is used mainly in urban areas and
villages and wherever you see street lights unless
otherwise stated.
40mph and 50mph
These limits are mainly used in non-built up areas
and where the national speed limit is not
appropriate.
A Guide to Speed Limits
National Speed Limit
For most vehicles the national speed limit is 60mph
on single carriageway roads and 70mph on dual
carriageways.
Dual Carriageways
A dual carriageway is a road that is separated by
a central reservation. For the majority of vehicles
the speed limit on a dual carriageway is 70mph.
Motorways
For most vehicles the speed limit on motorways is
70mph unless otherwise indicated.
Excuses
What causes you to speed
?
Circumstances
Environment
Vehicle
Test driving car, Test riding bike
Lapses in concentration, When you are
angry, Going with the flow
Listening to fast music, Racing
CIRCUMSTANCES
‘Red Mist’
Being late, Tailgaters
Peer pressure, Passenger pressure
Distractions, Noble causes
Fatigue
When the roads are quiet
Unaware of dangers and consequences
Speed perception distorted
ENVIRONMENT
Sun blocking speedometer
Distractions
Anti-lock braking system
Traction control and other modern
devices
Vehicle performance
VEHICLE
Misjudging overtaking manoeuvres
Overestimating your vehicle
control
Circumstances
YOU
Environment
Vehicle
Thrill seeking
When you are angry
Wanting to be in front
When the roads are quiet
Failing to observe speed limits
Lack of knowledge on speed limits
Think you can get away with a bit extra
Test driving car
Going with the flow
Lack of self discipline
Listening to fast music
Lapses in concentration
Disregard for personal safety
Misjudge overtake manoeuvre
YOU
Speed perception distorted
Unaware of dangers and consequences
Sun blocking speedometer
Overestimating your vehicle control
Passenger pressure
Complacent in local areas
Peer pressure
Playing catch up
Noble causes
Test driving car
Distractions
‘ Red Mist’
Being late
Attitude
Tailgaters
Racing
Fatigue
The Likelihood of Being Caught
• Drivers who speed believe there is a lower chance
of being caught than those who do not (Guppy 1993)
• The less chance drivers think there is of being
caught the faster they drive (Stradling & Campbell 2003)
• You are here today as a result of efficient
technology, if you do not make changes there is
a high probability that you will be caught again.
Consequences
Loss of licence
Loss of life
Social effects
Psychological effects
Knock on effects with
family and friends
Inconvenience
Insurance problems
Fines
Injury
Loss of job
Imprisonment
Consequences of Crashing
( Discussion )
Corporate Manslaughter
• The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate
Homicide Act 2007 is a landmark in law. For the first
time, companies and organisations can be found
guilty of corporate manslaughter as a result of
serious management failures resulting in a gross
breach of a duty of care.
• The Act, effective from 6 April 2008, clarifies the
criminal liabilities of companies including large
organisations where serious failures in the
management of health and safety result in a fatality.
Source: Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Environmental Effects
• The average Briton annually produces
4.48 tons of carbon dioxide. (all activities)
• The world is already experiencing the
effects of global warming.
• Most people take some form of action to
try to limit climate change.
(environment ministry 2007)
The Act on CO2
Eco-driving
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Pump up to cut down
Carry less clutter
Drive at an appropriate speed
Less stopping and starting means less
pollution
• Over revving accelerates emissions
• Idling fuel is wasting fuel
(environment ministry 2007)
The Act on CO2
Comfort Break
Driving at Appropriate Speed
Barriers
Why is it so difficult to stick to speed limits?
How do we cope with tailgaters?
What can we do to help?
Coping Strategy
Concentration
Observation
Anticipation
Space
Time
What You Can Do?
Concentration
Observation
Anticipation
Remember the Solution
Self discipline
Concentration
Observation
Anticipation
Space
Time
Looking and Seeing
We often look but seldom see.
Looking and Seeing
How many pens are there in this picture?
You have 5 seconds!
Looking and Seeing
How many pens?
10 pens
2 pencils
What else did you see?
Looked But Did Not See
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Paper
Cup
Glasses case
Phone
Pen knife
Pencil
Slipper
• Brief case
• Back scratcher
• Ornament of a pig
• Ornament of a bird
• Cigarette box
• Newspaper
• Envelope
Motorcyclists
Detecting
Powered Two-Wheelers
What Do All Drivers Have in Common?
All travel around in metal boxes
All have at least 4 wheel stability
All can enjoy heat, dry, comfort
All have some form of on-board distraction,
(passengers, music, sat-nav etc.)
BUT all vehicles have
LARGE blind spots
Blind Spots
What’s hiding in your blind spot?
Before you change
direction or make a turn
check your blind spots!
Blind Spots
A Bike Might Be There!
Small profile
UNDETECTED!
Line of travel
Drivers line
of sight
Small profile
UNDETECTED!
Line of travel
Drivers line
of sight
Small profile
UNDETECTED!
Line of travel
Drivers line
of sight
SMIDSY ?
• Sorry Mate I Didn’t See You!
• Bikes = 3% of road users
• Bikes = 9% of all casualties, 19% of all
fatalities
• Expect the unexpected
Look Once Look Twice
Think Bike!
Source: DfT Road Casualty Statistics GB 2006
Hazard Perception
• DVD video clips SP own clips or
available from LCC
• Interactive discussion to develop
problem-solving skills
• Develop skills in identifying appropriate
speed limits
Choosing Our Own Driving Behaviour
• Is it safe to speed?
• Do we think fast driving is skilled driving?
• What sources of pressure do we have?
• How do we resist pressures to speed?
Attitudes and Beliefs
Cause & Effect
Our
Beliefs
This directly
affects
This affects
their
behaviour
Some one / thing affects
our beliefs - causes
We can break
the chain
Causing changes in
their attitude
Attitude
Change
Causes
behavioural
change
This
affects someone
else's
beliefs
Attitudes and Beliefs
Is speeding safe?
Debrief
• What have you got from this course?
• How do you recognise speed limits?
• What can you do to adhere to limits?
Concentration
Observation
Anticipation
Space
Time
What else can you do?
• Further driver/rider training
• Keep your knowledge of the
Highway Code up to date
Pledge
• Try to identify a particular situation in
which you may be at risk of speeding
• How can you stick to the speed limit in
this situation?
Make your Pledge
Speed Awareness
Course