{"id":846,"date":"2014-12-06T22:47:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T22:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=846"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T22:49:25","slug":"new-tuition-video-launched-driving-instructors-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/new-tuition-video-launched-driving-instructors-cyclists\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tuition Video Launched for Driving Instructors about Cyclists"},"content":{"rendered":"

The battle for Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s roads has intensified in recent years as disputes between cyclists and motorists become more aggressive. But one organisation is trying to change road culture, with a video aimed at teaching driving instructors to better understand cyclists. <\/i>Book Theory Test Today<\/i><\/b> gives an insight…<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Book Theory Test Today<\/b> blogger says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Love them or hate them, cyclists have a right to use the road, so the way forward is to find a solution for motorist and cyclist alike to use Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s highways harmoniously.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

To throw the cat among the pigeons, motorists need to know that bicycles actually existed before motor vehicles, using roadways an estimated 20 years before the first motorised transportation took to the road. Therefore, cyclists deserve a little respect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadly, this is not always the case. Motorists tend to see cyclists as an inconvenience, adopting the attitude of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcwell I had to pass a theory test<\/b> and a practical driving exam to be on the road, what do cyclists have to do, nothing.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, in order to improve relations between motorist and cyclist, driving-instructor.tv has launched a new video targeting driving instructors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Driving Instructors?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Book Theory Test Today<\/b> says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Driving-instructor.tv wants to tackle the problem before learner drivers become fully fledged road users. Driving instructors are being asked to educate their pupils in order to reverse current attitudes towards cyclists.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

With over 1.5 million theory tests<\/b> and driving exams taken every year, more and more motorists are using Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s highways, making them more dangerous for vulnerable road users like cyclists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Founder of driving-instructor.tv, Blaine Walsh, had this to say about the video: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Instructors have a duty to not just teach people how to pass a theory test<\/b> and to drive, but to instil \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcempathetic\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 attitudes to other road users, and challenge pupils\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 ignorance about things like \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcroad tax\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and the idea cyclists are obliged to stay in bike lanes.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

Walsh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s website is dedicated to hosting instructional videos for the driving instructor profession. He currently has a network of 20,000 driving instructors on his database, with the potential for his latest video to have a big impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Walsh is not naive in thinking that this video will change attitudes towards cyclists over night. When he spoke to the head of training at the Driving Instructors Association, Olivia Baldock, he asked \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcIs there a section during their training where instructors are taught about vulnerable road users?\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 This was the response:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153No, there isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. Cyclists are treated as any other road user. You need to be aware of them, you need to give them time and space \u00e2\u20ac\u201c everything that a good and decent driver and road user should know. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the very basics really.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all about training to be an ADI (approved driving instructor). With the training there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a theory test<\/b>, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s practice, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an advanced driving section and there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the ability to instruct. It comes through in all of those sections \u00e2\u20ac\u201c there isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a particular module about cyclists.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

Book Theory Test Today<\/b> says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your view on the motorist\/cyclist debate? Leave a comment…\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

Book Theory Test Today<\/b> offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a UK theory test<\/b>, or practical test, at test centres across the nation. The service also supplies resources to help you prepare for your theory test<\/b> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ready to take your theory test<\/b>? Book your theory test online<\/b> today\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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