The LINK 315 September 2022

Contents

Welcome Readers

The Chairman’s Ramblings

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Recent Test Passes

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Welcome Readers

From the Editor...

Welcome indeed to the first newsletter to be published in what we are told will be the “Carolean” era. I have seen pictures of the then Prince Charles learning to drive in a Rover P6, our new King is clearly a man of taste!

Talking of which, the Dragon and I (usually in the company of Pete Goodman’s Midget) have visited a couple more shows over the summer. These were at the Atwell-Wilson museum in Calne, where we were entertained by an “elderly” band known as the Saga Louts (and had to find an earthing fault on the MG before we could go home!) and Camerton, where I managed to buy some lighting accessories I probably don’t need at an absolute bargain price. Both events were held on sweltering days, sadly Andy Poulton was not encountered on either occasion.

A couple of weeks later, out for a drive (well, being driven actually by one of my previous “F1RST” associates), we stopped to politely give way at a junction only to find that the oncoming vehicle was another P6 – the first I’ve seen on the road since purchasing mine last year. Vigorous waves in excess of those recommended by IAM RoadSmart were exchanged!

Another highlight was conducting a pre-test check drive in a BMW M5, 550 bhp is certainly the most powerful vehicle I’ve ever been in – on the road, at least. All hail traction control is all I can say… Drive safely!

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The Chairman’s Ramblings

It is often said that within everybody there is a book or novel just waiting to get out and be published. Well, I am afraid to say that within this particular body there is definitely not a book waiting to escape. There’s not even a decent sized pamphlet and probably not even one side of an A4 sheet of meaningful prose hiding away within. So, when the editor of this illustrious tome asked me if I was going to write an article for the next edition, he must have wondered why I was suddenly doing a very good impression of a rabbit caught in the headlights.

What could I possibly write about? A little bit about myself and my background? No, I did that in the first article and even I fell asleep part way through. Another appeal to fill a vacancy on the executive committee? No, that’s been done last month. (Withno response.Hint.Hint!).Perhaps I could plagiarise an article that had been previously written by Mike Hall, our last Chairman which always seemed to be interesting. I could change a few words here, a few expressions there. But again no, its a bit too soon for that and anyway, I’d probably be rumbled. So, the best I could come up with is to just write a few rambling thoughts of things which have occurred to me over the last few weeks.

After one of our recent monthly meetings, as we walked outside through the car park, somebody commented about how the front of my car was covered with dead insects. I had only just returned from a weekend away and had driven over the Welsh mountains on my way home, a beautiful, winding route I follow quite frequently and the comment about the insects brought to mind an article that I’d read recently.

Those of you that have a good collection of candles on the birthday cake of life will remember that many years ago, whenever we drove anywhere, you would always

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come back with the windscreen and front of the car covered with flies and insects and you would have to spend time cleaning them all off. Apparently, that doesn’t happen so much nowadays due to the decline in insect numbers which of course is a concern because they help with pollination of plants that are so badly needed. It struck me that whilst it was going take me a while to clean the front of the car, I should actually be encouraged that the places I’d been had had sufficient inset life to be capable of causing such a mess. I should perhaps apologise to any fellow nature lovers out there for unintentionally killing a lot of insects during my trip but I promise that I do realise how valuable they are and didn’t deliberately run into them.

Mind you, with the way that current speed limits are being re-considered in Wales at the moment, in the future insects should be much safer as you will be driving so slowly that it will be easy for them to watch you coming and just fly around you. I don’t know whether you’ve read recently about the proposal to change the default speed limit of 30 MPH down to 20 following an experiment in a number of Welsh towns and villages which has been running for several months. The nearest one to us was in Chepstow which apparently caused so much chaos with tailbacks throughout the town and causing such frustration for the motorists in the area that the local council took the decision that they would take away the reduced speed limit and put it back up to 30 MPH.

However, a few weeks ago the Senedd, the Welsh parliament, confirmed the decision that from September 2023 the default speed limit in built-up areas and some other areas across Wales would be lowered to 20 MPH which makes me think that in future the insects will find it a lot easier to avoid us whenever we drive through the Welsh countryside. Just to introduce even more misery, there are also discussions taking place to introduce road tolls and charges to “encourage” drivers out of their cars and onto public transport, so unless you fancy touring the Brecon Beacons on the nonexistent bus service, I suggest that if enjoy driving the open roads of Wales, you do so soon before you are unable to afford it any more.

Those of you who live in Bristol and South Gloucestershire will know that our councils seem to have a mania for putting traffic lights on roundabouts and I am sure that many of you will have experienced the delights of the new “thru-about” on the Ring Road or as it’s now known locally, the Hamburger roundabout. (Just in case you are wondering why it’s called the Hamburger roundabout, have a look at an aerial picture of it and it will soon become obvious.)

I’m also sure that many of you will have started a conversation sometime by saying, “ Iwasdrivingalongandthelightsontheroundaboutwhereout…..” and before you can finish it, somebody else will say, “…andeverythingwasflowingsmoothlywasn’t it”. This is generally true and when these lights do go out, everybody just gets on with it like we used to do, you make your own decisions about when it’s safe to proceed and everything moves along quite nicely.

However, that is not the case when it happens on the Hamburger roundabout as it did just a few weeks ago in the height of the heat wave. Unfortunately, I live close by, having to negotiate it many times during the day when I’m out and about and I was unfortunate enough to experience the chaos that ensued when the lights failed. Why is it much more dangerous than an ordinary roundabout I hear you say?

Well, when the lights fail everybody has to make their way through and around using their own judgement which, in anything other than simple conditions, can be a recipe for disaster.

At a couple of points on the outer rim of the roundabout, you have to negotiate six lanes of live traffic trying to go straight through whilst you are attempting to cross at 90° to this traffic. From personal experience people do not slow down when they’re going through the middle even when aware of a problem and seeing others attempting to cross in front of them. It was absolutely deadly, so please be warned that if you come across the Hamburger when the lights are not working, then proceed with great caution. Apparently, the cause of the failure was the control system for the traffic lights going faulty due to the heat.

I think it’s a great shame that having spent many years in the planning, two years in the building and costing £7 million to build, somebody in the SGC Infrastructure Resilience team hadn’t noticed that summers are allegedly getting warmer meaning that into the future this will be an even bigger problem and had ordered control gear that would cope with the heat. (Or perhaps they don’t have traffic lights in hot countries !) But surely this illustrious team of highly skilled people would quickly come up with a suitably high-tech solution to the problem. Or perhaps then again, no. Driving past it some days later when the lights were once again working, I noticed that the solution to the problem was to suspend a tarpaulin over the control boxes creating a sunshade and to leave the door open to keep it cool. SGC high-tech solutions at their very best!

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Well, I think that’s enough on my miscellaneous ramblings for now. Enjoy your driving in the last weeks of the summer sun and as always, stay safe.

Pete Davies

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Recent Test Passes with Bristol Advanced Motorists

Congratulations to the following Bristol Group Associates who have recently been successful in the IAM RoadSmart Advanced Driver Test.

Thanks also to their respective Observers for helping, guiding and assisting them to achieve the Advanced Driver standard.

We hope that all Associates who have become Full Members over the last year will renew membership, both with the national Institute and with the local Bristol Group, to continue your commitment to Advanced Driving and to support your local Group as we continue to guide more Associates.

September/October 2022 Read this on our website www.iam-bristol.org.uk

SUCCESSFUL ASSOCIATE OBSERVER

21/07/2022 Oliver Ryan-George Pete Jefferies 24/07/2022 Richard West Jerone van Duijneveldt F1RST 26/07/2022 Patrick Hansen-Saunders Marlene Baker F1RST 07/08/2022 Tim Pollard Pete Davies F1RST 17/08/2022 Robin Spencer-Smith Richard Olpin F1RST 27/08/2022 Hughan Pietersen Mark Dowding 05/09/2022 Robert Moore Richard Parsons 06/09/2022 Sam Pollard Pete Davies F1RST Entry in bold denotes a perfect score of 23/23 – well done Sam!

Three-in-a-Car – 2022

These are informal, social driving events, to help Members maintain the high standard they achieved on their original Advanced Driver test – and also to offer Associates some extra guidance input before their tests. The final date for 2022 isSaturday 01 October 10.00am Easter Compton Farm Shop

Club Sundays – 2022

These informal events run from about 10:00am to whenever you want to go home (usually about 1:00 or 2:00pm). A fun driving event, all members, associates and guests are most welcome. Any car is suitable, especially old, classic or interesting!

Final Club Sunday in 2022 is:

Sunday 30 October Norchard Station Dean Forest Railway GL15 4ET Contact Pete Goodman: meetings@iam-bristol.org.uk for updates. This event is being “piggy-backed” on the Bristol Pegasus Motor Club’s final Breakfast Meet of the year, always some nice vehicles to admire!

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Full Course Refunds available for New Associates

Bristol Advanced Motorists holds two funds which allow us to refund an Associate’s course fee upon passing their Advanced Driver Test to those who fulfil the following criteria:-

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The Associate must live, work or be in full-time education within South Gloucestershire, pass their Advanced Driver Test and be under 30.

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Please contact Vee Boobyer – associates@iam-bristol.org.uk prior to the start of the course, as retrospective claims cannot be accepted.

Monthly Meetings: Reminder

Our Meetings, Associate courses and some other activities are held at the BAWA Club, 589, Southmead Road, Filton.

It is one of the Bristol region’s venues of choice for conferences and events. It is easily accessible by car with ample car parking adjacent to the buildings. The venue offers a modern, pleasant environment with reception/security, staff on duty and wheelchair access.

The next monthly meeting will be on 27th September – see page 10 for more details. Arrivalat7:15forapromptstartat7:30pm.

Group Monthly Meetings July/August

For July’s meeting we moved back to the BAWA for an illustrated talk on Alfa Romeo cars, presented by Andy Bowden and Alex Payne. In fact, we actually commenced the meeting in the car park in order to enjoy a display of the marque… (See next page). Once inside for the talk proper, we learnt that the company started out by building Darracq cars under licence before establishing their own brand in June 1910. There was an almost immediate interest in racing, the company entering the following year’s Targa Florio and producing their first Grand Prix car in 1914. During WW1 the factory was turned over to the manufacture of aircraft engines and compressors.

With the resumption of racing, Alfas were successfully driven by Enzo Ferrari, Alberto Ascari and Tazio Nuvolari to name but a few. Between the wars Alfa were also producing luxury and sports road cars, powered by modular 4-, 6- and 8-cylinder engines. A changing market in the 1950’s led to smaller cars, and the company’s reputation was severely damaged by the Alfasud (1971) which, due to inferior steel

and questionable production methods, was prone to terminal rust. However, the company has flourished in recent years as a result of making front-engined rearwheel-(and four-wheel) drive sports saloons such as the Giulia and Stevlio.

We were also given a short history of the evolution of the company’s badge, including the famous four leafed clover.

The gathering of the Alfa Romeo, July group meeting

In August we again visited the Wishing Well at Codrington where a small but select band of Observers, members, associates and potential associates enjoyed a meal and a glass of shandy before most of us went for a drive in the fading light. As the weather was “not rain” the Editor’s Rover came out of the garage so the Chairman (and others) could enjoy the old-school V8 experience.

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Group Monthly Meeting – A talk about Saltford Brass Mill at

BAWA Southmead Road Filton Tuesday 27 September 2022 Meet 7.15pm for 7:30pm

You are invited to the September 2022 meeting of Bristol Advanced Motorists when our speaker for the evening will be the Saltford Brass Mill volunteer coordinator Tony Coverdale who will talk about the Avon Valley Copper and Brass Industry from 1690 onwards.

The talk describes the inertia for the formation of the Bristol Brass Company, being the demand for brassware by Bristol Merchant Ventures to trade with West Africa for enslaved people, the West Africans having a great ‘love of brass’. Tony then considers the political environment in England in the late 17th Century which lead to the Glorious Revolution of 1688 which repealed certain laws, opening the Africa Market to Bristol Merchants and enabling Bristol industrialists to work copper and brass.

The talk then turns to the production of brassware, involving: mining for copper in Devon and Cornwall; the smelting of copper in St Georges, Bristol, using coal from the Kingswood Coal Field; the use of waste copper slag as a building material; the mining of zinc in the form of calamine on the Mendip; the employment of skilled émigré workers from the Low Countries; the alloying of copper and zinc to make brass at Baptist Mills; the use of water powered battery mills on the rivers Avon and Chew to produce brass hollowware; and the annealing of brass to enable the application of production line methods to the manufacture of brass.

By 1725 the Bristol Brass Company was operating an integrated company controlling operations at seven sites. The use of production line methods, the use of coal as a fuel and the development of specialist furnaces set the scene for the Industrial Revolution.

This looks to be a fascinating evening which will take us through history and the ages of the Brass Mill.

The October meeting will be held at BAWA on Tuesday 25th, details unavailable at the time of going to press but will be published on our website in due course.

As always, entrance to the meetings is free and there will be coffee available at £1 a cup. We look forward to seeing you all there.

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An invitation from Wessex Advanced Motorists

A note about our members’ evening on WEDNESDAY 21st September – NOT at Hatch Beauchamp Village Hall this month.

This September’s meeting is in Taunton at the Howards Car Dealership, with the Sales Managers of Citroen, Hyundai and Peugeot giving an insight to electric cars within their marques.

The evening is an opportunity to learn about electric cars, their technology, their safety features and see the latest electric cars available.

It is good that a local dealership is offering WAM such an evening, please support by coming along, bring a friend or family and enjoy. Meeting starts at 1845. Howards are located at Unit 1 Priorswood Road, Taunton, TA2 8DN

Letters to the Editor

In answer to Andrew McConachie’s question (issue314) it’s simple, it can be summed up with two words - COMMON SENSE - something I find is lacking in life these days. As was said in the other article life is not always black and white but shades of grey. Surely every driving situation should be assessed and if it is safe to take the left hand off the wheel to thank a motorist then you do so. If not you could say thank you if your window is open or smile/nod.

Andrew Nicholls.

Dear Martin, I've just returned from holiday and had the opportunity to read my copy of July's Link.

Normally I enjoy every article, however on this occasion I am writing to express my real disappointment at the use of inappropriate language in the editorial for one of the examples of poor driving. I personally found it offensive and though not meant be gender specific, I am most surprised that this article was published.

Regards Claire Short

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Dear Claire,

Thank you for taking the trouble to write in – at least it proves that somebodyis reading The Linkfrom cover to cover! I must say that yours is the only complaint that I have received, perhaps there is a certain amount of apathy amongst the readership. Whatever.

I am sorry that you were offended by the article in question. However, to take your last point first – when I was asked to take over the editorship of TheLink (see also “Chairman’s Ramblings, page 3) it was on the understanding that I would have full control of the content,

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including, believe it or not, a section headed “From the Editor.” Therefore, although it may have been a surprise to you that the item was published, it certainly wasn’t to me.

It is part of any Editor’s remit to stimulate debate, and if it requires possibly contentious material to do that, then that is fair game. I write about what I see and experience as a road user be that on four wheels, two wheels or two feet. Sometimes I go out and see nothing but white fluffy clouds, pretty wildflowers and cute bunny-rabbits. I’m not sure that the members of Bristol Advanced Motorists, or those further afield who are in receipt of this publication, would be interested in such matters.

What I do see – and sadly all too often – are examples of inconsiderate, selfish and downright rude driving, perpetrated by drivers of (usually) high-end vehicles (I won’t list them because it encourages stereotyping) who think that because they have an expensive motor they are better than the rest of us. Those who do not believe that speed limits apply to them (but if you drive down their road at twice the limit and mow down their family repercussions would bounce for millennia), those who park on yellow school lines because heaven forbid that Jolyon and Jocasta have to walk more than five yards, those who will force their way past an obstruction with no regard for oncoming traffic, and why should I use my headlights when it’s foggy or obey the “No Right Turn” sign?

All of these drivers fit the description I used, and as I said, I make no apology for using it. The offensive word itself was censored in the way that most newspapers would (although we are, in the widest sense, an “adult” publication), I suggest you try reading the on-line version of TheGuardianwhich makes anything written here look extremely tame!

Thank you for your interest and hopefully continued support.

Martin Baker Editor

Advanced tips from the CO Geoff Bevan

The latest in the series of advanced tips taken from the Chief Observer’s publication ‘An Associates Guide’ which he has made freely available on the Group’s website. In this issue he deals with –

Mirror and Shoulder Checks

I’ve chosen to concentrate on mirror checks in this issue of The LINK because the subject has reared its ugly head in a number of drives at 3-in-a-cars and Club Sundays recently. Maybe it’s me - but I do focus on where drivers are directing their attention!

Without the repetition of regular ‘refresher’ sessions it’s easy to forget that frequent mirror checks are an essential part of the 'taking in information’ phase of the system of car control. Obviously, if the available information is not being gathered then there is less of an opportunity to form a driving plan or to give information back to other road users by any one of the 9 ways available to you! (check-out ‘Information and Scanning’ on the website for more on that!).

It’s in one of our annoying acronyms! Remember T.U.G = Take, Use, Give?

Cast your vision first to the far distance and then trawl the information back through the mid-ground to the foreground (and don’t forget about those pedestrians above you on the bridge – you don’t want any of their take-away leftovers through your sun-roof!), then to the sides - and then do a mirror check. That’s all in the first part of our acronym ‘Take’.

Now you have the fuller picture of your environment and are better placed to consider the next stage;

1. What have I seen? Observation.

2. From what I’ve seen, what might I reasonably expect to happen? Anticipation.

3. Then, what might I need to do about it? Planning.

It is important to regularly update yourself with what’s behind you. Being aware of the HGV behind, especially important on a motorway, gives you a fighting chance before it smashes into the rear of your car. Discovering that those cyclists you passed a mile back are now tucked into your nearside at the traffic lights may save a lot of court time and embarrassment later!

Therefore in the normal flow of things mirror checks really need to be done every few seconds during the drive - but only do a mirror check after you have made sure it’s safe to take your eyes off the road ahead – and hopefully your early observation will have already cracked that! It’s worth mentioning here that at 70mph you will travel 315 metres in those 10 seconds. Check out our ‘metres per second’ table on the website and you might be surprised at just how far you travel when you take your eyes from the road!

Mirror checks need to be included as an inherent part of your driving and done before you change your speed or direction - every time! And as a continuing part of your ‘Driving Plan’ they need to be at least every 10 seconds apart. Also, for extra ‘Sparkle’ on your drive, shoulder checks should be done before you take a left or right turn and especially each time your vehicle moves off from stationary (remember those cyclists?).

Drivers unskilled in advanced techniques rarely think about this sort of observation as an important part of car control but without careful observation you cannot anticipate what might happen next. Without that early anticipation you cannot plan how you intend to deal with a hazard – and, as they say in the Roadcraft video ‘… without the ability to plan you are a potential disaster’!

Exhaust Pipe

An unintentional tribute – when I took this photograph in July, little did I realise the patriotic significance…

Events Calendar

September 2022

• Thursday 15 September 2022 07:15pm - 10:00pm

Further Advanced Driving: 2022 - Course 2: Seminar 2 :: Courses

• Thursday 22 September 2022 07:15pm - 10:00pm Further Advanced Driving: 2022 - Course 2: Seminar 3 :: Courses

• Saturday 24 September 2022 10:00am - 12:01pm

DARTS Database Training :: Training

• Tuesday 27 September 2022 07:15pm - 10:00pm Group Monthly Meeting :: Meetings Group

• Wednesday 28 September 2022 07:15pm - 10:00pm Training Team Meeting :: Training

• Thursday 29 September 2022 07:15pm - 10:00pm

Further Advanced Driving: 2022 - Course 2: Seminar 4 :: Courses

October 2022

• Saturday 01 October 2022 10:00am - 02:00pm 3-in-a-Car: Easter Compton Farm Shop. 10am Start :: Three in a Car

• Tuesday 11 October 2022 07:30pm - 10:30pm Executive Committee Meeting :: Executive

• Wednesday 12 October 2022 07:15pm - 10:00pm Observer Meeting :: Meetings Observers

• Wednesday 19 October 2022 07:15pm - 10:00pm RoadSmart Advanced Driver Course 4: Seminar 1 :: Courses

• Tuesday 25 October 2022 07:15pm - 10:00pm Group Monthly Meeting :: Meetings Group

• Wednesday 26 October 2022 07:15pm - 10:00pm RoadSmart Advanced Driver Course 4: Seminar 2 :: Courses

• Sunday 30 October 2022 10:00am - 02:00pm Club Sunday :: Events Social

November 2022

• Tuesday 08 November 2022 07:30pm - 10:30pm Executive Committee Meeting :: Executive

• Tuesday 22 November 2022 07:15pm - 10:00pm Group Monthly Meeting :: Meetings Group

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Who does what in Bristol Advanced Motorists Executive Committee (Trustees)

Chairman Peter Davies chairman@iam-bristol.org.uk Vice Chairman Steve Carlin vice-chairman@iam-ristol.org.uk

Secretary Martin Evans 0117 979 8061 secretary@iam-bristol.org.uk Treasurer Marcus Venn treasurer@iam-bristol.org.uk Database Manager Andy Cole database@iam-bristol.org.uk

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