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Speeding Awareness Course
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"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR -
The first hour or so was quite good, but then it turned into exactly the kind of preaching you might expect.
I'll let the minor celeb that I was there with explain:
I was invited to attend a 'Speed Awareness Course' - and here's what I learned | The IndependentWill work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostThe first hour or so was quite good, but then it turned into exactly the kind of preaching you might expect.
I'll let the minor celeb that I was there with explain:
I was invited to attend a 'Speed Awareness Course' - and here's what I learned | The Independent"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Attended one last year, and it wasn't too bad, although appallingly long.
One thing I remember is that no matter how many lanes it has, a carriageway is "single" if you can roll a ball across it from kerb to kerb, like rolling a cannonball across a ship's decks, and the speed limit on a single carriageway is 60 MPH not 70 MPH.
(I later won a £30 bet with a friend over that very question in the pub, despite having warned him I was an expert after being on the speed awareness course! Some people just won't be told )
Another section is using deductive powers to determine hazards likely to pop up all of a sudden, such as wheelie bins by the road meaning there may be a bin lorry in the vicinity, and the start of a bicycle lane (perpendicular to the road) indicating some suicidal kid may suddenly shoot out into the road without looking, and so on.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostThe first hour or so was quite good, but then it turned into exactly the kind of preaching you might expect.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostCan you demand to do the course in Welsh?
And it's a two day course, as it takes longer to say all the traffic-related words in Welsh and there's a long section on techniques for avoiding sheep on the road.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View Postthe start of a bicycle lane (perpendicular to the road) indicating some suicidal kid may suddenly shoot out into the road without lookingComment
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On mine they said unequivocally that your attendence was confidential and not communicated to insurers.My subconscious is annoying. It's got a mind of its own.Comment
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostAlways forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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