The Driving Instructor's Handbook

John Miller, Margaret Stacey

Kogan Page Publishers, 2005 - Education - 400 pages

"The Driving Instructor's Handbook is recommended by the Driving Standards Agency for those studying for the Approved Driving Instructor's qualifying examination." Driving Standards Agency Register of Approved Driving Instructors "An up-to-date copy of The Driving Instructor's Handbook is as essential for a fully qualified instructor as it is for those seeking to pass the ADI qualifying examinations." John Lepine MBE, General Manager, The Motor Schools Association "...excellent reading for those in the business of instructors training." Driving Magazine "Undoubtedly essential reading" Road Law This revised and updated 13th edition of The Driving Instructor's Handbook takes into account changes in the driving training industry and is recognised as the authoritative reference guide for would-be and qualified instructors. Recommended by the DSA, this widely read book provides the most up-to-date information and comprehensive guidance on *driving licenses, *teaching skills, *training procedures, *the current ADI entry examination - theory and practical, *the new style theory test, *marking of the driver ability test, *the trainee license, *the ADI Check Test, *the L Test - theory and practical and *road traffic law. Highly practical, the Handbook also covers driver training and testing for motorcycles, buses, lorries and taxis.

Contents

• The Driving Instructor: 5
• The qualities of the good driver and instructor: 6
• The ADI qualification: 10
• Selecting a course: 11
• Driving instructor associations: 15
• The driver training industry: 18
• Continuing professional development: 23
• For the future: 26
• The ADI Register: 28
• Qualifications for register: 29
• Registered and licensed instructors: 30
• The structure of the examination: 33
• Eyesight and Driving Ability Test: 35
• Test of Ability to Instruct: 37
• The Code of Practice for ADIs: 40
• The Check Test: 41
• If things go wrong: 48
• The ADI Part 1 Theory and Hazard Perception Tests: 50
• The hazard perception test: 56
• The ADI Part 2 Eyesight and Driving Ability Test: 58
• Show me Tell me and eyesight: 59
• Preparation: 60
• Attending for the test: 63
• The marketing system: 70
• Finetuning your driving skills: 71
• On the road: 73
• The system of car control: 81
• The ADI Part 3 Test of Ability to Instruct: 88
• The format of the test: 89
• The structure of the test: 91
• Assessment of your instructional ability: 97
• Preparing for the instructional test: 106
• The test: 107
• The preset tests: 109
• Recommended reading: 152
• If you fail: 163
• The Driver: 164
• Driving abroad: 172
• Visitors and new residents to Great Britain: 173
• Road traffic law: 174
• Motor vehicle insurance: 184
• Legal obligations of a supervising driver: 187
• Advanced driving: 189
• The Car: 196
• Vehicle safety checks: 214
• Vehicle controls and operation: 217
• Vehicle regulations and documents: 225
• Driver Training: 236
• Teaching and learning: 242
• The learners needs: 243
• Skill training: 244
• Structuring the learning: 253
• Syllabus for driver training: 257
• Route planning: 261
• Instructions and terminology: 265
• Corrections made on the move: 272
• Using the dual controls: 273
• Assessments and standards: 278
• Assessing progress: 282
• Pupil records: 288
• Disabilities and Impairments: 292
• Notes on disabilities: 293
• Vehicle adaptations: 295
• Impaired vision: 297
• Impaired hearing: 299
• Methods of teaching: 303
• Applying for tests: 305
• Courses for teaching people with disabilities: 307
• The Driving Test: 308
• The driving test for learners: 309
• The Practical Test: 314
• The driving test marking system: 323
• The Car and Trailer Test B+E: 335
• The Extended Driving Test: 338
• Driving Large Vehicles: 339
• The new Young Driver Scheme: 340
• Health and eyesight: 341
• The LGV Theory Test: 342
• The LGV Practical Test: 345
• Minimum test vehicles: 346
• LGV instructor qualifications: 351
• Useful Addresses: 356
• Index: 361

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Driving Instructor's Handbook
• Authors: John Miller, Margaret Stacey
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers, 2005
• ISBN: 0749444983, 9780749444983
• Length: 400 pages
• Subjects: Education / Driver Education; Transportation / Automotive / Driver Education; Transportation / Automotive / General