On the BIG TOM intensive driving course, the safety of our customers is our number one priority.
One of the skills that help equip our pupils for long-term safe driving is the ability to assess risk. Take for example these freezing temperatures around the UK. Is it wise to be driving in temperatures below zero degrees? Can the route you take increase/decrease the risks involved? Are there plans that you can make before a journey that will reduce or eliminate possible outcomes?
When learning to drive it is very easy to ignore these considerations and only concentrate on the requirements of the driving test (by the way, icy conditions are a factor that driving examiners take into account when deciding if it is safe to conduct a driving test). Assessing risk is a vital skill to develop while learning to drive. Where you choose to bay park, how you park up, eg forwards or reverse, how you minimise distractions when driving, methods to deal with fatigue.
So if our customers do not feel comfortable with the prospect of driving in temperatures below freezing, at BIG TOM, we respect that, and we are happy to adjust the training times accordingly. There may be knock-on effects to any postponements that arise this time of year, but we hope all customers can appreciate that maintaining safety is a top priority – zero accidents since 2009 is a benefit that we are proud to reassure and pass on to our customers.
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