The Newsletter of Chelmsford Advanced Motorists
What are these? www.iamchelmsford.org.uk Issue 101 August & September 2013 IAM Group 7223 Registered Charity No 1059372
Southend Bikeathon Sunday September 1st 2013
CYCLE TO BEAT BLOOD CANCER Join us for our 19th Bikeathon, a 14 or 28 mile cycle ride along Southend Seafront and into the surrounding countryside.
ENTRY FORM 01702 544964 For online entry or more information www.southendbikeathon.co.uk Page 2
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Forthcoming Group Meetings These are usually held on the 2nd Monday of each month at the Essex Police Sports and Social Club, Which is through the Police vehicle park at the very end of St. Margarets Road, Chelmsford. Group Meetings start promptly at 8pm, so please arrive at around 7.45pm.
CM2 6DS
http://www.essexexplorer.co.uk/cam.kmz
Associates, Full Members & Guests Welcome Date
Topic
Speaker
Monday September 9th
Stow Maries WW1 Aerodrome
Roger
Monday October 14th
Medical things
Dr Clifford Murira
Make a note in your diary and please be there! Disclaimer—Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this Newsletter are those of the individual writers and they do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, nor those of the Chelmsford and District Group of Advanced Motorists. Their accuracy has not been verified. Notice—Data Protection Act: records are held of members personal details submitted on their application form. The information will be used solely for the Group’s administration purposes and will not be passed to any third party.
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to our new Associate and Full Members. We look forward to seeing and talking to them at our monthly Group nights Simon Poluck
Ongar
Andrew Nelson
Wickford
Christopher Pryor
Warley
Ross Gale
Ingatestone
We are a friendly bunch, so don’t be worried about coming to our Group nights if you are on your own. Make yourself known to John who will greet you at the desk, he will find one of us to come and talk to you. John will also try to get you to part with some money for the raffle. There will be Senior Observers, Observers and generally an Examiner at the evening and you will be able to get answers to any questions that you have. Please come along, we’ll even give you tea or coffee and there is a bar - for light refreshments obviously! Terry Joyce
One Law etc…. These cars are a familiar sight now. I saw one at Stansted Airport. Now they have stopped you dropping people off for free, they have parked one of these by the entrance road to the drop off/pick up car park, so that you cannot stop even for a minute. This was sent in by one of our readers. It is parked on double yellow lines near Liverpool Street Station. I’ve done a little research online and it seems they are allowed to do this. Terry Joyce
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Congratulations to these latest Members of our Group who have Passed
‘The Test’. Roll No
Name
Test Date
Observer
991
Patricia McGrady
4th July
Mark Warbey
992
Ryan Fox
9th June
Scott Bannister
993
Shirley Macleod
10th June
Scott Bannister
994
Ian Miller
18th June
Scott Bannister
995
Ian McDowell
6th June
Phil Cooper
996
Steven Johnson
26th June
Scott Bannister
997
Sandra Wassel
4th July
Gaynor Manthorpe
998
James Stretch
22nd July
Terry Joyce
To all those people who have passed their test: It would be appreciated if you could write a few words thanking your Observer and maybe something about the process and your test, to give those New Associates an insight into the process of learning Advanced Driving. Please remember: Do telephone both your Observer and Scott Bannister ( Associates Co-ordinator ) immediately after your test.
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From the Chairman With the recent spell of ‘good’ weather, I have identified a flaw in having an open-top car. Well, several flaws actually but I don’t let them stand in the way of me posing like an ageing rock-star. You obviously can’t drive them in the rain with the roof down and as I have now discovered, you can’t drive them in full sun either, unless you want to burn to a crisp. So, quite a lot in common with motorcycles in that there are only two weeks in the entire year that are suitable for such vehicles. Still that’s the price you pay for being fashionable !! At the last AGM, our esteemed Secretary stepped down after many years at the helm – and in the engine room and in the crow’s nest. Colin has had more roles on committee than there are actual roles and his departure has created a large hole. In recognition of his sterling service, he has been given the highest honour we can bestow - honorary life membership of the Group. This probably allows him to drive sheep over the Army & Navy flyover or something like that but it’s mainly to say we recognise and are grateful for his contribution. At this point, you may be expecting me to wish him well in his future pursuits, but that would not be entirely appropriate since, within hours of abandoning his committee role he chose to get on his bike and have an argument with a car. Needless to say, the car won and he spent a couple of weeks in hospital in some God-forsaken part of our country – well, Bristol actually. He has now returned to civilisation to recover so if you see a man with many tattoos limping somewhere around Chelmsford, it’s probably Colin trying to get sympathy for his broken leg – so just ignore him – unless he seems to be herding a flock of sheep anywhere in the vicinity of the Army & Navy – in which case, deny all knowledge. There’s nothing official in writing and I figure that should stand up in court.
Scott
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~~~~~~~~ Editorial ~~~~~~~~ Hello, Do you like my advert on page 2 for the Southend Bikeathon? Do you know anyone that would like to advertise in Forward Vision? Pages 2, 23 and 24 are available for colour adverts, other pages in black. If you don’t fancy riding in the Bikeathon, why not volunteer for a few hours. Information on page 15. Please check out page 15 for our group nights and events this year. What are These? From the front cover, See Page 12. As we are now publishing this on the internet most of the contact details have been removed. Please let me know if you need to contact any of the Committee. Many Thanks to Sue Sweetland for her patient and educated assistance in producing this Newsletter.
We are in need of a Events organiser Can YOU help or can you suggest speakers or relevant subjects for our group nights.
Terry Joyce Please contact me by email at terry.joyce@iamchelmsford.org.uk Page 7
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Group contact information Our Group Enquiry number: - 07757 399897
Honorary Life Members
Mr Mike Corbett, Mr Glyn Jarrett, Mrs Ruth Jarrett, Mr Dave Travers, Mr Colin Snow.
Committee Chairman Associates Co-ordinator & Chief Observer
Scott Bannister
Secretary
Steve Wright
Treasurer
John Johnston
Membership Secretary
Ken Carrington
Website Editor
Jon Ward
Newsletter Editor
Terry Joyce
Events Organiser
Ivor Date
Publicity
John Stone
Group Contact
Susan Sweetland
External Events
Pat Clements
Committee Member
Dr Clifford Murira
Committee Member
John Ockmore
Committee Member
Anthony Marchant
Committee Member
Gary Silver
Hon. Committee Member Ken Howard Observer Examiner
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We’ve got a new Royal Prince, it looks as if we’re going to beat the Aussies for the Ashes and Andy Murray won Wimbledon. Just to top it all, we’ve got a summer and guess what, some of us are moaning that it’s too hot! It’s true – you can’t please all the people all the time. Our car had to go to the car doctor yesterday. The reversing warning wasn’t warning us and you do get used to these little gizmos. The upshot was that I drove a Fiesta for the day; I don’t think I would buy one, but I can’t really judge as this one only had a 1 litre engine. The first half of third gear was a bit like trying to push a bus with one hand! When it eventually got going and into fifth, it would probably do 60 all day and as a courtesy car, it was a lot better than some I’ve come across. Right, breakfast in the garden I think – we need to enjoy this while we can.
Susan Sweetland
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Telephone: 01277 363707 SERVICING & REPAIRS EXHAUSTS MoT TESTING OF PETROL & DIESEL VEHICLES WE NOW TEST MOTORCYCLES AND 3 WHEELERS JAPANESE 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES SERVICED AND REPAIRED FREE COLLECTION AND DELIVERY
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Our Observers Ron Adams
Graham Lowe
Scott Bannister
Gaynor Manthorpe
Pat Clements
Janet Miller
Philip Cooper
Dr Clifford Murira
Paul Crosby
John Ockmore
Jamie Drummond
Roger Spall
Max Ford
Lawrence Tattersall
Tony Hawes
John Tullett
Helen Jeffries
Mark Warbey
Terry Joyce
Brian Williams
Rob Laird
Rob Wise
George Locker
Scott I have just received my latest Forward Vision and it has prompted me to write to you, sorry it has not been earlier but I was on holiday from just after my test until this week. I am delighted that I decided to join the IAM to try and assist in retraining my driving. I found I was driving too fast and getting very stressed with other road users for not “progressing� at the speed that I wanted to. I was allocated John Ockmore as my observer and found that he immediately put me at my ease. After a couple of drives he said he felt I was ready for my IAM test, which I subsequently passed on 2 June 2013. I cannot praise John too highly, he certainly reinforced my change of attitude and was a great support. The Roadcraft video which he loaned to me was invaluable. I am very happy that I turned to IAM for help and to John for his great calming Influence. I cannot recommend this course of action too highly for anyone who has driven for a number of years or those who maybe only have a couple of years experience. Many thanks Alistair Barnwell Page 10
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Motoring Milestones 1954 Diesel Power The Standard Vanguard Phase II is the first British built private car available with a diesel engine.
1954 Fuel Injection Mercedes 300SL is the first car with fuel injection as a standard feature.
1956 Montagu Motor Museum Lord Montagu opens the Motor Museum at Beaulieu. The opening ceremony is performed by Lord Brabazon of Tara. The museum builds upon the collection displayed in Palace House since 1952.
1956 Yellow Lines The first yellow no-parking lines in Britain were in Slough, Berkshire. It was to be four years before restricted parking areas were patrolled by Traffic Wardens.
1956 Petrol Rationing The Suez Crisis brought a return to petrol rationing, with a limit of ten gallons per month. The British motor industry responded with a revolutionary new car which appeared three years later: The Mini.
1959 Mini British Motor Corporation launches the Mini. The brainchild of Morris Minor designer Alec Issigonis. The small transverse-engined, front wheel drive, monocoque chassis car sets a new trend in motoring. In a tiny package it includes a roomy interior, excellent storage space and outstanding handling characteristics. The basic model costs ÂŁ496 when launched (ÂŁ7,588 at 2009 prices). Over 5.3 million are built before production ceases in 2000
1960 MoT Tests The Ministry of Transport introduced annual roadworthiness tests for cars of ten or more years of age, which was extended to three year old cars, seven years later. Although there is no longer a Ministry of Transport, the test is still commonly known as the MoT test. Selected by Terry Joyce, Courtesy of Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, and The National Motor Museum Trust. Page 11
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Crash Cushion I spotted a photo of the M25 at North Ockendon on Flickr and was intrigued by this crash barrier. I asked Dave who took the picture if I could use it and he supplied it and Steven commented on the picture with the information that he found, making my job a lot easier. Keep an eye out for it but don’t run into it. The cushions are to help reduce the severity of injuries where vehicles impact fixed obstructions on the highway. A number of systems are now available that are designed to cope with a range of impact speeds. Crash cushions are designed to absorb the energy of a vehicle which would otherwise impact an obstruction head-on. Some systems also redirect severe angle impacts away from the obstruction in a similar manner to safety fences and barriers. Crash cushions have been designed to cope with a range of impact speeds from 30mph up to 70 mph. Designs vary from plastic and steel cylinders some of which are sand filled to more complicated honeycomb structures. With the plastic and steel cylinder types, damaged cylinders can be replaced after a collision, whereas other types may have to be totally replaced. This is the TAU Crash Cushion Systems, they are being installed on road networks throughout the UK. They are saving lives and preventing costly damage to roadside installations. They are particularly resistant to side impacts and the modular construction reduces costly repairs after head on impacts. An impacted system can be back in service in two to three hours. The TAU ‘family system’ of static roadside crash cushions are fully tested to BS EN 1317-3 and approved by the Highways Agency for use on the UK trunk road network. TAU crash cushions are redirective & bi-directional with a redirection zone, providing high performance, high re-usability and speedy repair after impact. Modular construction minimises costs and decreases installation and repair times and hence exposure of operatives. TAU Crash Cushion systems are particularly resistant to side redirective impact damage. See here: www.highwaycare.co.uk/product_info/40/tau-crash-cushion Photo by David Storey, information supplied by Steven Brandist, edited by T.Joyce
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Road Trip I have just spent the last three weeks driving across the USA. Whilst I'm no stranger to driving 'on the wrong side of the road', it was my first trip to the States and the drive gave both some really good ideas and a few unnerving experiences. I drove from Minneapolis, through Illinois down to Chicago, on to Niagara then on to Toronto (Canada) and finally to Kingston Ontario where the car was left as my next point of call was New York. I decided (quite rightly as it turned out) driving in New York is for the totally insane only! In the UK we see plenty of death on the road, usually rabbits, badger or foxes. In the US, so many dead deer! At least 15 dead deer in a hundred mile stretch across Illinois. The deer then gave way to squashed raccoons. Freeway speeds vary by state between 55-70 mph however when passing road works on the freeway there is a mandatory 55mph and if road workers are present, this drops to a mandatory 45mph. The speed limit signs are often accompanied by a notice stating "kill a road worker, $75,000 fine plus 15 years in jail". That's enough to ensure everyone adheres. If a police car or broken down vehicle is stopped on the hard shoulder, all vehicles in the abutting lane are expected to either slow down or move to the next lane. My experience was that everywhere (apart from New York) drivers generally adhered to the rules. Slightly less so in Canada where the freeway speed limit was 55 mph. Whilst I stuck to this for fear of upsetting the native police, I was overtaken by almost every other vehicle. Lorries in the US are mainly large bonneted trucks. In the UK I have driven trucks and am quite comfortable sharing the road with them. These bonneted monsters sometimes pulling 2 or 3 trailers are quite unnerving as they come up close behind. Another sign stated "Warning, do not pick up hitch hiker, State penitentiary in vicinity". The memory of third rate horror videos from my youth sprung to mind! America has not really become familiar with roundabouts, preferring instead four way flashing lights. For those who've never come across these (I count myself in that club before I went to the US). Everyone stops at a red flashing light. Whoever arrived first has right of way and after initially stopping, proceeds with caution. When the town roads are 6 lanes wide, and you're effectively driving across it in front of oncoming traffic, this is a scary event until very familiar with the set up. Another system they use is on red lights. You can still turn right unless signed not to. I did however see signs in the back of cars warning other car drivers that this particular motorist would not turn right on red lights, so even those familiar with the system clearly don't all like it. Overall, the experience of driving in the US was a pleasure. Drivers seemed very polite, usually keeping to the rules and unlike UK (well London anyway) did not seem in a particular hurry. Regards Robin Smith Page 13
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Young Driver Scheme Do you know of anyone who is not 17 years of age, but wants to learn how to drive? Chelmsford IAM group supports a road safety scheme to give people the opportunity to learn basic car control skills in Driving School Dual Controlled cars on private land before they go on the public Highway. Lessons, lasting for one hour, are run on the third Sunday of most months at Earls Colne (near Coggeshall). There is an initial Registration Fee of ÂŁ30 which covers registration and the first one hour lesson. Subsequent lessons cost ÂŁ25. Lessons must be booked in advance. The scheme is intended primarily for 16 year-olds but, if vacancies permit, places may be offered to 15 year-olds or even to older people who are nervous about
getting behind the wheel (again, or for the first time). Full details of the scheme, a letter from Essex Police and a map may be viewed, and the application Form can be downloaded, from www.youngdriverscheme.org Alternatively, forms may be obtained from the YDS Organiser. Nicola Hyland, 67 Main Road, St Lawrence Bay, Southminster, CM0 7NA Dedicated Mobile number 07847 645632 or yds@iamchelmsford.org.uk
Notification of Events There has been a lot of positive feedback from events organised by the Group. If you would like to be kept informed of any up and coming events please make sure that l has your current email address.
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Group Nights & Events 2013 Please make a note in your diary Monday September 9th
Stow Maries WW1 Aerodrome
Roger
Saturday 5th October
4X4 Off Road Part 1
Contact Scott
Sunday 13th October
Driver Experience Day
Contact Scott
Monday October 14th
Medical things
Dr Clifford Murira
Saturday 19th October
4X4 Off Road Part 2
Contact Scott
Saturday 2nd November
Skid Pan
Contact Scott
Monday November 11th
Talking about the DSA
Austin Fernandez
Monday December 9th
Christmas Quiz Night & Buffet
Make a difference As many of you know I am the Chairman of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research in Southend. We organise a number of events during the year to raise money for our charity. The largest and most profitable of these is the Southend Bikeathon. To be able to run this ride we need a large number of Marshals. It’s not a hard job. You need to stand or sit at a junction on the route and check that the riders are heading in the right direction and should there be an incident, make a phone call. You get to wear a fashionable High Visibility Tabard and If you feel light hearted we can give you a bright pink foam hand to direct the riders. You’ll look a picture. If you want to be helpful you can take pictures of the riders to help with our future publicity. The maximum time for this is around five hours on Sunday September 1st and if we get enough volunteers, this can be reduced. If you fancy spending a few hours to help beat blood cancer give me a ring or send an email. See page 7 for details. Terry Joyce www.southendbikeathon.co.uk Page 15
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The Answer Congratulations on another excellent issue of "Forward Vision". In the Highway Code article, you asked why the paper used was only 75% recycled and not 100%. For most of my working life I worked for a copier/laser printer manufacturer. The challenge is to get a paper which performs consistently in the many required parameters - both physical and electrostatic. Each type of machine or end use requires fibres from specific types of tree and the pulp processed in a specific way. The problem with post-consumer recycled paper is primarily that it is not solely clean paper from only one process, and also that repeated reuse will break the fibres and therefore reduce its mechanical strength - a key parameter needed to prevent jams. The term "recycled" is also broad and can be confusing. Trimmings and wastage at the paper mill have always been re-pulped as part of the normal process, but that may now be counted towards the recycled content. Similarly, trimmings and unused waste at envelope and similar manufacturers may be returned and recycled as highquality pulp of a specific type. Bulk waste from some industries (e.g. returned unsold magazines from newsagents) may produce a used material which is of one type with little contamination, but which requires additional processing such as de-inking. Post-consumer paper is an unsorted mix of different types, has been printed on and will contain other contaminants such as glue residues, so generally it is suitable only for lower-quality uses such as newsprint. Consumers also are fickle and may not be willing (or thought to be willing) to compromise on the look and feel. It is noticeable that instruction manuals printed abroad for consumer goods often use lower-quality paper than those produced by UK manufacturers, who possibly are afraid that a lower quality paper will "look bad". If the publisher thinks that the purchaser wants a colour-printed booklet on an unblemished high-whiteness strong smooth paper at a price and quantity that demands the use of sophisticated high-speed printing presses, then the paper manufacturer cannot be expected to magic that from the mixture of low quality newsprint, window envelopes, advertising flyers, supermarket till-rolls etc that goes into the household waste paper sack. 75% seems to be about the best that the industry can do for now, but what that 75% actually consists of would be interesting to know! A higher percentage would mean acceptance of lower quality and much greater sorting of the paper at the point of disposal. Regards, Tony Groves
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Highway Code Changes in the New Highway Code (2007) © Crown copyright 2007
The other bits The Introduction on page 4 has been expanded considerably. This is the first paragraph: This Highway Code applies to England, Scotland and Wales. The Highway Code is essential reading for everyone. Before it emphasised the users rather than location. It then goes on to say: The most vulnerable road users are pedestrians, particularly children, older or disabled people, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders. It is important that all road users are aware of The Highway Code and are considerate towards each other. This applies to pedestrians as much as to drivers and riders. It is stated that “It is important that all road users are aware of the Highway Code”. I’m fairly sure that apart from new and advanced drivers not many people read the Highway Code, so should the government be introducing this into the school curriculum? In my review of the changes to the Highway Code, I didn’t include all of the Rules for Pedestrians, part were mentioned in conjunction with other rules. Most of these remain the same or similar. The rules on crossings were updated and a new rule, Rule 27 The Equestrian or Pegasus Crossing was included.. At the end of the rules there are sections on Light signals controlling traffic and Signals to other road users which apart from some new pictures appear the same. Then we come to the section on Signals by authorised persons. I covered the part about Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and Highways Agency Traffic Officers in rules 107 and 108. Late the other night I was driving home from St Osyth. A Police car with all its flashing lights on was parked on the grass verge to the left of the T Junction. I was planning to turn left and as I approached the junction a Policeman gave me the signal to allow me to proceed. It took me a few seconds to comprehend the signal, as I can’t remember the last time that I had seen it, if ever. Please have a look at Page 104 or look here https://www.gov.uk/signals-authorised-persons . Continued on Page 18
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Changes in the Highway Code continued from Page 17
A new set of people have been added to the section Signals by authorised persons. You all know them, probably by their nickname, Lollipop People. Their proper title is School Crossing Patrol Officer. They already had powers but were not included in this section before. The following information is from the Essex County Council website. School Crossing Patrol Officers operate at certain places where it can be hazardous or difficult to cross the road. This is a discretionary service and it remains the responsibility of parents to ensure the safety of children travelling to and from school. The law requires drivers to stop when the Stop sign is held upright. It is an offence under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 if a driver does not stop when signalled to do so by a School Crossing Patrol. The penalties for not stopping include: ♦ ♦
a fine of up to £1000 three penalty points on your driving licence.
The Transport Act 2000 states that a patrol can stop traffic for any pedestrians and not just for school children or those accompanying a school child. Patrol responsibilities School Crossing Patrol Officers, sometimes known as Lollipop People, work on school days for approximately 40 minutes each morning and afternoon. If a patrol officer is unable to work, we attempt to provide cover using a mobile relief patrol. Our priority is to provide cover for the first day of absence. In these circumstances we inform schools that the regular patrol officer is unable to attend and that the site is likely to be unstaffed. We also produce a bi-annual newsletter called SCOOP to keep staff up to date with current good practice. School crossing sites We have approximately 200 approved sites around the county. We re-assess each site when it becomes vacant, to ensure there is still a need for the patrol. We also carry out new assessments of locations where pupils have difficulty crossing. If you wish to have a road assessed please let us know: ♦ the name of the road ♦ the point at which the majority attempt to cross. We will then assess the site, taking into account the number of pupils crossing, the volume and speed of traffic and any special site characteristics. If the location meets the national criteria for new sites, we will seek cabinet member approval and funding. We will then recruit and train a patrol officer and erect warning signs or lights at the site. Contactl: 01245 437797 or 01245 437261 Email: school.crossings@essex.gov.uk Continued on Page 19
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Changes in the Highway Code continued from Page 18
Below are the pictures of the signals that School Crossing Patrol Officers use.
School Crossing Patrols
Not ready to cross pedestrians
Barrier to stop pedestrians crossing
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Triumph Spitfire Restoration - part 3 Triumph Spitfire restoration – part 3 - ‘On the home straight or so I thought’. I’ll pick up the story from when the car was returned to my driveway. You may recall from part 2 that I was about to take some annual leave to check out that all the specialist reconstruction of the body had been undertaken correctly before it went off for its re-spray. Well there are no points for guessing correctly `no` it had not. There is a saying about peanuts and monkeys which comes to mind; the problem here is that I paid more than peanuts. In the previous article I highlighted the failures of the body repair work shop but as I took a deeper look at the work undertaken the list increased almost daily. Welding to the chassis, body, wheel arches, missing support brackets and poor preparation to name just a few at this stage. While I tried to locate a good mobile welder I started on the renovation of the suspension, steering and braking system. Once these were stripped down it was clear that the preparation of the chassis before it had been repainted was barely passable, so restriping and repainting was added to the list of tasks. This in turn meant that the body shell had to be taken off once more. When I checked the doors I discovered that the holes for the handles and lock had been cut in the wrong position through the new door skins. These had to be patched welded before re-cutting new holes. With the body shell off it was much easier to work on the rear suspension and weld the underside; and yes I had located a welder. It just happened that Richard, a friend of a work colleague, lived not too many miles away. He was in the later stages of renovating a Chevy pickup truck and was very willing to help. I had hoped that the car would have been ready for the summer, good job we have not had much of one (I wrote this before the warm / hot weekends in late June / early July). Continued on page 21
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Triumph Spitfire Restoration - part 3 continued
Well after about three months and about 200 hours of work the car is almost ready for its re-spray, which I hope will be in July. While it is away I will turn my attention to the internal fitments, engine and all the electrical components, getting them ready it fit on its return. I have now set a new completion date of December 2013, just in time for it to be put away for the winter.
If I can force myself to write the final chapter in this sorry tale, I hope to include the final restoration, pass an MOT and a drive to one of the group meetings with no more horrors to tell. Melvin Dawson
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CHELMSFORD ADVANCED MOTORISTS LIBRARY LIST DVDs Drive Smarter, Essential know-how for your driving career (2 copies) By Gem Motoring Assist Roadcraft, The Police Driver’s Course on Advanced Driving By The Police Foundation
PC CD-ROMs The Interactive Highway Code HMSO/ Interactive Driving Systems Hazard Perception Test
HMSO/Oasis
BOOKS Roadcraft Human Aspects of Police Driving The Tyre Digest (2 copies)
TSO Scottish Police College Michelin
Driving Abroad
Robert Davies
The Official Highway Code Rev. 2007 Edition
HMSO
The Official Guide to Accompanying L-Drivers
DSA
Sideways to Victory
Roger Clark
The Myway Code
Ian Vince/Dan Kieran
Paul Ripley’s Expert Driving
Daily Telegraph
The Inner Game of Tennis
W Timothy Gallwey
Mind Driving
Stephen Haley
Older Drivers – Safe or Unsafe? Traffic– Why we drive the way we do
IAM Tom Vanderbilt
CDs Awake, Driver Reviver
THINK
Advanced Road Craft
Bespoke Driving Training
The Driving Test – Your Licence to Drive
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Congratulations Here are some of our successful members receiving their certificate from our Chairman Scott Bannister
Shirley McLeod
The picture below was sent to me by James Stretch who saw these chequered signs near RAF Marham in Norfolk. They are a non standard road sign. I phone Norfolk County Council to enquire about them. The first response was, I don’t know but I know a man who will, can I ring you back. The response came fairly quickly and it was that they are to highlight the junction particularly in the dark. As you can see in this case it was not effective. That white pole to the left of the standing chequered sign is a fingerpost. Terry Joyce
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The links below are to websites that you may have an interest in. Please let me know if any of them are not working. Email me if you think of any websites that may be of interest.
IAM DrivingAdvice & Tips http://www.iam.org.uk/media-and-research/media-centre/driving-and-riding-tips
Online Highway Code http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/index.htm
Know your traffic signs http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@motor/documents/digitalasset/dg_191955.pdf
Tyresafe http://www.tyresafe.org
Drive Alive http://www.drive-alive.co.uk
Heritage Motor Centre http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/
London Cyclist http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/
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