A new volunteer charity is establishing in the Nelson Tasman district, to promote better riding and enhance road safety, by taking the standard of riders to a level significantly higher than that required to pass a normal riding test.
IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) is a charitable organisation, run by volunteers, which aims to increase safety on New Zealand roads by improving the standards of driving and riding through the administration of a nationally-recognised test based on the principles of Roadcraft.
Chairperson of IAM Top of the South group, Tim Monck-Mason, says, “nationally and internationally, IAM does involve car drivers, however, locally, we are a bike riders group who will grow into catering for car drivers as the group grows. If you are an already experienced rider and have been through the Ride Forever training, but are keen to learn more skills, the IAM mentorship programme might be for you. It’s based around a system of Roadcraft that is both partly self-taught and backed up by rides, where the system is both demonstrated and observed, by volunteers who have been through the programme and gone on to train as observers.”
The group want to reach experienced, licenced riders and mentor them through to an advanced test pass. The advanced test requires a higher level of skills than those required to pass the New Zealand drivers licence test.
For many New Zealanders it may have been years since they undertook any form of competency assessment.
Find out more at iam.org.nz or contact Tim Monck-Mason at tots@iam.org.nz
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