Roadcraft
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Roadcraft refers to the system of car control outlined in the book Roadcraft: The Police Driver's Handbook; it also refers to the book itself.
Overview
Roadcraft is the UK's police driver's handbook that outlines a system of car control breaking into five phases: Information (receiving of information from the outside world by observation, and giving of information by use of signals such as direction indicators, headlamp flashes, and horn); Position (positioning on the road for visibility); Speed (appropriate speed for the hazard being approached, always being able to stop in the distance you can see to be clear on your side of the road); Gear (single gear change to the correct gear for the chosen speed); and Acceleration (accelerating clear of the hazard). The Information phase is, arguably, the most important phase, and surrounds (and drives) the other four phases; it needs to be constantly assessed throughout the process.
Whilst the book was originally put together at the Metropolitan Police Driving School at Hendon, and intended for police drivers, it has been available for sale to the general public since the mid-1950s. Civilian advanced driving organisations such as the Institute of Advanced Motorists and RoADA base their teachings and examinations on Roadcraft.
External links
- [- Institute of Advanced Motorists]
- [Advanced-Driving.co.uk - Advanced/Defensive Driving Portal]
- [The RoSPA Advanced Drivers' Association (RoADA)]
- [Traffic Answers Forum] UK traffic law and advanced driving forum
Further reading
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