Advanced Driving Knowledge Base
Tips, tricks, facts and figures
Limit Point Analysis & Cornering
How do you interpret the shape of a bend?
Last updated: 14 March 2026
The Mental Game of Advanced Driving
The cognitive skills that separate a trained driver from everyone else
Last updated: 2 March 2026
Millbrook Proving Ground
The secretive test facility in Bedfordshire home to the 'Alpine Circuit' and Belgian Paving!
Last updated: 25 February 2026
What is the National Speed Limit?
White sign and black stripe - the limit depends on a number of confusing factors!
Last updated: 22 February 2026
The Institute of Advanced Motorists
IAM Roadsmart used to be the Institute of Advanced Motorists. It promotes safer driving and advanced road skills.
Last updated: 16 February 2026
Speed Cameras in the UK
We look at the various systems employed by UK police forces
Last updated: 3 February 2026
Electronic Stability Control
We look at how ESC works, how it might save you and why you shouldn't turn it off
Last updated: 17 November 2025
What is Defensive Driving?
Discover what defensive driving really means, why it matters, and how to master it
Last updated: 20 October 2025
Ten Top Tips for Defensive Driving
These simple hacks can build a significant 'safety bubble' around your car
Last updated: 20 October 2025
Police Advanced Driving Courses for Civilians
Learn some of the advanced techniques police drivers utilise
Last updated: 16 October 2025
What is RoSPA?
It's the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. They take a keen interest in road safety.
Last updated: 14 October 2025
What is Oversteer?
Oversteer is when the rear of a car loses grip and slides outward, causing the car to turn more sharply than intended
Last updated: 7 July 2025
Is it legal to overtake on the left on a motorway?
It's tempting to 'undertake' when confronted with middle lane morons, but the law is clear - only in slow moving traffic
Last updated: 7 July 2025
What is TPAC?
"TPAC Trained" they shout in the videos - what exactly does that mean for a police driver?
Last updated: 7 July 2025
Reflective Studs on the Motorway
Different colours indicated different sections of the road, including exits, emergency refuges and the central reservation
Last updated: 7 July 2025
What is Roadcraft?
Roadcraft is the advanced driving method of safe, systematic hazard negotiation, used and taught by UK police
Last updated: 7 July 2025
Police Driver Courses
We look at the different types of training police drivers undertake
Last updated: 7 July 2025