Phew, well I did it! With huge thanks to the IAM mentoring team and my awesome examiner, yesterday I passed the IAM Masters certification. What is that you ask? Well the IAM describe it like this: Open to all current IAM members, our Masters programme provides true one-to-one mentoring support and guidance that will help you to attain the highest standard of civilian driving or riding ability in the country. There are no exemption qualifications to our Masters standard. I gue

Recently I attended a seminar run by the Institute of Advanced Motorist (IAM) about myths on drinking and drug driving. Let me share some drug driving / riding data here: According to a report 92 people were killed and 672 seriously injured in collisions where a driver was impaired by drugs in 2019. The true figure is likely to be much higher. 12,391 people were convicted of a drug driving offence in 2019. This number has increased significantly since 2015. Nearly half (44%)

When I first stayed in Biarritz for some time in the summer, I was pleased to attend Wheels and Waves, which attracted a huge biking crowd every year. The events across 4 days included surfing competitions, off-road races, a ride out with a superb route (which I use now) and the famous Punks Peak, a road race speed trial with a massive range of old bikes, custom bikes, and serious racers. Website is here - https://wheels-and-waves.com/en/ The event had live music in the eveni