Aberdeen is one of the locations in Scotland where we provide advanced driving courses for private individuals and also business clients who require training in cars, vans and HGVs. We have already provided training for a number of companies located in Aberdeen, which are often involved in heavy manufacturing, construction, oil, fishing and similar. The weather in Aberdeen, like with most areas of Scotland, can be extreme in the winter, and the nature of the roads around the city and into more rural Aberdeenshire is challenging. These two reasons alone are why we see more companies and private customers in Scotland investing in advanced driver training compared to the rest of the UK.
Remember – All our courses are bespoke to your own needs. For both business and private clients.
With our advanced driving courses in Aberdeen, we place a large focus on driving on rural roads. We often head out of Aberdeen on the A96 towards Huntly or sometimes south on the A90 towards Dundee area, or north, again on the A90 towards Peterhead. Where possible, we like to head off the main roads onto more challenging rural B roads to ensure a driver gets exposed to a wider range of roads as possible.
Motorway training is not usually done if the course is starting from Aberdeen, although if we do cover motorways, we head towards Edinburgh and use the M90 or M8, which is usually only possible on a full-day course at least.
During our advanced driver training in Aberdeen, we cover many elements, including:
- Looking at a driver’s own specific day-to-day driving, and driving history to make a bespoke training plan
- Speed awareness and planning
- Creating a safe mindset for safer motoring
- Changing your driving style on different of road types
- Motoring law and regulations
- Coping with stress when driving a car or van
- Manoeuvres
- Driving in poor weather (such as rain, snow, ice)
- Learn how to manage pedestrians and cyclists in the city – not getting too close!
- Under, oversteer and the four-wheel drift – learning to identify them and removing the cause
- Learn how to visit the petrol station less! Driving in an economical way
- Get a better insight into what the driver in front is about to do!
The personal advantages of our advanced driver training can include:
- Increase your levels of skill and overall confidence
- Remove any at-risk or even dangerous driving styles
- Consider issues that may be specific to your own driving style
- Become a better driver on all roads, from rural to motorways to busy city environments
- Reduce wear on your car
- Improve your MPG, up to 20%, which is common for advanced drivers
If you have been tasked with arranging an advanced driving course for your drivers in your company, there are a number of key advantages to become aware of, which cover:
- Lowering the collision rate among your employees who drive for work
- Save up to 20% on fuel costs – advanced training can really help a driver to become more fuel-efficient
- Lower fleet insurance premiums
- Demonstrate your commitment towards a safer working environment
Contact us:
To learn how we can help you – whether you are a private individual or a potential business client. Our team will be able to help you with any further questions you may have or to look at possible dates we have for training.
You can book online at www.advanced-driving.co.uk/book/, where you can arrange a course for up to 4 drivers.
For more than 4 drivers please contact us.
Road Safety Risks and Information – Aberdeen
Aberdeen is set at the top of Scotland and reached by the A90, which is a fast route from Edinburgh. For a fairly small city, it is tightly packed within a large rural area, and it has a large port industry and coastal area to the east of the city.
The A90 splits into the A92, which travels into Aberdeen via the A956 over the Wellington Suspension Bridge and onto South College Street. This route is fraught with crash sites right through the city centre, which joins the A96 to Kinore and Inverurie. Understanding the riskiest places along your route can make your journey safer. The A92 skirts the western side of Aberdeen and travels into Broomhill over the Bridge of Dee. At the roundabout junction here, there are many crash sites where it links the A9013, Holborn Street. As the A92 continues through Broomhill, the collision sites occur near every traffic light and roundabout junction along Anderson Drive, north and south. The A92 then meets with the A96 at the Great Northern Road, and the A92 continues north to Balmedie. The Great Northern Road is also fraught with collisions, and again, they are mainly around the junction areas, indicating that lack of observations could be to blame. The A93 is another road with many crash sites as it travels into Aberdeen from Drumoak, along the North Deeside Road and again, most collisions occur around the traffic light junctions.
Most of Aberdeen’s centre is pedestrianised, but the surrounding streets have seen many collisions, such as Guild Street and Union Street. Surprisingly, the Quay and Ports are relatively accident-free, with only minimal minor collisions noted for such a bustling, industrious area. It is the congested roads leading away from there that the problems begin, especially the A956. Along the coast, The Esplanade has seen several collisions that have been quite severe at times. Golf Road and Queens Boulevard are very similar in crash statistics and probably involved drivers who were unfamiliar with the area due to the coastal location.
These are only a basic outline of collision sites in and around Aberdeen. Please get in touch with us if you have any specific roads you travel on in the area and are keen to discover what parts are at higher risk of collisions. We offer a free-of-charge service to anyone interested.