‘DRIVING SAFELY IN WINTER. TIME FOR CHANGE’

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Saturday 26 October 10:00am Community Webinar
‘DRIVING SAFELY IN WINTER. 
TIME FOR CHANGE.’  

With the clocks going back on 27 October and temperatures dropping drivers need to prepare for the challenges of winter driving.

A 2018 RAC report of five years of collision data identified a 5% increase in collisions in the two-week period after the clocks go back. Surveys of car rentals and insurance companies suggested this is because more people are driving  in poor light conditions.

This webinar provides advice for mature driver on how to sharpen driving skills, prepare their car and plan journeys to reflect winter driving conditions.

At this event we will be making an important announcement about a national trial of standardised mature driver assessment for which we need the support of mature drivers in Gloucestershire.

To register for this event, click on this link https://tinyurl.com/4auhy6wv

This information is of value to any driver so why not ask your family to join you!

Also please share this information with anyone you think it would be of value.     

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All our work is voluntary. To donate email odfglos@gmail.com and we will provide bank details of Gloucestershire Older Persons Association (charity number: 1124977) under whose charitable status we operate. 

In Other News 

Future events include:

  •       17 November  Road Victim Remembrance Day https://tinyurl.com/3t42ex2m
  •       21 November  WI Kemble & Ewen
  •       30 November  Community webinar ‘Driving Safely in Winter. Highways Special.’                               https://tinyurl.com/364nkx8s
  •   3 December    Probus Tewkesbury & Bredon
  •      14 December    Community webinar ‘Concerned about a mature driver?                                We can help’. https://tinyurl.com/2atvxuzd

GEM Webinar – Safer Driving Update

GEM Webinar 2024 – Number 3 – Safer Driving Update

Today we ran our third webinar in 2024 to help and support safer driving. This webinar explored a wide variety of subjects to help you make informed decisions and stay safe on your road journeys. The webinar is expertly guided by Valerie Singleton OBE and lasts 60 minutes. During the webinar Valerie interviews a number of experts in their fields.

Topics covered were:

  • Driver eyesight
  • Winter checks
  • Worried about someone’s driving?
  • Car insurance: money-saving tips
  • Dashcam: road  safety benefits
  • and more…

FREE – Safer Driving Webinar – Tuesday 24th September 2024

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GEM Webinar 3 – Safer Driving Update

On Tuesday 24th September at 2pm we are running another one of our FREE webinars to help and support safer driving. This webinar will be exploring a wide variety of subjects to help you make informed decisions and stay safe on your road journeys.

The webinar will be expertly guided by Valerie Singleton OBE and lasts 60 minutes.

Topics we will be covering are:

  • Driver eyesight
  • Winter checks
  • Worried about someone’s driving?
  • Car insurance: money-saving tips
  • Dashcam: road safety benefits
  • and more…

To register for your FREE place click here

Autumn 2024 ODF:GEM webinar

Gloucestershire Older Drivers Forum – Autumn Opportunities

Gloucestershire Older Drivers Forum
AUTUMN OPPORTUNITIES

After a summer break we return with three new opportunities for mature drivers to gather information on how to drive safely for longer     

  • Thursday 26th September: Gloucestershire’s Big Information Day at                          Longfield Hospice
  • Saturday 28th September: Community webinar ‘Driving Safely in Autumn.                          Grandparents – the Mentors.
  • Friday 11th October: Community event, Coleford Library ‘Driving Safely in Winter.

 Please share this invitation with anyone for whom this could be of value.

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Thursday 26th September 1.00pm to 3:00pm
Gloucestershire’s Big Information Day
at

Longfield Community Hospice, Burleigh Lane, Minchinhampton GL52 2PQ

Come and have a chat with us and more than 30 other organisations to learn about services available within our community. We will be sharing space with Gloucestershire Older Persons Association. Lots of free information to takeaway. Plenty of tea and biscuits available!
Please book a free ticket by clicking on this link:

Gloucestershire’s Big Information Day – Longfield Community Hospice

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Saturday 28th September 10:00am
Community Webinar
Driving Safely in Autumn. Grandparents – the Mentors.’
 

With the ongoing media debate about changes to young driver licenses have you been thinking about how you can mentor your grandchildren around road safety?

Along with advice on driving safely in autumn we will include suggestions on what you could do. Rod Harrison from Gloucestershire Advanced Motorists will be a guest presenter and will talk about the free young drivers’ courses and other road safety initiatives that are available, funded by Gloucestershire FIRE.
Please register by clicking on this link https://tinyurl.com/42twbe95

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Friday 11th October 11:00am
Community Event ‘Driving Safely in Winter’
at
Coleford Library, The Main Place, Railway Drive, Coleford GL16 8RH

This presentation provides advice on how mature drivers can prepare to drive more safely in winter. Bobby Oliver from Driving Mobility will be a guest presenter and will talk about their Hubs Mobility Advice Service. Officers from the Coleford Neighbourhood Policing Team will also be in attendance. After the presentation there will be lots of time for one-to-one chats, with free information to take away.

Please register by clicking on this link:
Event registration | Gloucestershire Libraries (spydus.co.uk)

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All our work is voluntary. To donate email odfglos@gmail.com and we will provide bank details of Gloucestershire Older Persons Association (Charity number1124977) under whose charitable status we operate.