At the October meeting, Bob Pullen began his talk with a test on road signs and the Highway Code.

Mr Pullen, a chief observer from Kidderminster Advanced Motorists, said how the National Institute of Advanced Motorists began in 1954.

The Kidderminster branch, run on a volunteer basis, has over 110,000 members over seven regional areas.

Advanced driving covers the key skills of concentration, observation, anticipating and planning. Statistics prove that 90 per cent of accidents are caused by the driver, not the car.

Mr Pullen encouraged members to take the eight-week instruction course in advanced driving, offered by the Kidderminster branch.