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Membership magazine of the Motor Schools Association of Great Britain. Covers driver training and testing, road safety and other motoring issues
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Regional News<br />
It’s time to get a grip – and for you<br />
and your pupil to put on a mask<br />
Alex Brownlee<br />
Editor, Greater London<br />
Something I have noticed lately prompts<br />
this article. Are we ADIs professional and<br />
abide by the law? Do we care for our<br />
health? Apparently not.<br />
Why am I saying this? When I went<br />
back to work, like many ADIs I checked<br />
out how other driving schools were<br />
functioning, and really did not like what I<br />
saw.<br />
What am I talking about? Well, many<br />
of the driver instructors on the road I saw<br />
were not wearing face masks and I doubt<br />
if they are wearing gloves. Some of their<br />
pupils were not wearing the appropriate<br />
kit either. Let’s say one out of 10 are not<br />
sticking to the Covid-19 safety<br />
requirements. What impact will that<br />
have on virus transmission?<br />
What would happen if the police did a<br />
stop and asked the instructor ‘is the<br />
person you are teaching a family<br />
member’? If the instructor said no, then<br />
the police are going to ask why the pupil<br />
isn’t wearing a mask and why aren’t you.<br />
If the instructor or the pupil gets<br />
coronavirus, the pupil and the instructor<br />
must tell all those people they have been<br />
in contact with, that they have tested<br />
positive and may have transmitted the<br />
virus on. Be warned: this could be your<br />
entire clientbase.<br />
To all of my pupils I send out a Covid-<br />
19 form, ask them to wear a face mask<br />
and gloves for driving lessons. My pupils<br />
see what I see when they are on a lesson<br />
and turn round and ask me ‘why isn’t<br />
that instructor not wearing a mask, or<br />
his/her pupil?’ What can I say?<br />
If these instructors and others carry on<br />
in this way we will never get rid of this<br />
virus and it’s going to affect all of us<br />
working instructors and we need to work<br />
to make a living.<br />
So, what I am saying is – get a grip!<br />
Get a mask and get your pupils to wear<br />
one as well. Wipe down the car between<br />
lessons: it only takes a few minutes to do<br />
it.<br />
This article is my opinion only but<br />
reflects my concern for the safety of<br />
others. Be safe. Thank you.<br />
• In my next article I will be helping<br />
instructors to help their pupils with a<br />
few tips.<br />
CONTACT<br />
To comment on this article, or provide<br />
updates, contact Alex at<br />
msaeditorgreaterlondon@gmail.com<br />
“Ask your pupils to wear a mask,<br />
and wear one yourself... and<br />
disinfect the car after every lesson,<br />
it only takes a few minutes...”<br />
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