Safety-Critical Incidents on ADI Part 3: When Should You Pull Over?

Are you struggling to find the perfect balance between stepping in too early and leaving your interventions too late? You aren't alone. One of the highest hurdles for Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) and trainees is mastering client-centred risk management.
​This premium, single-page quick reference cheat sheet breaks down the exact chronological framework you need to maintain control of your vehicle while stretching your pupil’s cognitive independence.A practical guide for PDIs and ADI candidatesOne of the areas that can cause considerable uncertainty during ADI Part 3 is what to do when a pupil makes a safety-critical error.Should you pull over?Should you deal with it while driving?Should you intervene physically?Should you use verbal instruction?And, perhaps most importantly, how do you demonstrate to the examiner that learning has actually taken place?There is no single response that will be appropriate for every incident.The key is to understand the difference between managing the immediate safety problem and facilitating learning from what happened.