Advanced Drivers of America -- Newsletter -- May 2005

We will very shortly be announcing full details of our first full series of courses. Each ‘full series’ will contain the entire range of our courses, from ‘Graduate Driver’ and ‘Apprehensive Driver’, through ‘Bronze’ to the two advanced levels: ‘Silver’ and ‘Gold’. This first full series will take place in California, during the second half of July, and will be followed by similar events in three other states (details soon).

To maintain a degree of flexibility, however, each series can be modified to have more or less of each particular type of course — to allow for variations in demand — and it is therefore very much a case of ‘first come, first served’ so check out the choices and book now if you want a place!

We will also shortly also be announcing the names of our first two honorary fellows. It has been decided that each year ADA will elect two new hon. fellows in the USA, together with some individuals from Canada or beyond. The selected people do not need to be expert drivers — though on occasion they might be. Instead the key criterion will be their long-term track record, either in driver safety or in road safety in general.

In addition, Gold Advanced members who can demonstrate a degree of long-term commitment to advanced driving or safer driving in general will have the option of becoming fellows of ADA (as opposed to honorary fellows).

Any person in either of these two categories will be entitled to use the letters ‘Hon. FADA’ or simply ‘FADA’ after his or her name, as appropriate.

Benefits of Membership

Naturally, we expect the number and scope of benefits to grow as time goes by, but currently or in the near future ADA will provide the following:

· -- Individual recognitions for a full range of enhanced driving standards;

· -- Certificates of achievement for framing and display

· -- Purchasing benefits;

· -- Direct access to the latest safety news, via selected articles from the Drive and Stay

Alive ‘International Road Safety News’ section — provider of the world’s most

comprehensive information service on this topic;

· -- Effectively a direct line of communication with some of the top safety experts on the North

American continent, through ADA’s two directors — both of whom already work in close

co-operation with such people;

· -- Groups of enthusiastic drivers in one city or region may join as a group, and apart from

getting significant discounts on the cost of individual membership they can also take

advantage of ADA’s “We Will Come To You” courses and testing;

· -- ADA is now negotiating deals that will finalize our planned ‘Platinum Advanced’ and

‘World Advanced’ awards, the likes of which have never been seen before and which will

provide a remarkable achievement for the very best drivers from around the world.

Are you one of them? You could be!

· -- As ADA grows, we will progressively become the recognized voice of responsible

drivers. Unlike certain other organizations, we will not be championing the cause of those

individuals who have been caught breaking the law and who now wish to avoid paying a fine,

or anything like that. ADA represents those drivers who wish to utilize superb driving skills,

not only for personal satisfaction but also for the sake of every person around them, in terms

of greatly enhanced safety.

Further Information

For further information, please go to the ADA website (currently hosted by Drive and Stay Alive, Inc.) at: www.driveandstayalive.com/z-ada/ada-home.htm

Advanced Driving with ADA is a Two-Way Street

We welcome your input.

Is there anything we are not doing that you think we should be doing? If there is, please tell us so and we will give your suggestions careful consideration.

Advanced Drivers of America IS for you!

ADA is working to provide all drivers in the USA and Canada with a unique service, bringing together the established top standards in advanced driving globally, with solutions and facilities tailored for North America.

But we can’t do it for you if we can’t do it with you. Join now and grow with ADA!

Membership details may be found at: www.driveandstayalive.com/z-ada/ada-memb.htm

Please contact us with any queries, via: www.driveandstayalive.com/z-ada/ada-contact.htm

Yours sincerely,

Eddie Wren and Gordon Booth