mini-update

[submarine_bells]

I don't have time to do a full update of Noteworthy Stuff Wot Haz Happened Lately, since I've gotta go collect more data in a little while. Still, here's a potted summary of a few things that spring to mind, just to let folk know that I'm still alive out here in the Land Of Eternal Data Collection:

• A weekend or two ago I attended a Spinners &

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[submarine_bells]

Yeah, I did a mailout (followed up by phone call a week or so later) to a pile of local driving instructors a little while ago. Result? Zero responses. It was a little disappointing.

I think you're right about the problem with recruiting 16-18yo L-platers. It's more complicated, since a lot of 'em are at school (with time constraints applied thereby). The parental consent thing doesn't seem to be a huge factor specifically - none of my volunteers' parents have balked at letting their little darlings participate in my project after talking to me and reading the informed consent paperwork - but it's quite likely that the "hey mum/dad, can you drive me to this?" factor might be slowing down possible volunteers. I don't see what I can do about that, honestly, since if it's a problem it presumably filters them out of the process before they even contact me.

At this rate I'm gonna be old and grey before I have my full slate of L-platers.... *sigh*