DriveSafe Course (Advanced)

This course is conducted at The Driving Centre and combines all of the elements of the DriveSafe Course with the addition of more specific hands-on exercises and the progression to skid control and prevention. The DriveSafe Advanced Course has specifically planned and balanced objectives aimed at getting the most out of the learning process and introducing skid control in the most effective way.

Following registration, the course starts in the auditorium with a 45 minute drivers briefing and technique overview. This is followed by an introduction to their personal instructors before moving to the forecourt to start circuit training.

During the circuit activities, the driving technique is covered in detail and each participant has practice time to develop and refine their skills.

Technique Training Includes:-

• Driver posture and stability
• General road issues
• Control techniques e.g. steering
• Safety zones
• Information intake
• Controlled relaxation
• Cornering paths
• Instructor to student ratio = 1:2

These points are continually reinforced throughout the entire program through individual instruction provided by the Centre's experienced trainers.

Each car is allocated a specific skid pan time to address non ABS braking and the “Brush and Bury Technique” as well as basic vehicle dynamics.

Following this exercise, guests return to the circuit to continue their development of the technique as well as ABS and emergency braking.

After lunch, circuit training commences, this time in an anti-clockwise direction and includes the revision of material covered in the morning. Basic technique is refined and developed with each student during the afternoon.

Skid Pan training addresses understeer control and prevention, again, each car is allocated a specific time for this activity.

Circuit training continues with development of the technique with the introduction of braking exercises. This segment covers emergency braking over a range of speeds as well as ABS braking. All the training cars then assemble on the straight for an evasive lane change and recovery exercise.

This is followed by oversteer training using the Centre's unique “Slide Simulator” the Turntable. Unique to The Driving Centre, this device simulates the loss of control experienced in a rear end skid. Guests are advised what causes oversteer and understeer, and how, by using their technique, to avoid such situations.

Training concludes with an overview on correct following distances and braking physics.

Guests then return to the auditorium for the closing presentation.