Wednesday 22 Feb 2012
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Four wheel lock braking
The four wheel lock braking method gets the vehicle stopped in a short distance, however you will have no control over the vehicle and skidding will occur.

Skid School & Winter Driving

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This program is a one day course which consists of approximately 3 hours of classroom time, followed by in vehicle training.

The in-class portion of the course includes a power point presentation and videos.  There will be 7 different topics covered and a printed booklet will be supplied to each participant covering all topics taught.

The practical part of the course involves using pylons and instruction on braking techniques for skid control, as well as defensive winter driving knowledge and driving demonstrations.  The in-vehicle training will take 20 minutes per student, working with groups of three at a time.       

Each participant must complete a quiz, and will need to achieve a 75% to pass and receive a Certificate.

The cost is $145.00 per participant plus the GST.  A minimum of 10 participants is required to hold a course.