Understanding what causes skids – and how to regain control if they do skid – can play a significant role in protecting your drivers from serious traffic accidents. Have you done all you can?
In an ideal world, every driver would receive skid awareness training as early as possible in their driving career. Sadly, most people’s first skid is a real-world experience – an unforeseen and potentially disastrous event for which they have had no adequate rehearsal. Now IAM Fleet enables fleet operators to ensure all their drivers have the opportunity to understand the causes of skids and the advanced driving technology and techniques that can help to reduce the risk of becoming involved in a crash.
Benefits to your organisation:
- improves drivers’ skid-awareness and vehicle control skills
- protects your people, your vehicles and other road-users
- helps protect customer relations and your company’s reputation
- demonstrates a commitment to road safety
- giving drivers the expertise to avoid losing control of their vehicle through skidding
This course provides an opportunity for drivers to learn car control skills in an exhilarating, yet totally safe, environment.
What does the course cover?
The skid awareness and vehicle dynamics – includes:
1. A brief theory class to ensure drivers understand:
- The most common types of skid; where and why they occur
- The forces acting on a vehicle in motion
- The driver’s control inputs and how they affect vehicle stability
- The concepts behind active safety technology
2. Practical demonstrations by the trainer and an introduction to skid control techniques.
3. ‘Hands-on’ practice for participants, covering:
Active safety systems, e.g. ABS, TCS and ESP
- Emergency braking techniques
- Braking and avoidance techniques
- Understanding vehicle dynamics
- Understeer and oversteer exercises
Who is this course designed for?
Any driver wishing to increase their understanding of the dynamics of skidding and how to regain control of their vehicle during a skid.
This half-day course provides an excellent introduction for drivers wishing to take the IAM Advanced Driving Test, achieve an internationally recognised qualification and gain membership of the IAM.
IAM Fleet has ISO 9001 accreditation encompassing ‘the design and provision of specialist training and education in advanced driving techniques for companies and other organizations
All profits made by IAM Fleet are re-invested in road safety through the IAM
