Why is the Skid Monster an excellent teacher?
• Provides driver training that is transferrable to the real world. • Provides an effective on-site training and practice opportunity. • Allows drivers to maximize their skill level. • Drivers experience the importance of speed control. • Drivers learn the limitations caused by driver skill, vehicle performance and roadway features. • Drivers experience the feel and causation of reduced road traction. • Drivers learn to recognize the beginning of a skid and how to take corrective actions. • Provides risk vs. gain decisions. • Drivers experience evasive steering techniques. • Drivers experience off-road recovery techniques. • Drivers experience the value of: • searching techniques for control of a vehicle. • negotiating a curve or turn with balanced car control. • effective lane position applications. • following time and space habits. • Drivers discover the effect two miles per hour of excessive speed has upon vehicle control. • Drivers experience the effect that an upgrade or downgrad
