Winter driving Seminar
November 06, 2006
Drivers 'chilled' by the prospect of travelling alone in winter can boost their confidence with a pioneering driving course offered by North Yorkshire County Council's road safety team. The lone winter driving course will teach drivers to take a look under the bonnet, check oil and other fluid levels and look for signs of leakage or faulty components, and learn how to check and change a tyre.
It also covers useful techniques for driving in the rain, fog, ice and snow and what you can do if you involved in an accident.
Participants are also invited to take part in an optional second module – an advanced driver training day run by ‘Driverskills.com’ at Elvington, near York. This hands-on, in-car training will teach skid control and avoidance at both high and low speeds.
The ‘skid car’ is a normal family hatchback fitted with lower grip tyres and handles in the same way that a normal vehicle would in slippery conditions.
It allows the participants to develop skills that can be applied directly to their own vehicles. Driverskills.com even wets one of the bends to create a change of grip to emulate real road conditions.
“As the days get shorter and the weather deteriorates, driving can be a very a frightening prospect – especially so if you’re going it alone,”
“This course is a fun way of meeting people, building confidence and learning some important skills that might one day save your life.”
“Armed with the knowledge and training this course provides, even if the worst happens to you and you’re involved in an accident, you’ll know what to do about it.”
The first part of the lone winter driving course is free and takes place at the Hambleton Forum starting at 10am and running until approximately 12pm on November 18.
The skidpan training - which is a half day course - will be charged at special rates and can be booked at the Hambleton Forum on the day.
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