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I thought it might be helpful coming into winter to start a thread on this as it pays to be informed at this time of year.
Is there anyone on here who has done any courses etc.
What are advanced techniques?
What situations should they be used in and also when not?
etc etc
I'm thinking more in terms of safety rather than lighting her up. :wink:
I had a rented merc B class when I worked in east germany in winter 2006 and the Brits i worked with were shocked every time i crossed it up or pulled the hand brake, I wondered how people like that dealt with getting out of shape if they never push or play on a slippy road
A fair point but maybe not on a public road.
I go on a winter training course every time we get snow, Lidl clonee carpark!
It has two perfectly spaced lighting poles, ideal for practicing wide figure of 8s :D
The best technique to use is common sense!
Agreed.
What about recovering from loss of traction?
Distance for breaking and all that type of good stuff?
RSA has this http://www.rsa.ie/Documents/Road%20S...er_Driving.pdf
While helpful in a preventative sense it's not great for should the shit hit the fan
The gently does it approach applies to just about everything when driving in winter conditions. Pretend you have an almost full bucket of milk with no lid on it, sitting on the back seat...you dont want to spill any of it, as it will stink the car out of it!!
Leave plently of space to the car in front
Easy on the throttle
Dont jump on the brakes
No sudden inputs to the steering; slow and purposeful
Most cars we drive will have ABS, so remember that it will pulse if they activate and remember to keep your foot planted. If you've no ABS, look into cadence braking.
Weight in the back will help. A shovel and a length of thick rope in the boot might come in handy (if you have wheels you dont mind marking) for deep snow. Use the rope to tie a loop through the spokes and around the tyre in a few places on both rears, to get extra traction.
Last time we had the snow I had a FWD 20v Trueno and used the handbrake to get the car to turn, without it the car kept under steering as I had no winter tyres. Was good craic but was also safer. Car weighted nothing so that helped.
Mondello have an advanced car control course. Costs 150 euro. I've not done it, but I've been thinking about it.
http://mondello.ie/driving_experiences/advanced/
I tried doing that when i got my first car. I was driving for like 6 months only before. It did not end well :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ChrispyFish
Remove all nanny systems and grow a pair ! Failing that buy a nissan micra it will get you from a to b :)
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Some stellar advice there from the road safety authority...Quote:
‘SAFETY TIPS’ FOR DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICE
Is Your Journey Absolutely Necessary? In extreme weather conditions you should ask yourself if making a journey by road is absolutely necessary. You might consider delaying your trip until the weather and road conditions improve.
"Doctor doctor, my back hurts!"
"Have you considered not walking?"
I'd say for the general public a lot of the basic winter driving techniques need to be known before moving on to anything advanced.
For a start, spinning your wheels isn't going to melt through the ice and find traction, it's just going to make things worse.
Also, if you start to slide, stay inside the bloody car >_<
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MPRmOUxRMY
^^^ why oh why would you get out of a car moving!!!!
Best way is buy a couple bags of coal throw them in the boot for weight traction off and keep her country
http://www.bmw.ie/ie/en/owners/winter/winterdrivertraining.html