Originally Posted by RayCJ
If everyone were required to take a street performance driving course, the roads would be much safer places indeed. I've taken a few levels of HPDE courses over the years. -Really good stuff. Unfortunately, most States hand-out driver's licenses the same way the Costco greeter hands-out sales flyers. It's great that you put your son thru some extra training!
Defensive driving is something most good drivers try to do. The game gets a little harder when you add drunk drivers and total fools into the equation. Matter of fact, I'd say good drivers are out-numbered by the bad ones.
I've never done any HPDE, but I learned to drive in vehicles (FWD minivan, RWD pick up) that did not have traction/stability control, or any other electronic nannies. When winter came around, my mother took me up to the school and let me drive and had me perform various maneuvers/force it to oversteer and then correct it, or slam on the brakes so I knew what the ABS felt like.
I took that experience and now whenever I get a new car, the first think I do is find a nice open parking lot after the first snow fall where I can safely get a feel for how my vehicle behaves. I like to think that makes me a little safer as a driver.
If everyone were required to take a street performance driving course, the roads would be much safer places indeed. I've taken a few levels of HPDE courses over the years. -Really good stuff. Unfortunately, most States hand-out driver's licenses the same way the Costco greeter hands-out sales flyers. It's great that you put your son thru some extra training!
Defensive driving is something most good drivers try to do. The game gets a little harder when you add drunk drivers and total fools into the equation. Matter of fact, I'd say good drivers are out-numbered by the bad ones.
I've never done any HPDE, but I learned to drive in vehicles (FWD minivan, RWD pick up) that did not have traction/stability control, or any other electronic nannies. When winter came around, my mother took me up to the school and let me drive and had me perform various maneuvers/force it to oversteer and then correct it, or slam on the brakes so I knew what the ABS felt like.
I took that experience and now whenever I get a new car, the first think I do is find a nice open parking lot after the first snow fall where I can safely get a feel for how my vehicle behaves. I like to think that makes me a little safer as a driver.