While driving around the course, students are shown how to safely recover from the vehicle’s going off-road. Students learn both two-wheel and all-wheel recovery techniques.
Smooth steering is imperative to safe recovery of vehicle control in this situation. Most important—do not panic!
Purpose: This exercise is very important for driving safety but can be very dangerous if not done correctly. There is a drastic traction difference between the wheels on the pavement and the wheels off the road surface. Students learn that the fewer drastic driver corrections input to the vehicle’s steering, the less drastic the effect on the vehicle outcome.
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