All Weather Driving
Get an hours experience in rain, high wind, snow or fog.
Vision - See & be seen
- Clean windscreen and windows
- Importance of wipers and washers
- Heated windows back and front
- Fog lights - front and rear
- Use of lights - rain, sleet/snow, fog, bright/low light, wet/oily road, shadows and effects
Skidding & avoidance
- Driver (health)
- Road conditions
- Aquaplaning
- Skid prevention and correction
- Slow speed skids
- Use of controls and steering
- Tyre tread and pressure
- Vehicle footprint
- Effective braking/cadence
- Use of ABS
Speed & stopping distance
- Correct speed for conditions
- Safe seperation distance
- Braking distances
- Fog code
- High winds and compensating for them
