if you find an empty car park i recommend a good 10 minute mess about sans traction control.
had great fun yesterday in a deserted car park, doing 3mph handbrake turns to get 360 revolution.
if you find an empty car park i recommend a good 10 minute mess about sans traction control.
always done this every winter. The police don't seem to mind either as they have just driven by without interfering. Tend to be going rather
faster than 3mph though fastest way to stop on ice is to pull on the handbrake and slide sideways, stops in a third of the distance than straight
ahead. Such ‘playing’ about has saved my bacon many times.
[Edited on 6/1/09 by Mr Whippy]
Hard to find deserted car parks these days, but I would recommend everyone should do this and explore their limits in safety. You never know - it
might just give you a skill set that comes in very handy when you need it in earnest!
Many years ago, several of us did this with a mix of rwd and fwd cars - very entertaining and instructive.
I couldn't agree more. The mrs freaks out at the sight of ice, because she has never really driven on it. Me on the otherside, spent many an evening sliding gracefully around the work car park on the ice. Very useful for when you find yourself in a sticky situation (middle of Dartmoor, on a very steep hill, sliding towards a brand new Audi TT = brown trousers time!).
Always good fun this time of year although it is getting harder to find suitable places to "practice".
IMHO this activity should form part of driver training and testing. As should night driving and using public carparks.
While we're on the subject, IMHO you should also have to take additional training and testing before towing anything, even a poxy little Erde
trailer from Halfords.
Make a point on my tin tops to do this when i get chance as my 130 bhp passat with traction control ( both on and off ) needs to be driven very
diferently to my old 110 one that did not have any. ( It is also good fun ).
the best 2 wheel drive on snow I had was Citreon BX Derv with snow tyres on the front.
regards
Agriv8
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Originally posted by nick205
Always good fun this time of year although it is getting harder to find suitable places to "practice".
IMHO this activity should form part of driver training and testing. As should night driving and using public carparks.
While we're on the subject, IMHO you should also have to take additional training and testing before towing anything, even a poxy little Erde trailer from Halfords.
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Originally posted by Dangle_kt
if you find an empty car park i recommend a good 10 minute mess about sans traction control.
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Originally posted by nick205
While we're on the subject, IMHO you should also have to take additional training and testing before towing anything, even a poxy little Erde trailer from Halfords.
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Originally posted by YQUSTA
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
While we're on the subject, IMHO you should also have to take additional training and testing before towing anything, even a poxy little Erde trailer from Halfords.
I believe this is now required for all new drivers.
Hi,
Used to do it in Germany on the parade square in a 27 ton recovery truck, it taught me a lot and when my daughters started to drive I did take them to
a car park on a snowy day to let them get the feel of a car skidding and how to correct it. The police came and asked me what I was doing and when I
explained they said that is a good idea and told us to enjoy ourselves and then drove off doing a couple of skids as they went.
Regards
Bob
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Originally posted by YQUSTA
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
While we're on the subject, IMHO you should also have to take additional training and testing before towing anything, even a poxy little Erde trailer from Halfords.
I believe this is now required for all new drivers.
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Originally posted by bbwales
Hi,
Used to do it in Germany on the parade square in a 27 ton recovery truck, it taught me a lot and when my daughters started to drive I did take them to a car park on a snowy day to let them get the feel of a car skidding and how to correct it. The police came and asked me what I was doing and when I explained they said that is a good idea and told us to enjoy ourselves and then drove off doing a couple of skids as they went.
Regards
Bob
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Originally posted by nick205
quote:
Originally posted by YQUSTA
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
While we're on the subject, IMHO you should also have to take additional training and testing before towing anything, even a poxy little Erde trailer from Halfords.
I believe this is now required for all new drivers.
Excellent News!
I wasn't aware of that.
yes as far as I am aware I can tow a trailer up to 750kgs.
I only passed my test in oct 07 so it may of changed since then. Will have to check!
Plus think i may have a practise at skidding! difficult to find the space tho!