How to Improve Your Driving Skills
If you have access to vehicles of different makes and models, switch them often., Find a training lot., When you practice, focus not on the driving itself, but on feeling the behaviour of the vehicle., Think of any hypothetical situation you may...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: If you have access to vehicles of different makes and models
This way you'll be working on driving as a whole, not on driving a specific car. -
Step 2: switch them often.
A disused airfield is the best idea, because it has long straight stretches (the runway), corners (turn way to runway entrance) and wide open spaces (the area in front of the hangars).
If you are not so lucky as to have a disused airfield nearby, you may look for these three things separately.
You may use abandoned country roads and disused parking lots that measure at least 50 by 50 feet. , This includes lateral stability, acceleration, braking distance, etc.
When you learn how to feel the vehicle, you'll be able to drive anything at its verge. , Think what you must do in that particular case, then get in the car and do it.
Make a note of your weak points and work to improve them. , It's the best way to correct high-speed under steer.
It's also useful on icy roads.
It gives you confidence on rough road. , If your car has ABS, disable it when you practice. , Then, when you have the time, think of what you could've done better and practice the preventive measures and maneuvers. , Once you get the knack of it, it's one of the most useful skills a driver can have. , Do it in a wide empty lot, not on the road. , -
Step 3: Find a training lot.
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Step 4: When you practice
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Step 5: focus not on the driving itself
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Step 6: but on feeling the behaviour of the vehicle.
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Step 7: Think of any hypothetical situation you may encounter
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Step 8: e.g flat tire
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Step 9: high-speed under-/over steer
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Step 10: pursuit driving
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Step 11: Handbrake turning is not only for showing off.
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Step 12: Practice emergency stopping.
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Step 13: Identify each dangerous situation when you drive and remember it.
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Step 14: Learn to drive backwards using only the side view mirrors.
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Step 15: Practice emergency in-turn braking.
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Step 16: Test the brakes soon after you start down the road.
Detailed Guide
This way you'll be working on driving as a whole, not on driving a specific car.
A disused airfield is the best idea, because it has long straight stretches (the runway), corners (turn way to runway entrance) and wide open spaces (the area in front of the hangars).
If you are not so lucky as to have a disused airfield nearby, you may look for these three things separately.
You may use abandoned country roads and disused parking lots that measure at least 50 by 50 feet. , This includes lateral stability, acceleration, braking distance, etc.
When you learn how to feel the vehicle, you'll be able to drive anything at its verge. , Think what you must do in that particular case, then get in the car and do it.
Make a note of your weak points and work to improve them. , It's the best way to correct high-speed under steer.
It's also useful on icy roads.
It gives you confidence on rough road. , If your car has ABS, disable it when you practice. , Then, when you have the time, think of what you could've done better and practice the preventive measures and maneuvers. , Once you get the knack of it, it's one of the most useful skills a driver can have. , Do it in a wide empty lot, not on the road. ,
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