The City of Cape Town recently concluded its advanced ‘Smart Driver Skidpan’ training for the City’s fleet drivers in Killarney.
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The aim of the training is to protect drivers and other road users when officials respond to various locations. ‘This training lays the foundation for safe vehicle operation with an understanding of forces, physics and dynamics,’ says Alderman Theresa Uys, the City’s mayoral committee member for corporate services.
‘During pursuit and response, these factors increase significantly. I took part in today’s training session and can confidently say that our drivers will benefit immensely and come out of this as much better drivers that can proactively minimise risks and accidents.’
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The initiative is meant for the City’s fleet drivers, who are involved in emergency response and pursuit driving, as well as staff responsible for the procurement of vehicles and the drawing up of specifications.
The skidpan training comprises:
- How and why a car skids;
- Emergency braking techniques;
- Emergency lane change to avoid a collision;
- Correcting a skid;
- Reverse turn;
- Emergency brake turn; and
- Corrective steering entering corners.
During this programme, drivers learn how to apply emergency braking and advanced driving techniques under supervision and controlled circumstances when responding or in pursuit mode.
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