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View Poll Results: Have you done advance driver training | |||
Yep lots, either free and paid for and will probably do more |
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39 | 40.63% |
Only the free FPV one |
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2 | 2.08% |
Did one once, found it useful |
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19 | 19.79% |
Did one once, found it to be crap |
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5 | 5.21% |
Will do one soon as I think it will help me |
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11 | 11.46% |
Would like to do one but can't afford it |
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17 | 17.71% |
Waste of time, I can drive better than average already |
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3 | 3.13% |
Voters: 96. You may not vote on this poll |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: QLD
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Have done the ACT and the NT Police courses. Drove big red fire trucks for 30yrs and club level circuit racing and motorkhanas etc.
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There are courses available at all levels of driving skill.
Did a basic course years ago, and found it useful, it gives the chance for inexperienced drivers to experience how their cars behave in extreme situations, and to start to learn how to deal with it. They can also help foster responsible driving attitudes. The other one I have done is Dean Canto's stunt driving... don't learn anything really useful, but a lot of fun. |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Melbourne
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I voted 'did one once, found it crap'.
The reason for this was not the course itself, rather my attitude. At the age I did it (18 - 19) I was more interested in honing my sliding, catching oversteer, hand brake turns etc than learning techniques to get me out of trouble, or even minimising the chances of getting into trouble. Now at 39 - whilst I see myself as a safe and competent driver, who likes to have some fun when the conditions are safe to do so - feel that I would get a fair bit of value in doing another course. It is never too late to learn new techniques etc. |
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I've done cajillions of them, plus worked as in instructor at a QLD based company for 12 months. The amount of people who thought they were better than they actually were was quite astonishing.
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But like all training, it's up to the trainee to put it in place.
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They should be shut down if they don't.
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Club days tend to be a bit more "enthusiastic", maybe their insurance did not cover. |
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They allowed a L plate driver to participate on a couple of different years that I attended there. Must just depend on the mood of the person running it.
In terms of defensive driving the club days are of little value, more of a yippee drive. Last time they did do some braking distance and ABS braking but that was about it. Drive courses at Mt Cotton or through DMA etc are a lot more value as they actually teach more, it's not about power oversteer like the Roadcraft club days are.
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Good to see a fair few have done them.
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Bald Hills, North Brisbane
Posts: 2,264
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Therefore no one without an open license can participate in a club event. ![]() Seems even a driver training place brands us no-good P-platers with the same stick. I had participated last year on my L's and the year before with no license. Wouldn't have a bar of it. NO P-PLATERS!! Last year on my L's I did Slalom and wet braking in my car, oversteer/understeer in both turbo fwd, new rwd V8 and my 6cyl rwd All very different cars, and a great experience. I am planning on doing a course next year when I have the money, however little sour with Road Craft at Gympie so I will most likely try to do it at Mt Cotton.
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Done a few, including FPV drive day, three day high speed advanced driving and braking techniques, as well as a one day drifting course, all were fun useful looking forward to doing more in the future.
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www.sdt.com.au Their advance days are great value for money.
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There is no option there for "used to teach defensive driving courses" - LOL
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Great as long as the twat in the other car/truck/bus/motorbike has done one...
No, as a 50 year old I have not done one (oh dear!!!) and have no intention of doing one (blasphemer!!), I haven’t had a serious accident and no course is going to be able to show me anything any different to what I have seen so far..... Buuuuttt!! as a new driver to our roads I would recommend any course that gives you a heads up to the other idiots that use them..... This poll is like anything to do with "safety" if you say no to the question, or have a alternate view, you will be seen as the anti-christ....
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Victoria - where being slow & incompetent is considered being "safe"
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Personally If things start going wrong I want to have as many advantages on my side as I can have.
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I have no problems with learner drivers been given the option, or having it made compulsory, to do a advanced drivers course, (none of that was around when I got my licence), but to have a poll where if you say "no I have not done one and have no intention of doing one" somehow implies you are a danger to others on the road and are in some way reckless is garbage... Also, I cannot help but notice how many members have not replied to this poll, does that imply they are reckless by default... As I alluded to before, if you are a learner driver or someone that is not confident in their own ability then yes, do a course.... Feel free to respond tersely, caps on!!!
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![]() I cop it all the time from the kids and could visualise him asking you if he were sitting here so I shared the thought. Not doing a course has nothing to do with it so I didn't bold it. Its his standard response to those that have never had an accident (yeh yeh you said serious). 50 and over he tosses in geriatric. Interesting reference to the idiot in the North Sea. When we are real geriatrics and still driving, I'm sure we will be the ones called idiots ![]() |
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Would love to know who the two peanuts are that ticked 'Waste of time, I can drive better than average already'......would be too funny to get them out there and see how good they really are.
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haha thanks, did not know it did that, too funny....
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There is also the argument that doing a course gives you a false sense of superiority. I.e. Did something 10 years ago and now I'm a driving god forever.
9 years ago I did a course where they pulled the ABS fuse before a swerve and recover to prove that I could do it without locking my brakes at the speed that they wanted. It took me two goes but I eventually did it. I don't reckon I could do it these days without resorting to the ABS even though the car has now got better brakes, tyres and suspension.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sunny SE Melbourne
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Advanced driving courses eh! -Used to do one eveyday on the Monash Fwy, but now I have moved to Burwood hwy and upped the pace.
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