Hooknswoop 19 #1 July 5, 2005 The WSJ had an interesting article today, titled; "Mastering the New Rules of the Road: Driver's Ed Adapts to 21st-Century Cars" Some interesting points were a 20%-40& reduction in accident rates after attending an advaced driving school. "One of the main lessons of the driving courses is to train the driver's eyes-through repeated skills drills-to automatically look in the direction the car needs to go rather than looking at the danger. In the MasterDrive course, lights are used to simulate a drunken driver veering out of a lane into the driver's path. Initially, most drivers slam on their brakes and steer directly into the oncoming car-some of them even close their eyes and let go of the steering wheel. By repeating the simulation over and over, the driver learns to look and steer toward an open area to escape the oncoming car." Other points were how modern cars should be operated. Airbags, Steering, Braking, Skids, and Tires require new techniques in modern vehicles. All this applies to modern canopy flight training. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
