Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
3
YOUR DRIVING ON A CURVY
COUNTRY ROAD WHEN ALL OF THE
SUDDEN YOU HIT WATER AND START
TO HYDROPLANE. HOW YOU REACT
COULD MEAN LIFE OR DEATH.
UNFORTUNATELY, OFTEN LESS
EXPERIENCED DRIVERS REACT
INCORRECTLY. THE TIRE RACK
STREET SURVIVIAL PROGRAM WANTS
TO CHANGE THAT.
STREET SURVIVIAL
COORDINATOR TIM BEECHUK TAKES
US THROUGH A COURSE AT WRIGHT
STATE UNIVERSITY'S NUTTER
CENTER THATS DESIGNED TO TEST
YOUNG DRIVERS .... 16:32
"RAINY DAY. ICY CONDITIONS
AROUND HERE WE GET SO MUCH OF
THAT TYPE OF WEATHER SO THIS
IS INVALUABLE TO THE
STUDENTS." :39 BEECHUCK
SAYS A DRIVER'S INABILITY TO
CONTROL THE WEIGHT TRANSFER OF
THE CAR OFTEN LEADS TO
A DRIVER QUICKLY SWERVES TO
AVOID SOMETHING IN THE ROAD.
14:30 "THEY MAYBE DROPPED A
WHEEL OFF THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD. THEY CRANK THE WHEEL
BACK TO THE LEFT, OVERCORRECT
IT AND CROSS THE MEDIAN."
14:40 THIS COURSE IS
DESIGNED TO TEACH YOUNG
DRIVERS HOW TO HANDLE THESE
SITUATIONS. THIS PARTICULAR
PART OF THE COURSE IS CALLED
THE "SKID PAD" ORGANIZERS
HOSE WATER ON THE ROAD ... AND
TEACH TEENS HOW TO HANDLE
FRONT WHEEL SKIDS ....
16:00 WE TEACH THEM NOT TO
TURN THE WHEEL HARDER, BUT
RATHER LET OFF THE GAS A
LITTLE BIT. LET THE CAR
BALANCE AND THEN THEY PICK UP
TRACTION. :11 ... AS WELL
AS REAR WHEEL. BETTER KNOWN
AS "FISH-TAILING" 16:15 "WE
TEACH THEM TO TURN INTO THE
SKID AND THEN DO THE SAME
THING. LET OFF THE GAS VERY
SLOWLY. DON'T JUMP OFF THE GAS
AND CONTROL THE CAR. CREATE
BALANCE." :25 ALL SKILLS ..
ORGANIZERS SAY ARE PROVEN
INVALUABLE. 11:55 "IT REALLY
IS SAVING LIVES. YOU HAVE TO
KNOW THE WEIGHT TRANSFER IN
YOUR CAR INORDER TO BE ABLE TO
CONTROL IT TO KEEP ACCIDENTS
FROM HAPPENING." ((END PKG))