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Defensive Driving Course in Mt Cotton - Full Day

Highlights

  • Master emergency braking on wet surfaces
  • Practise emergency lane changes and skid control
  • Improve your vehicle handling and steering skills

Build defensive driving skills with practical emergency braking, lane changes, cornering and skid control exercises during a full day course.

What's included?

  • Full day defensive driving course
  • Instruction and lessons from experts
  • Certificate of completion
  • Coffee and tea

Build your confidence and sharpen your driving skills with a full day defensive driving course designed to help you better understand your vehicle, the road and how to respond in emergency situations. Combining theory with practical driving exercises, the course takes place at a purpose built training facility using your own vehicle. Start with a friendly theory session covering defensive driving, driver attitude, road safety, vehicle safety features, tyres, vision skills and basic vehicle dynamics.

You will then put your knowledge into practice with exercises including emergency braking on wet surfaces, emergency lane changes, reaction time testing, vehicle handling and basic skid control. The afternoon session focuses on vehicle dynamics, emergency braking and cornering, giving you the opportunity to experience how your vehicle responds in challenging situations. Learn practical techniques that can improve your awareness, decision making and ability to respond when conditions on the road change unexpectedly.

Practical exercises will be conducted in:

  • Assessment of vehicle condition
  • Seating and steering
  • Emergency braking with and without ABS
  • Emergency lane changes
  • Reaction times and their effects on stopping distance
  • Vehicle handling/ steering techniques
  • Basic skid control

Theoretical subjects covered will include:

  • Defensive driving and what it means
  • Evaluation of the driver, the main part of the car
  • Driver attitude
  • Practical road safety tips
  • Explanation of safety features of modern cars and how to use them
  • Tyres and their importance in driving safety
  • Vision skills
  • Basic vehicle dynamics and skid control

Important information

  • This experience is a full day in duration, approximately seven hours
  • Available on select dates at 9am
  • Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the experience start

Food and beverages are not included.

  • Bookings are essential
  • Participants must supply and use their own car
  • Suitable for all ranges of driving experiences from L plate drivers to full license
  • Almost all vehicles are suitable, from minis or four wheel drives. For further questions contact the experience provider in advance
  • Learner drivers must have a licenced driver with them in the car during the practice components
  • BYO food and drinks are permitted
  • Make sure your tyres are inflated to about 10psi above your vehicle manufacturer's recommendations
  • Those under the influence of alcohol are not permitted to partake in the experience
  • Change your booking up to 14 days before the start time of your experience
  • Changes are not permitted within 14 days of your experience
  • Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience
  • Cancellations or changes within 7 to 13 days' notice will incur a 50 percent fee
  • Cancellations within 7 days will incur a 100 percent fee

Maximum of 10 participants per group.

Spectators are not permitted.

This experience runs in all weather conditions.

Please wear clothing suitable to weather conditions on the day. Enclosed footwear is mandatory. Please bring a valid photo drivers licence, along with any personal food or drinks.

This experience takes place at 1753-1799 Mount Cotton Rd, Cornubia, QLD 4130.

Reviews

4.5
38 reviews
5 stars 27
4 stars 6
3 stars 1
2 stars 3
1 star 1

Disappointing - Angry Instructor

Tania 12 April 2024

I booked this for my daughter who only had her P plates for 1 week prior. She was brave enough to go on her own but once there, she got nervous and parked too close to the next car. The instructor yelled at her and also said can’t you see everyone has reversed in. So in front of everyone, she had to reverse in, trying to use her mirrors like I taught her, while the instructor kept yelling ‘look at me’ as he wanted to direct her in. She was so nervous and afraid. She is softly spoken, easily intimidated young woman, and this set the tone for the rest of the day. While the instructor did come up to her later and apologise for yelling (blaming it on another lady who apparently kept back chatting just before my daughter arrived) , I feel this unacceptable. If you are in a position of instructing/teaching, you need to be in control of your anger and find a way to not take it out on innocent people. It left a sour taste on the whole experience for my daughter. I will not be sending my next 2 children through the course there.

Keerat

Hi Tania, thanks for your feedback, I am sorry to hear your daughter did have a good experience. I would like to discuss this with you further and will reach out by email.

14 April 2024

Lots of learning and fun

Kylie 18 July 2022

Great course to learn skills to deal with emergency situations. Highly recommend (and great present to give new P Platers!)

Informative and fun.

Kate 20 February 2022

This course should be compulsory for learners. I feel more confident in my driving skills after doing the practical and more knowledgeable about the road from the theory. Excellent balance. Excellent fun. The main thing missing was question time.

The Defensive Driving Day was awesome

Zara 21 January 2022

I had a fun day at Mt Cotton learning some skills I wasn’t taught when learning to drive. I loved the driving section with guidance from the amazing staff.

Everyone should do a defensive driving course

Fiona 10 January 2022

The course really taught me about my and my car’s capability. It was great to have the opportunity to try real life situations in a controlled setting!

Best Driving Course

Masilina 22 August 2021

Had the best time at the course with instructors Ian and John. They were both super friendly and very precise with driving feedback. Would definitely recommend this to my younger family members and youths.

** Absolutely Amazing Experience **

Karen 9 February 2020

Had the best day, learnt so much, instructors were so good, I know now how to save my self and my family in an emergency situation.

Awesome Day

Steve 23 May 2019

Very informative, well presented. Great Skills learned by both Trainers. Looking forward to doing the Advanced Course now.

great instructors with much wisdom to share

Desmond 13 August 2018

Half day theory and half day practical. Was great to be able to put yourself and your vehicle thru it's paces in a safe controlled environment and get get some constructive feedback on how to improve and when you did improve you could see and feel the improvement. Highly recommended

Great theory, would have enjoyed more driving.

Paul 16 May 2018

Overall I found the instructor very knowledgeable, comprehensive and engaging. This course would definitely be suited more to first time road users than people who have been driving for 20+ years. I feel The description of this experience needs to be re-worded. You don’t actualy drive on the skid pan in this course (located next door) performing my idea of what skid control would be or techniques for regaining control of your car if you loose traction or control of it in the wet.

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