Unlike most driver training providers, SDT supplies vehicles for many of our training programs. This includes new and older cars plus front and rear wheel drive cars. These vehicles are supplied for all defensive courses for private participants and school groups. This gives drivers an opportunity to sample a cross-section of vehicles which are setup for particular learning outcomes.
The participant will learn the different dynamics of different vehicles, rather than learning only how their current vehicle handles.
This also means the training provider incurs the cost of the fuel burn and tyre wear plus you don't have to clean the skidpan diesel, dust or mud off your vehicle after the course. How hard are you going to push it, when the training exercises could cause wear on your tyres?
BUT SHOULDN'T I LEARN IN MY OWN VEHICLE?
If you have not driven many different vehicles then it is not wise to use your current vehicle for driver training. It is likely that you are only going to attend one driving course in your life, so why undertake it in the current vehicle which you share with your family or will likely sell in a few years. You are better to gain experience in a range of vehicles, big and small, front and rear wheel drive.
A good golfer or tennis player, learns the techniques and skills and then can adapt to different clubs or racquets. So inexperienced drivers are best to attend a course and use our range of vehicles. They will learn the differences between vehicles and learn to adapt the skills to different vehicles (feeling a vehicles dynamics).
Most training schools don't offer vehicles (since they can't afford to run a fleet of training vehicles) and will tell you it is better to use your own, but really this is only because they have no alternative for you.
BUT MY VEHICLE IS UNIQUE
Ok then, if your vehicle is specialised, allocated to you (as in a company vehicle) or is a new purchase like a high performance sportscar then using your own vehicle does have merit. You will learn how it handles, its limits and you will likely attend another driving course in the future when you change to a different vehicle. But this makes you an enthusiast or a safety focused driver. You can use your own vehicle at our corporate defensive driving, advanced car control, skidpan experience, 4WD off-road and sports driver training programs. But we urge you to review your insurance coverage (see below)
VEHICLE INSURANCE only covers vehicles on gazetted roads so it is highly unlikely your own car will be insured at some driving courses, especially those conducted on a motorsport circuit or go-kart track, any closed facility or if high speeds are involved. It is very concerning the number of motorsport venues that fail to warn those driving on the their tracks (even at road safety events) that their insurance could be compromised. We have reviewed the Product Disclosure Statement of many insurers and provided a summary in the download link below.
DOWNLOAD INFO SHEET> Is my vehicle insured?
QFleet (Queensland Government vehicles) are permitted to be used at SDT courses.
The SDT training fleet includes the following vehicles:
- Subaru BRZ: Automatic (10th anniversary special edition)
- Proton Satria GTi: Manual
- VW Polo GTi: Automatic
- Mazda BT-50: Automatic
- Ssangyong Musso: Automatic
- Suzuki Jimny: Automatic
- Hyundai Excel: Manual
- Hyundai Excel Cup Car: Manual (used for circuit and performance driver training), fitted with roll-cage, race seat, upgraded brakes and suspension, fitted with Federal RSR semi slick tyres
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NISSAN Z
This car is only available for Skid Pan Experience, Corporate Days and Sports Driver Training.
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All training vehicles are fitted with the following safety systems:
DOWNLOADS
CLICK HERE for an information sheet about "Why we supply the training vehicles"
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