Following a period of dry weather that many have experienced recently, you can be sure that when it rains driver get caught out by the changed road conditions. Rubber from tyres and oil products adhere to the surface of the road, which when wet can be literally lethal, 95% of all accidents involve some degree of skidding.

Bill Plant has introduced a new Skid Control training package so whether you are a new driver having recently passed your test with Bill Plant driving school, or have driven for many years, the skid training scheme can only be of benefit to you when it comes to dealing with that unexpected incident which may be just around the next corner. We know that every day nine people die in road crashes in the UK, the roads account for the most deaths of young people between the ages of 15 to 24years of age; company drivers suffer an average of 150 deaths and serious injuries each week when driving on business.

Skidding happens when the road surface is wet from rain, ice or snow.  Sometimes stopping can be very difficult and the most common crash is what is called a rear-end shunt.  As you probably can guess, this is when you rear-end the car in front of you because the road conditions caused you to skid.  This is a good reason to make sure that you have at least two car lengths between you and the car in front of you. 

Occasionally you will need to make a quick stop that has nothing to do with bad road conditions.  You may have to stop quickly to avoid hitting a small child or animal that may run out in front you.  When this happens you must react extremely quickly in an attempt to avoid a fatal accident.  The method of skid control that you may have been taught when learning how to drive may help you in this situation.

If you want to learn how to control your vehicle through a skid you can take a Skidpan driving course that teaches you how to handle your car during these times.  By using a specially built car or driving range, you can feel what under-steering, over-steering, aquaplaning, and slippery conditions feel like.  The special equipment used will teach you how to handle the automobile when this happens.  Anyone can take this course, from beginner to learned driver to instructors.  This education is for practical driving skills that everyone should know in case they find themselves suddenly in the position of needing to control a skid when driving.