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JACQUES VILLENEUVE ACADEMY FOUR SEASON DEFENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM
1 October 2009
ICAR IS PROUD TO LAUNCH IT'S FOUR SEASON DEFENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM BY THE ACADEMY JACQUES VILLENEUVE!
The Academy Jacques Villeneuve driver training course teaches vital road safety skills and safer driving techniques. Our RoadSafe defensive driving class aims to teach participants safe driving techniques and develop the necessary physical and mental abilities to deal with driving emergencies on dry and wet roads as well as snowy conditions.
Content of the program:
| Half-day session | Full day session |
| Driving position | Driving position |
| Visibility in difficult situations | Visibility in difficult conditions |
| Handling the steering wheel | Handling the steering wheel |
| Eliminating blind spots | Eliminating blind spots |
| Avoiding obstacles and emergency breaking | Avoiding obstacles and emergency breaking |
| Control during understeering or oversteering | Control during understeering or oversteering |
| 249$/with your own vehicle | Vehicle dynamics |
| 429$/ with an ICAR Mustang | Control while skidding |
| Turning | |
| 449$/with your own vehicle | |
| 749$/ with an ICAR Mustang |
WINTER & SUMMER DEFENSIVE TRAINING SAMPLE ITINERARY
| TIME | FULL DAY TRAINING DESCRIPTION |
| 8:00am – 8:30am | Signing in |
| 8:30am – 9:30am | 30-minute training session |
| 9:45am – 12:15pm | Practice sessions |
| 1:15pm – 3:45pm | Quiz game |
| 4:15pm – 4:30pm | Debriefing and certificate distribution |
