With the consistent rise in road accident deaths year after year, there is a growing need for drivers to improve their skills on the road.
The fastest way to do so is learn how to drive properly through an efxtensive Advanced Driving course.
With the consistent rise in road accident deaths year after year, there is a growing need for drivers to improve their skills on the road.
The fastest way to do so is learn how to drive properly through an efxtensive Advanced Driving course.
With more than 10 000 people killed on our roads last year, drivers need training on how to drive properly and control their vehicles in an emergency, says Ray Meyers, the managing director of Yokohama Southern Africa.
Yokohama has been the sponsor of Yokohama Driving Dynamics Specialised Driving Skills for the last 11 years.
Now in it’s 15th year Yokohama Driving Dynamics (YDD) has trained thousands of drivers around South Africa at special facilities in Gauteng, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban on how to handle not only their vehicles, but also on how to negotiate hazardous situations as they arise.
Customers include the SAPS units countrywide, the SAPS Special Task Force and the SAPS dog units, as well as many other companies.
Meyers believes that the authorities are still lax about the great number of un-roadworthy vehicles on South African roads, not to mention the number of motorists still not wearing seatbelts, overloading, drinking and driving, as well as the general attitude and demeanor of drivers on the road.
However, the government still faces its own challenge in trying to train and deploy more traffic officers especially as the number of cars on the roads continues to increase. It is in light of this that the onus rests solely on the shoulders of motorists themselves.
By attending the Advanced Driving Skills Course each candidate is ensured of the highest level of instruction by experts and specialists in the advanced driving field.
Advanced driver training is proven to assist in reducing the accident rate by enhancing a driver’s awareness, smoothness and refining their skills behind the wheel.
This lends itself to a more enjoyable, efficient drive reducing the cost associated with wear and tear as well as improving overall fuel consumption.
The YDD courses are structured to benefit each individual and company through aligning them with the safety policy they need to adhere to.
In the case of companies better drivers ensure the wellbeing of employees and provide a valuable commitment to social responsibilities.
Furthermore, YDD offers 4×4 driving courses, hijack prevention and self-protection courses, team building events, product launches and special corporate events.
Besides the human aspect, corporate companies, government departments and individuals are paying out countless billions of rands for accidents and damage, personal injuries and lost working hours as the state on our roads continues to deteriorate.
YDD is headed up by Grant McCleery, a multiple South African motorsport champion who is proudly sponsored by General Motors SA, Yokohama Tyres, TSR Alloy Wheels, Serengeti Eyewear and Securetech Recovery Systems.
All driver-training takes place in the new 141 Kw Corsa OPC, Lumina SS Sedan and a full range of Chevrolet Aveo and Optra products.
