Approach Technique

Описание: QUANTUM DRIVING (Approaching Technique/Driving)

The majority of drivers make approaches to hazards without any real plan other than to fully dip the clutch and simply use brake pressure to get their speed down. Not only does this encourage long periods of their approaching vehicle being disconnected without any traction (the wheels not connected to the engine) but also it doesn’t allow for continuing if the situation clears spontaneously. A solution to this is to apply the same incremental slowing technique towards every hazard until you’re sure it’s clear – Quantum Driving.

The video explains how to bring the vehicle down in planned stages, so that at each stage you can make a decision as to whether it’s safe to progress again or continue slowing, possibly to a rest. The advantages are many fold, not only does it allow your driving to become more fluent for your own planning, but it also avoids other road users either thinking you aren’t going to stop in time or have to brake suddenly to avoid colliding with you.

There’ll always be times where the situation develops so rapidly that we haven’t time to do anything other than apply enough braking with a timely dip of the clutch, but with better observation we can make our approaches more efficient. We could make a gradual approach where we slow steadily through all the descending gears, or we could even make a sudden approach where we miss a gear out as we slow down, all without unnecessary ‘coasting’ or erratic braking. Remember - A good planner is a good driver!