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    Posted: 31 October 2008 at 11:03am
Are there any defensive driving classes in the lower mainland? I need some help when it comes to driving a mid engined car in the rain, i spun out for the 2nd time in a year in the same situation today. Come to a corner, downshift into 2nd going about 20km-30km, give it a little too much gas, back end brakes loose, i panic and slam on the breaks. I ended up doing a 180 and was right next to the sidewalk (didn't hit it luckily), if it had been on purpose it would have been cool lol :D The same exact thing happened shortly after i bought it, luckily both times there were no cars around.
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You can attend courses through the BMW club, or contact Drivers Unlimited directly:

http://www.bmwccbc.org/schools/index.html

http://www.drivingunlimited.com/index.html

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I would highly recommend the BMW courses also.   Pre-requisite for all their courses is the car control course.   You do not have to have a BMW to take these courses.  You bring your own car.

Also, if you work for a company that requires you to drive a company car, they may put you on a course anyways.   I took the defensive driving course when I worked for Telus. 


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Originally posted by kawana kawana wrote:

Come to a corner, downshift into 2nd going about 20km-30km, give it a little too much gas, back end brakes loose, i panic and slam on the breaks. I ended up doing a 180 and was right next to the sidewalk...

Not sure what tranny you have, but this is one reason why I prefer to drive a manual tranny instead of an automatic. When I've had similar problems of losing control on a slippery road, instead of slamming on the brakes, I've quickly stepped in the clutch (while turning into the skid) and coasted momentarily, just long enough for the tires to regain a grip.

Every situation is different, but it would be good practice for anyone to go someplace where they can experiment without fear of having/causing an accident.



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i have a manual tranny, my problem is that i panic and hit the brakes instead.
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