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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
Way back when this geezer got my license (1996), I got taken to a dirt lot near the airport and got to drive in the "skid car". It was basically an old POS and the instructor had a dial that would turn the back wheels, effectively throwing you into a spin/skid. Fun, and actually a good skill to learn in a controlled environment.
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I've spent some time in a skid car and it's both great fun and a great skillset. Parking lot donuts check the fun box, I did some today at Canadian Tire, but they're not quite the same as losing the rear end on the highway. The skid car is a much better simulation of "just driving along and the rear end kicked out" vs. cranking the wheel and flooring it.
That said, I probably use my winter driving confidence to go faster than I should so I'm not sure I'm a "safer" driver because of it
