As an international product, SKIDCAR™ video often pops up from all over the world. However, this is the first time we have seen a clip out of Singapore. Check out this YouTube video for a great example of how to use a SKIDCAR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRSLncyP26g
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Omaha Police Appreciation Day
What puts a SKIDCAR System® at the top of a police department’s list of equipment needs? The fact that more officers nationwide die in the line of duty from vehicle-related accidents than from gunfire. The Omaha PD began training with their new SKIDCAR™ in November 2009 and is systematically putting officers through the program weekly to reinforce better vehicle control habits. They demonstrated the SKIDCAR to the public and media last month during their first annual Police Appreciation Day.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100606/NEWS01/706069962
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100606/NEWS01/706069962
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Hamilton Backs Anti-Skid System
One of the projects we have been working on for some time is the project of Electronic Stability Control (or ESC) education.
My daily global search of all things SKIDCAR alerted me to an event in Glasgow, Scotland. "BIG ON GLASGOW" reported on F-1 Champion Lewis Hamilton supporting the use of Electronic Stability Control in street cars. The numbers given within the story are very interesting and telling of what a secret ESC really is to many people. I would think that these numbers could possibly represent our impressions and knowledge of what ESP can do for us in America as well.
Enjoy!
Hamilton backs anti-skid system
July 12, 2010 @ 11:07 pm Posted By BIG ON News
A car anti-skid protection system that too few Britons are using has been displayed by motor racing star Lewis Hamilton.
Only two in five drivers know of the existence of electronic stability control (ESC) with an AA/Populus poll showing that more than a quarter of 18 to 34-year-olds see the system as pointless.
ESC was shown off by Hamilton – who finished second in Sunday’s British Grand Prix – at a safety event at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire.
The AA said that although ESC has the potential to save 250 lives a year in the UK, car showroom staff had not promoted the system enough.
While 27-28% of 18 to 34-year-olds saw ESC as pointless, only 13-14% of over-55s shared this view, the AA said.
My daily global search of all things SKIDCAR alerted me to an event in Glasgow, Scotland. "BIG ON GLASGOW" reported on F-1 Champion Lewis Hamilton supporting the use of Electronic Stability Control in street cars. The numbers given within the story are very interesting and telling of what a secret ESC really is to many people. I would think that these numbers could possibly represent our impressions and knowledge of what ESP can do for us in America as well.
Enjoy!
Hamilton backs anti-skid system
July 12, 2010 @ 11:07 pm Posted By BIG ON News
A car anti-skid protection system that too few Britons are using has been displayed by motor racing star Lewis Hamilton.
Only two in five drivers know of the existence of electronic stability control (ESC) with an AA/Populus poll showing that more than a quarter of 18 to 34-year-olds see the system as pointless.
ESC was shown off by Hamilton – who finished second in Sunday’s British Grand Prix – at a safety event at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire.
The AA said that although ESC has the potential to save 250 lives a year in the UK, car showroom staff had not promoted the system enough.
While 27-28% of 18 to 34-year-olds saw ESC as pointless, only 13-14% of over-55s shared this view, the AA said.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Is Your Vehicle Smarter Than You? ESC/ESP Workshops
At SKIDCAR SYSTEM, INC we have scheduled several interesting advanced DRIVER TRAINING events for September and October. The SKIDCAR SYSTEM® used primarily for skid avoidance, skid recovery or skid control lessons, will be showcased in driver training workshops exploring the use of Electronic Stability Programs or Electronic Stability Control.
We have been using this technology turned on and off with our Type B SKIDCAR™ for more than three years, and have spent many hours on the frozen lakes and roads in the North of Sweden during our own winter testing without the SKIDCAR SYSTEM® attached. ESP/ESC plays a definite role in driver safety and control. It may be the next best vehicle control component in keeping drivers safe and in control in all types of weather and road conditions.
ESP/ESC activates when the driver has made a mistake or is being overly aggressive. We know that the system works well enough to add an additional safety net for the driver making repeated mistakes. The ESP/ESC in most of today’s new vehicles (and mandated to be in all vehicles by 2012) is an onboard vehicle dynamics expert that monitors, calculates and integrates corrections on mistakes made by the driver.
Our first ESP/ESC workshop is scheduled for the A.L.E.R.T International Conference in Oklahoma City, September 13 – 15, 2010.
http://www.alertinternational.com/
The second workshop will be delivered to FIREFIGHTER AND EMS DRIVERS attending FIRE SHOWS RENO in Reno, Nevada, October 25th, 2010. This event is limited to participants. Prior registration is required.
http://www.fireshowsreno.com/
For further information on either of these events, please visit the links provided, or contact our office at (866) 754-3227 or info@skidcar.com.
We have been using this technology turned on and off with our Type B SKIDCAR™ for more than three years, and have spent many hours on the frozen lakes and roads in the North of Sweden during our own winter testing without the SKIDCAR SYSTEM® attached. ESP/ESC plays a definite role in driver safety and control. It may be the next best vehicle control component in keeping drivers safe and in control in all types of weather and road conditions.
ESP/ESC activates when the driver has made a mistake or is being overly aggressive. We know that the system works well enough to add an additional safety net for the driver making repeated mistakes. The ESP/ESC in most of today’s new vehicles (and mandated to be in all vehicles by 2012) is an onboard vehicle dynamics expert that monitors, calculates and integrates corrections on mistakes made by the driver.
Our first ESP/ESC workshop is scheduled for the A.L.E.R.T International Conference in Oklahoma City, September 13 – 15, 2010.
http://www.alertinternational.com/
The second workshop will be delivered to FIREFIGHTER AND EMS DRIVERS attending FIRE SHOWS RENO in Reno, Nevada, October 25th, 2010. This event is limited to participants. Prior registration is required.
http://www.fireshowsreno.com/
For further information on either of these events, please visit the links provided, or contact our office at (866) 754-3227 or info@skidcar.com.
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