In the skid training of today, which is obligatory, the trainee traditionally acquires a lot of skill. Since previous studies have shown that skid training does not always produce the expected effect, i.e. a lower accident risk, a discussion is in progress whether skid training should be more risk oriented. This means that the trainees must realise that their abilities are limited and that there are some situations which are very difficult to deal with. This discussion has pointed to the need for a new course schedule for skid training. The aim of this report is therefore to describe the present position in skid training, with the focus on how the course schedule is translated by means of the training schedules into theoretical and practical training. In order to realise this aim, four part studies were made: (1) a content analysis; (2) an observation study; (3) an interview study; and (4) a questionnaire survey. The results show that when the content of training is broken down into categories, the main emphasis in every stage, from the goals of the training schedule to what the trainees perceive, is on skill and the least emphasis on vehicle and road characteristics. The picture changed when the instructors and trainees were asked to say how these three categories are represented in the content of the course. The trainees still think that most attention centres on skill and least on vehicle and road characteristics, while the instructors consider that most of the training is to do with insight. This report is also available in Swedish (VTI Rapport 410, see C 11756 S). (A)
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