ATVs (Quad Bikes)
Basic
Experienced (3 years) – including implements and loads
Topics covered are:
- Use of manufacturer’s handbook
- Protective clothing
- Transmissions and Drives
- Controls and Instruments
- Daily Checks/Re-Fuelling
- Start/stop procedure
- Steering
- Emergency Stop
- Risk Assessment/Route Planning
- Failed Hill Climb techniques
- Ascent/Descent/Traversing
- Complex riding situations
- Limits of towing trailers/implements
- Loading capacities
- Causes of accidents/how to prevent them
- Daily Checks on all equipment
- Loading of racks/hitching up trailers
- Assessment of riding/hitching/loading.
Off-road (4 x 4s)
Professional off-highway driving
- Vehicle knowledge
- Emergency procedures, including jacking
- Pre-start checks and vehicle preparation
- Correct move-off and driving procedures
- Use of 4-wheel drive and other traction aids
- Vehicle positioning and route planning
- Driving in a variety of off-road situations
- Checks prior to returning to the road.
Recreational off-highway driving
- Principles of off-road driving
- Recognising safe environments for off-road vehicles
- Assessing ground conditions and route against own driving ability
- Safety checks and maintenance
- Driving in a variety of typical off-road conditions, including slopes, mud, water and obstacles
- The dangers of certain manoeuvres and why they should not be attempted.