SAFETY TRAINING CERTIFICATE COURSE

ATV / Quad Course
5-8 hours

 

At Xtreme ATV, our mission is to provide safety education and training to both leisure riders and field personnel. Our Chief Instructor has many years of riding experience and has been certified by the Canada Safety Council.

For your convenience, our training facility is just minutes from Calgary’s NW city limits!

The program consists of safety education and driver skills training. It complies with the curriculum guidelines recommended by the Canada Safety Council and is WHS compliant.

ATV STUDENT COURSE OUTLINE

1. INTROCUCTION TO SAFETY AWARENESSS
   • Safety Alert / Risk Awareness /Managing Risk
2. PREPARING TO RIDE
   • Dressing Like the Pros (PPE) / Warming Up
3. GETTING FAMILIAR WITH YOUR ATV
   • Know Your Controls / Checking Your ATV (T-CLOC)
4. STARTING YOUR ATV
   • Starting Procedures
5. LET’S START RIDING
   • Posture / Starting Out / Shifting Gears /Breaking / Parking
6. TURNING
   • Turning Basics / Sharp Turns / Quicker Turns
7. QUICK STOPS AND SWERVING
   • Stopping Quickly / Swerving
8. RIDING STRATEGIES
   • Reading the Terrain / Choosing Proper Speeds / Using SIPDE / Practicing SIPDE / Trail Riding / Riding Different Terrain / Effects of Alcohol, Drugs and Fatigue
9. RIDING OVER OBSTACLES
10. RIDING ON HILLS
    • Going Up a Hill, Getting to the Bottom / Traversing
11. SAFE RIDING PRACTICES
    • Plan Ahead / Survival Kit / Trail Signs / Towing a Trailor / Laws and Regulation / Tread Lightly! / You and the Rest of the World / Finding Places to Ride
12. LOADING and UNLOADING MACHINES