MNV01 - My New-to-me Vehicle

• Behind-the-Wheel Training: 60 Minutes

Students must have successfully completed either:

• Foundations I — Driving Physics & Vehicle Control

• FDA Basics Level Curriculum

This course assumes the student already understands the driving physics taught by Florida Driving Academy and is prepared to apply those principles to a newly acquired vehicle.

Every vehicle behaves differently.

Although the laws of physics remain the same, every vehicle communicates with its driver in unique ways through its steering, brakes, throttle, suspension, tires, visibility, and chassis.

Most drivers begin learning these characteristics on public roads.

Florida Driving Academy believes there is a better way.

Session One introduces students to their vehicle's unique behavior in a safe, controlled environment where exploration replaces guesswork and confidence develops through experience.

Purchasing a different vehicle changes more than appearance.

It changes:

• Steering response

• Brake feel

• Throttle response

• Weight transfer

• Cornering balance

• Visibility

• Blind spots

• Vehicle dimensions

• Driver confidence

Rather than discovering these differences unexpectedly during everyday driving, students intentionally experience them under instructor guidance.

By the end of Session One students should:

• Demonstrate proper seating position.

• Optimize mirror adjustment.

• Understand vehicle dimensions.

• Demonstrate smooth acceleration.

• Experience maximum acceleration.

• Demonstrate progressive braking.

• Experience threshold braking.

• Experience ABS-activated braking.

• Begin understanding how their vehicle transfers weight.

• Understand how their vehicle responds during steering inputs.

• Build confidence in emergency braking performance.

• Develop trust in their vehicle's capabilities.

Students become familiar with:

• Seating position

• Steering wheel adjustment

• Mirrors

• Instrument panel

• Visibility

• Vehicle dimensions

• Blind spots

Students experience:

• Progressive throttle application

• Vehicle response

• Weight transfer

• Engine characteristics

Students safely experience:

• Full-throttle acceleration

• Vehicle stability

• Steering feel during acceleration

• Power delivery

Instructor discusses how this vehicle accelerates differently from previously owned vehicles.

Students practice:

• Smooth brake application

• Controlled stopping

• Brake modulation

• Weight transfer

Students experience:

• Firm brake application

• Rapid deceleration

• Front-end weight transfer

• Vehicle stability

Students intentionally activate Anti-lock Braking System (ABS).

Objectives include:

• Recognizing ABS feedback

• Maintaining brake pressure

• Maintaining steering control

• Building confidence during emergency braking

Objectives:

• Steering precision

• Vision

• Smooth inputs

• Vehicle placement

Objectives:

• Rhythm

• Corner sequencing

• Weight transfer awareness

• Precision

Objectives:

• Vehicle balance

• Smooth transitions

• Confidence

• Consistency

Students begin recognizing how this vehicle communicates near its normal handling limits.

By the conclusion of Session One students should understand:

• How their vehicle accelerates.

• How their vehicle brakes.

• How their vehicle steers.

• How their vehicle transfers weight.

• How their vehicle communicates through the steering wheel, brake pedal, throttle pedal, and chassis.

• Why every vehicle deserves its own learning process.

Every vehicle has its own personality.

Competent drivers learn that personality before relying upon it.

During Session Two, students will continue refining vehicle familiarity through progressively more advanced exercises designed to increase precision, confidence, and consistency.

The objective is not speed.

The objective is predictable vehicle behavior produced by deliberate driver inputs.

A driver's license allows you to drive a vehicle.

Competence allows you to understand it.