• Remember that advanced driving is not the same as fast driving or aggressive driving, but rather the applied use of greater knowledge to improve safety, allow smoother driving and provide more opportunity to avoid hazards or other risks.
• Space is the principal area of protection and must be controlled or maintained in as many directions as possible to provide a cushion of safety around the vehicle. Any intrusion into this area should be countered with an increase in space in the opposite  direction.
• Speed needs to be used prudently, not always driving to the prescribed limit, but adjusting speed in accordance with the prevailing conditions, level of risk and the needs of other road users as well as yourself.
• Control of the vehicle is maintained and improved by the careful control of the balance of the vehicle. Careful control of weight distribution and driving in accordance wit h the weight being carried will ensure that the momentum of the vehicle is controlled and it's stability is never compromised.
• Speed as well as steering need to be adjusted and used smoothly and carefully. Forward planning will allow gentle speed decay rather than violent changes in the speed of the vehi­cle which can lead to skidding. Likewise the smooth and controlled application of steering can assist in the detection of any control loss caused by oversteering or understeering.
• The vehicles limits in terms of performance may well fall inside your own personal limits of ability. Never allow these two to become confused and make demands of your vehicle that it can clearly not achieve without extreme risk.
• Braking safely is an art - it involves the smooth application of sufficient pressure to the brake pedal to control the reduction of speed without the possibility of losing control of the vehicle. Take time to train yourself in a skid-ca r or on a suitable surface with work tyres fit­ted. Try to learn the Threshold Braking technique that can be used on any vehicle to max­imise braking.
• Skid control is a skill which must be acquired if you are to drive professionally. It should not only be associated with driving on snow or ice, or on saturated roads, but should be consid­ered to be a part of everyday life that can be caused by poor road surfaces, painted road markings and even dust on a dry road in summer. With care and practice, most skids can be avoided by the use of your predictive skills - and those that aren't should be controllable and survivable relatively easily.