Hmmmm, yeah Crackles, there's arguments for and against.
The RACV here in Vic (duh) for a long time took a stand against advanced driver training for beginner drivers, as in their view it would only teach young drivers to be better and hence let them all think they were race drivers.
In a manner your arguement is similar.
So how much information is too much? Let the intelligent people know the track ahead is dangerous/steep etc?
Or leave them blisfully unaware until they're in over their head/already stuck at the bottom of a steep/greasy hill?
By marking tracks as black diamond/double diamond, arent you properly forwarning them of what they may be getting themselves into, then at least you cant say 'no-one told you so'.?
That seems the more logical answer to me.
Or then, bugger it, close all the tracks and keep everyone out to save themselves......
And so then to driver training conducted by clubs.
In regards to the legal liability issues, is a club worse off conducting driver training as it perhaps encourages people to be more confident and push their vehicles and themselves, hence potentially getting themselves (and therefore the club) further into the poo? Or is a club better off having educated drivers who may know their vehicles limits? (but still push them anyway, as you will always find in any club).
Should clubs stop doing driver training, in the hope that no one will know how to go offroad, and so not get stuck?
I personally think education and knowledge is better than ignorance and 'figure it out for yourself'. Im sure the clubs and their insurers do too, as does 4wd Victoria, hence the introduction of the track classification system.
My 2c worth anyway, but each to their own.
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