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Munich. On Saturday, 27 May, Irish singer Ronan Keating used
his time out between two concerts for a BMW driver training session at the BMW
Driver Training Centre at Munich Airport. Driving various BMWs such as the 330i,
M5, and M6, he practised his ability to respond safely and ap¬pro¬priately in
critical traffic situations.
Apart from basics such as finding the right seating position and acquir¬ing a
fundamental knowledge of driving physics, Ronan Keating also prac¬tised
controlled oversteer, slalom exercises, and his ability to avoid obstacles
suddenly looming up ahead. Particularly these dynamic driv¬ing exercises
completed splendidly by the dyed-in-the-wool motoring aficionado required
absolute precision in performing the tasks set.
One of the phenomena Ronan Keating experienced is that it is really a
challenge, even with all electronic driving aids switched off, to make a BMW
oversteer, since BMW cars are conceived from the start for more pronounced
understeer. But precisely following his instructor's recom¬mendations, he
succeeded not only in making the car oversteer, but also in successfully
bringing it back on track, in some cases even in a spectacular drift.
The proud owner of a BMW M6, Ronan Keating stated himself that he would
benefit in future from this training experience. He expressed a particularly
positive view not just of the driving pleasure he had enjoy¬ed, but also of the
learning effect offered by BMW Driver Training giving not just beginners, but
also experienced drivers like Ronan Keating him¬self, important information and
significant help for driving safely and with a clear view of the road ahead and
situations probably upcom¬ing.
The training units compiled especially for Ronan Keating were taken from
various programmes in BMW Driver Training. Indeed, BMW's tra¬dition in this area
goes back all the way to 1977, when BMW became one of the first carmakers to
offer driver safety training. Both at the time and today, the objective was and
is to give the customer the opportu¬ni¬ty to gain even better knowledge of his –
or her – car, hone his skills of perception, and intensify the driver's feeling
for technology as well as the potential hazards of everyday traffic.
In the meantime more than 17,000 participants take the opportunity each year
to expand and perfect their driving skills in BMW Driver Train¬ing.
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