Tire Rack Street Survival (TRSS)

The BMW Club of Southern Alberta is pleased to announce our fourth

Tire Rack Street Survival (TRSS) School in Calgary on Saturday June 3, 2023 and Sunday June 4, 2023!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC

  • Two separate Schools planned for Saturday June 3, 2023 and Sunday June 4, 2023
    • When registering select preferred date and we will make best efforts to accommodate you
  • Attendees do NOT have to be a Club Member and are advised to bring car they normally drive

To Register:

  • Step 1: Open an account at MotorsportReg if you don’t have one. You will have to open an account on MotorsportReg BEFORE registering for TRSS.To open an account:  https://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/register.start
  • Step 2: Register for TRSS. Your parent/friend can also register as a volunteer or coach at the same time.  Students should register for one day only. (The program is the same at both schools).
    Students, volunteers, coaches, and parents who plan to stay, must sign off on the insurance waiver (SpeedWaiver) by entering your mobile phone number in the appropriate box during registration.
    N.B.: For students under 18, a parental/legal guardian waver is required.
    Enter your payment info. Note that fees will not be processed until about 1 week before the event.
    This is the link for registration   https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/2023-bmwcsa-tire-rack-street-survival-school-csp-training-facility-282580

Contact Glen Cook (TRSS School Manager) at gcook@bmwcsa.ca with any questions

Real world. Hands on!

The Tire Rack Street Survival School starts where traditional driver education programs leave off.

Rather than studying driver’s manual theory, the primary emphasis of the program is a “hands on” driving experience with in-car skills development in a very safe, purpose-built, closely supervised training environment.

When your teen driver (or one with less than 10 years of driving experience) attends a Street Survival school, they learn to control their own car in dynamic exercises that can’t be learned from books or games. They experience the physics of motion in exactly the types of situation that can cause a loss of control! They learn how to make good driving decisions and react more quickly. They become more aware of their own limits and learn to begin anticipating the actions of other drivers.

The program includes:

  • Instruction by experienced driving instructors
  • Learning and practising emergency braking, accident avoidance, proactive vision, car placement, and car control on slippery surfaces.
  • Participating in 18-wheeler truck blind-spot demonstration and viewing an airbag release.
  • Learning proper seat, hand and mirror positioning for maximum visibility and control.

Students bring the vehicle that they normally use and, as a result, learn and understand the response characteristics of their individual car.

BMW ownership or BMWCSA membership is NOT required.

Parents are encouraged (but not required) to spend the day with their student.

How important is it that new drivers learn Street Survival skills?

  • Stats Canada reports vehicle accidents account for over 70 percent of accidental deaths among drivers in their first 10 years of driving.
  • A 16-year-old is 20 percent more likely to be killed in a crash than an adult.
  • Nearly 50 percent of teen-driver fatality accidents involve a single vehicle!

CBC News: Street Survival auto school brings dangers of distracted driving to forefront for young Calgarians

Frequently Asked Questions: : http://streetsurvival.org/schools/frequently-asked-questions/

TRSS School: Saturday June 3th, 2023 and Sunday June 4th, 2023, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Calgary Police Service Training Grounds.
(Directions to the location will be sent to all registered participants.)

Cost: $125 (including EventBrite fees) for a full day of training, lunch and refreshments.

Registration: Stay Tuned for Details

What to Bring for Each Participant:

  • A valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s Licence, or equivalent.
    • A Class 7 (Learner) licence is acceptable with a minimum of 25 hours road experience.
  • A car (alternatively, one car can be shared between 2 participants). Cars are NOT provided. Sport Utility and Crossover Utility Vehicles are permitted provided they have functioning stability control. Participants are encouraged to use the car they normally drive to learn how the car would perform in an emergency.
  • Signed waiver. Registration kit includes waivers for those over and those under 18. Participants under the age of 18 must have the waiver signed by parent(s) or legal guardian(s).

Help Spread the Word:

If you know anyone who might like to sign up as a student or a volunteer, please invite them.
Registration will be available soon. 

Thanks to our Local Sponsors of last year’s Street Survival School 2022:
  • Calgary Police and Fire Services
  • BMWCSA Donors
  • CCA Truck Driving Training
  • Whissell Construction Ltd.
  • Continental Tire Canada Ltd
  • Calgary Dilawri Dealerships (BMW Gallery, Calgary BMW, Calgary Honda, Heritage Honda, Country Hills Volkswagen, Hyundai Gallery, INFINITI Gallery, MINI Calgary, and Dilawri Collision Centre)
  • Canadian Tire
  • Greg Williams – Calgary Herald