Important info re your upcoming Street Smart driven by Tony Quinn Foundation Road Safety session

You are in for a fun and challenging day that has one simple objective: to equip you with the tools you will need to safely navigate the road – assisting to make you a well-prepared and confident driver.

We’re going to put you in real-world driving situations that will help develop good decision-making, as well as teaching you about reading the road, assessing risks, planning ahead, managing distractions, along with understanding and using your car’s safety equipment the way it was designed to be used.

It’s an in-car experience like nothing you’ve experienced before, delivered in a safe and controlled environment, under the watchful eye of professional driver coaches.

Check in at the track will be open from 8:30am, please arrive no later than 9.15am, for a 9.30am sharp start. Your day will conclude at approximately 4:00pm.

You will rotate around the seven activities listed below (not necessarily in this order), four in the morning and three in the afternoon. Lunch is approximately 40 minutes.

  1. Emergency Braking

  2. Head on Collision

  3. Following Too Close

  4. Peripheral Vision

  5. Vehicle Maintenance and Technology

  6. Hazard ID and Distraction

  7. Low Speed Manoeuvring

Please bring the following with you on the day:

  1. Your own vehicle (with current registration, warrant of fitness and insurance). It’s important that you understand the capability of your own car, and how it responds in different situations. That’s why many of the exercises on the day are conducted in the car you’re learning to drive in.

  2. Driver’s licence – either a Learner’s, Restricted or Full Licence. Please bring this with you to check-in.

    We do not need to see your parent/guardian's licence, they are in the back seat for the day.

  3. Your parent/guardian – this is important as we want to make sure the learning continues after you leave the Street-Smart day. Only a driver and parent/guardian are able to be in the vehicle during the event. Additional observers are not permitted to attend as this is a health and safety issue and distracting for the driver and coach.

  4. Appropriate clothing for all weather conditions. Please ensure that you wear suitable closed in footwear at all times.

  5. Before you arrive, please remove any loose items that may move around in your vehicle i.e. water bottles, shoes etc. You will be experiencing the likes of emergency braking hence loose objects in the car are not permitted.

    We have the use of our briefing room all day and you are welcome to leave belongings here if you wish.

  6. All food and drink for the day. Drinks, snacks and your lunch.

    Two locations we operate at have food purchasing options onsite as follows -

    Hampton Downs Cafe Option - Aoraki Cafe can be found at Gate 1. This is not walkable, and we suggest if you want to buy lunch here then do so on the way before checking in in the morning. If you drive up at lunchtime, please be aware of timing constraints, training will recommence whether you are back or not.

    Cromwell Cafe Option - Highlands Motorsport Park are pleased to offer a lunch ordering option. Orders must be in 3 days prior to training and will be brought to the briefing room for pick up at lunchtime. Please order here: STREET SMART LUNCH ORDER

  7. Parking: Please click here for parking information.


    We look forward to seeing you soon.
    The Team at Street Smart