Enrollment is limited. The cost of the program may be refunded to eligible enrollees who participate in all segments of the class, pending funding approval from the Wyoming Department of Transportation and the Wyoming-Montana Safety Council. Class size is limited. The Auto Control Monster is a specially adapted car, which simulates dangerous driving conditions such as skids, tight curves, and high-speed maneuvers in a safe, controlled environment. Its use significantly boosts learning rates and retention.
Students get hands-on experience while driving the skid monster in a large lot.
The castering wheels simulate driving speeds up to four times the speed they are actually traveling. In a series of mock situations, the monster vehicle contrasts how easy it is to keep a car in control with the difficulty encountered in getting it back in control once it becomes a monster. The Auto Control Monster helps drivers feel the consequences of going too fast into a curve and to understand what happens when they hit a patch of black ice with only a fraction of a second to correct a fishtailing car. It puts them safely into a situation where they can experience the sickening feeling of helplessness drivers get when the car they are tailgating slams on the brakes and their car crashes into it. The monster vehicle simulates nine different life-threatening situations in a safe environment and compounds any mistakes students make to help them learn how to perform correct behavior in the future.