Said i'd never do this......
Discussion in 'Swift' started by DickJones, Dec 20, 2010.
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as far as 'everyone has to start somewhere'...yes that is true. But the student has a CDL, yeah? They should already know how to drive a truck, yeah? They should alread know the basics of backing, yeah? isnt that all a part of GETTING said CDL?? I'm not a drivers ed teacher....students should already know a little thing called 'lane control'. If they dont, they dont need to be on my truck. They dont need to even have a CDL in their back pocket. I'm all for 'fine tuning' habbits and skills.....but i'm not getting paid to be a drivers ed instructor.
THAT BEING SAID....if in that hour, i see they do have some skill, they do have the ability to shift from 1st to 2nd without grinding the gear, and able to back with somewhat organized method, then sure, i'll continue on with them. But if i've got to stop them from banging into a trailer on the drivers side, even once....if i see them not being able to see the left side trailer, and have that "where the F is the left side of the trailer" look, and they DONT get out and look? why would i want them on my truck? Just shows carelessness. And that is a habbit that will be hard to break. and its not going to come down to them breaking something on my truck before they "get it". the light is on, or they're off.....its that simple.
and i wouldnt judge, i would teach.
would you want to teach someone how to drive stick in YOUR car, and become so focused on the act of shifing, that they jump curbs and run into trees? If they ding your car up enough, would you not expect them to pay for it? I highly doubt you would go thru the trouble of teaching someone to drive a stick, and allow your car to get all tore up, without SOMEONE (namely the one you're teaching) to help cover the repairs. and i'm not talking about being paid to do it...i'm talking about picking up some joe blow, who wants to learn to drive stick.scottied67 Thanks this. -
Dick come back to the real world. 50% or more barely passed to get their CDL. Some didn't have to take a real test to get their license from the CDL mill.
Once again you got yourself into something you didn't have a clue about.
I'm sure you were a natural when you jumped on to your mentor's truck.outerspacehillbilly, scottied67, cookie278 and 1 other person Thank this. -
WOW nice to see its all the same,,
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oh yeah, wasnt i to have failed at this whole L/O thing by now???
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