I failed...
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by TheRedskinsWay, Aug 23, 2011.
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Good luck though. Youll get it. -
they fail you for scrubbing a curb???
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Yup and when you solo out you'll scrub a curb once in a while anyway,situations come up when you're out there trying to find places you've never been before.
Tight corners happen,you'll fail to set up properly in traffic while juggling all the other aspects of driving.
Heck just don't hit a pole when you get out there,I've come close a couple times lol.
Get the nerves under control and relax,take your time on your test and when you get out in the world alone.
Your trainer isn't going to teach you to be a truck driver,only time behind the wheel will do that.
He'll just get you started and the rest will be up to you when you get out there so relax you have lots of time.
I've been at it a year now and I still get sweaty palms in heavy city traffic when trying to find the right access to a delivery and not getting hung up on a curb or pole or getting hopelessly stuck and having to back up.
I do retail deliveries(Dollar Tree) so it can be a real pain negotiating parking lots and narrow alleyways with a 53' van and a sleeper cab truck.
You've just given yourself a little more practice time is all,not a bad thing at all.
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The answer was to turn on my 4 way flashers.
So at least in WA it is illegal not to have them on. -
i wouldn't have gone to another school for anything and the hardass approach the old-timers took has paid off out here on the road in the real world. -
As a noob, when it comes to turning, take as much road as you think you need and can SAFELY acquire, sometimes it requires patience and waiting(i.e. waiting for a turn lane to be clear for example), sometimes it requires setting it up by taking space before you even make the turn(i.e. moving into next lane a little or a lot, and always, only when can safely be done)....As experience grows you'll learn exactly how much you need and whether the turn requires more space before or during the turn...
Turning too wide is rarely a problem, turning too tight is always one! -
on my CDL exam, i took the turns that were tight TOO wide, just to make sure i wouldn't hit the curb. the way i looked at it was, i'd rather take a point on too wide of a turn than to fail because i hit the curb. of course after the test was done my instructor chewed my ### for a few minutes. but, it was cool cause i passed!! i know what i was doing, i just dont think he realized what i was doing...
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