Defensive Driving Course

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  1. Denadii Cho

    Denadii Cho Light Load Member

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    Learning theory is no match for in vehicle training. Nowhere near
     
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  3. upnorthwpg

    upnorthwpg Road Train Member

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    Agreed. And it shouldn't take all day.
     
  4. dca

    dca Road Train Member

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    simulators are around .. they can throw any thing at yah.. I've been in one 4 maybe 5 times.

    example
     
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  5. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    I spent a couple hours in the simulator. Its pretty cool but I found it much harder than actual driving. You seem to lose your bearings quite easily since its harder to judge corners. I think it'd be a lot better with the 2 side screens at 90 degrees to the main screen, rather than the 45 or so they put them at.
     
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  6. dca

    dca Road Train Member

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    i did ok with 3 screens myself. they can make the driver dizzy and or nauseous.. if so, you've got to make it known
     
  7. dca

    dca Road Train Member

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    come to think of it, I don't recall a 7 hr Defensive Driving Course including or not including a simulator. 30 minutes to an 1 hr on this side of the border..

    Then again, I don't recall a 'Defensive Driving Class' as the label. They've been labeled something like ' Safety Driving Class' or 'Winter Driving Class' all of equal time spent in the classroom including a simulator with a mandate

    perhaps a course online would suffice if accepted by said company. does the course require you to log on duty while online?
     
  8. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    I will be logging on duty for it. Anything job related I do on company time, not mine. Donated way too much time to companies in the past lol.
     
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  9. 2Girls_1Truck

    2Girls_1Truck Medium Load Member

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    I took one of these in 2002 to have a "new driver" restriction lifted from my class 5, as required by law in NS.

    The class went:
    1 hr movie
    Smoke break
    1 hr movie
    Smoke break
    1 hr movie
    Lunch
    1 hr movie
    Smoke break
    1 hr movie
    Graduation!

    The certificates were all done ahead of time, as there was no discussion or participation or any requirement that you stay awake through the movies and smoke breaks.
     
  10. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    If I sit for more than 5 minutes I start to drift. This is going to suck.
     
  11. Macneil

    Macneil Heavy Load Member

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    I took a course a few years back through the company we broker for and it was enjoyable. I sat in a class with 10 other doughnut eating coffee drinking machines for 4-5 hours. We brushed up our knowledge, learned some things we never thought possible and did a few crazy simulator tests. Was it to cover the companies behind? Absolutely! Was it informative and would I do it again? Most certainly!
     
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