beating myself up about road test

We all have our days... sometimes I can't find a single gear out of 10, have to pull over and start again. Then sometimes I forget it's in gear when I park, annnnd crap a brick in the mornin when you let the clutch out to go put some pants on.

 

Oh he'll yeah. Matter of fact I had trouble with it this morning coming off the expressway. And Ive been driving for a year and a half. I bombed my driving test after my initial six week job training with KLLM. They told me not to worry. They gave me an extra week of focused training (it was my backing that needed work. Still does) and I passed. The nerves can get the best of you some days. The main thing is to stay professional. Don't completely lose your cool and most companies will be patient with you. I know it's tough but try to relax. Good luck!

 

cool little trick when your in the high side add your speed numbers together and thats the gear. example running 15mph is 1+5=6gear all the way up to 45mph 4+5=9gear. i still catch myself looking a speedo after i change a gear just to see were it is lol. alot of it is just feathering the fuel pedal with light pressure on the shifter and will go were its suppost to.

 

I have been driveing nine years and will still have a bad day just remember keep your
Following distance scan far ahead of you check your mirors and get out and look as much
As you need to to back in safely don't wory about what other people say its your record
On the line and the shifting will get easier with practice you will pass .

 

hey im at prime inc right now and i am having problems wiTH SHIFTING TODAY WAS MY 3RD TIME DRIVEING AND WE ARELEAVING OUT IN THE MORNIG ANY TIPS.

 

The only thing i can say is that you know how to drive the truck. Don't worry about what will go wrong. That usually makes for self fulfilling prophecies. Concentrate on what you know you need to do and what you know you CAN do. Don't be ####y, but go do what you were trained to do. Drive the truck like you know you can, and like your instructors know you can. YOU CAN DO IT!

Just take a deep breath before you let the clutch out to start your next test and go bang out the course. You CAN do it.

 

Just put yourself out of your comfort zone to get your heartbeat up - moderate exercise, talking to strange women, public speaking. Once you get to understand that nobody really cares and it is only happening in that poorely trained for that particular situation brain and heart you can begin improving.

 

To the OP. The way I'd look at it is you got all of your mistakes out of your system and also, you know you will never drive that bad again!