Blown tire simulator....

Ehh blown steer is not a big deal.Had it happen in both 4 wheeler and a semi and handled situation well in both cases.In a semi it actually happened on I 80 in OH with a semi right in front of me and another right behind.And I am not an experienced truck driver.
I mean what are they going to simulate?How to hold steering wheel straight with both hands and let the truck lose speed without breaking?Waste of time IMO.

 

I disagree. I think any training in a controlled environment is good training, and it should be required of all drivers annually. You could do catastrophic maintenance failures, weather emergencies, driving mountains/traffic/construction. It may sound like a waste but its always good to have an EXPERIENCED driver check you out.

Pilots do it twice (or more) a year.

 

College I got my license through made me spend a few hours in a simulator before they'd put me in an actual truck. Was the coolest thing ever. Was fairly accurate (well as accurate as a simulator can get). Instructor could blow out tires, change weather conditions, cause brake failures etc.

 

Sure training won't hurt.All I am saying is if you actually driving and not watching movies on your laptop you will immediately notice you lost tire and the truck will slow down without you breaking.Then it's simple stuff, foot off gas pedal,both hands on the steering wheel and let it roll to complete stop.Thats all,not rocket science.

 

A proper skidpad set up with a run out and a run in plus a system to explosively drain steer tire air and so forth will be the best ever to a student.

Ive had tires go all around except steer and usually for me it's a bomb. BOOM. never ever stab or stomp your brakes, she will settle and then pull that away to the blown wheel.

This brings in a lesson number two, ease her back on the shoulder carefully if you come off it. (I have...) because if you horse it back to hard you are going to go into the oppositing side for a head on or overturn once you bounce across median or crown.

If a tire is going to get me those are the ones that escape detection while losing or lost air very slowly. Next the you wonder what is going on with that extra bit of rpm to keep your governed speed... then you think.. oh, maybe check all the tires. In the olden days you checked all of them every 3 hours and on every mountain top. Tires today when brand new are so much more stronger in a number of ways than the old ones were. But to take care of them is one of the best things you can do.

 

I'm ALL for that, every training school should have this. And it wouldn't hurt to have refreshers on it!

No, it's not rocket science, but take a look at what is coming out of high school. People who are lost if their tablet or phone takes a dump. People are not taught to use their heads, they depend on electronics to do their thinking for them.

 

I've been on a simulator where among other situations a blown steer tire was in the mix, a quick jerk to the right into field but I managed to miss the tree