Defensive Driving Course
Discussion in 'Canadian Truckers Forum' started by AModelCat, Oct 5, 2015.
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Agreed. And it shouldn't take all day.
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simulators are around .. they can throw any thing at yah.. I've been in one 4 maybe 5 times.
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Last edited: Oct 25, 2015
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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.dca Thanks this.
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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
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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
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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.dca Thanks this.
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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. -
If I sit for more than 5 minutes I start to drift. This is going to suck.
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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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