Update: Failed My Road Test

What the hell school wants to train someone to start in 4th gear?? That's rough on the clutch no matter if you're empty/loaded and a student with no experience has enough trouble coming out of 2nd gear. Almost sounds like some sort of setup to fail to get extra $ out of you somehow

 

THAT"s BS.

I want you to start off in 1st #### it.

If you are learning, you work the gears. If your instructors are too lazy to absorb the shocks, bucking etc of students learning they should GTFO.

 

We know what they'll need that money for.

 

No, clutch brake does not stop or hold the truck. It stops the input shaft from spinning.

https://www.thetruckersreport.com/t...s/how-the-clutch-brake-actually-works.216968/

 

I start off my bobtail in LO gear. I think they want you to take off in 4th is to limit shifting. Starting off in 4th will shudder the trans and drive line too much. Might as well drive an automatic as take off in 4th gear. I think the instructors are afraid the student driver will miss a gear but have created a problem of stalling out by starting off in too high a gear.

 

I wouldn't use the clutch and a gear to hold it.. I use the brake pedal.. works everytime. rolling backwards is usually an automatic fail on a road test

 

Oh come on Patty,I always start from 4th when empty or light and from 3rd even when heavy unless I am up the hill then 2nd.Used 1st only like twice in my career when got stuck in snow.Nothing wrong with starting from 4th.

 

Stop means just that STOP!!!!!!You use the clutch for a brk you will hear about it from the instuctor and may fail you for not being in complete control of your vehicle.Once its safe to proceed you slowly let off the brk step on the clutch slightly and give it gas.I would suggest ask your school for a few more lessons before your next road test.

 

1 word: DONT.

that will fail you.

Also for safety, always use your brake to hold from rolling back. This is not your fast & furious Honda civic...this is an 80K lbs killing machine