Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Just Along For The Ride

It was a pretty slow day for me today, most of my class was in Skid Pad training today so I used the time to help out my fellow students. In order for the Phase 1 and 2 students with an IP (Instructional Permit) to be able to go out on the public roads they either have to go with an instructor, or a CDL holding student. As I have already completed 99% of all my tasks, I spent the majority of the day co-riding with IP holding students on the instructor approved routes for those students.

These routes are usually pretty simple routes with a low difficulty level as they are still learning some of the basics, managing space around their vehicle, lane changes, and simple turns. It is a much low stress environment for them as well being out with another student and they learn allot from our experiences and things to watch out for.

1 comment:

Maveric said...

Hi Nivek,

Glad to hear that you enjoy the site. Nothing funny about the remote control 18 wheeler, it will help understand the concepts and dynamics of the movement. Simple things like that might seem silly to some, till you try it and find you can't seem to grasp the concept. Simple things like using a toy to analyze the movement of an articulated vehicle can really help.