Profile For Jim S.

I made a post earlier in regards to having difficulties doing blindside 90 degree backing. I was assigned a different instructor, and it was like a night and day difference. HE ACTUALLY LET ME DRIVE THE TRUCK INSTEAD OF JUST BARKING DEMANDS FROM THE BACKSEAT AT ME!! I'd ask for this instructor, instead of the other one. Unfortunately, the damage has been done. I only have ten hours left and there's no way I can get used to his truck in that short amount of time.

Further, I do not feel confident enough with what I've been taught thus far to adequately satisfy an examiner to issue me a license. I asked the instructor I had today if there's a chance I might not master the blindside 90 degree manoeuvre in the time I have allotted, and he answered "yeah, you might not."

I expressed concerns about not being able to pass this course and inquired about obtaining more time behind the wheel, to which I was told that they have a high 90's pass rate, and the only people who normally fail the course are those who have English as a second language. Today, I found out my classmate who is a born and raised Canadian (speaks fluent English) failed her road test.

This is not reassuring..

I could use some advice on what to do, or where to go next. I'm in Canada, so one of my questions are, is there any way to take what I know/been taught and go to a different school to obtain maybe a class 3 license? Or does the class 1 knowledge test permit ONLY work for taking the class 1 road exam at this specific institution (hopefully that makes sense)? I don't want to just 'waste' what I've done thus far for nothing, but it also feels like if I continue on this trajectory, I'm going to throw $480 on a road exam only to fail it.

January has been a hellish ordeal for me. I dread having to go to this driving school whenever I'm scheduled for lessons, I'm not enjoying this at all.

(For the record, this is a prerequisite to obtaining a license to haul freight here in Canada. I can't just simply 'not do 90 degree blindside backing.')

Here is a link to the video of the procedure in question: https://youtu.be/9qcIiOnd3d8?si=X2uAnKc-wcZ09BCP

Same truck, same yard. Except, that yard is now covered in about one to two inches of ice.

I'm doing EXACTLY as my instructor tells me to. Reverse, turn the wheels all the way left, wait to see my 4 way flasher in the mirror and begin turning the wheel right, chase it and try to get to the front of the trailer. More often than not, I'm jackknifing the trailer or ending up somewhere in Narnia.

I like to take ownership of the things I do and admit to wrongdoing, because unless I do that, I'll never learn. But I am doing EVERYTHING the instructor asks me to do, and this still isn't working. I think the built up snow and ice on the lot is playing a large part in me screwing this up. A lot of the times I notice my trailer sliding sideways on the tandems and NOT turning via wheel rotation. I'm essentially trying to perform this procedure on a literal skating rink. Could that be why I'm having such extreme difficulties doing this?

Is there any techniques/tricks or procedures I can do to enable me to succeed at this? Because I'm really close to giving up. There is NO wAY I'm going to be able to do this procedure in ten minutes to pass my road exam. It's one thing to have to try and guess where the painted lines are on the road after a snow storm, but I can't even back this thing up despite following all of the directions given.