Testing This Week - Scared About Clearing Curbs On Right Turns!
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The key is to use ALL legally available space on all sides. Ride the lane marking (do NOT cross it) but hug the lane marking on your left and extend as far as reasonably possible before turning the wheel right. And of course check the mirror.
It's normal to be nervous. Just take a breath and do what you have been instructed to do. Remember slow is smooth, and smooth is fast in this job. ;-) Good luck man, you got this!
For the purpose of passing the test, I used the tactic of being wide a bit. Go straight until your shoulder is even with the curb or line of the street you're turning on to.
Jimmy, any turn you make, forward or backing, you need to watch in the "inside" mirror. To answer your question, making a right turn, yes, "Drive straight, turn late" to the second lane out. Then watch the right mirror for your career depends on it!
Watch the tandem wheels and the curb. If you see the wheels moving toward the curb, move the steering wheel to the left a bit and the wheels will not move in. This small adjustment should not cause any problems. Watch the tandem wheels in the inside mirror until they start to move away from the curb.?
I teach CDL , and this is what works for my students.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
The key is to use ALL legally available space on all sides. Ride the lane marking (do NOT cross it) but hug the lane marking on your left and extend as far as reasonably possible before turning the wheel right. And of course check the mirror.
It's normal to be nervous. Just take a breath and do what you have been instructed to do. Remember slow is smooth, and smooth is fast in this job. ;-) Good luck man, you got this!
Thank you! Appreciate the advice...and your avatar is really awesome!
For the purpose of passing the test, I used the tactic of being wide a bit. Go straight until your shoulder is even with the curb or line of the street you're turning on to.
Thanks Davy, I really appreciate that experienced guys like you step up and share your wisdom.
Jimmy, any turn you make, forward or backing, you need to watch in the "inside" mirror. To answer your question, making a right turn, yes, "Drive straight, turn late" to the second lane out. Then watch the right mirror for your career depends on it!
Watch the tandem wheels and the curb. If you see the wheels moving toward the curb, move the steering wheel to the left a bit and the wheels will not move in. This small adjustment should not cause any problems. Watch the tandem wheels in the inside mirror until they start to move away from the curb.?
I teach CDL , and this is what works for my students.
Thank you, Errol. I knew veterans such as yourself would have some great advice to share. I just have to take a breath and relax and let my training and confidence kick in. Head in the mirror!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
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I'm really worried about catching a curb on a right turn. For the most part the instructor has been telling me how far out to pull into the intersection to start the turn and to tell me to straight-line back to the left. And of course I've been yelled at to "GET YOUR HEAD IN THAT MIRROR!!" I'm just nervous that I'm not going to pull out far enough or not counter-steer enough to fix the off tracking and clear the curb. Wish me luck. Any general advice appreciated. Thanks!