18 August 2009

Skillz course in full swing

Skillz course training continues in full swing at the Dome lot. We encourage everyone who has or is training for a CDL to practice in the course as much as possible. The course will be torn down Friday or Saturday.
Our beloved 79 introduced two new very difficult maneuvers in the Skillz course, events which will prove helpful to anyone driving a big vehicle over the lifetime of their CDL. Thanks, 79!!

On this event, a Right Turn is attempted. It is a tight right in which it is impossible simply to complete the maneuver in one forward motion.

Likewise, the new Left Turn cannot be completed in one forward motion. This teaches the driver how to successfully complete a turn as extremely tight as what one might find in any real situation.

Also introduced this year is the Lane Offset, which is nothing more than a simple lane change. However, it is extremely tight and must be done both forwards and backwards.

Coach 96 (left below) trains 78 in the Alley Dock, an event that duplicated on a more extreme level the old Alley Dock of the former CDL test event.

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