Day 4

Day 4:

Today the rest of the students who didn't pass their written exams friday redid their tests and came back. Since they passed today everyone is on the same page. Because of this me and two other students got more drive time behind the wheel. We stayed on the range and practiced shifting up, stops and starts, and backing straight line. We went over log books and started the learning process of recording everything on a driver's log book. My instructor says I am doing well just gotta be smoother on the clutch. (still have my four wheeler habits). We have a couple of s turns on the range. I'm doing well on those. On my straightline backing I have to think opposite of my schoolbus. Seeing something long in my mirror backing up is not new but it being "hinged" is. It basically makes everything opposite of what I am used to in steering. If the trailer in the left hand mirror goes one way you steer that direction. In a bus or straight truck it's different. Oh well. I did ok but need a little practice. Today we were dismissed early on account of the sleet and snow. It was 78 degrees yesterday, today it's like 25 degrees. I guess they didn't want a bunch of amatuers playing with 18 wheelers on the ice. LOL