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Long but bare with me.. (questions at the bottom)
So, I decided to get my Class 'A' license.
It was nerve wrecking but I got it on my first try.
This was exactly a year ago.
At the moment I go to school so I had a hard time practicing when I can.
I'm going to be my fathers truck driver.
He doesn't own a business but finds work really good.
He hauls Dirt & Material and drives doubles {peterbilt}.
It's been a year and I still have a fear of driving his trucks.
I have no problem up-shifting. Its easy.
The problem is the new techniques he is teaching me is hard to understand.
Like up shifting without using the clutch.
Using Neutral to Break completely.
I have too many fears..
Having to slow down at a light and then right when I am slowing down completely it turns green and knowing what gear to be in..
going up hill and down hill. having to stop constantly at up hill traffic.
I am not scared of crashing. I am scared of killing someone, injuring someone, having my truck shut off in traffic, and slowing down traffic.
Can you help me out please?
Can I break completely when Neutral?
Why is it that sometimes my truck shuts off when I don't accelerate fast enough?
How do I know what gear I should be on when I am breaking on neutral and then having to accelerate on a sudden green light?
How do you prevent yourself from going backwards at an uphill when you are at a complete stop?
Why is it hard to move the gear shifter? I try pressing the clutch all the way down to the floor and it sometime won't budge.
Please and Thank you for answering. Never worked in my life. I really want to get started but I have too many fears of driving and getting started.
Long but bare with me.. (questions at the bottom)
So, I decided to get my Class 'A' license.
It was nerve wrecking but I got it on my first try.
This was exactly a year ago.
At the moment I go to school so I had a hard time practicing when I can.
I'm going to be my fathers truck driver.
He doesn't own a business but finds work really good.
He hauls Dirt & Material and drives doubles {peterbilt}.
It's been a year and I still have a fear of driving his trucks.
I have no problem up-shifting. Its easy.
The problem is the new techniques he is teaching me is hard to understand.
Like up shifting without using the clutch.
Using Neutral to Break completely.
I have too many fears..
Having to slow down at a light and then right when I am slowing down completely it turns green and knowing what gear to be in..
going up hill and down hill. having to stop constantly at up hill traffic.
I am not scared of crashing. I am scared of killing someone, injuring someone, having my truck shut off in traffic, and slowing down traffic.
Can you help me out please?
Can I break completely when Neutral?
Why is it that sometimes my truck shuts off when I don't accelerate fast enough?
How do I know what gear I should be on when I am breaking on neutral and then having to accelerate on a sudden green light?
How do you prevent yourself from going backwards at an uphill when you are at a complete stop?
Why is it hard to move the gear shifter? I try pressing the clutch all the way down to the floor and it sometime won't budge.
Please and Thank you for answering. Never worked in my life. I really want to get started but I have too many fears of driving and getting started.