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10/15/2019 6:22:49 AM
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I'm not that experienced of a driver (infact I'm only at the age to get a learner's permit in my state) and it kinda was hard to maintain your exact speed, like trying to stay at 35 exactly is pretty hard, sometimes you'll go 33 or 37
It's a little annoying if you're a perfectionist lol
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Newbies get a free pass because we’ve all been there. I’m not a monster.
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You should only use cruise control in perfect weather anyways, so don't sweat it. Also, given time, you will learn to be able to hold a speed, even without looking at your speedometer.
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[quote]you will learn to be able to hold a speed, even without looking at your speedometer.[/quote] I was gonna say something about reading the tach but remembered most people drive automatics now =(
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Edited by xxx: 10/15/2019 11:30:45 PMNot really by choice. If you want American, you basically have to buy an automatic. Even Ram stopped making their standard for their 2500 & up model trucks & they were the last for a truck. I think only the Mustang, the Corvette and the Challenger have them now. I am looking for a nice little old Ford Ranger for when my kids start to learn to drive. I am going to teach them on both the manual & the automatic. I want them learning the manual around the yard while they get comfortable with it & the automatic out on the street while they learn The Smith System. Then I am going to have them put the 2 together, The Smith System & a manual gearbox.
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Smith like the textbook?
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http://speconthejob.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/smithsystem.jpg
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I want to preface this by acknowledging the difference and saying the difference between 1 and the other might as well be an ocean. But in the realm of theory and transferrable skills. I haven't actually seen this fact sheet. Only heard about it from people like you; couple guys I know have their CDL's and work in logistics. But the concepts presented here actually seem quite transferrable from my experience with simulation. -Aim high: at speed, corners come up quick. If you're focused on some bullshit, you might die and take other people out with you. -Big Picture: I mean, it's sort of rude to dive bomb. Like if I miss my breaking point, that's not a good outcome. If the person in front of me is breaking early and I don't catch it, that's generally not a good outcome (do note, the only reason I'm following that close is because these are racing games I'm talking about. IRL ideally I'd never be that close). If I go to make a pass and don't see the faster car behind and slight to my right, not quite in the blind spot, I might not die, but it ain't the best racecraft. Personally I include track condition in "big picture", where Smith seems to cover it in "aim high" a la Dangers of the Road. -Leave an out is a bit contextual in my realm. But on certain bits of track it's real easy to wind up forcing somebody off, being forced off yourself, or getting boxed in in such a way that costs precious seconds or makes the driver uncomfortable and as a result a bit skittish. -Be seen cuts both ways. On the one hand if I can take advantage of the blindspot when the driver in front of me is laser focused on their braking point or the apex, I'll take it. But at the same time I need to be seen by the person behind me so I don't fall victim to the first 3 points. I guess that being said, the anticipation portion of the last bullet really rings true. Not sure what I'm trying to say here... Good system? Logical system? Some of the skill set [i]is[/i] actually transferrable even though it's a game? Regardless you kinda have me wanting to check out Euro Truck Simulator. Or American Truck Simulator lol.
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I think you have a decent grasp on this, but it needs some tweaking. Here is how I learned it. [b]Aim High in Steering · Imaginary target — baseball/dart board. · Centers car in traffic lane. Safe path on turns. · “Find a safe path well ahead.”[/b] [i]By looking 12-15 seconds ahead of your vehicle, you naturally maintain the center of your lane and it sets you up to see what is going on with traffic ahead of you[/i] [b]Get the Big Picture · How wide and deep? What’s in it? Objects and ground. · Keeps you away from billboards. Smooth stops and turns. Buys time. · “Stay back and see it all.”[/b] [i]This one would pertain to things like track conditions. You are essentially looking at your lane, the other lanes, the parked vehicles, the buildings. This also allows you to identify "billboards". A bill board is anything that obstructs your view, from a van to a semi to a huge tree, to a building, etc. The stay back & see it all, the refers to following distance. Speeds less than 30 mph (46kmph?) 4-6 seconds following distance. Speeds greater than 30 mph, 6-8 seconds following distance. By having this following distance, it keeps you from slamming on your brakes & making the idiot on his phone behind you rear end you, lol. It also allows you to change lanes, etc to avoid hazards.[/i] [b] Keep Your Eyes Moving · Move eyes. Front: 2 seconds. Rear: 5-to-8 seconds. · Keeps you alive at intersections. Keeps eyes ahead of car. · “Scan — don’t stare.”[/b] [i] Ok, this one is tricky. The idea here is to go from driver mirror to eyes ahead to rear view mirror (if you have one) to passenger side mirror to eyes ahead to rear view to driver mirror. This allows you to see what is coming up on each side of you and works in conjunction with [b]Get the Big Picture[/b] & [b]Leave Yourself an Out[/b]. By knowing where the traffic around you is in relation to your position, you can quickly and confidently change lanes or maintain your lane & begin braking if you can not change lanes. The scan don't stare thing, that also helps prevent highway hypnosis.[/i] [b]Leave Yourself an Out · Have an escape route. Take path of least resistance. · Space on all four sides, but always in front. · “Be prepared. Expect the unexpected.”[/b] [i] This one sounds more complicated than it truly is. Jave an escape route is simple, you have a good following distance to brake calmly in and you use your mirrors to know where people are around you so you change lanes or stop in your lane. Space on all 4 sides, but always in front. Ideally, you should have no one beside you or riding your ass. Ha! Doesn't happen. You can't control that, but you can control your following distance, hence the always in front! Expect the unexpected. You know some jackass is texting, somewhere. That moron will drift lanes. Some other moron thinks that using his turn signals to indicate a lane change is not needed. That idiot with the mattress on the roof of his Peugot that did not even bother to tie it down and now it is sailing off the roof....... Yeah, that is what you are preparing for.[/i] [b]Make Sure They See You · Communicate in traffic — horn, lights, signals. · Establishes eye-to-eye contact. · “Don’t gamble. Use your horn, lights, and signals.”[/b] [i]This one needs no explanation.[/i]
