First proper driving lesson.

[Airbozo]

You're supposed to look behind your shoulders when you change lanes ANYWAY.

And there are no laws in colorado that I know of limiting the amount of times you can go around a roundabout. I mean, if a cop saw you he could definitely pull you over for reckless driving or impeding the flow of traffic, but if you aren't doing anything over the speed limit or getting in anyones way, you could probably keep going around forevuh.

WTF? When did Colorado get roundabouts?

IDK where you are but in the uk its an offence to go around a roundabout more than 3 times

I want to know who is counting...


Interesting fact;
The first roundabout in California was put in in Long Beach. Within the first month, the son of the engineer that fought for and designed it died in an accident as he tried to navigate the roundabout.

[IndyRacer27]

Wow, reading this thread makes me feel old. When I got my license there were no steps involved. Learners permit at 14, but I was scared to do much driving then. I got my license at 16 - no restrictions - take anybody, anywhere, anytime.

I have trouble getting my mirrors to point so i can see my blind spot... I was trying to get from around the rear quarter panel back but figured it was impossible to set them up to see there. I was disappointed because im paranoid about switching lanes and hitting someone. Now i just look over my shoulder whenever i switch lanes and its nerve racking because i have to take my eyes of the car in front of me.

After driving as much as I have in the past 20+ years. I figured I knew all about blind spots, and how to deal with them. That is, until I learned to drive one of these:

Everything on the right side of the driver is a blind spot. In fact, we call the right side of them the blind side. In front of the truck, there is a huge blind spot also, this picture was taken from about 40 feet away, and if the camera man stepped forward about 10 feet, the driver would lose sight. Everybody I work with jokes about taking one of these to town. It wouldn't fit on a two lane highway.

[D1337]

Someone should buy one of those trucks, then build a house on top of it, and drive it through the hills of the country side D:

[Airbozo]

Wow, reading this thread makes me feel old. When I got my license there were no steps involved. Learners permit at 14, but I was scared to do much driving then. I got my license at 16 - no restrictions - take anybody, anywhere, anytime.

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Everything on the right side of the driver is a blind spot. In fact, we call the right side of them the blind side. In front of the truck, there is a huge blind spot also, this picture was taken from about 40 feet away, and if the camera man stepped forward about 10 feet, the driver would lose sight. Everybody I work with jokes about taking one of these to town. It wouldn't fit on a two lane highway.

I also feel old reading through this. Since I lived in a "farm town" I was legally able to drive any farm equipment at the age of 13 or 14 (see how the memory goes?), so long as I was not a certain distance from the farm. Funny thing is, I did not live on a farm or even near one. I still had fun though.

Concerning that truck; There are rules of the road and then rules of raw tonnage. The later trumps the former.

[IndyRacer27]

There are rules of the road and then rules of raw tonnage. The later trumps the former.

In the mine I work in, we follow normal highway traffic rules, including yield and stop signs. A lot of mines throughout the world that use these trucks, use the rule that the loaded truck has the right of way. It puts a lot of wear on the brakes stopping 1,500,000 pounds. In one of the training sessions to drive these, they show a video of one driving over a regular, full-sized pickup. Absolutely flat! The tires alone are 12 feet tall.

[Scotty]

Wow, reading this thread makes me feel old. When I got my license there were no steps involved. Learners permit at 14, but I was scared to do much driving then. I got my license at 16 - no restrictions - take anybody, anywhere, anytime.



After driving as much as I have in the past 20+ years. I figured I knew all about blind spots, and how to deal with them. That is, until I learned to drive one of these:

Everything on the right side of the driver is a blind spot. In fact, we call the right side of them the blind side. In front of the truck, there is a huge blind spot also, this picture was taken from about 40 feet away, and if the camera man stepped forward about 10 feet, the driver would lose sight. Everybody I work with jokes about taking one of these to town. It wouldn't fit on a two lane highway.

Who cares if you can't see whats coming, just think of all the people you could kill and get away with it... Wait.. wait.. no bad idea.. dont give ideas...

Have to love the size of the headlights compared to it thogh

[simon275]

Someone should buy one of those trucks, then build a house on top of it, and drive it through the hills of the country side D:

I saw a show about rich people through out The middle east and one guy did exactly that.