Work place driver assessment

[subieboy]

So tomorrow I am off to do a pre-employment Work place driver assessment.

Any one know what is involved with these?

[ClubSub Mum]

 subieboy said:

So tomorrow I am off to do a pre-employment Work place driver assessment.

Any one know what is involved with these?

Just don\'t drive like you own a subby

[subieboy]

 ClubSub Mum']

[quote name='subieboy said:

So tomorrow I am off to do a pre-employment Work place driver assessment.

Any one know what is involved with these?

/quote]

Just don\'t drive like you own a subby

Thats me farked then...

[DRFVDR]

I do all our driver assessments, I look for the ability to remain within the law ( indicating is my particular bug bear) I also look at vehicle placement on the road in particular while cornering,and the ability of looking after the vehicle ( gear changing at the right revs neither to high or low) no heavy braking.

mind you I am hoping as these are bus drivers that they have driven a bit before hand( and no most are useless)

[subieboy]

 We are borg said:

I do all our driver assessments, I look for the ability to remain within the law ( indicating is my particular bug bear) I also look at vehicle placement on the road in particular while cornering,and the ability of looking after the vehicle ( gear changing at the right revs neither to high or low) no heavy braking.

mind you I am hoping as these are bus drivers that they have driven a bit before hand( and no most are useless)

Sweet

Went and [pretty much as you said.

They looked for smooth safe driving, his particular bugbear seemed to be hands on the steering wheel and not down-shifting when decelerating...

I did reasonably well, only them fooking hands aye...

[DRFVDR]

10 and 2 ? 0r 9 and 3 ?

Lucky you didnt do the emergency response driver, they expected the "shuffle" steering, they can go jump And i told the instructor that too, it may of been ok 25 years ago with crap/no power steering but it does not fly in the modern trucks

[subieboy]

 We are borg said:

10 and 2 ? 0r 9 and 3 ?

Lucky you didnt do the emergency response driver, they expected the "shuffle" steering, they can go jump And i told the instructor that too, it may of been ok 25 years ago with crap/no power steering but it does not fly in the modern trucks

Hahahaha 10 & 2

Nah he has a colleuge that blah blah\'s on about that apparently...

I am one of those 1 handed drivers (and thumb out of steering wheel - Landrover driving habits die hard)

[D-Style]

 subieboy']

[quote name='We are borg said:

10 and 2 ? 0r 9 and 3 ?

Lucky you didnt do the emergency response driver, they expected the "shuffle" steering, they can go jump And i told the instructor that too, it may of been ok 25 years ago with crap/no power steering but it does not fly in the modern trucks

/quote]

Hahahaha 10 & 2

Nah he has a colleuge that blah blah\'s on about that apparently...

I am one of those 1 handed drivers (and thumb out of steering wheel - Landrover driving habits die hard)

A Few "Mine site" 4x4 driving courses ive done is the same thing. Funny thing, each course provider teachs things in a different way, one will say 9-3 and thumbs in while another is 10-2 thumb outs. Thou ive had a few debates regard downshifting while slowing down....

Rio Tinto used to do a 4x4 recovery course teaching how to 4x4 drive and recover stuck vehicles. Very good course. Now due to HS&E, they not longer do it.

[DRFVDR]

The downshifting while slowing down comes into its own when driving larger vehicles, mainly to do with exhaust/engine brakes, but even doing it in any vehicle allows better control if anything goes wrong like say losing brakes or foot slipping of brake pedal.

I have been driving for so long I double de clutch on downshifts in every thing, its a bad habit in syncroed vehicles but by christ i cant help myself

[D-Style]

 We are borg said:

The downshifting while slowing down comes into its own when driving larger vehicles, mainly to do with exhaust/engine brakes, but even doing it in any vehicle allows better control if anything goes wrong like say losing brakes or foot slipping of brake pedal.

I have been driving for so long I double de clutch on downshifts in every thing, its a bad habit in syncroed vehicles but by christ i cant help myself

You just think your driving an old Roadranger box dont you

[Stodart]

 We are borg said:

The downshifting while slowing down comes into its own when driving larger vehicles, mainly to do with exhaust/engine brakes, but even doing it in any vehicle allows better control if anything goes wrong like say losing brakes or foot slipping of brake pedal.

I have been driving for so long I double de clutch on downshifts in every thing, its a bad habit in syncroed vehicles but by christ i cant help myself

I do this too double declutch / throttle blip on downshifts , old old habits die hard from driving buses/trucks and old 1/2 synchro and non synchro from the early days . also extends the life of modern clutch/transmissions by minimising transmission snap / surge / clutch slip. Also use trailing throttle / minimal braking mostly - extends life of brakes too. any chance of a job ?

[DRFVDR]

 D-Style']

[quote name='We are borg said:

The downshifting while slowing down comes into its own when driving larger vehicles, mainly to do with exhaust/engine brakes, but even doing it in any vehicle allows better control if anything goes wrong like say losing brakes or foot slipping of brake pedal.

I have been driving for so long I double de clutch on downshifts in every thing, its a bad habit in syncroed vehicles but by christ i cant help myself

/quote]

You just think your driving an old Roadranger box dont you

Roady\'s are easy to the leyland crash box that I drove from London to Nairobi

[D-Style]

 We are borg']

[quote name='We are borg said:

The downshifting while slowing down comes into its own when driving larger vehicles, mainly to do with exhaust/engine brakes, but even doing it in any vehicle allows better control if anything goes wrong like say losing brakes or foot slipping of brake pedal.

I have been driving for so long I double de clutch on downshifts in every thing, its a bad habit in syncroed vehicles but by christ i cant help myself

/quote]

You just think your driving an old Roadranger box dont you

Roady\'s are easy to the leyland crash box that I drove from London to Nairobi

Starting to show your age now....

[ra555]

 We are borg said:

The downshifting while slowing down comes into its own when driving larger vehicles, mainly to do with exhaust/engine brakes, but even doing it in any vehicle allows better control if anything goes wrong like say losing brakes or foot slipping of brake pedal.

I have been driving for so long I double de clutch on downshifts in every thing, its a bad habit in syncroed vehicles but by christ i cant help myself

same here justa habit drivn the car like a roadranger. Even when changing with no clutch an then your like oh shit ,when it starts crunching.haha. Sucha habit

[subieboy]

 We are borg said:

The downshifting while slowing down comes into its own when driving larger vehicles, mainly to do with exhaust/engine brakes, but even doing it in any vehicle allows better control if anything goes wrong like say losing brakes or foot slipping of brake pedal.

I have been driving for so long I double de clutch on downshifts in every thing, its a bad habit in syncroed vehicles but by christ i cant help myself

Oh yea thats another thing he wae\'ed on about, was my habit of downshfting and using the handbrake at traffic lights/intersections, I got taught nearly 25 year ago, you stop, you apply handbrake - period...

Anyway, I well remember driving landrovers & Mogs offroad and using gearing to keep control and help slow it down...

[Guest]

My work place have them they get an actual driving instructor to test us.

[Kiwi_Fozze]

i stop in modern car and handbrake goes on... hell, if someone goes up my arse at the lights i sure as hell don\'t want to go into the back of the car infront...

[subieboy]

 ballsrburning said:

My work place have them they get an actual driving instructor to test us.

Where do you work?

[Guest]

 subieboy']

[quote name='ballsrburning said:

My work place have them they get an actual driving instructor to test us.

/quote]

Where do you work?

No longer there as of last month but auckland Uni.