Pete Keillor wrote:
On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:43:42 -0600, Ignoramus31868
wrote:

On 2012-02-03, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:32:37 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Winston" wrote in message
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Larry Jaques wrote:
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Add trailers and things get giggly pretty quickly.
Backing downhill around a corner in the rain after dark with a trailer
is when it gets truly interesting.
Not for me, man!

Backing a trailer straight across an open parking lot is a challenge for me.
It's hard to reverse your thinking and drive counterintuitively, isn't
it? "To move the trailer to the right, turn the steering wheel to the
left." Then I look at double and triple trailers and get all goosey.

I do not think that you can back up with doubles or triples.

I do back up fine with a trailer when I can turn my head around and
look back. But I cannot do it with mirrors. I think, that it would
take a day of practice to get it.

i

You'd get it. Every RC pilot has to overcome the same thing, apparent
reversal of inputs when the plane's coming at you instead of going
away. Simulators are invaluable (far cheaper to hit reset instead of
the walk of shame with the garbage bag) for getting over that
particular hump. Are there any for semi's?

Pete Keillor

Yes they have semi simulators now. Not sure if they have home versions
but I know of a few places with them. They also have ones for fire
engines so you can practice without being on the streets. I'd rather
drive, the simulators are fine for testing if you have a clue about the
vehicles but they don't really act or feel the same. You always have
that reset button to fall back on, unlike a real vehicle where you might
not try a maneuver if you were unsure of the result.

--
Steve W.