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Re training for driving ?

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Ciderboy1957
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Re training for driving ?

Post by Ciderboy1957 »

Anyone know what this entails ie out on road with an instructor or some sort of online computer test ?cheers
Celgar
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Re training for driving ?

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Some of it is quite interesting specifically the information on how long alcohol stays in the body. You do a full vehicle check then do a run through of a course on the laptop on different scenarios you will likely encounter on the roads. After that you go out driving with instructor usually around the walk you usually do but sometimes the instructor will take you to a location they like to use. I think four hours are usually allocated for the training but if is often a fair bit less than that.
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robbertwhitton
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Re training for driving ?

Post by robbertwhitton »

Is this following an accident?yes indoor stuff license check van checks driving,hazards etc I have to say quite useful and better than doing a delivery,we did some examples of safe places to park on my delivery,and of course doing that is going to take longer
scoobymunster
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Re training for driving ?

Post by scoobymunster »

A few people in our office had their training in vans with check engine lights on/other obvious defects. The instructors were not amused. :funneh