Re: FW: Re: [QUAD-L] C5 Driving a van?

[Oconnelldb]

my h/c allow me to press gas and brake at the same time if i want so rolling back isn't a problem. dave     In a message dated 6/13/2006 8:50:53 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For me, the hardest part of using handcontrols is having to stop and take off going uphill. I inevitably roll back a bit. Then if my hand slips off the control and there happens to be a car behind me, I have a moment of semi-panic. I've never had an accident like that, though. I just try to avoid hills that have stop lights or signs. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], quad-list@eskimo.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] C5 Driving a van? >Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:42:15 EDT > > > >Don't be too nervous about driving Mark because you will get extensive >training on how to use the new controls.  I was never afraid to drive >anything but >when I entered the training van  with all the electronic controls I do have >to >admit that I was intimidated at  first.  But my instructor assured me  that >by the time we are done I will be able to handle just about any situation,  >and >he was right. >When you start out driving the first thing they do besides setting up all >the controls for you is to take you to a secluded area (I live in the >country >and drove up and down my road) and have you start and stop over and over >and >over again until you have that mastered.  Once we did that it was off to a >parking lot, which I drove to, and did  left and right turns, backing into >parking >spaces and backing around the parking  lot.  We then proceeded to go around >the block several times each direction and then we started to pick up  >speed. >At that time, 30 miles an  hour felt like I was doing 100.  Once I felt >comfortable enough, I wanted to go on some roads that were  hilly and rough >to see >how I would handle all the dips and bumps.  Once I was comfortable enough >we >hit the  freeway, which is very easy, and headed down the hill to Duluth to >be >in more  traffic and two parallel park.  I  did my parallel park the very >first try and after I did my weight shift we came  back home and he told me >I did >not need any more training.  He told me is that it takes  approximately 30 >hours of training to be able to drive and I was done within 15  hours.  If >you >have any chance at  all to be able to drive go ahead and at least try. >Jim   Dave www.daveoconnell.com c3-inc-1967