Commercial Driver Training
Program
Lesson Plan
SRSSD
Classroom and Field
Trainee
Table of Contents
Part I Classroom
Introduction 3
Part II Yard
Lesson 1: Pre-Trip: Yard 4
Part III Field
Lesson 2: Field Demonstration 5
Lesson 3: Backing 6
Lesson 4: Turns 6
Lesson 5: Mirrors 7
Lesson 6: Seeing 9
Lesson 7: Yielding: 8
Lesson 8: Merging 9
Lesson 9: Managing Space 9
Lesson 10: Braking 10
Lesson 11: 3 point turns 11
Part I (Classroom)
Introduction:
Classroom
· Explain about the course and what is expected of the Trainee.
· Find out how much experience the Trainee has “ Driving ” and what type of vehicles.
· Discuss Pre & Post Trips (65-41) and explain its purpose.
· Explain what type of vehicles the Trainee will be learning on. Class B Commercial Vehicles. (Introduce Vehicle) Right hand Drive.
· Explain The Basic Speed Law:
o VC 22350. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property. . (California Vehicl Code Book)
· Explain Eye-lead time:
o Eye lead time is distance measured in time (seconds). One good rule says you need at least one second for each 10 feet of vehicle length at speeds below 40 mph. At higher speeds, you must add one second for safety, For example, if you are driving a 40-foot vehicle, you should leave a minimum following distance of 4 seconds between you and the vehicle ahead. In a 60-foot rig, you will need 6 seconds. Over 40 mph, you would need 5 second...
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...er heating the brakes causes brake “fade”. Stabbing the brakes will also deplete the airbrake system supply sooner.
Downhill Braking
· Use the transmission in conjunction with the brakes to maintain slow speed and bring the vehicle to a stop.
· Adjust your speed before starting your decent on a downhill grade.
· While braking on a downhill, you must start braking sooner.
· Be Aware of road conditions
· Descend down the hill the same speed as coming up
The right amount of friction is required for the brakes to stop the vehicle properly.
3 – point turns
· Three point turns should always be made to the right. If a 3 point turn cannot be made safely you must travel around the block, or wait until it is safe to do so.
· Be aware of your surrounding scan the mirrors before and while backing.
· Do not make a 3-point turn before checking your path of travel.
details about driving the vehicle. To operate the event, we require 4 volunteers to handle the
Heat dissipation is the brakes ability to get rid of the immense amount of heat created by the friction between the brake surface and frictional pads. This is very important since it reduces the amount of friction that can be applied (brake fade) and it can boil the brake fluid rendering the brakes completely useless.
If the purpose of brakes is to convert kinetic energy into heat, then in order to know how much heat the brakes make requires that we find out how much kinetic energy there is in a moving bicycle.
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the relationship between the stopping distance and the initial velocity of the car before braking on different road conditions. In this experiment, a car is driven at different speeds on dry and wet road conditions. The braking distance is then measured, and the coefficient of friction is determined with the information recorded.
This paper will concentrate on the disk brake, but drum brakes are still very common in today’s cars and trucks. The fundamental difference between the two is how, and from what direction the force of the braking material contacts the braking surface. The disk brake uses a caliper that pinches the disk, which rides between the two brake pads on both sides. This lateral force squeezes the disk, and therefore stops it.
Effectiveness: good mechanical advantage as it allows the operator to brake with little effort on the hydraulic lever, which needs to be squeezed.
Preparation for the shift often begins while one is walking into the station, because the thorough inspection of the fire apparatus is primary for a dependable engineer. During a walk-around inspection one should be examining the fire apparatus for any defects or flaws that were not present the shift before. Engineers take pride in the fire apparatus and wear them as badges of honor. On approach to the truck note if there are fluid leaks of any kind: engine oil, transmission fluid, radiator fluid, and water. Good engineers treat the fire apparatus as if it were their own child; if anything is wrong with the fire apparatus it is time to go to the doctor or in this case the mechanic. The windshield of the vehicle must be clear and free of cracks or blemishes, for this is the vista of our response to emergencies. The doors to all compartments should all open and close pro...
As the brakes abate the auto, they change its active vitality into warm vitality, resulting in intense heating of the brake disk. If the disks overheat, the brake pads stop working and, in a worst-case scenario, can melt [1].
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Be at a reasonable speed so that a majority of drivers would comply. This means that you would not have a speed limit of 40 km/h on a major highway, nor would you have a speed limit of 100km/h on a school zone. There needs to be a happy medium.
c) Following good driving habits, it is his duty to carry on a regular post-trip evaluation of the vehicle as
Getting back into the vehicle, he pumps the brakes, and they seem to work fine now.
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stuff before your behind the wheel youll probobly do a better job and know the
braking system slow, so the riders don’t go into shock, but fast enough to be fully stopped before