Sooo. my 1st day behind the wheel of a car on the real streets.

[Twista]

I drove in parking lot, but the streets are alittle differnt. It went ok and i go back tommarrow to do the second day. Drove pretty good but my steering is not correct! Was told i over-steer and not turning properly while behind the wheel (damn racing games with the steering wheel). I dont have access to a car anytime soon sooo... are there any little clips of showing how to properly turn the wheel on the car and not oversteer. Im suppost to do arm over arm to turn properly and you need to know this in order to get pass.

 

[ThePresence]

Okay, I'll keep off the sidewalk for the next few days.

 

[gistech1978]

i will tell you what my drivers ed teacher told me about steering.

its controlled slipping, not controlled gripping.

whats an oversteer?
like anything, it just takes practice.

 

[apac]

Just a tip for when you get your liscence: no matter how well you think you drive, you're a hazard to us all, so don't be stupid. Take my word for it

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: Twista
I drove in parking lot, but the streets are alittle differnt. It went ok and i go back tommarrow to do the second day. Drove pretty good but my steering is not correct! Was told i over-steer and not turning properly while behind the wheel (damn racing games with the steering wheel). I dont have access to a car anytime soon sooo... are there any little clips of showing how to properly turn the wheel on the car and not oversteer. Im suppost to do arm over arm to turn properly and you need to know this in order to get pass.

Learn what they say you need to do in order to pass the test, then promptly forget it all (other than safety warnings). I can assure you the driving methods you're being taught are, in fact, not the correct ones. Go learn how to drive on a racetrack first, then you'll be a safe driver. Seriously. Go drive on a closed course and *really* learn how to drive a car. That means push the car, and yourself to the limits. Once you know your own limits as well as your car's limits, you can drive safely in most any circumstances.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: gistech1978
i will tell you what my drivers ed teacher told me about steering.

its controlled slipping, not controlled gripping.

whats an oversteer?
like anything, it just takes practice.

Your teacher was wrong. Turning can be gripping, drifting, or a combination of both. It all depends on the drivetrain, throttle position/power at the wheels, driving style, tire condition, course condition, etc. etc.
One can drift in a FWD car and grip in a RWD car, if they chose to do so.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: Twista
I drove in parking lot, but the streets are alittle differnt. It went ok and i go back tommarrow to do the second day. Drove pretty good but my steering is not correct! Was told i over-steer and not turning properly while behind the wheel (damn racing games with the steering wheel). I dont have access to a car anytime soon sooo... are there any little clips of showing how to properly turn the wheel on the car and not oversteer. Im suppost to do arm over arm to turn properly and you need to know this in order to get pass.

Learn what they say you need to do in order to pass the test, then promptly forget it all (other than safety warnings). I can assure you the driving methods you're being taught are, in fact, not the correct ones. Go learn how to drive on a racetrack first, then you'll be a safe driver. Seriously. Go drive on a closed course and *really* learn how to drive a car. That means push the car, and yourself to the limits. Once you know your own limits as well as your car's limits, you can drive safely in most any circumstances.

lol... thats a bit too much just to pass the test eh?

although i do agree that itll be helpful later on... maybe take a defensive driving class... it really does help... considering other drivers around you get heart attacks during evasive manuevers... lots of people dont know how to handle their vehicles during emergencies.

 

[boyRacer]

what are you guys talking about?... hes barely learning how to drive and you guys are talking about driving on the limits of adhesion...

just because he said oversteer doesnt mean he was racing... ...oversteer as in hes not letting go of the wheel after he makes the turn.

 

[gistech1978]

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: gistech1978
i will tell you what my drivers ed teacher told me about steering.

its controlled slipping, not controlled gripping.

whats an oversteer?
like anything, it just takes practice.

Your teacher was wrong. Turning can be gripping, drifting, or a combination of both. It all depends on the drivetrain, throttle position/power at the wheels, driving style, tire condition, course condition, etc. etc.
One can drift in a FWD car and grip in a RWD car, if they chose to do so.

well he was referring to letting the steering wheel move through your hands. i was grasping on to the steering wheel coming out of a turn.
im not much a gearhead and took his word for it. *shrug*

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: gistech1978

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: gistech1978
i will tell you what my drivers ed teacher told me about steering.

its controlled slipping, not controlled gripping.

whats an oversteer?
like anything, it just takes practice.

Your teacher was wrong. Turning can be gripping, drifting, or a combination of both. It all depends on the drivetrain, throttle position/power at the wheels, driving style, tire condition, course condition, etc. etc.
One can drift in a FWD car and grip in a RWD car, if they chose to do so.

well he was referring to letting the steering wheel move through your hands. i was grasping on to the steering wheel coming out of a turn.
im not much a gearhead and took his word for it. *shrug*

Grip the wheel to turn, use gas pedal and palm (palm placed flatly on wheel) to countersteer.
It's as easy as that. At least, that's how I do it, but not everyone else has AWD

 

[Argo]

Just get behind the car driving slow and start flashing your high beams. Proceed to tailgate him until the bastard moves out of your way. Once he does that repeat the procedure with the next car over.


-Joe

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: Argo
Just get behind the car driving slow and start flashing your high beams. Proceed to tailgate him until the bastard moves out of your way. Once he does that repeat the procedure with the next car over.


-Joe

Did you post in the right thread?

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: Twista

Originally posted by: Argo
Just get behind the car driving slow and start flashing your high beams. Proceed to tailgate him until the bastard moves out of your way. Once he does that repeat the procedure with the next car over.


-Joe

Did you post in the right thread?

That's how they teach you in NYC.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: Argo

Originally posted by: Twista

Originally posted by: Argo
Just get behind the car driving slow and start flashing your high beams. Proceed to tailgate him until the bastard moves out of your way. Once he does that repeat the procedure with the next car over.


-Joe

Did you post in the right thread?

That's how they teach you in NYC.

Don't forget to flip them off and yell insults about their mother while you're at it

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Go slower on your turns, on sharper turns turn the wheel a lot more, but on longer turns don't t urn it much, turn it a little, if you leave the lane turn it more, and so on

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
Go slower on your turns, on sharper turns turn the wheel a lot more, but on longer turns don't t urn it much, turn it a little, if you leave the lane turn it more, and so on

Sounds good and helpful.

 

[Crappopotamus]

yeah that was me about a year ago. haha oh the memories. i had my mom take me around the block like a million times so i could learn how to turn properly.

the way they taught me at driving school (i dunno if its helpful or not, i never used it) is to look at the curb when you turn and as you exit, you look up to where your going. mostly its just practise though. after you do it enough times, it becomes automatic. and lol hand over hand. my school (yd) was really anal about the number of hands you did and such. again, its a matter of practise.

 

[SWirth86]

You cant teach someone how to drive over the internet.

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: SWirth86
You cant teach someone how to drive over the internet.

True. Mini video clip can show someone turning the car. Yes i see abunch of people but i wanted to see it how they want it.

 

[opticalmace]

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: gistech1978
i will tell you what my drivers ed teacher told me about steering.

its controlled slipping, not controlled gripping.

whats an oversteer?
like anything, it just takes practice.

Your teacher was wrong. Turning can be gripping, drifting, or a combination of both. It all depends on the drivetrain, throttle position/power at the wheels, driving style, tire condition, course condition, etc. etc.
One can drift in a FWD car and grip in a RWD car, if they chose to do so.

lol flyermax

his drivers ed teacher isn't telling him to drift
he's just talking about the steering wheel in his hands

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Crappopotamus
yeah that was me about a year ago. haha oh the memories. i had my mom take me around the block like a million times so i could learn how to turn properly.

the way they taught me at driving school (i dunno if its helpful or not, i never used it) is to look at the curb when you turn and as you exit, you look up to where your going. mostly its just practise though. after you do it enough times, it becomes automatic. and lol hand over hand. my school (yd) was really anal about the number of hands you did and such. again, its a matter of practise.

Practice, practice, practice!

Focus ahead on where you should be going, not where you are.

You'll get better so fast you'll surprise even yourself. Just don't be nervous.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: Crappopotamus
yeah that was me about a year ago. haha oh the memories. i had my mom take me around the block like a million times so i could learn how to turn properly.

that's funny, your mom took me around the block a few times too!





j/k

 

[Crappopotamus]

Originally posted by: Yossarian

Originally posted by: Crappopotamus
yeah that was me about a year ago. haha oh the memories. i had my mom take me around the block like a million times so i could learn how to turn properly.

that's funny, your mom took me around the block a few times too!

j/k

if you were closer, i would punch you in the face

oh yeah. and a really good habit to learn right at the beginning is to keep your eyes way ahead of you on the road. a lot of people develop the habit of concentrating only on the car immediately infront of them, but if you can see a problem earlier, you can avoid bad situations. for example, coming to a stop behind a stalled car, and trying to merge into fast moving traffic.

 

[GroundZero]

well on the bright side you are on an island in b.c.
thought i was going to have to keep an extra eye out for you when i was on the road,
but since you are contained in another country all we need to do is put out the bulletin at the boarder to keep a watch for you tring to come down here and do your terorist driving on us.
j/k

good luck

 

[LS20]

oversteering in a video game is your tail end swiping the rail/track...

oversteering, in your situation, i surmise to be too-tight a turning radius. to correct: um... not turn so much? car driving isnt a science, tho for some it seemingly is (try driving in dallas sometimes)