They warned residents that they could potentially damage the track which would lead to potential crashes. Frontier Days would coincide with the race, so the buildup that was raised began to bring in people and racers to this highly publicized event. With a race day filled with seven different events, and the Cheyenne Motor Club spending more than $10,000 to prepare the track for visitors and the…
It was the summer of 1969, Stephen Culver and friends decided to go on a dirt bike ride that had odd results. It started just as any other excursion did. They thought that it was going to just be a normal ride as all the rest were, however this was not just another ride.…
I want to express my gratitude and share my ride-a-long experience. The first thing I had to do was contact the Colorado Springs Stetson Hills Area Command to schedule my ride-along. I read the department's ride-along program policy and I received instructions on what I had to do to fulfill the necessary program requirements. Once the initial paperwork was done, a few signatures, a waiver and a criminal background check, I was ready to go.…
2. I also learned that I must share the road with other drivers and be courteous…
I personally felt this year’s course spent more time and distance on terrain that was easier on the feet and at least for me, I was enjoyed that. The heat and sun was brutal, so any advantage racers gained due to the change in terrain was lost due to the heat.…
The role of a Driver Trainer often brings you into close contact with small groups of learners, in a closed and personal environment and for extended periods of time. The need to create an open and relaxed environment is important, especially during ERDT, but this could lead to a blurring of boundaries between teacher and learner. It is important that you are aware of this and maintain the authority to be able to control situations safely when teaching in a moving vehicle environment.…
Starts: Using the information learned in this course, explain three things you will do when driving.…
In this paper I’m going to tell you about my first trip to the monster trucks in pocatello! It was awesome having mud thrown up it to the raging crowd from the tires spinning out while doing donuts and hitting massive jumps and and doing backflips .…
Certain areas of the ground were covered with snow while others led to huge drop-offs. We were told that if we looked as far as the eye can see in the given direction, we could see all the way out to Kansas. The rest stop was known for its specialty high-altitude cake doughnuts, which tasted similarly to how I imagine a sausage-pancake hybrid to be. My brother came down with altitude sickness at this point and he had to rest on the way back down. Overall, it was a great experience full of quirks and I’d do it again tomorrow if I could.…
We were all geared up and ready to start our trail down the mountainous slopes. I tried to veer off from the group director to try to stand over the edge of a canyon but it was heavily fenced. The top part of the canyons were viewable but the wall did a great job of restricting the rest of the view. Anxiously, I was walked to the inside of the orientation building. There, the supervisors went over plenty…
I found my observations to be quite easy due to the fact that there was so much going on. There are a lot of emotions going on at the DMV because as I learned through my research it is a place where nobody wants to be. I did not encounter any difficulties or unexpected circumstances while observing in the setting.…
Drivers have misunderstood “experience” for knowledge. They have been driving for an x number of time and seems to have been probably lucky enough to not been involved in anything serious or dangerous. Their limited skill level can cope with the ordinary. Therefore, their level of driving knowledge and skill will suffice until a crisis happens. In general, people have been surviving day to day with their mediocre skills only because an event that requires advanced skills and knowledge has yet to rear its ugly head. If they are not prepared for a crisis while driving, they simply don’t know how to react to one. It is the equivalent of thinking. There was something she could have done if only she had more…
Moving to Denver was a huge change but it was just what me and me girlfriend of 5 years needed. Not long after we settled in I started getting a little stir crazy and I needed to do something awesome, like a road trip. I have already heard about The San Luis Valley and everything about it intrigued me. The valley is host to such events as the first cattle mutilations, it has ghost, skin walkers, Sand dunes, the town of Crestone, all the way to the the worlds first UFO watch tower which was my selling point and had me packing my bags before I could finish the thought.…
While i drive on this course I will be testing two different things, 1. driving with my cell phone in my hand texting someone , 2. having a conversation with a friend. Then i will drive the course and see how many times i crash while on my phone or having a conversation.…
I know I am starting to sound like a broken record but the thing that surprised me about the course was the…