- Hi there, smart drivers.
Hit the cone.
Yes, in practice, hit the cone.
And I'll tell you why.
It's not during your road test
because if you hit it during your road test,
you're not going to be successful.
But in practice, it's going to teach you where your vehicle
is in space and place.
And it's going to teach you mastery of the primary controls,
which is key ingredient to passing a road test
and being a smart driver and driving well on the roadway
in other traffic with other drivers
and with other road users.
So practice hitting the cone.
Hit the cone with the wing mirror.
Hit the cone with the back of the car.
Hit the cone with the front of the car.
Not hard, but at least touch and bump the cone,
so you know where the cone is in space and place,
and you can learn the blind areas around your vehicles.
So we're going to show you a few exercises to do here
that you can bump and hit the cone,
and that will make you a better driver overall.
So whenever you're practicing, have your seatbelt on.
You have to have your seatbelt
on for the duration of your road test.
So have it on when you're practicing.
That way, you'll be ready for it.
And we'll just wait for this cyclist here
to get out of the way so we can maneuver around here.
And we go around.
First thing you want to do is you want to nose
into the cone.
So get yourself straightened around,
and then nose into the cone so you can hit the cone.
And this is a good setup for them.
Just have 'em in a reverse stall park configuration.
Straightforward, bump the cone. Okay?
And then back up, make sure you're looking behind you,
straight through the back window.
You got to have that technique down
for the purposes of the road test.
I'll put a video up in the corner for you
on proper reversing.
Over the cone, bump it with the wing mirror
on the driver's side.
Okay.
Then you want go around in a big circle here.
Come around and we'll do the passenger side.
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So wing mirror on the passenger side.
Tap the cone, just like that.
It's going to bang a little bit on the car,
but it's not going to do any damage.
It's plastic.
Your car is well, there we go.
Go slow in case it does get hooked up there.
So, and then, we just move forward.
And again, we can move forward here,
and then we can bump it on the back of the car.
Okay. Straight back.
Car in reverse.
Like this. Straight back here.
And then bump it.
Bump the cone.
And for smaller cars,
you're going to be able to see it over the back.
For those of you who have newer vehicles,
you're going to have backup cameras.
That's going to make it really easy.
Now the final one here you got to watch all the people
on bicycles here going through the parking lot here.
Okay, and the final one is to reverse stall park.
And hit the cone when you're going around,
trying to back in on the reverse stall park.
And again, we're looking out
through the window, wing mirror.
And again, I told you the importance
of wing mirrors.
And again, bump the cone.
I could feel the vehicle move up over the base of the cone,
but I completely missed it when I went in there.
Okay. But again, try and bump the cone.
That way, you're going to learn where your vehicle
is in space and place.
And that's what you're trying to do here.
Trying to figure out where your vehicle
is in space and place.
Okay, and I bump the cone that time.
And then go around and do it on the driver's side.
Back in from the driver's side here like this.
And again, we want to be looking over this shoulder
'cause this is the way we're backing
in this time and around.
And I completely missed it again.
I'm trying to hit the cone.
I can't seem to hit the cone.
There we go.
And use your wing mirrors.
Get used to using your wing mirrors.
That's a great skill for lane changing and observing
when you're driving.
And there, I heard it. Listen.
So make sure you have your window down on your vehicle.
That way, you can hear better.
I've got my other windows down on the vehicle.
That's how I heard it.
So few exercises for hitting the cones,
learning where your vehicle is in space and place,
and improving your mastery of the primary controls.
This is the purpose of this exercise.
No, it's just not to go out and bang into cones
with your parents' vehicle, or your friends' or family's.
It's to learn where your vehicle is in space and place,
and improve the mastery of the primary controls.
That way, you're going to be a better driver,
overall, when you get out into traffic
with other drivers and other road users.
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And remember, pick the best answer,
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