[alfa] Re: alfa-digest V9 #1201 steering row

["George Schweikle" <schweikg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill,

My understanding is that your daughter's instructor wants some acceptable
documentation for shuffle steering. The Bob Bondaurant School of High
Performance Driving is one of the oldest and best known racing schools in
the country. They also teach road driving technique, accident avoidence,
etc. and claim over 85,000 students. I believe they teach shuffle steering,
and a query might bring a written response or a brochure that you could use
in your conflict with the local instructor.
   http://www.bondurant.com/pages/bobhistory.html

George Schweikle
Lexington, KY

> On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Bain, Bill wrote:
>
> > I've had the "pleasure" of teaching both my children how to drive, and I
> > have made it a point to teach both of them to shuffle steer instead of
> > "hand over hand."  Unfortunately, they have to take state-mandated
> > drivers' education and the instructors insist that they *must* use "hand
> > over hand'.  My son was astute enough to just say "yes, sir" and do it
> > that way for the instructor.  My daughter, who actually got her license
> > before the state scheduled her training, told the instructor that she
> > was taught to shuffle steer and if it was good enough to go around race
> > tracks, it ought to be good enough for the state.  The instructor
> > insists that it's unsafe to shuffle steer on the street because you
> > can't turn as tightly as quickly as you can with hand over hand, to
> > which my daughter replied that, even if that's true, if you needed to
> > turn that quickly that tightly, something else is the matter, like the
> > driver wasn't paying attention.  Needless to say, the instructor wasn't
> > thrilled and refused to drive with her unless she agreed to do hand over
> > hand.
> >
> > He's called me about it, left a message that I've taught my kids
> > unsafely.  So -- 1st question -- am I wrong?  2nd question -- if not,
> > anybody got any good references that I can use to silence this buffoon?
> > Thanx.
> >
> > Bill Bain
> > AROC Atlanta
> >
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