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<blockquote data-quote="scratch" data-source="post: 131749" data-attributes="member: 1674"><p>Getting back to brett636's original question. Due to the larger size of the Package Car, it does seem very awkward due to the difference in size to a regular passenger car. You sit up higher above the road, the vehicle is taller, wider, and longer. You will soon get the feel for it, you have to learn where all four corners of it are. Be careful regarding clearing things, for example; look out for roof overhangs, utility lines, tree limbs, and basketball goals. Your have certain blind spots, like the front right corner, windshield pillars, and side mirrors. The backing camera is useful, but it is aimed straight down to your rear bumper and what is just a few feet behind you. When you back up to turn around, only back as far as necessary, don't back twenty feet if ten will do. I watch my rear tires in my bottom mirrors, so I know exactly where they are at. I have driven every size Package Car we have, and they are all different in one way or another. As an Air Driver, you will probably be driving a smaller car, I drive different P5s every day doing EAMs before taking my P7 out on my regular route. </p><p> </p><p>Good luck and be careful, you will get used to "the Brown Truck" in no time.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/thumbup1.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbup1:" title="Thumbup1 :thumbup1:" data-shortname=":thumbup1:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scratch, post: 131749, member: 1674"] Getting back to brett636's original question. Due to the larger size of the Package Car, it does seem very awkward due to the difference in size to a regular passenger car. You sit up higher above the road, the vehicle is taller, wider, and longer. You will soon get the feel for it, you have to learn where all four corners of it are. Be careful regarding clearing things, for example; look out for roof overhangs, utility lines, tree limbs, and basketball goals. Your have certain blind spots, like the front right corner, windshield pillars, and side mirrors. The backing camera is useful, but it is aimed straight down to your rear bumper and what is just a few feet behind you. When you back up to turn around, only back as far as necessary, don't back twenty feet if ten will do. I watch my rear tires in my bottom mirrors, so I know exactly where they are at. I have driven every size Package Car we have, and they are all different in one way or another. As an Air Driver, you will probably be driving a smaller car, I drive different P5s every day doing EAMs before taking my P7 out on my regular route. Good luck and be careful, you will get used to "the Brown Truck" in no time.:thumbup1: [/QUOTE]
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