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Lanny:

I kind of remembering watching that event. Did that happen on Main
Street close to the traffic light (if it was even there then) by the
Presbyterian Church and Methodist Church? Or was that some other
event that I am thinking of?

The Weaselmeister
- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, Lanny and Judy Royer
wrote:
>
> Coach?McFarren was my drivers ed instructor.? I remember one of the
tests was to get up speed, slam on the brakes, and then measure how
long it took to stop.
> Lanny
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: jhdouglas59
> To: dalton59@yahoogroup s.com
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 1:33:29 PM
> Subject: [dalton59] Drivers Ed at Dalton High (before crash test
dummies, we were the dummies)
>
>
> Remember the good old days when Drivers Education was free and
> sponsored by the high school? I think Robert Pack (the General) was
> our drivers ed instructor. That was a fun course. He would have us
> drive to Massillon, just to escape the Wayne County line. I think
we
> drove a 1959 Chevrolet Belair or Biscayne, highland green color.
The
> 1959 Chevy had that goofy v-shaped trunk. I haven't seen any of
them
> in years. They never became popular like the 57 Chevy. Those big
> old 1959 Chevy's cost about $2000 new back then. And that was a lot
> of money. You could hardly afford to pay 25 to 30 cents per gallon
> to put gas in them. And the gas mileage was atrocious (nobody
cared).
> That 59 Chevy was a good drivers ed car, though. A lot of metal
> around all of us in case we crashed (which we never did).
>
> Somehow we all passed the dreaded driving test to get our licenses.
> Remember when parking spots actually required you to use your
> parallel parking skills? That was a tough maneuver, especially with
> the tanks we drove without power steering. That was when curb
> feelers were popular and even useful. Have not seen curb feelers in
> years. Nobody parallel parks very much anymore (at least not in
> Texas).
>
> The Weaselmeister
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