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jhdouglas59
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 |
开云体育I'm
pretty sure my Driver's Ed teacher was Billie McFarren.? What a guy!?
He could look at you and make you want to disappear.? But behind that look
was the kindest, most genuine guy you could ever want to meet or have for a
teacher.
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Paul
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Lanny and Judy Royer
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@... 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 |
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jhdouglas59
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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@..., Lanny and Judy Royer <jylyry42@...> wrote: tests was to get up speed, slam on the brakes, and then measure how long it took to stop. Lannydummies, we were the dummies) 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 ofthem in years. They never became popular like the 57 Chevy. Those bigcared). That 59 Chevy was a good drivers ed car, though. A lot of metal |
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Lanny and Judy Royer
He took us out on the road to Marshalville (?), is that right?? ? Lanny ----- Original Message ---- From: jhdouglas59 To: dalton59@... Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 4:22:43 PM Subject: [dalton59] Re: Drivers Ed at Dalton High (before crash test dummies, we were the dummies) -- |
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Gwen Meier
Coach McFarren was my driver's ed instructor, too.??? He was a really good teacher.??
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Well, Glenn and I are off to Yellowstone tomorrow and I won't be in communication for the next two weeks.??? Our granddaughter, Alicia, from Colorado has spent the past week with us and she will be riding up to Y'stone with us, along with our grandson, Alec, from San Jose.??? Alicia's parents will meet us in Y'stone and she will ride back with them to Colorado.???
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"See" you in a couple of weeks.
Love you all,
Gwen ----- Original Message ---- From: Lanny and Judy Royer To: dalton59@... Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 2:55:16 PM Subject: Re: [dalton59] Drivers Ed at Dalton High (before crash test dummies, we were the dummies)
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 yahoo.com> To: dalton59@yahoogroup 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 |
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Chuck Meier
开云体育I remember that it was on the street that went between the two churches,
North and South, and North of Main Street.? It was a demonstration for the
whole school.? It was a good lesson against tailgating.? Maintain at
least three, and better four, seconds between you and the car in front of
you.
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jhdouglas59
Chuck:
Thanks for setting me straight. I had forgotten the reason for the big event. Did they tell us about the 2 or 3 second rule we learned in Defensive Driving courses? The Weaselmeister - In dalton59@..., "Chuck Meier" <charlesmeier01@...> wrote: churches, North and South, and North of Main Street. It was a demonstration for the whole school. It was a good lesson against tailgating. Maintain at least three, and better four, seconds between you and the car in front of you.
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Chuck Meier
开云体育I think they talked about car lengths, rather than seconds; that is, one
car length for every ten miles and hour.? I think seconds are easier to
work with - just count one thousand one, one thousand two, ... until you reach
some point on the side of the road that the car in front of you has just
passed.? Estimating car lengths is much more subjective.
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Anyhow, the event on Mill, or whatever that street is named, no, it's North
Church Street, I just looked it up on Google maps, was a fun way to get out of
class for a little while.
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jhdouglas59
--- In dalton59@..., "Chuck Meier" <charlesmeier01@...>
wrote: Chuck: It was a good way to get out of classes for awhile. But I do think we actually did learn something about car lengths and stopping distances since we can still recall the event. Sometimes those out of class events taught us more than book studies. Speaking of drivers ed, does anyone recall any girls in the drivers ed classes? I just remember boys driving in drivers ed cars. Or am I forgetting that girls were in these classes too? The Weaselmeister I think they talked about car lengths, rather than seconds; thatis, one car length for every ten miles and hour. I think seconds are easier to work with - just count one thousand one, one thousand two, ... until you reach some point on the side of the road that the car in front of you has just passed. Estimating car lengths is much more subjective. it's North Church Street, I just looked it up on Google maps, was a fun way to get out of class for a little while.
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Paul Sturpe