Question:
Well it's been a long time sense I've been here, school, work, etc.
Things at school are going well I suppose. Down shifting is still a pain. The state test requires 2 down shifts per stop. I'm useing an Easton super 10, It took a little getting used to but I think I have the hang of it sometimes.
Had night driving the other night. 4 hours of twisty,turny,narrow,railroad infested back roads, and 30 minutes of interstate. The instructor says in the middle of each turn "where is your trailer"? I said "it's back there somewhere I hope". I know it's not funny but how does one see the back of their trailer in the blackness of night? Sometimes I'd catch a glimpse of the sidemarker light. But as far as seeing the tire tracking, forgetit.
See ya later I have a weekend off and I'm gonna ride my bike till my butt is sore.
dripley
Life's a Journey, not a Destination.

Answer:
Thats why you always make proper truns. Narrow road stay all the right on a left curve all the way left on a right curve.
Tight city or town turn, if you cant see the end of the trl, try tapping your breaks to light up your break lights for a second if its real dark it will light up your whole rear end. Well actually that works in any situation you cant see the end of your trl, backing into docks, hooking up to a trl and so on.
If its real real tight you might want to just stop and climb over and look out your passenger window to make sure.
Most all the time if you make your turns the right way the end of the trl will be ok but thats not to say you get into a bad habit of not looking in your mirrors to be sure.

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There are going to times you will not be able to see the rear tires and trailer.
In bad weather, rain/ice/fog at night, vision is sometimes near zero. With snow, you can see better "most of the time" because snow reflects light pretty good at night.
For now, being new, you'll need to do it by the book to pass your test. Your instructor has to see to it you do it by the book also.
There are advanced driving techniques you'll learn later, after school. There will come a time, when you'll be able to make any type of turn no matter how tight, as long as the trailer can come in line with the turn. You'll be able to do this without seeing the rear and make the corner everytime without running over cars, people, the curb or taking out corner poles, etc. It's almost impossible to show someone how this is done on the internet. Other wise, we'd have at home internet driving courses instead of schools.
After you graduate, a good experienced driver trainer should be able to "show" you these techniques and how there done safely every time. If a trainer cannot "show" you this and how it is done, I'd seriously question the trainers skills.
We do have what amounts to nothing more than trainees teaching trainees in how to drive in this business. Just because a driver may have several years of experience, doesn't necessarily make that driver a skilled driver or trainer. There are a lot of horror stories out there concerning company trainers.
It's important to understand, someone can "show" you how to do maneuvors and techniques and explain to you the reasons why their done in a certain way. Technically, someone cannot "teach" you how to do it, you have to learn how, by being shown and then you practice. Highly skilled drivers even with, 20 plus years experience, are always practicing and honing their driving skills, your learning doesn't stop. Whether your 25 years old or 65 years old, the learning, practicing and honing of skills continues everyday.
Your merely coping good driving skills from others with good skills. New drivers often copy, thus learn, bad driving skills from bad drivers and company assigned trainers.
If your learning from a driver that has moving violations, like speeding tickets or traffic accidents on his record, tailgates everyone, nearly takes drivers bumpers off coming in too close after passing, speeds, speeds through construction zones, On the CB, looking where all the speed cops are. It's time to reevaluate what you don't want to learn from such a driver.
A good place for a new driver to practice making turns, is late at night in an industrial or [business parks that have truck access] that have little or no traffic on the roads inside the park, especially on the weekends.

Answer:
Thanks for the reply ,Captsnub & Dak1. The school I'm going to has only 4 hours of night driving. I hope when I get a job driving my trainer will be more patent with me than I am with my self. I feel I should have it down by now.
Thanks again
Life's a Journey, not a Destination.