Forklift makes you realise that the differential has to do its thing (and you have to allow it time to work) as part of steering. Sometimes with a fork I find myself doing steering correction like when you have corrected a slide and then have to counter steer to stop the over correction going to far and spinning the car. Next … backing trailers and driving articulated machinery!
Good technique for the initial sideview mirrors adjustment. Most people include the side of the car with their heads centered, which excludes too much of the periphery. I've had to transition to mirror backing as, with age, my neck turning ability has progressively (degressively?) diminished.
for day to day use, I like just seeing the tail of my truck in the mirrors so I can have a frame of reference for where something is, you don't need to see half your vehicle though
tbh for day to day driving i have my mirrors adjusted with my usual driving position watching my mirrors alot i really dont wanna shift my head all the time
Backing can be done much more precisely with normal adjustment of side mirrors, without any unnecessary leaning left and right. Is your Fiesta have side mirrors with wide angle glass? I noticed that some cars, which were imported from USA, have very bad side mirrors with flat glass. They absolutely useless.
@@wantsanewvehicle yeah no shit… do people’s mirrors not adjust far enough to actually show what’s along side/behind them without having to lean over too?
@@wantsanewvehicle Seeing a small part of the side of your car from your normal head position can act as a reference for where that obstacle, other vehicle or cyclist is. Also when backing up it can help with getting the car in the space as it can show when the car is going back straight relative to things like lines, kerbs, other parked vehicles. If you angle the mirrors outwards too much the car will never look like it's going straight back when it actually is. You'll always look like you're drifting towards/away from the line/kerb/whatever you're trying to be aligned with. You should always be checking your blindspots as no amount of wide mirror adjustment will enable you to see someone over your shoulder moving across multiple lanes towards you if you're trying to change lanes in the opposite direction towards them, at least not without then creating a rearward blindspot right next to the car where you'll miss cyclists and motorcyclists who might be filtering through traffic/overtaking/coming down the kerbside to turn off.
From the bits of info I've seen in other comments he is no longer with team O'Neil but possibly pursuing other opportunities career wise. I'm going off second and third hand info though so can't say for sure.
Not really, driving anything where you can't see out the back window, or your car does not have a backup camera. If you have ever had to back up a trailer you will know that this lesson is incredibly useful.
Forklift driving helped tremendously with this
yup, I drove forklifts for years, had a lot of fun on them too
Forklift makes you realise that the differential has to do its thing (and you have to allow it time to work) as part of steering. Sometimes with a fork I find myself doing steering correction like when you have corrected a slide and then have to counter steer to stop the over correction going to far and spinning the car.
Next … backing trailers and driving articulated machinery!
Awesome stuff. Great to see so many good people at Team O'Neil (we miss you Wyat too, hope you are doing alright as well)
Took Maters title of worlds best backwards driver
Good technique for the initial sideview mirrors adjustment. Most people include the side of the car with their heads centered, which excludes too much of the periphery.
I've had to transition to mirror backing as, with age, my neck turning ability has progressively (degressively?) diminished.
for day to day use, I like just seeing the tail of my truck in the mirrors so I can have a frame of reference for where something is, you don't need to see half your vehicle though
tbh for day to day driving i have my mirrors adjusted with my usual driving position
watching my mirrors alot i really dont wanna shift my head all the time
The audio could be higher, is a little low.
Backing can be done much more precisely with normal adjustment of side mirrors, without any unnecessary leaning left and right.
Is your Fiesta have side mirrors with wide angle glass?
I noticed that some cars, which were imported from USA, have very bad side mirrors with flat glass. They absolutely useless.
I learned how to do that with a big Greyhound bus but a lot more cones. I was trained very well how to drive commercially
The problem with this is the people who need it the most will never be the ones watching it.
Why lean to left/right when adjusting mirrors? You don't want to normally lean over just to see what's in your side view mirrors?
you lean just a little only to adjust them, while using them you don't, this give you the biggest field of vision that's relevant
Because they aren't there to see the side of your vehicle.. they are there to see what's beside/behind you.
@@wantsanewvehicle yeah no shit… do people’s mirrors not adjust far enough to actually show what’s along side/behind them without having to lean over too?
@@wantsanewvehicle Seeing a small part of the side of your car from your normal head position can act as a reference for where that obstacle, other vehicle or cyclist is. Also when backing up it can help with getting the car in the space as it can show when the car is going back straight relative to things like lines, kerbs, other parked vehicles. If you angle the mirrors outwards too much the car will never look like it's going straight back when it actually is. You'll always look like you're drifting towards/away from the line/kerb/whatever you're trying to be aligned with. You should always be checking your blindspots as no amount of wide mirror adjustment will enable you to see someone over your shoulder moving across multiple lanes towards you if you're trying to change lanes in the opposite direction towards them, at least not without then creating a rearward blindspot right next to the car where you'll miss cyclists and motorcyclists who might be filtering through traffic/overtaking/coming down the kerbside to turn off.
Nice bump helmet! Is that just a rear hoop you have or is it mounted to the rear struts? Great video!
Where's Wyatt??
From the bits of info I've seen in other comments he is no longer with team O'Neil but possibly pursuing other opportunities career wise. I'm going off second and third hand info though so can't say for sure.
for reversing i have my mirrors down so i can see the back wheels
a lot of modern cars even to that on their own
@@olik136 ew modern cars
@@lucywucyyy chill out Kaczynski
WRC should have rally stage in reverse.
Can't see Wyatt anymore🤔
He left team o Neil 😭😭😭
@@alfonsohernandez9794 How come??
@@johnbowie4869 not sure but they announced it on their Instagram
@@alfonsohernandez9794 Sad news
At my job most of the employees can't drive forwards, so...
Now do it with a trailer!
audio way too low on this upload
FIRST!
Kinda useless.
Until it isn't. Good thing to know how to do in case you need to.
Not really, driving anything where you can't see out the back window, or your car does not have a backup camera. If you have ever had to back up a trailer you will know that this lesson is incredibly useful.
Was thinking the same thing about your comment
If you've ever seen the average person back up.. no, this is very useful.
Yeah, I've seen you are bumping up to everybody by your other movies. For everyone it's OK.