Range /Rodeo - Physical Skills Practice
The range facility that we designate for use as our driving range at SUNY BROOME is labeled Parking Lot #1. This lot is restricted for college students parking during the school day, but on a few Sundays during the year we transform this space into our "Driving Range". Once or twice a semester we arrange for our driver education students to practice driving skills in what we refer to as a "driving rodeo". Students are required to practice specific driving skills in low speed, close quarters exercises. Under the direct supervision of our instructors, various stations are set up for students to practice backing and parking maneuvers as well as steering control situations. The exercise areas are well laid out on this spacious lot.
Our range is designed in such a manner as to provide experiences which also allows students to develop and exercise the human functions of judgment, and decision-making. Vehicles are kept closely supervised in the exercise areas for all portions of training. Licensed students own vehicles may be used with permission.
There are specific objectives outlined for our range that include handling close quarter maneuvers, parking, backing and turnabouts. Drills are to enhance physical control and visual search patterns, judgment and decision-making abilities of beginning drivers The exercises are structured in such a manner so that the beginning driver is required to more critically observe and analyze traffic flow thereby enabling a blending with traffic, on the facility, under conditions that are very comparable to real world driving.
We find that the use of our multiple-car driving range adds significantly to the development of the driving task and human processes. It is done in a much safer environment for young, inexperienced drivers.
Our range is designed in such a manner as to provide experiences which also allows students to develop and exercise the human functions of judgment, and decision-making. Vehicles are kept closely supervised in the exercise areas for all portions of training. Licensed students own vehicles may be used with permission.
There are specific objectives outlined for our range that include handling close quarter maneuvers, parking, backing and turnabouts. Drills are to enhance physical control and visual search patterns, judgment and decision-making abilities of beginning drivers The exercises are structured in such a manner so that the beginning driver is required to more critically observe and analyze traffic flow thereby enabling a blending with traffic, on the facility, under conditions that are very comparable to real world driving.
We find that the use of our multiple-car driving range adds significantly to the development of the driving task and human processes. It is done in a much safer environment for young, inexperienced drivers.