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im sorry for this question. but how i can make a donation?? to this guy seriously he deserves I learn as lot my brothers are a truckers but this guy can help to many more people that sometimes they don't have the tools to learn the right old trucking school.. as lot blessings for you man
13 years of driving around Chicago. My advice, do it fast like a bandaid. Just make the turn using the entire road. And I mean all of it. But do it quick enough that no one even has time to cut you off on the inside. Works like a charm.
Definitely necessary the closer you get to downtown. Sometimes there is too much traffic, though, and you just have to make the best of what you’ve got, and try to at least not take out a street sign or lamp post on the corner🤣
I used to watch these videos when I was in cdl school.. Helped out a lot.. Thank you so much.. I saw this video in my feed and just smiled.. How far I’ve come.. thanks again.
I did it twice. Once in the Bronx and once in Brooklyn. Never again. You guys that run through the city are amazing. I do Boston and it is Mickey Mouse compared to NYC.
@@thegamingtruckdriver I appreciate the kind words. It’s not too bad once you know where you’re going (map it out fully ahead of time with Google maps and truck GPS). Always have a backup plan in case of construction and only give people so much room. Also, and I can’t stress this enough, get a dashcam. Too many people trying to get those insurance claims! Safe travels, driver
In school, I was taught to use the spot mirror and flat mirror for turns, but after 6 years behind the wheel, I find that the hood mirror is best. I have a much wider field of view. However, I still use the spot mirror as a backup
I'm in a daycab so I can cheat and look out the back window. I hit something once when i was a rookie in a condo turning right onto a narrow road from a somewhat narrow road. I was turned sharp enough that the trailer wasn't visible in my convex and the truck didn't have hood mirrors. Not blaming the truck, I was the guy driving it, I should have gone wider.
30+ years. Angle into the intersection at the light so your trailer is close to the curb (so a car can’t sneak in there) and your truck is to the farthest left you can go. Then follow his instructions making the turn. Go straight out then turn hard right. With a 53 foot trailer today you might want to move slide trailer axles/tandems all the way to the front. Hope this helps anybody today.
There’s a few spots in LA where you have no choice but to ride the curb to make a right turn and your trailer will get super close to the traffic light, I always get paranoid that I will take out the light.
Goin for my p.t.i. an driving skills test next month, appreciate all the skills lessons an parking manuvering advice u give, much better than what I get on the yard or the simulator at school... Keep em' coming!!
When I drove OTR I started out on the east coast and I'm from the midwest. Never drove a rig before and I learned driving a rig really quick... Lol. That east coast sucks and those 4 wheelers are nuts. Watch those mirrors at all times, especially on right turns. What I learned was to hug that curb with the trailer keep those idiots from trying to get past you during a turn. On right tight turns I turned into the curb, then swung left just enough to make room for the turn keeping my trailer on the right as far as possible. If you can drive that damn east coast you can drive just about anywhere. Good luck to all you new drivers, stay safe and watch those mirrors and keep them clean. Your mirrors are your best friend.
I was well trained to do bottom hooks for right turns safely with respect and courtesy for others drivers at the intersection and people love it when a perfect set-up can be done to perform that right turn without bother them to backup. His advices are good but never think the turn that you already know it woul be always the same like he said never take your eyes away from everything while performing a turn. I woul say never move faster than you can see.
Not sure why I’m still watching after 8 mins lol. I’m using the entire road to make a turn if I have to lol. Been doing it for years and will keep doing it because it’s safer and practical. Better to go more wide than be too tight... obviously after making sure the lane or lanes your gonna use aren’t occupied.
Thanks a lot! I just got my permit for class A. I’m about to start school 🏫 learning about the in cab inspection and out inspection. It’s good to learn early what you was teaching and it was very helpful. Thanks again!
If you want to make right turn,go straight to next block. Turn left,go a block,turn left.go a block,now you are back to street you wanted to turn right on, but you can use ALL lanes to turn left now,end up going way you wanted.
I know that sounds safe but you are pretty much getting into 4 intersections instead of just 1 .. so I feel like it would be maybe more dangerous.. I’ve driven a bit in cities.. Dallas .. LA .. Salt Lake City .. Chicago.. Portland.. and they’re all different but I realized that a lot of people see you and try to get out of your way or give you space to get by safely too .. or you can wait and turn when it’s safe to go ..
advice to new driver here training for license, hitting curbs is fine just don't panic, take your time and learn things, once you get grab of things it will be lot easier. Just be patient in driving, take your time even when you have become experienced driver
This helps a lot looks simple and easy when someone who know how to do it but all these small details is you making that turn or not good details , backing is the hardest but still you need to know how to drive the truck In city
Thats interesting now for me they taught us to turn right when your body's shoulder reach the top corner of the curb where it goes straight. It works great but just gotta be cautious as some top corners are tricky or at an obtuse angle which means turns even later or narrow so you gotta turn left then right
These turns you demonstrated reminds me of the extreme button hook right turn from northbound cicero to Armitage or 130° left turn from division to Elston in Chicago☹
@@OtherworldlyTV haha! Most streets in Chi-town is not semi truck route. Any can best believe that. The company I drive for is Connors Transportation, with the Central American account. Shultze and Burch at 35th & Racine is where I usually drop and hook. The trailers we pull are mostly pieces of shit. Most of which cannot have the tandems slid back and forth.. The right turn from 35th S to Ashland W is very challenging when your tandems are all the way to the back.
Yeah I delivered a load from RDC Joliet to a Home Depot store near Armitage and Cicero and I lost 10 pounds of body weight by the time I got to the store
Awesome simulation and explanation not difficult to understand, the vision when behind the real steering wheel is a little different. But great for a learner's. Thanks for this tutorial. Truck on Safely. 🚛
In Europe, the trailer overhang is usually longer. You have to be extremely careful in the narrow lanes so as not to damage a car with the rear of the trailer.
Stay straight turn late...and get all the real estate you can in setting up before you turn and when you see the opportunity...also if you see you're blocked sit still with your signal on honk and motion that guy stopped across the intersection to come on out, you have to wait for him in tight situations sometimes, no other way to make some of those right handers especially in older cities. I've gotten out with the hazards on before to splain it... everyone can wait, or you will twist metal and really screw up everything.
I was the car that took the inside one time, for the right turn. As soon as I was making my move three different other drivers started honking at me. Fortunately I stopped and let the trucker do his thing, taking up the left two lanes and into a single lane on the exit of the turn. All turned out ok and I had to endure some cat calls (stupid #ucker) and nasty looks. It was a tight turn though and the trucker was taking all of the two right lanes at the beginning of the turn which is why I originally ‘thought’ I had the free right. That was 25 years ago and I am still a little more watchful.
I had to GOAL during a right hand turn. I was so embarrassed, but I took it too wide and had to back up. Had to ask the car behind me to back up a bit so I could back up a few feet.
I've even had another driver get into my truck and back into the space for me, because it didn't know how to. I've even done that for other drivers too, no shame in it.
Very good tutorial mate love the vid, youre right im here for the reverse videos but still good, you made a good point the road test rules for turning screw u up in the real world trust me i drive local in ny-nj
When I make a right turn in to two lanes and it’s real tight no extra space I take my whole left lane, signal and slow down once I’m clear I take to turn. If it’s nice and wide two lane I just make it from right lane.
Though it depend's on the various truck length's. A forty five foot trailer tandem's track in a turn, eight feet. Meaning when one starts to do a turn the trailer tandem's won't react to the turn for eight feet of travel the steering axle goes. Obviously, shorter or longer trailer's mean's the distance the reaction from the tandems and the steer axle's will change also. Learning how to do a what is referred to as a "BUTTON HOOK" will compensate for the variation. Doing such during the DLC driving test, is unacceptable. Thus using the shortest trailer one can utilize works. After receiveing the DLC. Doing button hooks, assuming you have praticed, will be come second nature.
I like how you put it post CDL please make one for Alley Dock post CDL school I now you have other videos but I want to know what is it that you look for landing gear? Rivets on trailer? Please explain turn by turn it would help us post CDL students a bunch thanks 😊 👍
It's a shame only six hundred or so people have seen this..... The amount of shitty drivers that Canada is putting on the road right now, its ludicrous. They all need to watch this video and kudos to you for trying to teach people.👍
10:40 bad advice. It is illegal for anyone to cross the center line, and honking at the car waiting in the oncoming lane to back up puts the car in a dangerous situation if there are other vehicle behind it. Basically if the truck can’t make the turn safely, they need to continue straight and find another way back
Good job, I hate forcing other driver to move out of my way. In my view you should never make a driver back up from a corner. I always set up to make it into the lane I'm turning into without chancing on what others are doing. I haul 140,000lbs 53' trailer, 90ft 8 axle b-train, truck and pumps around Toronto
GREAT video 👏👍👍👍(Learned 🧠 ALOT!!) Just purchased a 24ft Enclosed Trailer (Leaving California). So this video helped me TREMENDOUSLY (to know how to take/handle corners & turns). Especially the part about using Google Maps (to “see” your route, before you drive it - BRILLIANT suggestion). This video (and the Map) will take ALOT of “Fear” 😰 out of my cross-country trip. THANKS 😄👍
To do safe driving we need to be patient and wisely if have chance to make past and cover all the lane to be safe turn i do it cos there are other driver,dont want to give truckers .
This is a good video, filled with common sense, which isn't. I watched as a trucker suddenly decided to turn right onto Main St. in downtown LA one day. The sidewalk was filled with people waiting for the light. I glanced the right tire start turning right and pushed a little girl and her mom back into the crowd just as the right rear tandem wheels came up on the curb where they'd been. Rank rookie or just incredibly stupid, or both? I'll never know.
Hello Guys and gals, this man is helping us a lot, please show him some love by donating, so that he knows that his time and efforts are not lost in vain. If we chip in together, we can make a difference.
You da man!!!🥳
im sorry for this question. but how i can make a donation?? to this guy seriously he deserves I learn as lot my brothers are a truckers but this guy can help to many more people that sometimes they don't have the tools to learn the right old trucking school.. as lot blessings for you man
There is a link on every video in the description to my PayPal account.
13 years of driving around Chicago. My advice, do it fast like a bandaid. Just make the turn using the entire road. And I mean all of it. But do it quick enough that no one even has time to cut you off on the inside. Works like a charm.
Chicago and San Francisco just aren't built for us.
I drove through Chicago once in a sub-compact. I couldn't begin to imagine driving a semi through there
nah.. not quick.. slowly but be aware what's coming..
Definitely necessary the closer you get to downtown. Sometimes there is too much traffic, though, and you just have to make the best of what you’ve got, and try to at least not take out a street sign or lamp post on the corner🤣
Pfft "quick" ....yeah don't listen to this guy. Smh
I used to watch these videos when I was in cdl school..
Helped out a lot..
Thank you so much..
I saw this video in my feed and just smiled..
How far I’ve come..
thanks again.
I drive rigs in NYC. Take as many lanes as you need to. People can and will wait an extra 30 seconds in their life if they need to.
I did it twice. Once in the Bronx and once in Brooklyn. Never again. You guys that run through the city are amazing. I do Boston and it is Mickey Mouse compared to NYC.
@@thegamingtruckdriver I appreciate the kind words. It’s not too bad once you know where you’re going (map it out fully ahead of time with Google maps and truck GPS). Always have a backup plan in case of construction and only give people so much room. Also, and I can’t stress this enough, get a dashcam. Too many people trying to get those insurance claims! Safe travels, driver
@@michaeld3919 make sure horn is functional too on your pretrip. Pretty sure in NYC they just wire the horn to the ignition switch
That hit and run at the end though….“He’s fine….he’s fine”😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I am not a Class A driver but tow a 5th wheel camper. Your videos are very well done, I have learned a lot watching them. Thank you!
"he's fine, he's fine", Hahaha, thanks for the video.
Thank you for your videos ! You are a blessing to us new drivers!
hit in run in the last min was just great
Lol “I should probably get his information” 💀
Its fine its fine lol betch u hit me w a 18 wheeler 🤣🤣 its fine its fine💀
@@007outtacontrol i never drove 1 but he was patching trough mistakes like Bob Ross .. happy mistakes made 🤣
@@007outtacontrol im saving up for my classes now
Naw... he's fine
In school, I was taught to use the spot mirror and flat mirror for turns, but after 6 years behind the wheel, I find that the hood mirror is best. I have a much wider field of view. However, I still use the spot mirror as a backup
I do the same
I call them my intersection mirrors
I'm in a daycab so I can cheat and look out the back window. I hit something once when i was a rookie in a condo turning right onto a narrow road from a somewhat narrow road. I was turned sharp enough that the trailer wasn't visible in my convex and the truck didn't have hood mirrors. Not blaming the truck, I was the guy driving it, I should have gone wider.
I am in classes now and was taught to wait until my shoulder is in the 2nd lane before turning right
Tks! These new series of videos are getting better and closer to real life situations!
i just come to the USA. And i want to be a truck driver your lessons is really amazing teach me a lot that not in the truck school🎉🎉🎉
If you are driving down narrow streets... it's better to make three left turns for your right turn.
Wow interesting
30+ years. Angle into the intersection at the light so your trailer is close to the curb (so a car can’t sneak in there) and your truck is to the farthest left you can go. Then follow his instructions making the turn. Go straight out then turn hard right. With a 53 foot trailer today you might want to move slide trailer axles/tandems all the way to the front. Hope this helps anybody today.
Great videos. I swear I always learn something from your videos. God bless you buddy and keep up the great work.
RIP TO ALL THE CURBS I RAN OVER
Better a curb than a car.
True, I've got my fair share of curbs.
There’s a few spots in LA where you have no choice but to ride the curb to make a right turn and your trailer will get super close to the traffic light, I always get paranoid that I will take out the light.
@@littlepepper4370 try new york ;/
Goin for my p.t.i. an driving skills test next month, appreciate all the skills lessons an parking manuvering advice u give, much better than what I get on the yard or the simulator at school... Keep em' coming!!
When I drove OTR I started out on the east coast and I'm from the midwest. Never drove a rig before and I learned driving a rig really quick... Lol. That east coast sucks and those 4 wheelers are nuts. Watch those mirrors at all times, especially on right turns. What I learned was to hug that curb with the trailer keep those idiots from trying to get past you during a turn. On right tight turns I turned into the curb, then swung left just enough to make room for the turn keeping my trailer on the right as far as possible. If you can drive that damn east coast you can drive just about anywhere. Good luck to all you new drivers, stay safe and watch those mirrors and keep them clean. Your mirrors are your best friend.
Your the man dude . I'm learning from you. Real excellent driveing showing real situations.
I was well trained to do bottom hooks for right turns safely with respect and courtesy for others drivers at the intersection and people love it when a perfect set-up can be done to perform that right turn without bother them to backup. His advices are good but never think the turn that you already know it woul be always the same like he said never take your eyes away from everything while performing a turn. I woul say never move faster than you can see.
Thank you very much! This is what I am asking for. I will watch it later. I am going to work right now.
Not sure why I’m still watching after 8 mins lol. I’m using the entire road to make a turn if I have to lol. Been doing it for years and will keep doing it because it’s safer and practical. Better to go more wide than be too tight... obviously after making sure the lane or lanes your gonna use aren’t occupied.
Здраствуйте! Спасибо Вам! Все занятия надо смотреть!
How rude to comment in a different language.
This isn't Ru Tube.
Thanks a lot! I just got my permit for class A. I’m about to start school 🏫 learning about the in cab inspection and out inspection. It’s good to learn early what you was teaching and it was very helpful. Thanks again!
Glad I could help!
If you want to make right turn,go straight to next block. Turn left,go a block,turn left.go a block,now you are back to street you wanted to turn right on, but you can use ALL lanes to turn left now,end up going way you wanted.
That sir, is the only correct answer I've seen. Be safe...
I know that sounds safe but you are pretty much getting into 4 intersections instead of just 1 .. so I feel like it would be maybe more dangerous.. I’ve driven a bit in cities.. Dallas .. LA .. Salt Lake City .. Chicago.. Portland.. and they’re all different but I realized that a lot of people see you and try to get out of your way or give you space to get by safely too .. or you can wait and turn when it’s safe to go ..
13:29 😂😂😂😂😂😂
When in doubt, swing it out.
advice to new driver here training for license, hitting curbs is fine just don't panic, take your time and learn things, once you get grab of things it will be lot easier. Just be patient in driving, take your time even when you have become experienced driver
Your lessons are very helpful! Thank You!
This helps a lot looks simple and easy when someone who know how to do it but all these small details is you making that turn or not good details , backing is the hardest but still you need to know how to drive the truck In city
I drive 53” household goods trailer every day in a residential areas and it can be quite entertaining sometimes
Oh boy 😟
This is a great channel for learners bravo 😊👍
Last turn was perfect 👍
Thats interesting now for me they taught us to turn right when your body's shoulder reach the top corner of the curb where it goes straight. It works great but just gotta be cautious as some top corners are tricky or at an obtuse angle which means turns even later or narrow so you gotta turn left then right
I have been looking for this channel!!! I heard about it from other truckers..
These turns you demonstrated reminds me of the extreme button hook right turn from northbound cicero to Armitage or 130° left turn from division to Elston in Chicago☹
North side streets in Chicago are the devil 🤘 i live here lol
@@OtherworldlyTV haha! Most streets in Chi-town is not semi truck route. Any can best believe that. The company I drive for is Connors Transportation, with the Central American account.
Shultze and Burch at 35th & Racine is where I usually drop and hook. The trailers we pull are mostly pieces of shit. Most of which cannot have the tandems slid back and forth.. The right turn from 35th S to Ashland W is very challenging when your tandems are all the way to the back.
Yeah I delivered a load from RDC Joliet to a Home Depot store near Armitage and Cicero and I lost 10 pounds of body weight by the time I got to the store
Awesome simulation and explanation not difficult to understand, the vision when behind the real steering wheel is a little different. But great for a learner's. Thanks for this tutorial. Truck on Safely. 🚛
Yes he is awesome 👌 thanks
Best teaching videos of all time ,love them man , learning a lot brother.thanks !
Thank you for video may God bless you forever 🙏
Can you give some tips on how to recognize when you need to let a lane clear to make a turn if you are at an intersection you have never seen before?
In Europe, the trailer overhang is usually longer. You have to be extremely careful in the narrow lanes so as not to damage a car with the rear of the trailer.
It's 61.5' for truck and trailer length in Europe. US length is 73'
That's just a truck and trailer.
Turns are pretty much needed, thank you!
Stay straight turn late...and get all the real estate you can in setting up before you turn and when you see the opportunity...also if you see you're blocked sit still with your signal on honk and motion that guy stopped across the intersection to come on out, you have to wait for him in tight situations sometimes, no other way to make some of those right handers especially in older cities. I've gotten out with the hazards on before to splain it... everyone can wait, or you will twist metal and really screw up everything.
I started laughing when you was hugging the line at 4:25 because I do that all the time. Good videos 👍🏿
I was the car that took the inside one time, for the right turn. As soon as I was making my move three different other drivers started honking at me. Fortunately I stopped and let the trucker do his thing, taking up the left two lanes and into a single lane on the exit of the turn. All turned out ok and I had to endure some cat calls (stupid #ucker) and nasty looks. It was a tight turn though and the trucker was taking all of the two right lanes at the beginning of the turn which is why I originally ‘thought’ I had the free right. That was 25 years ago and I am still a little more watchful.
Beautiful video. I have been driving years and half, I like too much this video.!
I had to GOAL during a right hand turn. I was so embarrassed, but I took it too wide and had to back up. Had to ask the car behind me to back up a bit so I could back up a few feet.
Been there!!
But you have the balls to admit it good for you ty.....
I've even had another driver get into my truck and back into the space for me, because it didn't know how to. I've even done that for other drivers too, no shame in it.
The CDL manual says never back up because you might hit someone behind you, Wait for the the vehicle infront of you to move
Exactly correct! They back up to allow you to make the turn or we can sit there all day and look at one another. 32 years and I don't back up.
6:03 I’ve encountered this in Phoenix,AZ & Porterville,CA
"Nah, he's fine. He's fine." 😄👌
Smart car drivers watch thr truck because of one simple reason, truck v car...truck always wins.
To make a right turn its best to use a Jug Handle turn... the trailer will block the four-wheeler from getting between you and the curb.
So helpful thanks 🎉
I can’t wait for the game to come out
I like the real world scenarios.
I take my CDL test in 5 minutes. Thanks, helped a lot
Did you pass?
Seeing it in the sim was very helpful to understand
Excellente 👏👏👏
Good stuff good stuff keep it rolling
Very good lesson. Thank you!
Very helpful instructions
You are a crazy driver. 😂😂
Thank you sir!
Very good tutorial mate love the vid, youre right im here for the reverse videos but still good, you made a good point the road test rules for turning screw u up in the real world trust me i drive local in ny-nj
I have just scribed and thank you 🙏 for sharing
"I should probably get his information... No no he's fine..he's fine" lmao
Congratulations 🎊🎈 ❤
Lol spinning the steering wheel so fast 😂
Duuuuude I thoroughly enjoyed this one LOOOL :D
When I make a right turn in to two lanes and it’s real tight no extra space I take my whole left lane, signal and slow down once I’m clear I take to turn. If it’s nice and wide two lane I just make it from right lane.
They better back up. Who has time to look back. It takes 2 and half lanes to pull off clean turn. Be a beast. They will move
Though it depend's on the various truck length's. A forty five foot trailer tandem's track in a turn, eight feet. Meaning when one starts to do a turn the trailer tandem's won't react to the turn for eight feet of travel the steering axle goes. Obviously, shorter or longer trailer's mean's the distance the reaction from the tandems and the steer axle's will change also. Learning how to do a what is referred to as a "BUTTON HOOK" will compensate for the variation.
Doing such during the DLC driving test, is unacceptable. Thus using the shortest trailer one can utilize works. After receiveing the DLC. Doing button hooks, assuming you have praticed, will be come second nature.
Awesome video!!
I like how you put it post CDL please make one for Alley Dock post CDL school I now you have other videos but I want to know what is it that you look for landing gear? Rivets on trailer? Please explain turn by turn it would help us post CDL students a bunch thanks 😊 👍
It's a shame only six hundred or so people have seen this..... The amount of shitty drivers that Canada is putting on the road right now, its ludicrous. They all need to watch this video and kudos to you for trying to teach people.👍
He hit and run at da end 😂
Muchísimas gracias
Super lesson 👍
10:40 bad advice. It is illegal for anyone to cross the center line, and honking at the car waiting in the oncoming lane to back up puts the car in a dangerous situation if there are other vehicle behind it. Basically if the truck can’t make the turn safely, they need to continue straight and find another way back
Good job, I hate forcing other driver to move out of my way. In my view you should never make a driver back up from a corner. I always set up to make it into the lane I'm turning into without chancing on what others are doing. I haul 140,000lbs 53' trailer, 90ft 8 axle b-train, truck and pumps around Toronto
Wow, that's a lot of weight and lenght!!
@@MyTruckingSkills do you have software to teach b-train backing. I'm sure some would like to learn. It's definitely an art
I've never done it but right now that is not in to of my list of tasks. Eventually I will have it.
Nice informative video💯,@13:30 my bad😆😆
The ending was great lmao
What about turning left into 3 lanes which lanes are you allowed in?
Thanks Driver
Underrated channel
I think my power steering is off. I feel like I'm in my lane but swerving. How do you steer a semi truck ?
Good stuff thanks
Great and useful, thank you very much
Exactly how i do it :) 4:19
Why am I watching this at 2 AM. I'm 14. I have nothing to do with trucks
RUclips algorithm is no longer run by humans, now it is AI based 😂😂. Or maybe it is a message from the universe
You're on the path to becoming a truck driver for the future generation
The post fap scroll
GREAT video 👏👍👍👍(Learned 🧠 ALOT!!)
Just purchased a 24ft Enclosed Trailer (Leaving California).
So this video helped me TREMENDOUSLY (to know how to take/handle corners & turns).
Especially the part about using Google Maps (to “see” your route, before you drive it - BRILLIANT suggestion).
This video (and the Map) will take ALOT of “Fear” 😰 out of my cross-country trip.
THANKS 😄👍
very helpful thank You.
Hug the bus 😂
Great Vid 👏💪👍💯
I certainly wouldn't go crazy turning the steering wheel 😊
Cam u please tell me the which software is this .... I am having problem with alley docking backing? . Thanks
There is a link in the description for my software. My Trucking Skills the game
@@MyTruckingSkills thanks really appreciate that!!
If I got into trucking I certainly wouldn't go too excessive on the turn or turns just wide enough.
To do safe driving we need to be patient and wisely if have chance to make past and cover all the lane to be safe turn i do it cos there are other driver,dont want to give truckers .
This is a good video, filled with common sense, which isn't. I watched as a trucker suddenly decided to turn right onto Main St. in downtown LA one day. The sidewalk was filled with people waiting for the light. I glanced the right tire start turning right and pushed a little girl and her mom back into the crowd just as the right rear tandem wheels came up on the curb where they'd been. Rank rookie or just incredibly stupid, or both? I'll never know.