Newbie driver

I like going to prking lot with cones. Several pointers. Remember the rear wheels are way back and you can't turn until they clear. Right turns can produce tail swing that can hit something. The vehicle is heavy. You don't stop quickly. Practice, practice.

When we transitioned from our gas to DP, we had already been driving a class A for more than a year. With the DP, we enrolled in an RV driving school for a two day class at a CG near our home. The folks were very cooperative in coming to us for the class and it was a great class. Well worth the cost. We also hired them for an afternoon several years later to develop a method for us to park our new coach in a tight storage garage. A great investment for the new driver.

Another quick way to get your mindset on being centered in the driving lane.... your right knee should be visually riding over the oil line on center of the road surface. That's just a general way to swag it. Also, using your knee as a point of reference, don't start turning until your knee is past the edge of the turn, or about center of the lane you're turning into.

I tried to teach my wife to drive once, and could not get her to hug the centerline on a two-lane road so she was almost taking out trees on the side, and she couldn't get used to the stopping distance. So after about 10 miles she gave up and didn't want to drive anymore. But it takes longer than 10 miles to get used to those things. For a new driver I'd say go out to a rural area and just drive around a lot and get used to it. Figure out how long it takes you to stop and how much it's going to cut in on turns. On a Class A you are sitting in front of the front wheels so many people tend to cut corners too tight, especially right turns. You have to get used your turning clearance. Once you get comfortable with the basics then get out on busier roads. I wouldn't pull a toad or a trailer until you've got a few hundred miles under your belt.