How To Teach a 15 Year Old To Drive
Posted: Monday, January 04, 2010
by PePa T
Grand K Enterprises, LLC
So many times we read of the accidents involving our teens and wonder what we can do to prevent another death of a teenage driver. Certainly a good driving school is needed but not all can afford to send their children to a driving class. So what is the answer to save our children? My Grandfather started something a few years, before my 15th birthday, that may be of interest to Grandparents and parents alike. Included are a few of the steps he taught, and taught us to teach.
Find a country road with lots of curves and hills if possible and go for a ride with your child. First drive them through the area to become familiar with terrain and such. Next let them drive the same roadway stopping often to give them pointers from your experiences. Let them practice proper curving, hill speeds and approaches, and proper stopping distances. I think you get the idea.
2. Drive in the Field
Grandpa used to take us for a ride on the farm, or so we thought. Usually it would end up with each of us Grand kids taking turns backing the old truck and farm trailer through a series of fence post and brush piles using only the rear view mirrors as a visual guide. Of course, as we were trying to concentrate on the intense job of reprogramming our minds, to go in reverse instead of forward, he would begin to tell us how to do the job right. Nothing like an old-timers stories to keep your mind on track. I think back about these days, and the lessons learned, and I think God for the time he devoted to our driving. By the time I was 16 I could back a truck and trailer through a parking lot full of parked cars on the biggest shopping day at the market. Learning these things in the field took the worry out of running into someone or something thus relieving the pressure of learning the same techniques in town.
3. Drive in the Snow
One of the most dreaded times in a teens driving career is learning to drive in the snow. Not if you do it this way. Take your teens back to the farm after a big snow fall and once again hit the field. This time the lesson will be starting and stopping, steering and counter-steering, and, of course, learning to dig out of snow drifts. Have fun and don't forget to buckle up.
Teaching our teens to drive should be one of the most important events in our lives. It truly will be one of the most important events in the teens life and it could mean the difference between life and death. It may also be an event to remember or pass on to the next generation. Pepat has other tips for raising kids in the 21st century at http://www.pepastreasures.com
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