Kids/new drivers

[gf2020]

I feel your pain, I have twin boys who are 16, have their permits and are now driving. One of them thinks he is God's gift to motor sports, the other one is just inept.

I can literally feel my hair turning more gray every day.

[Swimmer]

Not being a parent, but one who dealt with the other end of things for thirty seven years I found most kids drove just fine. Basically they have been sitting behind you for the last sixteen years watch you and the wife drive. So based on that if your behavior behind the wheel wasn't that bad thiers wont be either. The common violations I would see every day:non relatives in the car before the junior driver could legally transport them, (especially coming from school, just cant turn down your friends), rolling stops, and going right on red where it is not allowed. Otherwise it wasn't too bad. If the car is registered in your childs name and the plate s randomly run on the cruisers mobile data terminal, his or her date of birth is going to popped up right away and its a dead giveaway about the driver's age if an officer sees four other kids in the car. Last I new that violation is a mandatory loss of license even if a clerk or a judge dismisses the citation.

Stay up until they come home and give them a hug and do a smell test test for alcohol or weed. Sometimes, just sometimes, a kid will get a head of steam going and think they answer to no one after they start driving, and will make a wrong decision that could effect them for a long time. My mother was up whenever I came home, regardless of the time of day, and although I didn't relaize it then it was a great way for her to keep track of things.

[Pete_G]

Take her to a parking lot when it snows.

Intentionally over and under steer and show them how to recover.

For some it seems to come naturally, others, not so much.

It'll have a two positive results. One, I suspect some new drivers will respect what it feels like to suddenly become a passenger in an out of control vehicle and two they might be able to avoid a situation in the future if and when it should ever happen.

A downside might be having too much confidence in slippery conditions in the future resulting in some goofing off but I feel like the positives outweigh the negatives.

[Jimbo]

Sort of along the same lines as driving conditions a new driver might not be used to, it is also important to point out things a driving ed instructor might not, but very important for a new driver to at least be aware of. Like routine maintenance, checking the antifreeze, wiper fluid, brake fluid, oil or knowing what to do if the oil light should come on, and tire pressure, how much to add if they're low, what gas to use, even, how to jump start a car if the battery is dead. I have made both my girls memorize recite back, the back of our insurance card where it tells you what you do if you get in an accident.
There are probably many simple or common sense things that the new driver could overlook but possibly with some pretty bad outcomes if they don't know how to deal with them.