Friday, April 26, 2013

Help a New Driver Learn

If you have a child learning how to drive, it's always good advice to know how to teach them. Here is an article that should help you with that.


If your teen is old enough to drive now, you are probably feeling very nervous. On one hand, you want them to learn. On the other hand, you know that learning to drive means that they have to be very responsible.

It's your role as parent to offer them support and assistance. Even if you're not the one teaching them, you still need to make sure they are learning properly. They need to get plenty of practice if they want to pass their test and become responsible drivers.

Here are some tips that you can do, as a parent, to help your child learn how to drive.

- Make sure they are practicing with someone who is patient with them. Teaching a teen how to drive is something that takes a great deal of patience. This individual should also know how to stay calm when the situation arises. The last thing you want is for your child to drive with someone who gives in to panic easily.
 
- Help them to go over the written material. There are practice quizzes on the internet that they can take to help them prepare, not only for the written test but for the road exam as well. The written material will help them learn the rules of the road and the meanings of signs so that they'll know what to expect when they're driving.

- Arrange for them to practice some in an empty parking lot. This is a great place to start. It will give them the chance to practice simple skills such as braking and turning. They can practice holding the wheel correctly as well.

Here is a checklist of things you will want your child to do during driving practice.

- Navigating around other vehicles, pedestrians, bikers, animals, etc.,
- Keeping a safe distance behind the vehicle in front of them
- Slowing down ad coming to a complete stop at a STOP sign or red light
- Recognizing street signs
- Keeping an aggressive visual search for potential hazards
- Using turning signals properly
- Merging into traffic (if necessary)
- Practicing different types of parking

Speaking of parking, the best way to begin is to go to an empty parking lot and setting up boxes. Have the student driver practice maneuvering the vehicle between the boxes. Take everything one step at a time. If they get discourages because they can't parallel park at first, tell them to keep trying and trying.

As long as you support your child and help him or her prepare for the exam, he or she should pass. These tips should be enough to get you started.

There is a lot more information out there for student drivers and their parents both. An online driving course is worth checking into, as it presents everything in an easy to understand, organized manner. It will help your child prepare for - and pass - his or her driver's exam.

Getting your driver's license is not that hard. If you would like to pass your driving test without trying so hard, you should get yourself this amazing driving test guide.

I hope this article helped you,
Nadav

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