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Cyn:
Sometimes having a boy and a girl is helpful.  You remind the boy that he should treat the girls like he would want his sister treated!!  

AstaLaVista:
My State has very strict driving laws for teen/new drivers.  The first six months they have their license they can't have anyone in the car that is not a direct relative.. (mom, dad, brother, sister ) unless the other passenger is over 21.  My daughter will be starting drivers ed most likely in the spring..... I am already loosing sleep over it!!!

96SC:
Those of you who have kids who are beginning or taking drivers ed should be thankful they are.  When I was in school, in another state, drivers ed was required for all sophomores.  Here in my current state drivers ed is an elective and many many kids don't take it.  Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Fester, Auntie Em, whoever teaches kids how to drive.  We MADE our kids take it in school.  The other option is to pay hundreds of dollars for a driving school.

I would take my kids out into the country and drive on old one lane dirt roads just to teach them how to stay on the road, went to the school parking lot on weekends to master pulling into parking spaces, backing up, etc.  They have a lot of room to 'mess up' without causing damage in an empty parking lot.  I even used the school parking lot to teach them how to back up a boat trailer..definately teach this in wide open spaces.

Bonibelle:
My son took optional Driver's Ed through school ($250.00). I insisted on it and our insurance is reduced because of it. Another plus for insurance is a 3.0 average on a report card. I guess it shows responsibility, (I just don't buy that, but statistics say it makes a difference) Additionally, my 16 year old has been driving farm machinery and trucks on a farm since he was 14. But none of this can prepare a kid for all of the crazies that they will face on the road. They have grown up multi-tasking as a part of every day life.  I think they are more inclined to be distracted because they are not used to concentrating on just ONE thing.

When I see these kids (mostly young girls) yacking on the cell phone while driving, I get so angry. They are just inviting accidents. >:(

Vinny:

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I would take my kids out into the country and drive on old one lane dirt roads just to teach them how to stay on the road, went to the school parking lot on weekends to master pulling into parking spaces, backing up, etc.  They have a lot of room to 'mess up' without causing damage in an empty parking lot.  I even used the school parking lot to teach them how to back up a boat trailer..definately teach this in wide open spaces.
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Yesterday when I took my son to the HS parking lot to practice parallel parking we went to where ther was a curb and nobody was around. We put out 2 garbage pails, one being yellow, to give hime the space he is supposed to park in. Some ditz pulls up in a brand new car - on the cell phone and parks in a space close to where we were, apparently the basketball team was having tryouts and she needed to park as close to the school as possible. I told him to continue. Then another person pulled up and gave him even less room. I wanted to throw the garbage cans at the cars!!! I don't understand why these 2 adults couldn't think sensibly. Boni is right with the crazies out there! If I saw a kid trying to learn something then I would stay clear of him/her. Once my kid came out then I would drive up CAREFULLY to pick my kid up.

I took Drivers Ed and grew up in NYC. I learned how to drive on suburban streets, how to parallel park in real life conditions and eventually how to point and shoot drive (for rush hour or Manhattan). There was no distractions other than the radio. Today there are too many distractions. I had to tell my son - NO cell phone and texting, NO IPODs in the ear. He said he knew but I wasn't leaving it up to chance. Luckily we don't have high end cars with in dash GPS/DVD players ... I can see that being another big distraction even for older people.

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