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Post by kabic on Jun 26, 2017 17:08:52 GMT -6
My 15 year old daughter started drivers ed today.
I let her drive to class and again now to her dog obedience class.
I admit, I was a little scared riding with her.
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Post by biglakebass on Jun 26, 2017 17:11:42 GMT -6
In the midst of it now. My son. Pfft. Drive i am napping.
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Post by kabic on Jun 26, 2017 17:20:33 GMT -6
I'm sure she will get better, she has only driven a handful of times. Really at the very beginning of the learning curve.
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 26, 2017 17:35:20 GMT -6
Be glad it's starting in June and not January.
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Post by biglakebass on Jun 26, 2017 17:38:18 GMT -6
My daughter gets her license sept 5th..... countdown. I am so sick of taxi driving last minute. She plays sports year round.
I got her a salvage 2011 nissan rogue. Awd so she can get home after hockey shit hopefully. I dont need her stuck at a stoplight spinning tires.
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Post by Tooln on Jun 26, 2017 18:56:13 GMT -6
I taught my girls to drive when they were 12 & 13 years old. By the time they got to drivers ed they had many miles under them. Both were taught to drive a stick. Good luck with yours. I did have a few white knuckle times at first.
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Post by Catscratch on Jun 26, 2017 21:36:18 GMT -6
My older boy got his learners permit Friday. I'm fine riding with him, not sure that I'll survive him going solo the first couple of times.
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Post by jbird on Jun 27, 2017 14:10:26 GMT -6
Funny - my daughter just took her test today to get her permit as she starts drivers ed soon as well. She has been driving my truck for a while now. Living in the sticks as I do she has gotten some decent practice on the country roads and even driving my small tractor. We still avoid major roads as she isn't comfortable driving fast yet. I think we have reached 45 once! She is still getting a feel for it and I still sit right beside her (bench seat in the truck) in case shit hits the fan, but so far so good. I figure some practice was better than none. I start all my kids about a year before to at least get them comfortable pointing the thing down the road. Her last time out we had one cop go by us and 2 others behind us. One of the deputies is a neighbor of ours - my daughter was about to die and asked, "What do I do dad?" I told her, "Look older!" she did fine and no issues, but scared the crap out of her.
I have 2 older kids that drive now and I'm not sure why they think they have to drive 70 mph EVERYWHERE! My boy - is a speed demon with his mustang and has been busted a few times. Why he can't show some patience once in a while I don't understand. I understand the thrill of it....but go to the track...i have no issue with that. Instead the dumb-ass wants to fly down country roads where a deer is one bound away. He is 21 now and paying his own bills so - if he wants to keep paying $150 speeding tickets and for an increased insurance rate that's his problem! My oldest daughter is the same way.... No reason to be in a hurry, but 70 regardless. I thought when she rolled her car (on a gravel road - and she swears she wasn't going fast - um right - I saw the slide marks!) that would slow her ass down. It didn't. Fast - I can handle fast.....dangerous....that's an entirely different story regardless of how experienced the driver is.
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Post by Satchmo on Jun 27, 2017 15:31:04 GMT -6
I made my wife teach the boys. They were both too cocky back then. I prolly woulda lost it. Better now. Amazing what an accident, a couple speeding tickets, and a few chats with the local PD boys(each) will do to calm down a lead foot and their attitudes. 😂
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Post by Catscratch on Jun 27, 2017 18:49:13 GMT -6
My boy drove me into town this morning. He didn't kill it when he pulled onto the highway so I thought I was safe with my BIG cup of coffee. He shifted from 1st to 2nd and accelerated wonderfully, then missed 3rd and dumped the clutch back into 1st. Coffee EVERYWHERE!
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jun 27, 2017 19:10:02 GMT -6
My oldest son got his farm license at 14 years old. He was already driving anyways, so it just made it legal, sorta!
His birthday is in august. So 2 weeks later, when I was at work, he thought he would take the farm truck to school opening day. Thought he would also pick up 13 of his buddies on the way to school. He was king shit for about 2 hours until the school officer got wind of it. That's when I got wind of it. He told the officer he needed to pick up farm supplies after school for me. The cop didn't buy it. The little shit has been pushing the envelope since he was born.
Just like his mother I said!
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Post by Catscratch on Jun 27, 2017 19:32:35 GMT -6
Ya, just like his mother. LOL!
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