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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 272581" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I don't know what your standards are in your area, but for us - our learners MUST log up 100 hours' driving (with a fully licenced driver sitting in the front beside them) before they're permitted to do their driving test. They have to always have a log book available and their driving teacher (or parent) signs off on the hours driven as well as any skills practiced and especially, attained. Such as "4 May 2008 - completed three point turn to standard."</p><p></p><p>With our kids we did our best to ensure they drove in a wide range of conditions, city traffic as well as quiet country roads (including the classic Aussie corrugated iron-feel roads). In the wet, in the dry. We also can access advanced driving courses (even for those still on Learners Permits). We also have increasingly strict laws that apply to inexperienced yong drivers, including curfew as well as passenger limit (based on age of driver as well as age of passengers).</p><p></p><p>making sure they get a lot of supervised practice is great. We would also drive to a deserted parking area and set up traffic cones or large plastic rubbish bins, then get them to practice reverse parking, angle parking, three point turns, hill starts - whatever we could. Make 'em sweat.</p><p></p><p>Also our current laws - the kids have to do their test in a manual car unless they are prepared to have teir license endorsed "automatic only".</p><p></p><p>So a suggestion - find the most draconian, cautious regulations in the world and apply them to your child. Run it carefully, get them to comply, explain the need to develop executive function skills especially in terms of driving, because this is an adult responsibility as well as privilege; nobody should get behind the wheel of a car without accepting the responsibility for the lives of everybody out on those roads.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 272581, member: 1991"] I don't know what your standards are in your area, but for us - our learners MUST log up 100 hours' driving (with a fully licenced driver sitting in the front beside them) before they're permitted to do their driving test. They have to always have a log book available and their driving teacher (or parent) signs off on the hours driven as well as any skills practiced and especially, attained. Such as "4 May 2008 - completed three point turn to standard." With our kids we did our best to ensure they drove in a wide range of conditions, city traffic as well as quiet country roads (including the classic Aussie corrugated iron-feel roads). In the wet, in the dry. We also can access advanced driving courses (even for those still on Learners Permits). We also have increasingly strict laws that apply to inexperienced yong drivers, including curfew as well as passenger limit (based on age of driver as well as age of passengers). making sure they get a lot of supervised practice is great. We would also drive to a deserted parking area and set up traffic cones or large plastic rubbish bins, then get them to practice reverse parking, angle parking, three point turns, hill starts - whatever we could. Make 'em sweat. Also our current laws - the kids have to do their test in a manual car unless they are prepared to have teir license endorsed "automatic only". So a suggestion - find the most draconian, cautious regulations in the world and apply them to your child. Run it carefully, get them to comply, explain the need to develop executive function skills especially in terms of driving, because this is an adult responsibility as well as privilege; nobody should get behind the wheel of a car without accepting the responsibility for the lives of everybody out on those roads. Marg [/QUOTE]
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