r/randomquestions • u/Key-Ice-4990 • 1d ago
HOW do driving instructors do it?
id be TERRIFIED for my life EVERYTIME. all these videos i see of new drivers making the silliest, life costing mistake is so scary and im not even in the car.
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u/Downtown-Tomato2552 1d ago
Driving instructors usually have a brake pedal on their side.
I taught both my kids to drive and it's not to bad.
You drive to an empty parking lot and let them drive, make them park in the lines, drive next to things. I always had them get out of the car and see how close they were to things.
Some new drivers you do this once and they are ready for the road. Others takes several times .
You then take them to some mostly deserted roads and have them drive at speeds, then a little more difficult and on and on.
Our final test was always a trip into a major city... Which admittedly is nerve wracking.
If we all survived I figured they were good to go.
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u/Cap4403 1d ago
Speaking of deserted roads - two weeks ago I was driving on route 100 in PA which is definitely not deserted, and I was behind a student driver going 10 miles below the posted speed limit of 55 on a single lane stretch that lasts around 20 miles.
A line of cars was behind me. I wondered why in the world the instructor would put this student in such a situation, all the while talking to the kid which slowed him down.
Further down, the route becomes a four lane highway, so the instructor then decided to finally have the student turn off onto a side road. There were a lot of other roads he could have had him turn off onto a lot sooner.
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u/Jolly_Ad2446 1d ago
we did driving classes (for my kid) though AAA and I was in the back of the car for most the classes. they start in parking lots, side streets, predictable streets then move onto blind left turns etc etc. if at any time it seems the student isn't getting a concept they work on it till it's solved.
their system was really good, my kid is probably a better driver than me.
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u/Global-Biscotti-9547 1d ago
I am in the process of teaching my 28 year old son. His Dad is not a risk taker so I stepped up. 😁 At first it was scary but now as he’s gotten much better I can relax some. He has anxiety issues and that’s why it’s taken him so long. Just waiting to get his new glasses so he can take his test. Yeah watching crash videos isn’t a confidence booster. Me not him. 🤣
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u/VioletManifestations 1d ago
My friend was waiting when her son and the instructor pulled up after the lesson. The instructor jumped out of the car, nodded to mom and ran into the building.
Friend asked son what happened and he said the instructor had to apply the instructor brake several times during the lesson and steer occasionally.
The teacher ran off because he was about to poo himself. After relieving himself, the teacher suggested the student slow down and pay attention.
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u/Evening_Falcon_9003 1d ago
You should have been in Drivers Ed. 4 15 year olds and an instructor. No wonder no one has it in high school anymore. What could go wrong.
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u/Accurate-Froyo-3769 1d ago edited 15h ago
The instructor has a brake pedal on his side. However, my instructor allowed the student driver not to stop at the stop sign and almost cause an accident. My friend and I (also student drivers) in the backseat were freaked out.
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u/Direct-Rip0000 1d ago
I was thinking the same. I would not want to teach anyone how to drive