the school every parent should send their child to - and it only costs $60!
April 4th, 2006It’s no wonder that more 16-18 year olds die in cars each year than any other group. Combine hubris, peer pressure, hand-me-down cars with bald tires and all too often alcohol and it’s a minor miracle each time your child’s head hits their pillow and not their airbag. You’d want your children to have mace or martial arts training if they lived in a high crime area, so why not give give them the skills they need to keep their cars under control – something that is sadly NOT taught or required by our government before a license is issued.
I cant urge parents enough to consider a program such as this one. (There is a school in the St. Louis area on May 20th but with only 30 available slots don’t delay).
They will learn to look far enough ahead to anticipate unwise actions of other drivers… They will learn how their cars feel and sound just before and as they exceed the limits of tire adhesion in a controlled situation, helping them to avoid accidents in actual everyday driving situations where they might experience problems… They will experience each exercise element several times, in order to learn from their mistakes and to improve their skills.
(Anecdotally I used to consider myself a great driver who just happened to get into the occasional accident. Then at age 20 my parents paid for my first advanced driver training. Within 20 minutes I realized how little control I really had – I haven’t exceeded limits and lost control since).
If nothing else, $60 is a lot less than an insurance deductible…
April 11th, 2006 at 2:46 pm
Hi Daanesh
It’s Christine from the BBB and Lisa just forwarded this to me. I think that what you are doin is great!! I have a son that will be turning 11 in June and I have already started to think about him driving and him being safe. I would pay $60 in a hearbeat. I probable should take the class myself.
April 11th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
if only every parent were like you, christine… too many don’t start thinking about their childs safety – or rather doing something to revent harm – until it’s too late. (i actually started down this path in college when i lost a friend in a car accident).
if you’re interested in a class for yourself there are similar one for adult drivers – i’ll cover that in an upcoming post. if you don’t agree its the best money you ever spent on a car you’d be the first. : )