Reply #19: I think drtiver's ed is BS [View All]

[northzax]

frankly. The single best way to learn is from your parents, Drivers Ed can be a nice back up, a good way to reinforce things, but I am a big fan of mandated time, with a parent, driving. If your parents are good drivers, you'll likely be a good driver. I vote for 100 hours behind the wheel, signed off on by a parent or guardian. For those who claim it's a burden, well, it's a hundred days of driving to school and home, and to the store, and to grandma's house. A huge percentage of adults spend 1 hour/day in their cars. From the time I got my learner's permit (15 in oregon) I drove with someone, a parent, a trusted adult friend, in every condition, for 18 months beofre I finally got around to getting my license (full disclosue, I didn't really need my license, I didn't have a car and all my friends did) By the time I finally got around to it, I have probalby driven 2000 miles, in five different vehicles (from a hatchback to a f-250) on the flat, in the hills and mountains, in rain, snow and fog, on highways and back roads in cities and towns. I drove automatics, manuals, and even a three on the tree. I spent time in rush hour traffic and on the open road. By the end, it was routine. And my parents knew I was operating to their standards.

worth noting that none of that stopped me from doing some crazy stuff, but I was never really all that stupid. And somehow got lucky, the biggest traffic citation I have ever recieved was for jaywalking (just beating out a ticket for doing 72 in a 65) it's been fourteen years.