Learning to drive

[DodgyAgent]

My eldest has reached 17, the bad news is that she is learning to drive. Apart from the stress of getting in a car with someone who hasnt got a clue, what is it with this ridiculous way of steering by feeding the steering wheel in such a clumsy manner. She has already hit a central reservation because she couldnt steer quickly enough.
Does anyone ever look at the way driving is taught? It was the same way when I learned not that long ago

[wendigo100]

Is this what I've got to look forward to next year, when my eldest is 17?

I let her have a go with a golf buggy in the summer and she drove it straight into a tree.

[Troll]

My eldest has reached 17, the bad news is that she is learning to drive. Apart from the stress of getting in a car with someone who hasnt got a clue, what is it with this ridiculous way of steering by feeding the steering wheel in such a clumsy manner. She has already hit a central reservation because she couldnt steer quickly enough.
Does anyone ever look at the way driving is taught? It was the same way when I learned not that long ago

It shows you are 'in control' rather than the spin it around approach we all adopt post test- the trick is to take big pushes or pulls

[wendigo100]

My eldest has reached 17, the bad news is that she is learning to drive. Apart from the stress of getting in a car with someone who hasnt got a clue, what is it with this ridiculous way of steering by feeding the steering wheel in such a clumsy manner. She has already hit a central reservation because she couldnt steer quickly enough.
Does anyone ever look at the way driving is taught? It was the same way when I learned not that long ago

I give up. Why was she aiming at the central reservation in the first place?

[AtW]

My eldest has reached 17, the bad news is that she is learning to drive.

I could teach her if she is a nice looking girl. The car is yours though

[oracleslave]

couldnt steer quickly enough.

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Like father like daughter? Agree though that the steering wheel method is ridiculous. I think it is intended to ensure that 2 hands are used in a controlled manner all the time but is totally impractical.

[Clippy]

The thing to remember, the method of driving taught pre-license is an ideal.

It is ideally forgotten post-license.

[PRC1964]

The only advice I can offer is to never give her a lesson or a practice drive.

No matter what it costs, get someone else to suffer that for you.

[Diver]

Pay for driving lessons
buy her a nice second hand car
and move to another town

[cailin maith]

The only advice I can offer is to never give her a lesson or a practice drive.

No matter what it costs, get someone else to suffer that for you.

I duuno lads, my Da let me practice in his car and taught me 3 pt turn and reversing round a corner and they were the best lessons I had. Did road practice with BSM and they were ok. Driving through Dublin though was the best lesson though, if you can navigate those streets with all the morons with no licences, you've got it made.