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Mikey,

No parent is. Lots of seat time before they get their own wheels is important. We did 15 hours before she hit drivers ed, then kept it going with my wife or me in additon to DE. I used to take her to the high school parking lot, set up cones in different patterns and have her run them at about 20 mph, turn and brake into a box, do a slalom, stuff like that to build a sense fo feel and control. I put her on snow/ice to feel the ABS and steer while it was hammering away. I had her do running commentaries of what was happening while she drove on the road, track her following distance, get her to think about something more than just holding the wheel. Biggest problem was getting her not to weave, which is getting about looking further ahead. It all worked and I don't worry *too* much anymore. Still not quite sure she's ready to do the 3.5 hour run to her college solo, but that'll come.

We waited a year from when she was legal to when she actually got her license. I think this is helpful for some kids. Then she started driving the car a month or so later.

In the driving contract I wrote up we specified it is MY car and she gets to use it. It doesn't even become hers at some point --that's a future negotiation. She paid about half the insurance and all the gas while she was home. And the deal is if she gets a ticket I take her license in addition to what the state does. And she pays the insurance surcharge. And I actually followed her a couple of times without her knowing. She seems to behave.

Still, this is one of the scary parts of parenting.

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• '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, mikey175, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:05:30
  • The safest and the coolest......., Mike Lynch , Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:56:13
  • Used SAABs are a huge bargain, TimBrown, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:43:56
  • I just went thru the same thing, and, TimBrown, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:29:23
  • Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, stevet, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:07:49
  • I wouldn't ask my daughter to drive a wagon, Aero'ed, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:58:14
    • Re: I wouldn't ask my daughter to drive a wagon, Fred H, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:29:15
  • Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, cmack, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:49:20
  • Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, ScottA, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:04:42
    • Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, mikey175, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:38:11
  • do teens need 200+ hp turbos to learn to bounce..., rsfeller, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:34:18
    • Re: do teens need 200+ hp turbos to learn to bounce..., mikey175, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:45:33
    • I'm with you...., LesH, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:09:20
      • Heh, heh! When I told a friend (a Brit Saaber), Noel, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:08:44
        • Re: Heh, heh! When I told a friend (a Brit Saaber), mikey175, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:40:37
          • Re: So not ready for this..., Noel, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:57:11 <-- Viewing This Message
        • Re: Heh, heh! When I told a friend (a Brit Saaber), LesH, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:10:00
  • Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, B. Millar, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:45:50
    • I'm with you...., turrbo , Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:57:19
    • As a former boy myself, I commend you., Caarl , Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:21:55
      • Ditto. I was pretty dangerous for a loooong time, Noel, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:25:00
  • Been there, what we did, Noel, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:31:06
  • Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, Steve, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:01:54
    • would recommend, jimbobjoe, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:55:00
      • Re: would recommend, mikey175, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:41:59
    • Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, mikey175, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:06:56
      • Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, Steve, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:26:15
        • Re: '02 CPO 9-5 Arc Wagon as reliable/safe teen driver, RonAtl, Thu, 2 Nov 2006 12:23:53
  • Teach kids in a cheaper car., Caarl , Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:32:13

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