Instruct your Teen on How to Drive
Ever have your teen asking you to teach them how to drive so they can drive with their buddies or their loved ones? Here is how you can instruct your teen how to drive in a calm and patient manner.
Steps
- Always make sure your teen gets his or her learners permit or anything else that is required before you begin instructing your teen.
- Conduct an extensive review with your teen on the rules of the road that he or she may have learned from a driving manual or from a driving instructor.
- It is always best to begin your instruction at an empty parking lot. Once your teen starts to become comfortable with that, you can move to the streets.
- Explain to your teen the basic functions of the car that you will be driving inside and out before you start your instruction. Tell your teen where the car registration and insurance information is. Go over each function of the car especially the dashboard controls. Repeat until you are confident that your teenager understands.
- Show your teen how each function of the car works, such as lights, seat belts, wipers, blinkers, horn, emergency lights, steering wheel, seat adjustment, mirrors and defroster.
- When you instruct your teen on how to drive, always sit in the passenger seat and always stay patient and calm, don't shout or make your teen nervous.
- Tell your teen to start the car and get a feel of the car and teach your teen the feel of accelerating, braking and smoothness.
- When your teen is driving, whether it is in a parking lot or the street, give lots of tips and pointers when you are finished the lesson.
- Encourage your teen to keep practicing.
Tips
- Teach your teen how to actually change a flat tire, just in case a tire on the car that he or she is driving goes flat, your teen will know how to fix it.
- Tell your teen to have his or her drivers license at all times.
- Sprinkle your lessons with possible scenarios. Especially ones such as emergency vehicles, a child running across the road and especially a flat tire.
