DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS CAN PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DRIVE

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Driver education programs can prepare young people to drive and play an important role in helping teens to begin developing driving skills

Driver education programs can prepare young people to drive and play an important role in helping teens to begin developing driving skills. However, completion of driver education does not mean that teens are then ready to manage a full range of driving challenges. What research shows is more important to safe driving is the opportunity to improve driving skills through gradual exposure to increasingly-challenging driving tasks. Teens become safer drivers as they build driving experience and develop safe driving habits and behaviors.

Driver education provides the foundation for safe behaviors through knowledge and practicing beginning skills. Driver education should be viewed as the beginning of a process through which teens learn valuable driving skills and the experience necessary to make them safe drivers. Parents should not rely solely on driver education to provide teens the significant knowledge and experience that the teen needs to become a safe driver.

In order to provide a novice driver the skills, knowledge and attitude to drive safely, the CESA #2 instructors and administrators promote a three part approach to driver education:

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION: provides the knowledge that is the foundation of being a good driver.

BEHIND THE WHEEL INSTRUCTION: allows for application of the classroom knowledge through on-the-road lessons provided by a qualified instructor. The role of the behind the wheel instructor is to prepare the student to pass the road exam.

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT: Parents have an important role to play as driving mentors for their teenage children. Teaching your teen to be a careful and safe driver can make the difference in his survival behind the wheel. It’s an effort that takes time, knowledge, and patience. Having the right information can make your job as driving mentor so much easier. Part of the formula for success in training a teen driver is the time spent practicing with a parent to further develop the skills learned through a driver education class and Behind the Wheel lessons.

Know the rules Having the right information can make your job as driving mentor so much easier. Visit your state’s Department of Motor Vehicles website. A copy of the Wisconsin Motorist Handbook can be obtained either at a DMV service center or online at: www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/drivers/handbooks.htm

Setting a good example is one of the best ways that you can help your teen be a better driver. If you run red and yellow lights, speed down the highway at 75 MPH, weave in and out of traffic, take chances on the road, ride the bumper of the car in front of you, scream at other drivers, or exhibit other signs of road rage, you’re showing your teen that the rules don’t count—and this can be fatal. Model the behavior you want your teen to follow and start early.

Once Your Teen has a License Don’t just turn over the keys; it is estimated that it takes five years of driving to become a “good” driver. Just as a professional golfer has to practice, so does your teen even after receiving the license. Continue to ride with your child and coach technique. Enforce the Graduated Drivers License restrictions. One and only ONE non-family passenger for the first nine months. Statistics show that a teen’s risk doubles with each additional non-family passenger.

How To Keep Your Teen Driver Safe: The National Association of Independent Insurers offers the following tips for parents of new drivers:

If your state law does not already restrict teen driving hours, establish "house rules" regarding driving hours.
Insist that safety belts be worn at all times by occupants of the car. By decreeing that no one may drive or ride in your family vehicle without buckling up, you'll also discourage the tendency for too many teens to pile into the car -- an especially dangerous practice.
When your children begin to drive, allow them to use the car only for specific destination trips; i.e. to the library or to the store, to discourage unnecessary driving.
Accompany your child when driving. Allow them to gain as much driving experience as possible while an experienced driver is in their company.
Ease your child into more challenging driving situations, such as expressways and inner-city traffic.
Set rigid rules against drinking and driving and don't hesitate to enforce them when necessary. If liquor has been used, have a backup plan ready that will allow your son or daughter to get home without driving.
To instill a sense of responsibility, require your teen to shoulder a portion of the expenses for gasoline, vehicle maintenance and insurance. This will create awareness that there's more involved with having a car than driving. Consider making the teen earn driving privileges through household chores or academic performance.

Below is a list of driving skills you can practice with your son/daughter.

PRACTICE:

Intersections

Traffic check
Look left-right-left
Speed adjustment
Lane controls
Right of way

Check Mirrors

After intersections
Before slowing
Before lane changes

Check Blindspots

Lane changes
Right turns
Pull away from curb
Pull over to park

Stop Signs

Complete stops
Position (Line-walk-visibility)
Four way stops
Second stop (visibility)

Traffic Lights

Stop position (Line-crosswalk)
Distance to car ahead
Count 1-2-3
Right of way
Yellow light

Right Turns

Initial position
Speed control
Steering
Release/return
Ending lane
Traffic/pedestrians

Left Turns

Initial position
Speed control
Steering
Release/return
Traffic/pedestrians

Straight Driving

Following Distance
Lane Position
Speed control
Hills- curves
Acceleration
Braking
Attention to signs
Parked cars
Pedestrians

Lane Changes

Speed control
Steering
Signal
Right of way

Miscellaneous

Railroad crossing
Yield signs
Uncontrolled intersections
Blind intersections

Braking

Timing
Smooth
Unnecessary

Signaling

No signal
Timing
Correct signal
Hand signals

Backing

Look back-position
Speed control
Steering
Check front (turning)

Y-Turns/ U-Turn

Attention to traffic
Steering
Speed control
Procedure

Hill Parking

Turn wheels correctly
Shift to park
Parking brake

Parallel Parking

Look back
Speed control
Steering
Distance to curb
Spacing

Driver Posture

Seat adjustment
Hand position
Controls
Seat belt

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