Looking for some feedback on this for any parents that have experience with it. There are 6 pre-approved courses on the Iowa DOT website and I was curious if anyone has had any they would recommend or avoid based on their experience. Thanks!
Parent-Taught Drivers Instruction Advice
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My dad, "If you use your left foot to brake, I will cut it off!" Scared straight tactic worked pretty good.
Don't know about what's out there for the whippersnappers, but I highly recommend the AARP Defensive Driving Course online for older drivers to refresh their skills. It may also qualify you for a discount on your insurance. My policy doesn't do that, but I just wanted to review some of that stuff from Drivers' Ed which I took in the last century.
Anyone can take the course, even though it targets drivers age 50 and over. The course is $20 for AARP members in Iowa and $25 for non-members.
www.aarpdriversafety.org
I think anyone could benefit from it. For example, one of the stoplights in the nearby town is flashing red at a four-way stop these days. You'd be surprised (or appalled) at how many drivers have no clue as to who goes when at the intersection. Shocking.
Anyone can take the course, even though it targets drivers age 50 and over. The course is $20 for AARP members in Iowa and $25 for non-members.
Online Defensive Driving Course From AARP Driver Safety
The Smart Driver course from AARP is the nation's leading driver safety course. Upon completion, you may qualify for an auto insurance discount.
www.aarpdriversafety.org
I think anyone could benefit from it. For example, one of the stoplights in the nearby town is flashing red at a four-way stop these days. You'd be surprised (or appalled) at how many drivers have no clue as to who goes when at the intersection. Shocking.
Just finished this up. Kid did the AAA one. It didn't seem bad, just make sure you keep on the kid to get it done before it expires (60 days?). The driving requirements don't need to be done in the 60 days but log it as you go with one of the apps they tell you about on the site. Describe the skills on the log you worked on very generally but make sure you include them. Also log the skills the kid still needs to work on each time, again just needs to be general.
I'd recommend this route vs the traditional course, it's cheaper and lets you spend time with your teenager. It's not bad and as daunting as it seems But it's not for everyone I suppose. Just make sure you read all the fine print on the website.
Don't know about what's out there for the whippersnappers, but I highly recommend the AARP Defensive Driving Course online for older drivers to refresh their skills. It may also qualify you for a discount on your insurance. My policy doesn't do that, but I just wanted to review some of that stuff from Drivers' Ed which I took in the last century.
Anyone can take the course, even though it targets drivers age 50 and over. The course is $20 for AARP members in Iowa and $25 for non-members.
Online Defensive Driving Course From AARP Driver Safety
The Smart Driver course from AARP is the nation's leading driver safety course. Upon completion, you may qualify for an auto insurance discount.
I think anyone could benefit from it. For example, one of the stoplights in the nearby town is flashing red at a four-way stop these days. You'd be surprised (or appalled) at how many drivers have no clue as to who goes when at the intersection. Shocking.
The one with the biggest pickup and a gun rack in the back window. There’s what the law says, and there’s reality.
A gun rack? I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.
Well. If it's anything like my lessons it starts around 4 or 5. Pops gets liquored up and makes you steer the truck on the way home.
Just continue that until the kid can reach the gas.
Expert status will be reached.
(I didn't know it wasn't legal to drink and drive until later in life. A bed full of empty Pabst cans was the norm)
Just continue that until the kid can reach the gas.
Expert status will be reached.
(I didn't know it wasn't legal to drink and drive until later in life. A bed full of empty Pabst cans was the norm)
But that’s who goes first at an intersection. Generally, it’s whoever wants to go first. Yes the law specifies the order, but that only matters if there’s a collision. As a defensive driver, if you see that the person next to you is wanting to go, you let them.
Same here. My daughter did the AAA class over the summer and it seemed fine. Like you said, just had to make sure she kept on it. I used the Road Ready app to log driving . Basically just had her drive me around all summer and logged it and used that as a reference to fill out the official log on the website. I submitted the course completion and driving log on Friday. Hoping they accept it in time for her driving test on October 7th.
Mini rant/PSA...
If you get to an intersection first, just ******* go. This epidemic of waving people through when you were there first is annoying AF.
Zero chance I will be partaking in this activity. Either my daughters or I won't make it out alive.
