Teaching someone to drive. Any tips?

[king2005]

Driving is a serious responsibility. Teaching someone to drive should be left to the professionals. Practice (off the road) is one thing...teaching is another.

You don't need a pro to teach you how to drive. I agree its the best option, but its also 600.00, & he cannot afford it & there is no law for it either. I don't want him giving up & going back to his old ways, or learning from one of his other friends (that would be BAD & he might not know it!!!).

[lizbud]

You don't need a pro to teach you how to drive. I agree its the best option, but its also 600.00, & he cannot afford it & there is no law for it either. I don't want him giving up & going back to his old ways, or learning from one of his other friends (that would be BAD & he might not know it!!!).

Do you know if your friend is covered by your car insurance? If, God forbid,
there is an accident while he's driving, be sure you are both covered.

[king2005]

Do you know if your friend is covered by your car insurance? If, God forbid,
there is an accident while he's driving, be sure you are both covered.

I have full coverage which includes 3rd party... I had to check when Chad got his G1. So all is well in that department

[lizbud]

Good deal.


Only people I've ever taught were my kids. I wanted them both to learn
using a stick shift. (good to know how) We used a high school parking lot
on non school days.

[king2005]

Good deal.


Only people I've ever taught were my kids. I wanted them both to learn
using a stick shift. (good to know how) We used a high school parking lot
on non school days.

Even I didn't learn like that.. I was tossed into the intersection of death within the first min of driving (Woodroffe & Baseline, in Ottawa, Ontario)... I then drove around little Italy, & the market (ya insane there!!!)

Know whats funny? My instructer thought I was lying when I said it was my first time driving It really was & I was driving where NO beginner should ever be driving!!


I don't have any kids or any family for that matter anywhere near me for hundreds of km... Joe doesn't have much family so hes had to learn a lot of things on his own. Hes also been living on his own since he was 16. He learns everything from our big brother & sister, & his friends. I've been honored to teach him to drive. When he gets his G2, Gio will be teaching him how to drive Manual (stick). I plan to get involved in that as I want to learn more & Gio is a really good stick driver unlike Chad, yikes!