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Ever taught someone to drive?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Durham, NC
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Recently, my wife got her learner's permit and we traded in our unwieldy minivan for a smallish hatchback. Naturally I'd like to help get her ready to take the driver's license test. But I learned so long ago (~17 years) that I've pretty much internalized a lot of it. Trying to explain parallel parking is like trying to teach somebody how to walk.
Anyway, she's got the hang of backing up, accelerating and braking reasonably gracefully, and turning. But I don't know what to tell her now that we need to get out of our quiet residential neighborhood and onto bigger multi-lane streets and even highways. And of course, there's the parallel parking thing.
Anybody have any experience teaching a new driver? Got any pearls of wisdom to share, or resources to point to? Thanks in advance.
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Moderator  Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Polwaristan
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I tried teaching my wife how to drive but it was driving me insane. I paid for lessons and was completely satisfied.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Suffolk, VA
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My wife was teaching her daughter how to drive several years ago, but she had no patience for it. I took over the job and my stepdaughter thought I was better at it. I guess I had the patience. Which was odd, because she scared the **** out of me.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Colorado
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I've never taught anyone to drive, but I've taught plenty of people how to drive stick. At the expense of my clutch.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: WI, United States
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5 
I've never taught anyone to drive, but I've taught plenty of people how to drive stick. At the expense of my clutch.
I wish I was quick-witted enough to make some kind of sex joke of that, but sadly, nothing comes to mind. I definitely have the immaturity level though 
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I have returned... 2020 MacBook Air - 1.1 GHz Quad-Core i5 - 16 GB RAM
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Senior User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Manch-Vegas, NH
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
I've taught plenty of people how to drive stick, At the expense of my clutch.
Mac User #001, allow me:
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!
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What, me worry?
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Colorado
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Originally Posted by Mac User #001
I wish I was quick-witted enough to make some kind of sex joke of that, but sadly, nothing comes to mind. I definitely have the immaturity level though
Clutch and accelerate.
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