My daughter can't drive, HELP

[Tracydr]

I'm the same way. I honestly think it has something to do with her intelligence because I always tested in the 99.9th% on standardized tests. Scholarships, medical school, even skipped two grades in early grade school.
I don't know what to tell you though. Since moving to a big city a few years ago I struggle with driving a want to leave. Country driving was ok. Maybe have her practice on quiet country roads for awhile and start doing other body awareness hobbies, perhaps some sort of ball-type of sport?

 

[MeatKing]

Some people are just better at spacial things/ other people books. Regardless, find a new drivers ed teacher. Different teachers do different things with different kids. One thing, I can still almost hear my drivers Ed teacher saying is. look for your moter cycle, look for your biycle. If you moved an inch either way, it was always the same thing. I think it made it more, real, when teaching us..


My Drivers Ed teacher, ex- poilce officer, race car driver, sat on board of transpotation. Amazing Instructer, so good I took extra classes. I took a winter class, just a one day, to drive on bad roads. And here we have 2 road test. He took me around right befor each test.

Yup new instructer

 

[OldGuy43]

Your going to think this idea is crazy, but get her a 50cc motor scooter. I've been riding scooters a and motorcycles since I was 15 and have never had an accident on one. I wish I could say the say the same for cars. Not being wrapped in a steel cocoon has a tendency to make one understand that the road is a dangerous place. It makes you paranoid.

 

[cravenchx]

I refuse to comment on the basis I don't won't to
hurt anyones feelings

 

[JD4570]

I learn to drive in the middle of a pasture, when I was 8.

They started you early in my family.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I was actually going to suggest getting a race go-kart and have her start racing--go for a class with the least powerful motors (not up on current classes as we stopped racing karts about 10 or 12 years ago). Nothing like being 2-3" off the ground with nothing protective around you to keep you focused on the task at hand.

 

[Sarah54341]

Pretty sure mum feels the same way about me

she took the car off me for 3 months. That worked, haha.

 

[Fierlin1182]

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I haven't started yet. They're changing the minimum age in SA to 17

I don't really mind though, with a few of my more... boisterous classmates on the roads already, I don't feel that safe as it is

But as this thread demonstrates, they might be the ones who become excellent drivers! Who knows.

And anyhow, I'm already a weathered veteran of the weathered public transit system in this city.

I swear sometimes it's going to be the death of me. I'm one day going to make decorations from all the Ten-Trip bus tickets I've used.

 

[MuranoFarms]

I have one of those! She has so much teenage crap running through her brain that she never focus's on anything. Walking through a parking lot, she almost busted her face on some boards hanging out of a pickup truck because she was so busy looking at her phone she didn't look in front of her (I yanked her by the arm at the last second, and yes,..it had those yellow and orange flags hanging from them! LOL) They don't pay attention.....that's it! We have quads, and the teen boy drives them perfectly and is doing great with his permit. The girl will only drive a quad if she has to, still won't check the gas before she rides even though she's been told a dozen time and has run out and had to walk back! It comes down to this, she's just not ready. When she'd ready she'll bother to focus and learn, until then I don't want her driving. I think maybe if your daughter was on 'driving time out' for a few weeks or months she might get serious about it.

 

[BusyBlonde]

We had this problem with younger DD. Even though we've lived in the same place for 7 years, she couldn't 'remember' where the stoplights and stop signs were (and wasn't looking for them so she's go through them if we didn't say anything), wouldn't use her mirrors, couldn't judge distance/speed/stopping, etc. She was really angry when we wouldn't just let her take the road test and let her loose on the roads, but we would not risk her safety and the safety of the general public on her 'abilities' (let alone our insurance risk).

She got her driver's license this year, at 19. She just wasn't ready until then. Here, kids can get their permit at 14-1/2. Way to young, IMHO. DD will NOT talk on the phone while driving - she knows she can't handle that distraction. Your DD might just need to wait a little longer. Not everyone is ready just because they hit a certain age.