driving schools
#21
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Re: driving schools
Hi Dan,
It's great you want to send your kids to a school. Our "ideal" student in a
street driving school is a kid that just got his/her license two weeks prior
to the school. They know how to use the controls and the rules of the road,
but they haven't built up any bad habits yet. The habits that are formed in
the first 5000 miles of driving are the hardest to break. If we get 'em
before that, we can instill the good habits and correct the bad ones early
in their driving careers. As far as your oldest, if/when/as you are driving
with him, be sure to tell him to plan ahead, and anticipate situations. The
best way to do this is to use his eyes properly. Our eyes are the most
important tool we have as drivers. Tell him to look 12 seconds ahead and
scan his mirrors every 7 seconds. Awareness of his surroundings and how
they contantly change is critical to safe driving.
--
Pete
'84 CJ-7 with a bunch of engine mods. Looks pretty stock from the outside.
'04 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue/White leather, bone stock.
"Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149254693.764097.105240@i39g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Great post, actually. I plan to send all 3 of my kids through a 'street
> driving'-type of school as they get their licneses. My oldest has his
> permit now, so next spring will be the time when he gets to do this.
> Oh, and I want to go too......
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>
It's great you want to send your kids to a school. Our "ideal" student in a
street driving school is a kid that just got his/her license two weeks prior
to the school. They know how to use the controls and the rules of the road,
but they haven't built up any bad habits yet. The habits that are formed in
the first 5000 miles of driving are the hardest to break. If we get 'em
before that, we can instill the good habits and correct the bad ones early
in their driving careers. As far as your oldest, if/when/as you are driving
with him, be sure to tell him to plan ahead, and anticipate situations. The
best way to do this is to use his eyes properly. Our eyes are the most
important tool we have as drivers. Tell him to look 12 seconds ahead and
scan his mirrors every 7 seconds. Awareness of his surroundings and how
they contantly change is critical to safe driving.
--
Pete
'84 CJ-7 with a bunch of engine mods. Looks pretty stock from the outside.
'04 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue/White leather, bone stock.
"Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149254693.764097.105240@i39g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Great post, actually. I plan to send all 3 of my kids through a 'street
> driving'-type of school as they get their licneses. My oldest has his
> permit now, so next spring will be the time when he gets to do this.
> Oh, and I want to go too......
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>
#22
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Re: driving schools
Pete Stolz wrote:
>
> Pete Stolz
> '84 CJ-7 with a bunch of engine mods. Looks pretty stock from the outside.
> '04 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue/White leather, bone stock.
Pete! Fancy meetin' you here! Saw you this morning on the way to the
Last Day of School in Da Jeep. Did you notice just enough rain for The
Weather Channel to call it 'precipitation'?
--
C.R. Krieger
'88 BMW 535is - Cinnabar RED!
and a damn red Grand Cherokee too ...
>
> Pete Stolz
> '84 CJ-7 with a bunch of engine mods. Looks pretty stock from the outside.
> '04 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue/White leather, bone stock.
Pete! Fancy meetin' you here! Saw you this morning on the way to the
Last Day of School in Da Jeep. Did you notice just enough rain for The
Weather Channel to call it 'precipitation'?
--
C.R. Krieger
'88 BMW 535is - Cinnabar RED!
and a damn red Grand Cherokee too ...
#23
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Re: driving schools
Pete Stolz wrote:
>
> Pete Stolz
> '84 CJ-7 with a bunch of engine mods. Looks pretty stock from the outside.
> '04 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue/White leather, bone stock.
Pete! Fancy meetin' you here! Saw you this morning on the way to the
Last Day of School in Da Jeep. Did you notice just enough rain for The
Weather Channel to call it 'precipitation'?
--
C.R. Krieger
'88 BMW 535is - Cinnabar RED!
and a damn red Grand Cherokee too ...
>
> Pete Stolz
> '84 CJ-7 with a bunch of engine mods. Looks pretty stock from the outside.
> '04 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue/White leather, bone stock.
Pete! Fancy meetin' you here! Saw you this morning on the way to the
Last Day of School in Da Jeep. Did you notice just enough rain for The
Weather Channel to call it 'precipitation'?
--
C.R. Krieger
'88 BMW 535is - Cinnabar RED!
and a damn red Grand Cherokee too ...
#24
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Re: driving schools
Pete Stolz wrote:
>
> Pete Stolz
> '84 CJ-7 with a bunch of engine mods. Looks pretty stock from the outside.
> '04 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue/White leather, bone stock.
Pete! Fancy meetin' you here! Saw you this morning on the way to the
Last Day of School in Da Jeep. Did you notice just enough rain for The
Weather Channel to call it 'precipitation'?
--
C.R. Krieger
'88 BMW 535is - Cinnabar RED!
and a damn red Grand Cherokee too ...
>
> Pete Stolz
> '84 CJ-7 with a bunch of engine mods. Looks pretty stock from the outside.
> '04 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue/White leather, bone stock.
Pete! Fancy meetin' you here! Saw you this morning on the way to the
Last Day of School in Da Jeep. Did you notice just enough rain for The
Weather Channel to call it 'precipitation'?
--
C.R. Krieger
'88 BMW 535is - Cinnabar RED!
and a damn red Grand Cherokee too ...
#25
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Re: driving schools
Pete Stolz wrote:
>
> Pete Stolz
> '84 CJ-7 with a bunch of engine mods. Looks pretty stock from the outside.
> '04 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue/White leather, bone stock.
Pete! Fancy meetin' you here! Saw you this morning on the way to the
Last Day of School in Da Jeep. Did you notice just enough rain for The
Weather Channel to call it 'precipitation'?
--
C.R. Krieger
'88 BMW 535is - Cinnabar RED!
and a damn red Grand Cherokee too ...
>
> Pete Stolz
> '84 CJ-7 with a bunch of engine mods. Looks pretty stock from the outside.
> '04 Audi S4 Nogaro Blue/White leather, bone stock.
Pete! Fancy meetin' you here! Saw you this morning on the way to the
Last Day of School in Da Jeep. Did you notice just enough rain for The
Weather Channel to call it 'precipitation'?
--
C.R. Krieger
'88 BMW 535is - Cinnabar RED!
and a damn red Grand Cherokee too ...
#26
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Re: driving schools
Dano58 wrote:
> Great post, actually. I plan to send all 3 of my kids through a 'street
> driving'-type of school as they get their licneses. My oldest has his
> permit now, so next spring will be the time when he gets to do this.
> Oh, and I want to go too......
BMW CCA Foundation was specifically founded by BMW CCA as a nonprofit
organization to sponsor "Street Survivor" schools. While those are
directed toward teen drivers, many 'CCA chapters also run very similar
'car control' schools that anyone can take. You need not own or drive
a BMW to join. In my experience, the BMW club has so many more driver
training resources than the Audi Club that it simply makes sense to
join to avail yourself of them.
Not to take anything away from guys like Pete at Skippy (they are
excellent), but club events are substantially cheaper because, among
other things, you're using your own car. When you progress beyond what
club schools offer, then you can better appreciate the professional
expertise that schools like Barber's offer.
--
C.R. Krieger
(It's what I do)
> Great post, actually. I plan to send all 3 of my kids through a 'street
> driving'-type of school as they get their licneses. My oldest has his
> permit now, so next spring will be the time when he gets to do this.
> Oh, and I want to go too......
BMW CCA Foundation was specifically founded by BMW CCA as a nonprofit
organization to sponsor "Street Survivor" schools. While those are
directed toward teen drivers, many 'CCA chapters also run very similar
'car control' schools that anyone can take. You need not own or drive
a BMW to join. In my experience, the BMW club has so many more driver
training resources than the Audi Club that it simply makes sense to
join to avail yourself of them.
Not to take anything away from guys like Pete at Skippy (they are
excellent), but club events are substantially cheaper because, among
other things, you're using your own car. When you progress beyond what
club schools offer, then you can better appreciate the professional
expertise that schools like Barber's offer.
--
C.R. Krieger
(It's what I do)
#27
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Re: driving schools
Dano58 wrote:
> Great post, actually. I plan to send all 3 of my kids through a 'street
> driving'-type of school as they get their licneses. My oldest has his
> permit now, so next spring will be the time when he gets to do this.
> Oh, and I want to go too......
BMW CCA Foundation was specifically founded by BMW CCA as a nonprofit
organization to sponsor "Street Survivor" schools. While those are
directed toward teen drivers, many 'CCA chapters also run very similar
'car control' schools that anyone can take. You need not own or drive
a BMW to join. In my experience, the BMW club has so many more driver
training resources than the Audi Club that it simply makes sense to
join to avail yourself of them.
Not to take anything away from guys like Pete at Skippy (they are
excellent), but club events are substantially cheaper because, among
other things, you're using your own car. When you progress beyond what
club schools offer, then you can better appreciate the professional
expertise that schools like Barber's offer.
--
C.R. Krieger
(It's what I do)
> Great post, actually. I plan to send all 3 of my kids through a 'street
> driving'-type of school as they get their licneses. My oldest has his
> permit now, so next spring will be the time when he gets to do this.
> Oh, and I want to go too......
BMW CCA Foundation was specifically founded by BMW CCA as a nonprofit
organization to sponsor "Street Survivor" schools. While those are
directed toward teen drivers, many 'CCA chapters also run very similar
'car control' schools that anyone can take. You need not own or drive
a BMW to join. In my experience, the BMW club has so many more driver
training resources than the Audi Club that it simply makes sense to
join to avail yourself of them.
Not to take anything away from guys like Pete at Skippy (they are
excellent), but club events are substantially cheaper because, among
other things, you're using your own car. When you progress beyond what
club schools offer, then you can better appreciate the professional
expertise that schools like Barber's offer.
--
C.R. Krieger
(It's what I do)
#28
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Re: driving schools
Dano58 wrote:
> Great post, actually. I plan to send all 3 of my kids through a 'street
> driving'-type of school as they get their licneses. My oldest has his
> permit now, so next spring will be the time when he gets to do this.
> Oh, and I want to go too......
BMW CCA Foundation was specifically founded by BMW CCA as a nonprofit
organization to sponsor "Street Survivor" schools. While those are
directed toward teen drivers, many 'CCA chapters also run very similar
'car control' schools that anyone can take. You need not own or drive
a BMW to join. In my experience, the BMW club has so many more driver
training resources than the Audi Club that it simply makes sense to
join to avail yourself of them.
Not to take anything away from guys like Pete at Skippy (they are
excellent), but club events are substantially cheaper because, among
other things, you're using your own car. When you progress beyond what
club schools offer, then you can better appreciate the professional
expertise that schools like Barber's offer.
--
C.R. Krieger
(It's what I do)
> Great post, actually. I plan to send all 3 of my kids through a 'street
> driving'-type of school as they get their licneses. My oldest has his
> permit now, so next spring will be the time when he gets to do this.
> Oh, and I want to go too......
BMW CCA Foundation was specifically founded by BMW CCA as a nonprofit
organization to sponsor "Street Survivor" schools. While those are
directed toward teen drivers, many 'CCA chapters also run very similar
'car control' schools that anyone can take. You need not own or drive
a BMW to join. In my experience, the BMW club has so many more driver
training resources than the Audi Club that it simply makes sense to
join to avail yourself of them.
Not to take anything away from guys like Pete at Skippy (they are
excellent), but club events are substantially cheaper because, among
other things, you're using your own car. When you progress beyond what
club schools offer, then you can better appreciate the professional
expertise that schools like Barber's offer.
--
C.R. Krieger
(It's what I do)
#29
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Re: driving schools
Dano58 wrote:
> Great post, actually. I plan to send all 3 of my kids through a 'street
> driving'-type of school as they get their licneses. My oldest has his
> permit now, so next spring will be the time when he gets to do this.
> Oh, and I want to go too......
BMW CCA Foundation was specifically founded by BMW CCA as a nonprofit
organization to sponsor "Street Survivor" schools. While those are
directed toward teen drivers, many 'CCA chapters also run very similar
'car control' schools that anyone can take. You need not own or drive
a BMW to join. In my experience, the BMW club has so many more driver
training resources than the Audi Club that it simply makes sense to
join to avail yourself of them.
Not to take anything away from guys like Pete at Skippy (they are
excellent), but club events are substantially cheaper because, among
other things, you're using your own car. When you progress beyond what
club schools offer, then you can better appreciate the professional
expertise that schools like Barber's offer.
--
C.R. Krieger
(It's what I do)
> Great post, actually. I plan to send all 3 of my kids through a 'street
> driving'-type of school as they get their licneses. My oldest has his
> permit now, so next spring will be the time when he gets to do this.
> Oh, and I want to go too......
BMW CCA Foundation was specifically founded by BMW CCA as a nonprofit
organization to sponsor "Street Survivor" schools. While those are
directed toward teen drivers, many 'CCA chapters also run very similar
'car control' schools that anyone can take. You need not own or drive
a BMW to join. In my experience, the BMW club has so many more driver
training resources than the Audi Club that it simply makes sense to
join to avail yourself of them.
Not to take anything away from guys like Pete at Skippy (they are
excellent), but club events are substantially cheaper because, among
other things, you're using your own car. When you progress beyond what
club schools offer, then you can better appreciate the professional
expertise that schools like Barber's offer.
--
C.R. Krieger
(It's what I do)
#30
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Re: driving schools
Pete Stolz wrote:
> Tell him to look 12 seconds ahead and
> scan his mirrors every 7 seconds. Awareness of his surroundings and how
> they contantly change is critical to safe driving.
A scary story of the son of someone you may well know. Told
substantially the same thing, this compulsive young man devoted more
attention to *counting down the seconds* between glances than he did to
actually driving. You can imagine the result: *crunch*!
Awareness is good. Compulsive awareness can be a problem.
--
C.R. Krieger
(It's what I do)
> Tell him to look 12 seconds ahead and
> scan his mirrors every 7 seconds. Awareness of his surroundings and how
> they contantly change is critical to safe driving.
A scary story of the son of someone you may well know. Told
substantially the same thing, this compulsive young man devoted more
attention to *counting down the seconds* between glances than he did to
actually driving. You can imagine the result: *crunch*!
Awareness is good. Compulsive awareness can be a problem.
--
C.R. Krieger
(It's what I do)