> 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 ...
>

Yeah, I looked up and it was one cloud. I thought somebody was squirted a
hose at me.

 

Pete Stolz wrote:
> 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, you have hit the nail on the head with that one - that is one
area that young drivers seem to really be missing - they assume that
the guy at the interesction ahead ISN'T going to pull out, or that they
guy with the blinker on will actually be turning at some point! They
are too trusting in general when they drive.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

 

Pete Stolz wrote:
> 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, you have hit the nail on the head with that one - that is one
area that young drivers seem to really be missing - they assume that
the guy at the interesction ahead ISN'T going to pull out, or that they
guy with the blinker on will actually be turning at some point! They
are too trusting in general when they drive.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

 

Pete Stolz wrote:
> 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, you have hit the nail on the head with that one - that is one
area that young drivers seem to really be missing - they assume that
the guy at the interesction ahead ISN'T going to pull out, or that they
guy with the blinker on will actually be turning at some point! They
are too trusting in general when they drive.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

 

Pete Stolz wrote:
> 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, you have hit the nail on the head with that one - that is one
area that young drivers seem to really be missing - they assume that
the guy at the interesction ahead ISN'T going to pull out, or that they
guy with the blinker on will actually be turning at some point! They
are too trusting in general when they drive.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

 

Exactly right. A little paranoia is a good thing while driving. But even
if we do have that awareness, sometimes we can get into situations where a
good driving school can help get us out of trouble. Here again, we have to
use our eyes and look at where we want the car to go, NOT at what we're
gonna hit.


"Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149509301.607341.226950@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> Pete Stolz wrote:
>> 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, you have hit the nail on the head with that one - that is one
> area that young drivers seem to really be missing - they assume that
> the guy at the interesction ahead ISN'T going to pull out, or that they
> guy with the blinker on will actually be turning at some point! They
> are too trusting in general when they drive.
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>

 

Exactly right. A little paranoia is a good thing while driving. But even
if we do have that awareness, sometimes we can get into situations where a
good driving school can help get us out of trouble. Here again, we have to
use our eyes and look at where we want the car to go, NOT at what we're
gonna hit.


"Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149509301.607341.226950@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> Pete Stolz wrote:
>> 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, you have hit the nail on the head with that one - that is one
> area that young drivers seem to really be missing - they assume that
> the guy at the interesction ahead ISN'T going to pull out, or that they
> guy with the blinker on will actually be turning at some point! They
> are too trusting in general when they drive.
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>

 

Exactly right. A little paranoia is a good thing while driving. But even
if we do have that awareness, sometimes we can get into situations where a
good driving school can help get us out of trouble. Here again, we have to
use our eyes and look at where we want the car to go, NOT at what we're
gonna hit.


"Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149509301.607341.226950@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> Pete Stolz wrote:
>> 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, you have hit the nail on the head with that one - that is one
> area that young drivers seem to really be missing - they assume that
> the guy at the interesction ahead ISN'T going to pull out, or that they
> guy with the blinker on will actually be turning at some point! They
> are too trusting in general when they drive.
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>

 

Exactly right. A little paranoia is a good thing while driving. But even
if we do have that awareness, sometimes we can get into situations where a
good driving school can help get us out of trouble. Here again, we have to
use our eyes and look at where we want the car to go, NOT at what we're
gonna hit.


"Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149509301.607341.226950@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> Pete Stolz wrote:
>> 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, you have hit the nail on the head with that one - that is one
> area that young drivers seem to really be missing - they assume that
> the guy at the interesction ahead ISN'T going to pull out, or that they
> guy with the blinker on will actually be turning at some point! They
> are too trusting in general when they drive.
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>