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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Find Out About Drivers Ed

By John Robertson

When your kids are turning into semi-adults, it's time to think about the future. It used to be that your kids could take drivers education through their high schools. In fact, in the old days, it was mandatory. While parents didn't know much about drivers ed, they knew that it was a good thing, and were very happy to have their kids learning how to drive.

The price to own several drivers education vehicles just got too out of hand for most school districts. Between the buying price of the vehicle, the taxes and title and the cost of fuel, it's virtually impossible to fathom that any school district could afford the cost. Many schools can't afford text books these days, let alone buying cars and paying for auto insurance.

While the services of drivers ed were free when we took them, back in high school, they are not free from your local service provider. You can expect to put out several hundreds of dollars for your children to go through drivers education. However, know that they will be instructed by state certified professionals who have your children's best interests at heart, not the gym teacher like when we were in school.

With more and more young people waiting until an older age to drive, it means that they're less experienced. Some states do not require you to have taken drivers education if you go for your license and you're beyond a certain age. This means that there are uneducated and untrained drivers on the roads that may be feeling overly confident. This is one of the worst things that could happen. It's best to get your kids the training and education that they need, when you can.

The first part of the drivers ed course that your child will take will involve a lot of book work. There will be reading in class and assigned as homework. Your child will need to make sure that he or she reads all of the literature that their drivers ed teacher asks them to read. It is very important not to miss imperative lessons. Missing classes is heavily frowned upon and in most cases, will cause your student to fail the class.

They will learn about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. You can expect that they will see some films that they may not really want to watch. Surely you remember these movies from when we were in high school. It's always good to put a little bit of fear into your almost drivers so they're aware of what could happen if they're careless and dangerous.

Your child will get behind the car of a vehicle that is equipped with dual controls so that the drivers education instructor is always in control of the situation. Whenever they feel that a student is making errors, they will instruct them to right the course. If they do not feel that this is possible, they will shut off the controls for the student's side of the car and safely stop the vehicle.

When you need to find out about drivers ed in your area, the quickest and easiest way to learn about schools is to search online. When you're waiting to get your child behind the wheel of a car, the quickest way to get them up to speed is by taking a drivers ed course through a local, accredited academy. - 21392

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