It has been a long standing tradition that parents teach their teenagers how to drive; it’s like a right of passage! But perhaps mom and dad should no longer be the teachers. Enrolling your children with a professional driving instructor at a driving school, such as Mercedes Benz Driving Academy for New Drivers, is the best choice that you can make for both your child’s education and safety, as well as other drivers on the road.
Here are six reasons why mom and dad should not be the driving instructor for their children.
You are not a professional!
Lets face it, you do a lot of things very well. You might even have a masters degree in something no one can even pronounce and have an excellent driving record, but you are not a trained driving instructor. Traditionally, they are paid specialists who have the demeanour and expertise to deal with an emotionally charged teenager. A teenager who has driven in a Grand Theft Auto video game, which may lead them to believe they can easily manage a few thousand pounds of steel like a Nascar veteran.
You don’t have the right equipment.
Vehicles like those used at Mercedes Benz Driving Academy for New Drivers have a brake and an accelerator on the right hand side of the car. So the car is mechanically equipped to deal with any minor or major hiccups on those sometimes terrifying practice drives. No further explanation needed.
Simply put: you are the parent.
You may be the parent who listens to their teen. You might even be so cutting edge that you say things like “Here’s how I feel when you say things like that.” However, you are the parent, which means they have been tuning you out for years.
Introducing a third party to the equation will increase the chances that your child will actually listen to and retain important information and feedback about their driving skills.
It’s serious business.
Operating a motor vehicle is a massive responsibility and lives are at stake. It isn’t just about keeping your son or daughter safe, but also anyone who shares the road with them.
ICBC has released a statistic that tells you just how widespread the issue of distracted driving is. 34% of crashes in the past 5 years involving youths were the result of distracted driving. Using video, testimonial, and pointed instructional tools, a professional driving school/instructor can tell your young driver just how serious texting while driving is, and coach them to put the phone down.
It’s a major time commitment.
Most of us work – a lot. You probably won’t be able to dedicate the time necessary to change the behaviours or tendencies of your child’s driving. Class instruction, in-car cameras, and the most cutting edge curriculum will help to make your offspring better drivers, and they will receive 5 star training.
They might develop your bad habits.
Let’s be honest. The last thing that you want is for your young driver to develop your bad driving habits! Perhaps you don’t always signal, or maybe you lose your voice screaming at too slow drivers in front of you. Don’t let your mini-me catch on to those bad habits!
A major benefit that you will receive by allowing a professional to teach your child how to drive is…
Peace of mind.
There is no doubt about it, you will still worry. But you will worry LESS because your child had the advantage of a professional taking them through a wide range of vehicular strategies to make them a more confident and safe driver.
Mercedes Benz Driving Academy for New Drivers offers fabulous courses with professional instructors to properly develop your child’s abilities behind the wheel. Unfortunately, Mercedes Benz Driving Academy for New Drivers is not offering courses on anything other than driving, so the numerous other teenage issues that keeps you up at night will continue!
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