• Sophomore Driver's Education- What to expect?
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Is it bad if I never actually took Driver's Ed?
Be glad you actually have driver's ed. The only reason I don't hit anything is because I grew up in a household of gearheads that made sure I knew what the hell to do. My state relies on parents to teach their kids and most kids do not have good drivers as parents if what I see on the road is anything to go by.
Now that I think about it I might have walked Into the wrong classroom... Did I take a conductor class?
I never understood the point of drivers ed if you hardly do much driving (from what I heard). You will have better luck learning from your parents.
Sitting in a car with another person who has not even the slightest clue on how to operate a vehicle can be one of the scariest moments of your life. The guys that were in drivers ed with me were alright, but I swear I was clutching onto the door for dear life when this girl was swerving around corners almost knocking the side mirrors off cars.
New York driving test is generally harder then most states and they hire people that enjoy seeing pain.
I took a book home from the DMV and skipped the class. Driving before all my classmates like a winner.
I like only education and doesn't anything else
[QUOTE=.FLAP.JACK.DAN.;41747886]I never understood the point of drivers ed if you hardly do much driving (from what I heard). You will have better luck learning from your parents.[/QUOTE] Can you imagine how bad it would be if the average American could choose when their child could drive. "MY SON IS A PERFECT DRIVER HE HAD THE RIGHT TO NOT STOP AT THAT STOP SIGN!" Despite how easy the class can be, people have failed it for being fucking awful, and that makes us all safer.
[QUOTE=ManningQB18;41761069]Can you imagine how bad it would be if the average American could choose when their child could drive. "MY SON IS A PERFECT DRIVER HE HAD THE RIGHT TO NOT STOP AT THAT STOP SIGN!" Despite how easy the class can be, people have failed it for being fucking awful, and that makes us all safer.[/QUOTE] I, unfortunately, know someone who says she's failed her license test, "Four or five times." I'm assuming it's five, but it really wouldn't surprise me if she can't count that high and that's why she's guessing. She's failed due to not looking over her shoulder, even though I gave her explicit warning before at least one of her tests to do just that, parallel parking, and backing up. Not complicated backing up, either, it's just backing up 50 feet straight. Unless you're driving a death trap you barely even have to touch the wheel. You'd figure she'd go and practice those three things after failing because of them once, maybe twice. And as a bonus, I once saw her driving on her permit and instantly recognized it was her because of how utterly terrible she is at driving, and this is when I only saw her drive forward about 100 feet and make a left turn. Sometimes the DMV are heroes, keeping someone like that off the road.
They actually completely eliminated driver's ed class where i live because the Board of Education couldn't afford it. Now you have to take a test at the DMV and (based in the honor system) drive like 200 or so hours before your next visit.
I loved Driver's Education; I wish it was offered for a full year at my old school. We did a lot of driving, but there was also a lot of just sitting around. The class was split into 5 groups, so every week, each group would drive once. The written work is all common sense stuff, if you know how to drive, you'll be fine. As for getting a permit, that depends on where you live. I had to keep a C average, and take 2 tests before I could get mine.
Here in Michigan you need to have a full 24 hours of classroom instruction and I think like 6 hours of driving. It was basically 2 hours, 3 days a week, for 4 weeks. You then scheduled your driving separately with one of the driving instructors. The test was pretty easy, only about 80 questions and you needed to get like 61 right to pass. After that you got your permit where you can drive with a licensed legal parent/guardian. When you've had that for like 6 months or something you could take segment 2. Segment 2 was only 3, 1 hour classes that basically reviewed the material. We then had a 20 question test on the last day. We took it as a class... But then you can take your road test, and if you pass that you can get your license at 16 years old. But yeah, all in all it's pretty easy. Don't think you're a hotshot driver because you aren't. You're a terrible driver.
My school has these shitty driving simulators which are nothing like the real thing and there were only four for a class of over 20 students, plus other drivers ed classes going on at the same time would come in to use them sometimes, so i got on about 2 times the whole semester.
[QUOTE=.FLAP.JACK.DAN.;41747886]I never understood the point of drivers ed if you hardly do much driving (from what I heard). You will have better luck learning from your parents.[/QUOTE] lower insurance
I've gotta say, if possible don't do your school's program. I took a drivers ed class in a town about 10 minutes from my house instead and that was the best experience i've had with a class. Plenty of hands on with great people.
Does anyone know if you have to take drivers ed in california if you're 18? I'd much rather just take a test and get my permit if that's an option. [editline]niggertits[/editline] nevermind I just googled it like a normal person. Turns out I don't even have to apply for a learner's permit
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