Teen Safety Week, as designated by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), begins October 17 and goes through October 24th.
Although NHSTA is emphasizing areas of concern such as safety belts, distracted driving, riding with minors and night driving, according to Patrick Barrett, nationally recognized expert in driver education and [...]
With the release of the newest version of Driver Ed in a Box®, Driver Ed in a Box® has expanded its content on the dangers of texting and driving.
Oprah Winfrey, the Jonas Brothers and Allstate are just some of the celebrities and corporations who have joined the fight against the dangerous and often deadly practice [...]
According to a report aired by KHOU-TV, a Houston police officer involved in a fatal crash was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.
“No one is above the laws of physics” said Patrick Barrett, author of the popular Driver Ed in a Box® course that teaches parents how to teach their [...]
For some of you, Prom is coming up. One simple tip - take the limo. It does not matter if the limo is driven by a professional or a non-professional (mom or dad). Let someone who’s not involved with the partying do the driving. If you go in with friends, you [...]
Fluid Search Pattern - Most of the time a beginning driver tends to focus only on what is front and, unfortunately, that focus often lasts longer than two seconds and becomes a fixed stare. Since we addressed “breaking the fixed stare” with the last article, this time we are going to discuss how to make [...]
What happens before most all collisions? The driver has a fixed stare. That is why the most common comment after a collision (other than “It’s not my fault!!”) is “I just didn’t see him.”
Breaking the fixed stare is a challenge for all drivers – not just beginners. Remember, if you look at an object for [...]
Here is an email that I received from one our customers, Toni Drummond. Like you, she spent some time at the driver license office and offered her experience to us. It’s a great story and an important lesson. And yes, the recipe for motherhood is hers also.
“Patrick,
I must share this horrifying little story with you. [...]
When a new driver gets into a situation where she begins to tense up (this can happen when you experience an increase in traffic, or when you are getting onto a crowded freeway or merging into a crowded access or feeder road), she often will hold the steering wheel tighter. The tighter grip actually may [...]
Asking questions helps you maintain control. For instance, when you are waiting for a safe gap to turn left, you ask the student “After what vehicle do you think it will be safe to go?” If the answer you get does not leave you a large enough gap, you can correct your student by saying [...]
C - Control
CONTROL means two things - the ability to control your vehicle and the ability to control yourself. To a lesser extent, it also refers to controlling the situation (although that’s a topic in itself).
Who has primary control during a lesson? Yes, that’s correct - you, the parent. The student eventually evolves into the [...]