Parents and driving...*UGH*

[Phroziac]

I've been driving fairly well, I took a trip to a nearby "city" (riiight) today to get my dads xrays from the hospital. He's telling me the complete obvious and completely distracting me.

For example. I'm trying to park. He's flailing his arms around trying to show me what to do, when i already know what to do. He confused me so much i had to wait like 2 minutes to figure out what i was doing, but I knew it BEFORE that.

It got kinda windy and he was pushing me to go 55, as opposed to the nice comfortable 50 i was doing. So the wind was blowing the astro all over the place, and i kept having to make adjustments to stay on the road. I'm not that experienced so it was kinda choppy. So, someone passes me and flips me off. "they flipped you off", followed by "they shouldnt flip you off". DUH. How is this not completely obvious? What does this have to do with driving?

Then, my mom doesn't even want me out of parking lots. I'm 18 and she doesn't even like me riding my bicycle! So, basically, I can't drive with either of them really, but i have to.

And this is completely ignoring the fact that the van felt great with the newly recharged ac, but dad has a problem with it because you don't get frost bite from putting your hand on the vent.

[NEWDUCK]

LOL im doing the same thing. I hate driving with my parents too. But i just passed my driving test today but now i have to wait tell september then no more. BTW why do you have to wait tell your 18 to get your license?

[thedominator]

My dads cool with me driving but my mom is always telling me to do like 10 under the speed limit. Most of hte time she just won't drive with me.

[dbo]

Not even riding your bike your mom dosn't feel safe with you even doing that???? WOW. At least look on the bright side she cares about your well being. Just take it one step at a time when i drive (just got my permit) my mother takes me out and really has no problem i found it funny that she was eating my first time in the car and could only come up with "your doing great". Of course she was watching.... Just tell your dad to chill out... and you no what to do and tell him its confusing you. Any ways im just mumbling on, good luck to you stay safe and have fun.

[Phroziac]

NEWDUCK: Couldn't afford drivers ed, don't need drivers ed after you're 18.

thedominator: lol, I saw a guy on a motorcycle eating fries at a redlight today. What really surprises me is my dad doesn't tell me to do 5 over the speedlimit.

dbo: I suppose thats true. I just got my permit not too long ago. This is like my 4th time driving. Thanks, i'll tell him to chill out next time. It actually seems like what he's doing is borderline dangerous.

[cvecmaxx]

that is what parents do.....they parent....

get used to it, they will eventually give up

[stang07]

my moms ok my dads awesome...my grandfather is the best!!!lol gonna have my permit till next may.....

[fantomaxx]

so phroziac next time you take your dad out driving remember to pull through the Bk drive through and get him a whopper.so he wont talk lol!! my daughter is 13 and i know its coming soon.she already bugs to drive!

[bjoehandley]

When and if I have kids, I'm starting them young and where ever I can do it with as little outside harrasment as possible!

[Customizer]

bjoehandley, my parents must have had the same idea, i was driving down our 1/2 mile gravel road when I was in second grade. Of course i was sitting on my dad's lap
when i was 12 they let me drive with no one else in the car like to get the mail and stuff, can't wait to get my permit though

[bjoehandley]

Dad started on my Grandparent's farm when he was tall enough to reach the clutch pedal on the combine and tractors, I didn't start till I was 15. If we had lived in a rural part of Illinois or still live in Iowa I'd probably have started sooner. If we ever get out of here and down to Tennessee I'm hoping to find plenty of places to do so.

[SuPeRmAxXRpM]

lol thats funny....I got my permit now had it for a little over a year now.....
I hate when I was just geting aquanted to drivin. Like takeing turns my parents still yell at me...( i still go fast )....
My dad is awsome as hey when i drive.....He lets me peel out every now and then in the Dakota.....and in the mornings with my mom...we used to take it out (4x4)...and me and my mom and a couple buddies gone to school...and i always kept it out 4wd soo i can drift around the corners ...very fun.....but on our old truck when i first started driving ...it was a 5 speed manual....and like i was driving and i was going from 3rd into 4th...and i went down into 2nd...and the rpms like rocketed and this chevy truck almost road right up my rear...it was scary lol......but augest 25th (day that school starts) ill be 16 and ill get my liscense and be drivin my 96 neon....

[rev440]

My dad tells me to go faster when i drive. Ive known how to drive a stick since ive been 9. We have a summer home and its all dirt roads so i started driving my freinds home at like 13.

[dbo]

I DREAD driving. Cause no one can drive. People make me sooooo angry. I can see a defensive/offensive driving course comming really soon... Its getting really bad here in NY.

[Phroziac]

Heh. I drove again today, was a shorter ride though. I missed that gas station entrance *AGAIN*, and then when i pulled out my foot slipped off the throttle while i was pulling out in front of someone, and they had to slow down, but they didn't flip me off.

As for corners, i've only driven the van so far, so i go slow, having a high CoG and all...

dbo, i live halfway between chicago and detroit! heheh. I love driving though, and I haven't encountered anyone driving worse then I yet.

[Tervuren]

In my case, I like to hear feedback, and typicly keep a runing commentary on my driving of what I'm about to do. You maywant to give thata try, as it will beat him to any obvious advice.

Your Dad loves you, and wants to be sure you do things right right when driving.

A ride with Terv if you don't have a sqeamish stoomach is quite the experience, I'm part Comedian, part racing driver, and am in a little low down sports cars. I adjust myself to the passenger, my siter loves its when I go all out arond a corner, Mom, probably wouldn't, but I've never tried.

Butanyway, I started the habit of running throug hwaht I wasseeing with my Dad/brother as I learned to drive, why I was about ot akea lane change, etc, and so on...

When riding with other drivers, I paid attentiont to figuring ut what they did and why. I picked out good habits, and threw out bad ones.

If you can find the book Porsche Performance Driving by Vic Elford, I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn a bt about how a car drives, even for non Porsche owners. Vic has raced in rallies, F1, Le Mans, Ice, heat, almost any form of major motorsport, andhas a wide range of knowedge as he he orginaly studied to be an engineer.

[Phroziac]

The feedback isn't a problem, and I kinda expect it, since i'm learning to drive well. But, it's just certain annoyingly obvious things that bug me. Feedback kept me from sitting at a busy intersection getting ready to do a left turn all day.

Terv, if i'm somewhere near you sometime i'll take the ride! My dad used to do fun rides, but, he just scares me anymore. Last time i went for a ride with him in an actual car he tried to do a full throttle acceleration to 130ish :/

We used to go for rides in the drag car with some old stock car slicks, they're actually pretty safe on the street, they don't get the insane traction of a drag slick, and they break loose for burnouts well

[SuPeRmAxXRpM]

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Last time i went for a ride with him in an actual car he tried to do a full throttle acceleration to 130ish :/

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On the regular road?!....My old step dad got to like 110 and backed down on the highway.....lol it was fun driving the Dakota today....got a canoe(sp?)....17ft long in a 6ft bed.....dad was kinda nervous...(so was I).....about a 20 mile long ride from the place we got it to home....