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In my state the real benefit of taking the course it that scheduling a road test with the DMV often has a multi-month waitlist. Then, if you fail, you have to w
by brewdad 3y ago
In my state the real benefit of taking the course it that scheduling a road test with the DMV often has a multi-month waitlist. Then, if you fail, you have to wait another 2-3 months to retest.
A better lesson than the state approved course was paying for a morning on the skid pad at the local raceway with a real driving instrcutor. Once your young driver understands how to regain control of the car, they are much better prepared for the first emergency maneuver they will need to make while driving solo.
- ghaff 3y agoIn an ideal world, you'd probably take one of the higher end courses like BMW offers. Of course, that's not a reasonable option for most people.
- dylan604 3y agoyou mean a test track? how does that apply to the real world that would indicate that you actually know the rules of the road and can follow them?
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoYou don't want your first experience at the traction limits of the vehicle to be a time when the road is wet and a wrong move causes a head-on collision with a school bus.
- ghaff 3y agoI would assume it would complement normal driver ed on regular roads.
- octobus2021 3y agoMost of what they need to know includes knowing road signs and road markings, right of way, going through intersections, following traffic lights, speed limits, keeping safe distance, and even recognizing aggressive and impaired drivers to stay away from. None of that they will learn on the race track. You can definitely push the car to the limit and see what happens when you go over in a _somewhat_ controlled environment (laws of physics still apply at the race track and you can still crash). Or you can teach them that a good driver is not the one who drives fast but the one who arrives alive.