How to Drive a Car – Passing Other Vehicles This video is about what can happen when a mistake is made during an attempt to pass other vehicles.   While learning how to drive a car you need to take extra caution in certain situations….such as passing.   Your learn to drive program needs to include practicing this procedure .  Look for more

Learn to Drive – 10 Reasons Why Teens Don’t Wear Seat Belts (When They Aren’t With You) by:  Anne Marie Hayes Seat-belts separate car crashes from fatal car crashes.  Statistics prove they save lives so why don’t all teens wear them every time they are driving a car?  Learning how

Learn to Drive | Playing Deadly Driving Games by: Anne Marie Hayes This is not an article about video driving games – at least not the kind you’re thinking of.  As you teach your teen how to drive a car be aware of these deadly driving games that teens play in real cars

Learn to Drive | New Ratings System for Cars WASHINGTON, DC – The government will roll out a new ratings system  to test whether your car is safe. This new system only applies to new cars starting with 2011 models. To help keep teens protected parents should be mindful of the

Learn To Drive | Distractions Kill Teens Between 2008 and 2009, 30 states tried to reduce car crashes by enacting bans on text messaging while driving a car. But new research from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) suggests that these measures haven’t worked at all: in three of four states

How To Drive a Car | Make Seatbelts a Habit As you learn how to drive a car you will notice news stories as the one below.  Make sure you are NOT the one making news.  Be sure to practice putting on your seatbelt before you start driving a car.  Make this as part of your Learn

Learn to Drive | Winter Driving If you live in a climate where it snows you will need to learn how to drive a car in snowy conditions.  The video shows the things that can happen.  Although the situations are funny they can quickly result in vehicle damage, injuries and death.  As a

How to Drive a Car | Police Stops and Pulling Over Some day when you are driving a car you may get pulled over by a police officer or a state trooper.  It could be a random safety check or because you broke a traffic law.   Hopefully it will not happen when

How to Drive a Car | Backing Up Be sure to practice backing up as you learn how to drive a car.  Find an empty mall parking lot and try various turns.  Practice backing into parking spaces.  After each attempt get out of the car and see how you are positioned in

How to Drive a Car | Practicing Perpendicular Parking  As you learn how to drive a car you will know that perpendicular parking is the kind of parking you’ll do most often.  Add it to your learn to drive checklist.  Learning to park is important plus it helps you perfect your maneuvering

How to Drive a Car | Includes Learning Pedestrian Safety As you learn how to drive a car you will need to learn to watch for pedestrians.  Small children can run out on to the street without warning.  That is why speed limits in residential areas are lower and lower yet

How to Drive a Car | Take Extreme Care When Passing Farm Tractors Even though a teen may not live in a farming community, they may encounter a situation where they need to pass a farm tractor during their early years of driving a car.  Therefore it is valuable to prepare them

How to Drive a Car | Emergency Stops with ABS Brakes  Learning how to drive a car requires learning about brakes and how to use them properly.  The most important function when driving a car is the brake system.    The video explains Anti-lock Braking System (ABS).  If the car you learn to drive does

How to Drive a Car | Turns at Intersections  Turning may seem like a simple maneuver but it can be very dangerous for drivers still learning how to drive a car.  How to properly execute a turn is an essential skill in learning to drive.  Most turns are at  intersections and intersections are

How to Drive a Car – Starting and Stopping Smoothly An important skill as teens learn how to drive a car is starting and stopping smoothly.  Sudden starts or stops can be dangerous.  You may loose control of your car or other vehicles may hit you.  Learning how to drive  a car is also learning how to interact with other

How to Drive a Car | Passing on a 2 Lane Road Passing is very dangerous when learning how to drive a car.  It is essential you learn to do it safely.  The first time it will be a bit “nerve racking” as you will need to move into the opposite lane

How To Drive a Car | 7 Things to Do Before You Start the Car Part of  learning how to drive a car safely is developing safe driving habits.  As you learn to drive do the following 7 things every time you get in the car.  It will develop them into a habit.    Experienced drivers

How to Drive a Car | Proper Steering When I learned how to drive a car (in the Dark Ages), I learned hand-over-hand steering.  My hands were in the 10 o’clock – 2 o’clock positions, which provided a firm grip on the wheel.  Turns were smooth and I had control when driving a

How to Drive a Car | Don’t Smoke While Driving As a beginner driver learning how to drive a car it is important to recognize the many distractions which can jeopardize your safety.  Smoking while driving a car is one of them.  Learn to drive without smoking.  It’s also a good reason to stop smoking. As you develop experience

How to Drive a Car | Eating and Drinking Driving a car requires constant attention.  Distractions can easily cause a crash.  In your reasearch on learning how to drive a car you probably found the statistics that show most crashes occur when driving a car less than 30 mph. (50 kph)  A distraction from