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Re: dads
Posted by EricG (more from EricG) on Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:25:59
In Reply to: dads, Scott Paterson
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, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:51:46
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My dad announced that it was time to learn how to drive when I was 14. I was stunned! Too young to even be seriously thinking about it.
We were on a fishing trip in Michigan in the early Spring. Our station wagon was a stick, so I had a few extra strokes to learn. Fortunately, I was driving about 10mph when the siren came up behind. The relief of finding that it was a fire truck rather that the cop I was sure knew I was driving too young. That relief quickly gave way to panic when I stepped on the brakes to pull over, and there were none. 10mph was a good speed, and the gravel on the shoulder slowed me quickly.
I spent that trip studying the rules of the road, and could have passed the test by the time I got home that weekend. I was a motivated student of driving styles and skills, and learned a lot in the two years before I was legal. I was also a captive listener to dad's advise. Not a bad way to get attention!
One more. On that trip we were driving a lot of Michigan's fine sand/gravel roads. At 10mph. At last my dad got exhasperated and told me that if I was not sliding a bit in the turns I was not going fast enough. I got pretty good at a four wheel drift around the corners. At some point dad must have regretted that advise, as I noticed some pretty tight grips on the handle. This expertise led me to Saab. I was in Vermont one summer as a student, and caught a ride over the mountain Marlboro. I thought I was pretty good at cornering, but the guy driving that 96 had the back end hanging off the edge of that gravel road several times. I was amazed at that car's ability. Now I'm on my 5th Saab.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), Scott Paterson
, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:34:49- dead of winter driver training in Canada, JohnA
, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:51:39 - First thing Dad said was: You may save a few....., andy
, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:52:34 - Click and Clack said, JT Tucson, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:39:59
- Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), Caspar, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:53:32
- GREAT THREAD... SIPDE and Smoothly.... (long...), mdj, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:31:10
- #4 addendum, Dan W, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:22:48
- Mostly already been said but..., Drew in Houston, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:09:53
- Leave enough stopping time!!!, turrbo
, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:01:01 - No Tailgating........, KB900psi, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:41:44
- Relax..., KL, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:48:21
- Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), Tom Young, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:21:50
- Monitoring devices have improved!, SDP, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:12:55
- momentum=mv^2. slow down. u'l only lose 2 minutes n/m, chrisx, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:21:31
- Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), PR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:00:29
- Physics 101, Rafe, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:43:09
- Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), BZF, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:25:37
- This one's unique. My dad always drilled me to, EricG, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:18:04
- Very true...., KB900psi, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:47:27
- Yup, that and the "Big Picture", ChuckD
, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:37:59 - dads, Scott Paterson
, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:51:46- Re: dads, EricG, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:25:59 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: .Pay attention to your driving and what, BobS, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:36:03
- Turn signals, turn signals, turn signals...!, AlexP, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:21:33
- Don't park 3" next to me so you have to ding my door, NickR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:20:56
- Don't forget weaving..., Rich, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:50:21
- My peeve. When turning onto a multi-lane road...., saw, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:37:28
- Fear and respect..... and #5, Mike Lynch
, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:32:56 - Yeah, I know i'm young., TheKillerPenguin, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:28:36
- Passing Lane, Michael
, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:07:26 - MERGE AT SPEED!!!!, Trev, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:57:58
- my aussie contribution..., sab, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:54:31
- And I just happen to have one...., Noel, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:40:36
- Let others in, especially if not in SUV's, and don't, Mike in Anchorage, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:06:57
- Watch out for Bicycles...., SilverAeroGuy, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:33:34
- Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), Yaofeng, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:16:30
- Boy are you wrong, Saabpilot
, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:15:10- rule for highbeams, isobel, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:29:13
- And don't forget the foglights, especially in the rear., dmz789, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:34:40
- I've received complaints a couple of times, AndyR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:07:29
- rear fog, saw, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:49:26
- Re: And don't forget the foglights, especially in the rear., TheKillerPenguin, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:40:14
- Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), JimBlake
, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:10:45 - Oh yeah go to Europe for driver training, NickR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:09:32
- Shouldn't see yourself in mirrors!!!, dparadis
, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:05:51 - winter driving module, Erik, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:48:09
- Re: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), J, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:44:56
- hehe, NickR, Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:50:04
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