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New Driver Checklist For Parents

checkThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration developed the following "checklist" for parental use in helping new drivers learn safe driving skills. Driver education begins the process in teaching teenagers how to drive. However, parental involvement is crucial to the student driver in developing more advanced road skills. See Chart Below.

 

Student Driver… Never Sometimes Always
Knows location of instruments, gauges, and safety devices and checks them before driving      
Adjusts mirrors and seat properly      
Wears a safety belt without being reminded      
Maintains a safe following distance      
Demonstrates correct hand position on the steering wheel      
Demonstrates the "two-second" rule--you can count "1 - 1000, 2 - 1000" between the time the back of the car in front of you passes a stationary object and the time the front of your car reaches the same spot      
Is aware of other driver's blind spots      
Checks blind spots before changing lanes      
Is aware of tailgaters and knows how to deal with them      
Anticipates changing traffic lights      
Checks mirrors frequently      
Uses horn appropriately      
Signals before turns and lane changes      
Anticipates possible braking situations      
Appears relaxed and comfortable while driving      
Is comfortable driving at night      
Uses high and low beams appropriately      
Adjusts speed to road, traffic, and weather conditions      
Works to maintain a space cushion or buffer zone on all four sides of the car      
Checks intersections carefully and pauses before entering an intersection      
Sets emergency brake or parking brake before leaving vehicle      
Demonstrates good, smooth movements and coordination during and after turns      
Demonstrates good scanning habits at all times      
Obeys traffic laws - including speed limits