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stansrailpix

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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #25 on: September 03, 2009, 03:18 AM »
How about some tips for a parent (me) teaching a son to drive ? :-\
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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #26 on: September 03, 2009, 04:13 AM »
Quote from: stansrailpix on September 03, 2009, 03:18 AM
How about some tips for a parent (me) teaching a son to drive ? :-\
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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #27 on: September 07, 2009, 09:55 PM »
Oh god, I'm starting to freak ;D

Mom took me out on Friday after school and I had another go at the parking lot - lots more crosstraffic and cut-throughs due to the Blockbuster, so I had a good time interacting with the traffic :P

Ended up hitting 35MPH (intentionally) and that was enough for me (bit fast for a parking lot though) and am getting good at pulling/backing to angled spaces (dad let me park at Wal-Mart this morning, and I did a "good job" at it :)). Also tried to parallel park twice - first time was accurate, but 18" from the curb (about 1/2 a meter) and the 2nd time was 12" (1/3 meter). Not bad for a first time shot in a rigged environment.

Still gotta run down to MVD to get my Learners Permit, guess I'll do that next week or so (school has made things hectic) and then I can get out on the road with all you other crazy people :P

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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #28 on: September 22, 2009, 02:34 PM »
How about the special computer tests or programms 8)

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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #29 on: September 22, 2009, 04:08 PM »
You can't say you know how to drive unless you have driven in India.

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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #30 on: September 22, 2009, 04:09 PM »
Quote from: sri on September 22, 2009, 04:08 PM
You can't say you know how to drive unless you have driven in India.

Looks like parts of NJ.  :P

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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #31 on: September 28, 2009, 11:31 PM »
Reminds me of midtown manhattan
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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #32 on: September 29, 2009, 12:47 AM »
Quote from: wreckedcarzz on August 22, 2009, 08:32 PM
I'm hoping that some of you can give me some thoughts on how I can prepare myself better before I go out to BtW (prior experience is a requirement).

You absolutely must have prior driving experience before you can attend your Driver's Ed class? That doesn't make sense. Isn't the purpose of Driver's Ed to teach you how to drive?

I had never driven a car until I did so in my Driver's Ed class. Then after I got my license I had to learn how to drive stick shift because that's the kind of car we had, and my mom didn't want me driving her BMW.

To be honest, I didn't want to drive her BMW either. I hated driving for the first two or three years. I always saw it as a huge responsibility and not a fun, enjoyable thing.

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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #33 on: September 29, 2009, 01:38 AM »
And besides that, a BMW is a rear wheel driven car. Those behave (really) different when you encounter a traffic situation where drastic action is required. Front wheel driven cars are behaving more "friendly" in those situations.

Having said this, I like the driving experience that is BMW (yep, I'll admit it....BMW fanboy here). 
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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #34 on: October 06, 2009, 01:15 PM »
When I was new to driving, I watched this video series:

http://www.youtube.com/user/BSMDrivingSchool

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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #35 on: October 06, 2009, 02:24 PM »
Quote from: Shades on September 29, 2009, 01:38 AM
And besides that, a BMW is a rear wheel driven car. Those behave (really) different when you encounter a traffic situation where drastic action is required. Front wheel driven cars are behaving more "friendly" in those situations.

Having said this, I like the driving experience that is BMW (yep, I'll admit it....BMW fanboy here).  

In Neal Stephenson's book Snow Crash, there are numerous traffic scenes where BMW drivers "immediately took evasive action."

Later on, he remarks that BMW drivers always seem to feel the need to be taking "evasive actions" - and wonders if this is how they justify, to themselves, the high price they paid for their cars.

From my experiences on the highways around where I live (and where skittish lane-changing BMWs abound) I truly believe Stephenson was on to something.

@Shades - So since you own one...is that true? :P



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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #36 on: October 07, 2009, 03:06 AM »
Hey....those 'horsies' in front keep working and working...when on the autobahn (Germany) you really have to take evasive actions all the time to show off those 'ponies' for those who are speed challenged.  :P

And I owned 5 of them during my Dutch driving career. Yep, I'll admit to being a fanboy.

Currently I don't even own a car but a motor cycle. All the evasive 'training' did pay off however. Entering the traffic here on my bike can be really hazardous. There are more than enough people here that have just bought their driver license. Unfortunately this is no joke.

Luckily there are not too many BMW's out here  ;) 

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Re: Help? Learning how to drive...
« Reply #37 on: October 07, 2009, 07:15 PM »
Quote from: sri on September 22, 2009, 04:08 PM
You can't say you know how to drive unless you have driven in India.

Hmmmmmm, looks more like "quadruple parking" than "driving" though. :)
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