Topic: Drivers Training?

[Dooodledude]

I was just wondering what is the point of having drivers training?
I thought it only lowers your insurance for like 3 years.
I think its a waste of money.

Just wondering if you could inform me why its so useful to some people.
Inform me please, because i have no idea what the point of it is. except to give you someone besides your parents to help you drive around.

Not trying to be rude just dont know what its for. i got 35 points on my drivers test and i didnt take any drivers training.

[rrocket]

I was just wondering what is the point of having drivers training?
I thought it only lowers your insurance for like 3 years.
I think its a waste of money.

Just wondering if you could inform me why its so useful to some people.
Inform me please, because i have no idea what the point of it is. except to give you someone besides your parents to help you drive around.

Not trying to be rude just dont know what its for. i got 35 points on my drivers test and i didnt take any drivers training.

I know people who could get 100 percent on tests in school. But in real world they were dumb....No street smarts.

Just saying.....

[wing]

The good schools teach you more than just how to pass the test.  They teach you about defensive driving, what to anticipate etc.

[Weels]

Took Young Drivers back 30 years ago... no doubt it made me a better driver.
Teach you many things... accident avoidance, threshold braking, how to properly merge & drive on freeway... etc...

And cost is more than offset by savings on insurance.

[Dooodledude]

I was just wondering what is the point of having drivers training?
I thought it only lowers your insurance for like 3 years.
I think its a waste of money.

Just wondering if you could inform me why its so useful to some people.
Inform me please, because i have no idea what the point of it is. except to give you someone besides your parents to help you drive around.

Not trying to be rude just dont know what its for. i got 35 points on my drivers test and i didnt take any drivers training.

I know people who could get 100 percent on tests in school. But in real world they were dumb....No street smarts.

Just saying.....

I guess so. But i have a dad that put me at the wheel when i was 11 years old, and when i got my learners and we were driving somewhere i would ALWAYS be the one driving, unless it was at night. So i think i have some experience in driving, more so than the kid who hasn't driven at all but took drivers training for 2 weeks and payed nearly 1000 dollars.

I get that you learn defensive driving, but isnt 2 years at least an equivalent to that?

I more so just wondering what the financial benefit of paying 600-1000$ to get someone to teach you how to drive for 2 weeks?

[Dooodledude]

If someone were to take drivers training at age 15, and got their licence and new cars at 16, how long does the insurance discount last, and how does the insurance thing work?

[Brig]

I get that you learn defensive driving, but isnt 2 years at least an equivalent to that?

I more so just wondering what the financial benefit of paying 600-1000$ to get someone to teach you how to drive for 2 weeks?

Driving for two years doesn't make you a good driver.  Learning the ropes from a good teacher, on the other hand... worth every penny.  I've got socks older than you, and I still remember my driver's ed teacher telling me the following (among many others which I've internalized so well, that I can't remember them):

1.  When coming up to intersections where there's a car waiting to turn into your lane (and possibly cut you off):  watch the front wheels.  If they start to move, beware.

2.  If you're on a two-lane highway at night, and the car coming in your direction has bright lights or high beams on, don't look at the high beams, as they will blind you.  Focus on the painted line on the pavement to your right, temporarily, until the car is behind you.

I do like that you ask a lot of questions, which tells me that you have a brain in your head, and will likely end up a very good driver.   

[5 Wheel Drive]

A good driving school like Young Drivers of Canada will teach you how to look ahead anticipate things going on around you in traffic. Not just the mechanics of how to drive a car. After that, find a specialist that will teach you the art of skid control.

[Dooodledude]

So its more so for the tips and trick you get than the saving of the money. But i guess if you know the tips and trick than you can get your self out of tricky and dangerous situations!

Thanks Guys it was helpful from the explanations you gave me.

Thank you.

[Great_Big_Abyss]

So its more so for the tips and trick you get than the saving of the money. But i guess if you know the tips and trick than you can get your self out of tricky and dangerous situations!

Thanks Guys it was helpful from the explanations you gave me.

Thank you.

10-4.

I took Young Driver's when I was 16, and I find myself still using the principles they taught me WRT stopping distances, following other vehicles, and even more important, anticipating what other drivers will do. 

[random006]

Ditto on the above answers.

I took my lessons when I was 16 and have never regretted it.  I did it through a program organized by my high school, so much of the practical work was in winter.  The cars were, with one exception, 1970's era automatic with NO power anything (steering, brakes, windows, ...).  I doubt the tires used were in any way a match to today's technology either.  My instructor was excellent, passing on info and guidance when needed.

Add that all up and you get yourself a quality education.

The money you pay is gone but the lessons learned stay with you for a lifetime.

[tooscoops]

i took the lessons... and my insurance was covered through a work plan, and i was delayed anyway so it didn't allow me to get my license faster. i just did it to learn. any type of lessons is helpful... no better way to waste time.

as others are saying, i picked up a lot of things that i still have playing in the back of my head as i drive...

and i was a county kid.. driving without a license from the time i was 13... bought my first car at 15. i thought i knew everything. while i'm sure i was a better driver than 99% of other kids my age, i was NOT a good driver. i know that know.. only through experience.

also.. 1000? man.. i thought it was 495 or something. has it really gone up that much or are you exaggerating a bit?

[redman]

My son just completed drivers ed. We did see some reduction in insurance rates. It did give his mom and I some peace of mind having a dedicated instructor. I felt it was expensive at $650

[Dooodledude]

i took the lessons... and my insurance was covered through a work plan, and i was delayed anyway so it didn't allow me to get my license faster. i just did it to learn. any type of lessons is helpful... no better way to waste time.

as others are saying, i picked up a lot of things that i still have playing in the back of my head as i drive...

and i was a county kid.. driving without a license from the time i was 13... bought my first car at 15. i thought i knew everything. while i'm sure i was a better driver than 99% of other kids my age, i was NOT a good driver. i know that know.. only through experience.

also.. 1000? man.. i thought it was 495 or something. has it really gone up that much or are you exaggerating a bit?

My friends parents payed 850$ for their son.

[tooscoops]

wow.. that is pricey. can understand some hesitation... always try going through your school... they seem to subvent the price.

[neil]

As a resident of the Socialist Republic of Saskatchastan, there is no discount at all for driver training, or a premium applied for inexperienced drivers. 

You can still get a learners license here at 15.  My oldest daughter is taking her written test as I type.  Failed yesterday, hoping she fails again LOL.

[JacobBlack]

I think our mate Andy has put it pretty well here;
http://www.autos.ca/opinion/first-person-driver-driving-lessons-part-one/
and
http://www.autos.ca/opinion/first-person-driver-learning-drive-diary-part-2/
and
http://www.autos.ca/auto-consumer-info/first-person-driver-tire-rack-street-survival-school/

"Sitting in driver’s seat, I finally understood what it meant to have the car communicate with you – the rough texture of road underneath you, the resistance of the wheel as you steer, the vibration from the engine coming up the back of your seat. I was in control of something very powerful, and unlike any other experience I’ve had in my life, I was suddenly and acutely aware of the incredible responsibility placed upon me."

Driving is about far more than the test.