I took to driving a car on the road pretty quick. Of course, I had some
prior experience driving various tractors and the pickup on our small farm.
It did amaze me when I took driver's ed how poorly some kids did. They
didn't seem to have a sense of the vehicle's 'presence'; always running off
the road or out of their lane. It kind of surprised me.
Terry
> ----------
> From: Fred Thomas[SMTP:vafred@erols.com]
> Reply To: Fred Thomas
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 5:26 PM
> To: Jeff McNeal
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Tense driving lately
>
>
> Oh how soon we all forget we were once also beginners at driving, wonder
> what our folks said then about us, my how time flies when you are having
> =====@#$ "FT"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
> To: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Spitfire List
> <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 4:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Tense driving lately
>
>
> >
> > Reid, Reid, Reid,
> >
> > I DO know -- HOWEVER, our local high schools no longer offer driver's
> ed.
> > courses. I had to pay fifty bucks for my son to take a "class" that
> prepped
> > him for the written exam. Now, I have to pay the same outfit for a
> total
> of
> > six hours of "behind the wheel" (again, the high schools out here no
> longer
> > offer this, which I think is a crime). Apparently, in his first two
> hours
> > behind the wheel, his instructer never had him pull over to the curb or
> park
> > in even a diagonal parking spot. We were told that he'd be ready to
> start
> > carting us around after his first two-hour session. Beyond that, we,
> his
> > parents, are obligated to let him clock 50 hours behind the wheel before
> he
> > can get his license in six months.
> >
> > So in other words, we are STUCK. Oh, he'll be just fine and we'll
> survive
> > this, but it's a dicey proposition for the next six months, for sure.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jeff in San Diego
> > www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
> >
> > P.S. I'm not EVEN going to try to teach him how to manually shift until
> he's
> > been driving for a good six months or longer. Even then, there's no way
> > I'll let him (or anybody else!) drive my Spitfire.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> > To: 'Jeff McNeal' <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Spitfire List
> > <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 1:30 PM
> > Subject: RE: Tense driving lately
> >
> >
> > > Jeff, Jeff, Jeff;
> > >
> > > Don't you know, you NEVER give driving lessons to a family member,
> close
> > > relative, or friend. It is very unhealthful for you the instructor,
> the
> > > student, and your vehicle. Let a third party (High School Driver's
> Ed?)
> > to
> > > do it, and this is the really important part, using a car that does
> not
> > > belong to you. :-)
> > >
> > > I taught my girl friend (now my wife of 19 years) to drive a standard
> > > transmission using my Spitfire, which was my only means of
> transportation
> > at
> > > the time. Well, I dodged a bullet on that one because she learned, no
> > angry
> > > comments were exchanged, and neither the car nor myself suffered any
> > damage.
> > > In fact the Spitfire still has its original clutch and transmission!
> > >
> > > My wife taught our daughter Tammi to drive using our relatively new
> Dodge
> > > Caravan. Well, Tammi also did the "curb thing", and that cost me a
> new
> > > wheel, CV joint, miscellaneous parts, and front end alignment! The
> > Driver's
> > > Ed course would have been only a small fraction of what the repairs
> cost
> > me.
> > > :-(
> > >
> > > Reid
> > > '79 Spitfire (original owner)
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jeff McNeal [mailto:jmcneal@ohms.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 9:00 PM
> > > To: Spitfire List
> > > Subject: Tense driving lately
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Then, this
> > > evening, I let my 15-year-old son drive me around in our 12-year-old
> > Maxima
> > > so he can gain some experience. He JUST got his learners permit two
> days
> > > ago and I am NOT used to being a passenger for anyone, let alone a 15
> and
> > a
> > > half year old kid who's still wet behind the ears. He drove over the
> curb
> > > when I asked him to pull over (" I haven't learned how to do that yet,
> > > Dad!") and I had to reach over three times to yank on the wheel to
> keep
> > him
> > > from driving into the curb again. This life flashing before my eyes
> stuff
> > > is getting old! I see a rash of gray hairs coming on FAST!
> > >
> > > Calgon, take me away!
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Jeff in San Diego
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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