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Our family expenses are about to increase. My son is in the process of getting his drivers license. He completed his classroom training and did pass his permit test. When I went to pick him up after the test he wanted to drive home. In our State you are allowed to drive with a permit, as long as there is an adult in the vehicle that has a drivers license. It was rush hour traffic and he had never operated the car before so I told him no. My son is a very good kid and is respectful, so he did not argue or plead, however I could tell he was very disappointed at my negative response.

Once we were through the heavy traffic and about three miles from our home I pulled over and told my son that he could drive the rest of the way to our house. His face lit up and he gave me a hug as we exchanged seats. My son is several inches taller than I am so we went through him adjusting the seat so that he was comfortable. I then had him do a safety check of positioning the rearview and side mirrors. Next I told him to signal and to check for traffic. He did this and stepped on the accelerator. The engine roared but we stayed in place. He had forgotten to put the transmission into drive. He put the car in drive and started to pull a head and we heard a horn honking, he had not checked to see if a car was coming. By this time he was quite flustered and said maybe he should wait to drive until he had the behind the wheel training. I did not want him to be afraid of driving so I told him that he could do this. He again signaled checked for traffic and pulled out. As we approached the right hand turn for our street I thought I would see what he would do. To my surprise he went passed our turn off. I explained to him that I needed to get home with the groceries that were in the back seat. He said that he was going right home. I pointed out that he had missed the turn. He was so busy concentrating on steering, watching traffic and driving that he had not noticed where we were. He went around the block and eventually he did turn into our driveway. He told me he was surprised how much there is to think about when driving and that he hoped he would be able to get his drivers license.

When he said this I realize how little I pay attention when I am driving, especially routine routes. I have had my drivers license since I was 16 years old so the fundamentals of steering and signally and observing others on the road have become second nature to me. I think helping my son get his drivers license is going to improve my driving habits. I called our insurance agent to let him know that our son was going to be getting his drivers license. He told me that our insurance would go up significantly with a young male driver in the home.

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