#59 Rough Roads Ahead

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Here are a few handy phrases to keep in mind while training your young person to drive:

• Objects in the rear view mirror are closer than they appear. So are objects in the windshield.
• Before you set out, do a walk-around inspection of the car with your young person to look for any potential hazards such as flat tires and also so you’ll be able to remember the car as it was.
• No matter how hard you push on the imaginary brake pedal on the passenger’s side of the vehicle, the car will not stop…until you scream ‘STOP’ loudly enough to be heard over a hurricane and clutch dashboard in the classic ‘I’m about to die’ position.
• Remember, your young person will never be as good at driving as you would like.
• Nor are they as bad as you think.

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