Tools for the Parents of Teen Drivers – Lesson #3

Picking up the keys

Lesson #3

(Parking… and we don’t mean at the drive-in!)

Most new drivers are afraid to park the car because they are not comfortable judging the distance from their bumper to the other car.  If the braking exercises were effective in Lesson 2, your teen may be doubly apprehensive.  However, before they can venture onto the road, they must be comfortable with all the dimensions of the vehicle.

For this exercise practice all types of parking.

Safety Tip:  Begin your parking exercises by using empty plastic trash cans to designate the other vehicles.

 

Don’t forget to show your teen how to set (and take off) the parking brake when parking on a hill.

 

Lesson #3

(Parking Lot)

Orientation

(15 Minutes)

Grade

(A, B, C)

Comments, Praise   and

Areas of   Improvement

 

Review   Previous Lesson

   
 

Safety   Check

   
 

Discuss   Today’s Lesson

   

Driving Experience

( 1 Hour)

Grade

(A, B, C)

Comments, Praise   and

Areas of   Improvement

Introduce   New Skill:

Parking

   
 

Straight   In Parking

   
 

Angled   Parking

   
Parallel   Parking (Use Trash Cans as Cars)    
 

Parking   on a Hill

   
 

Practice   Backing

   

Review

(15 Minutes)

 

Comments, Praise   and

Areas of   Improvement

 

Parking

   
 

Scanning   the Road

   
 

Blind   Spot

   

 

 

Additional Comments:

 

 

Skills to review for next lesson:


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