Is your 14yo taking driving lessons or practicing driving?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. We are in the DMV but I did not realize there are places that will give lessons to teens before they receive their permits. I hadn’t really looked much into this because as I mentioned, I never pre-planned as a teen back then.

I’m curious if things changed when high schools stopped offering drivers Ed as a course?

They can’t legally drive in VA u til 15.5 (when they can get their permit). They are supposed to drive prior to behind the wheel.

That said we started taking DC to parking lots away from ppl and letting her drive down our residential street (both with us) around 15 years.

What does this mean? How do you drive prior to being behind the wheel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. We are in the DMV but I did not realize there are places that will give lessons to teens before they receive their permits. I hadn’t really looked much into this because as I mentioned, I never pre-planned as a teen back then.

I’m curious if things changed when high schools stopped offering drivers Ed as a course?

They can’t legally drive in VA u til 15.5 (when they can get their permit). They are supposed to drive prior to behind the wheel.

That said we started taking DC to parking lots away from ppl and letting her drive down our residential street (both with us) around 15 years.

What does this mean? How do you drive prior to being behind the wheel?

It means parents take their kid out before they do the Behind The Wheel class.