Passenger side brake for teen driving lessons?

[Anonymous]

Did you install this in your car when teaching your teen how to drive?

Any recommendation or advice are welcome.

[Anonymous]

The behind the wheel driver has this, but otherwise no parents installing these.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

No. If you are that worried, hire a professional to teach your kid. It will probably be cheaper.

[Anonymous]

OP here. We paid a $400 driver's ed package to a driving school, but now DS has his learner's permit, the earliest driving lesson available is Dec 5th, so I'd like to teach him now while he's not in school. Extra standalone lessons are a bit expensive, while a wingbrake is $90, so... price-wise I'm ahead if I get the brake and teach him myself. I was just wondering if anyone had any feedback regarding such brakes.

[Anonymous]

Why can’t you teach him in parking lots and side streets like everyone else? He’s going to realize installing a special break is not normal practice and be embarrassed and pissed.

[Anonymous]

Where are you located? 6 hours of professional BTW training are required in Maryland before you are eligible to take the road skills test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can’t you teach him in parking lots and side streets like everyone else? He’s going to realize installing a special break is not normal practice and be embarrassed and pissed.

That's what I'm doing now, but I worry about the transition from that to busier streets, because my teen has ADHD (treated, but still) and it's only a matter of time before he has a moment of brake/accelerator confusion, probably when there's a lot of information coming at him quickly (intersection, drivers coming from all around). This particular brake I'm looking at can be installed and removed in a few minutes, and isn't the heavy-duty second brake in driving school vehicles. It has great reviews on Amazon, but I was wondering if someone else on here had ever used something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LX81U4G/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A2I13CYHJBBTX9&psc=1


The embarrassment factor is simply not a consideration, BTW

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are you located? 6 hours of professional BTW training are required in Maryland before you are eligible to take the road skills test.

Right. Apparently the driving school has no slots available until December.

[Anonymous]

Your kid should not be driving on roads until there is no brake /gas confusion. Or you should take him to a street that has very very few cars on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why can’t you teach him in parking lots and side streets like everyone else? He’s going to realize installing a special break is not normal practice and be embarrassed and pissed.

That's what I'm doing now, but I worry about the transition from that to busier streets, because my teen has ADHD (treated, but still) and it's only a matter of time before he has a moment of brake/accelerator confusion, probably when there's a lot of information coming at him quickly (intersection, drivers coming from all around). This particular brake I'm looking at can be installed and removed in a few minutes, and isn't the heavy-duty second brake in driving school vehicles. It has great reviews on Amazon, but I was wondering if someone else on here had ever used something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LX81U4G/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A2I13CYHJBBTX9&psc=1


The embarrassment factor is simply not a consideration, BTW

OP, if you truly feel this way, your teen is in no way ready to drive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kid should not be driving on roads until there is no brake /gas confusion. Or you should take him to a street that has very very few cars on it.

He's never done it when the road or parking lot is too calm. I'm just expecting it will come at confusing, multi-sensorial moment. Which is when I had such a moment as a teen driver!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why can’t you teach him in parking lots and side streets like everyone else? He’s going to realize installing a special break is not normal practice and be embarrassed and pissed.

That's what I'm doing now, but I worry about the transition from that to busier streets, because my teen has ADHD (treated, but still) and it's only a matter of time before he has a moment of brake/accelerator confusion, probably when there's a lot of information coming at him quickly (intersection, drivers coming from all around). This particular brake I'm looking at can be installed and removed in a few minutes, and isn't the heavy-duty second brake in driving school vehicles. It has great reviews on Amazon, but I was wondering if someone else on here had ever used something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LX81U4G/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A2I13CYHJBBTX9&psc=1


The embarrassment factor is simply not a consideration, BTW

OP, if you truly feel this way, your teen is in no way ready to drive.

Which is why OP's teen needs to learn how to drive...? Hello?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why can’t you teach him in parking lots and side streets like everyone else? He’s going to realize installing a special break is not normal practice and be embarrassed and pissed.

That's what I'm doing now, but I worry about the transition from that to busier streets, because my teen has ADHD (treated, but still) and it's only a matter of time before he has a moment of brake/accelerator confusion, probably when there's a lot of information coming at him quickly (intersection, drivers coming from all around). This particular brake I'm looking at can be installed and removed in a few minutes, and isn't the heavy-duty second brake in driving school vehicles. It has great reviews on Amazon, but I was wondering if someone else on here had ever used something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LX81U4G/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A2I13CYHJBBTX9&psc=1


The embarrassment factor is simply not a consideration, BTW

OP, if you truly feel this way, your teen is in no way ready to drive.

+1 op this is a crazy idea. The dilution is to practice more in the parking lot, more on side streets, and then find gradual increases and slowly ease your way up. Many teens don’t get their licenses as soon as they are eligible snd that’s completely fine. It sounds like your son is a kid who will need extra time and practice-focus on getting him that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why can’t you teach him in parking lots and side streets like everyone else? He’s going to realize installing a special break is not normal practice and be embarrassed and pissed.

That's what I'm doing now, but I worry about the transition from that to busier streets, because my teen has ADHD (treated, but still) and it's only a matter of time before he has a moment of brake/accelerator confusion, probably when there's a lot of information coming at him quickly (intersection, drivers coming from all around). This particular brake I'm looking at can be installed and removed in a few minutes, and isn't the heavy-duty second brake in driving school vehicles. It has great reviews on Amazon, but I was wondering if someone else on here had ever used something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LX81U4G/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A2I13CYHJBBTX9&psc=1


The embarrassment factor is simply not a consideration, BTW

I’m sorry, but the first thing I thought of when I saw this was Homer’s “reaching broom” in the Simpsons episode where he got enormously fat. You certainly would need some significant practice to reliably use it in real life, and it looks like it could cause as many problems as it might solve. A metal lever dangling from a rubber band in the middle of the windshield and the path of the airbag just doesn’t seem like a great plan.