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[quote=Anonymous]No. At least my kids were not truly prepared.  So we did a lot of driving with a parent guiding them from the passenger seat.  Hours and hours and hours.  Made sure that good driving habits became ingrained.

Then we made sure that their cars were idiot-proof with many safety features. Which means that they got new cars with safety features and not old cars.  Finally, whenever they were going for jobs, internships etc and using their car to get there, we did dry runs with them so that there was familiarity with the route.

Also,  seat belts of every passenger was mandatory, no drinking and driving, not more than designated number of passengers, no friends riding with them until we were very, very comfortable. And all my kids had access to our Uber app.

My DH also taught my kids to drive on all the vehicles we had at home - minivan, stick shift, automatic.

Also, we ingrained in them to build in generous amount of time for all commute.  No driving in hurry and no road-rage.  Give the right of way to the jerks in hurry.  Be polite and don't react to bad manners. Apologize if you cut anyone off by mistake by a wave of your hand. [/quote]

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