16 year old just drove off in my truck
My 16 year old daughter got her driver’s license yesterday. That in itself is traumatic. My precious truck……at least to me….is now in the hands of my 16 year old DD, at least for today. It wasn’t...
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HuckFinn410 wrote:
As I look for cars for her, I keep coming back to getting her a car with a manual transmission. My impression is that driving a stick shift keeps the driver much more focused on actually driving, rather than all of the other distractions. Also, I think that it's mandatory that kids know how to drive a stick.
I agree that everyone should be able to drive a stick - BUT - while she's still "new" (and there's so many more distractions these days) - I'd start her in a beat-up automatic until she attains that "driving is a natural reflex" - then maybe move her into something cuter and manual?
Also - newer vehicles often have different ignition keys: the one the kid uses can limit the speed; and will refuse to play the radio until the seatbelt is buckled, for example... (at least that's how it works on Fords)
