He drove
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
June 26, 2016 3:32am CST
This morning, I and my son went to church at 6:45 AM. We were able to attend the 6:30 AM mass because it started late. Well, actually, I requested my son to accompany me to church because I wanted to see how far has he learned from the driving school. He was first taught on how to drive a power steering car, and in 2 sessions, he has already mastered horizontal parking.
The car at home is manual steering and that is what he wants to learn now. So this morning, I drove the car until we reached a certain road where there were a few vehicles; I told him to drive the car.
At first, I was hesitant to allow him to drive, but I was also confident that he will do it. So after one almost-failed start, he finally got it right. He drove, but only before the road went uphill. I gave him some tips on parking, signal lights,and mirrors that he should always check.
I am a defensive driver and that was what I also told him. Several minutes ago, he left for another class on driving a manual steering car. The session will be from 5 PM to 7 PM.
Do you have faith and confidence when you allow your child to do something that he learned and show to you; example is driving a car and you are the passenger?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@Yar_Joey true.i am relaxed, my sister is toxic
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
Does your son already have a student driver's permit, Ingrid?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
no, not yet. i told my son to inform the owner of the driving school to get him a student's driving license because that was what he did to me when i was his student in 1999.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@sunrisefan my son asks me if it is okay if he applies for a non professional driver's license even without getting a student permit yet?!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@ridingbet Yes, it's good if he'll have a student permit but he still has to have a licensed driver with him when he drives.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
yes, because young children are still clumsy in holding and handling fragile items
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@MGjhaud he will be 'vengeful'. hahaha!!
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@ridingbet At least your son can now drive.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
here at home, among the 3 of us, i am always the one driving. my sister does not know yet that my son already knows how to drive.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@salonga he still needs some 'finishing touches'. i however, told him not to drive the car when my sister is the passenger. my sister is a backseat driver and she is always anxious even when i drive.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
30 Jun 16
@ridingbet Just tell him that constant practice makes perfect . 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD true.that is what i always tell him
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Jun 16
i asked him to come to church on Sunday again, because we will fetch my sister from the terminal, i don't know if he agrees
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
26 Jun 16
My sons are all grown up and have been driving for years. I had faith then, as I do now in their driving abilities. My younger son learned on a manual transmission, so he can drive both. They both went to driving schools, but my husband taught our younger son to drive that manual one. You and he seem to be doing a great job!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
28 Jun 16
@ridingbet Automatic cars are easy for me. I don't feel comfortable driving manual cars.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
yes, i think it is also better to teach how to drive a manual steering car. power steering is not very challenging, according to my son
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@DianneN really? i prefer though the manual steering. it keeps me ever ready to push the pedals of clutch, brake and accelerator, and it also tests my presence of mind and my hand, foot, and eye coordination
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@LadyDuck (502487)
• Italy
28 Jun 16
@ridingbet I cannot, because I have no driver license, I should only practice on our private property and it's not big enough to drive.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@LadyDuck well, at least you have a knowledge and skill to drive a car, then it is all right.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
but you still have to practice sometimes, how to drive, right?
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
26 Jun 16
I won't drive but my husband does. When my son knows driving, my husband was the one who taught him, the do's and don'ts, the precautions and others and he trusted my son and he said, how can our son knows well when he won't trust him do the driving.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
there should be a complete trust to the driver so we can be sure that he brings the car safely to its destination
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@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
26 Jun 16
Yes. One should. Otherwise they can not move forward in lie and know the things better.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
he should klnow for emergency purposes, which i fear should not happen to us here
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
Like you, my son had just learned to drive from a driving school. Now he can do it well, but we do not allow him yet to drive on the highway in our place due to some unruly drivers, but later when he mastered it, we will let him. But he always drive me to the nearby church on Sundays.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
yes. my son is also aware that i should not struggle to teach him to drive, for far of anxiety and nervousness
