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Teen Driving Log: Teaching your kid to drive
Teen Driving Log: Teaching your kid to drive
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Driving Skills
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Level
Skill Name
Assessment
Abreviation
Description
Driving Skills Log
Backing Up The Car
BUC
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Lane Choice and Control
LCC
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Left Turn/Right Turn
LT/RT
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Practice in parking lots
PLOT
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Looking Ahead in Traffic
LAT
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Starting and Stopping the Car
SSC
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Light Traffic Streets
LTS
Lane position: keeping space around vehicle
Turns: Signaling, how to slow/stop/accelerate, left vs right turns
Stop, yield, traffic lights
Rights of way: cars, pedestrians, bikers
4/13
5/3
5/7
Basic Parking/Un-Parking
BPUP
Perpendicular and parallel in empty areas
5/9
4/18
4/19
Cross street
CS
Streets with intersections
Stop/Yield signs
Pedestrian crossing
Roundabouts
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Intersections
I
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Keeping Space Around the Car
KSAC
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Lane Changes
LC
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Practicing in Traffic
PT
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Multilane roadways
MR
Lane markings, changing lanes, following distance
Blind spots, blind intersections
U-turns, round-a-bouts
Restricted areas: Construction zones, Driving near Schools & Hospitals, Sharing w/ Bikes and Pedestrians
Navigate [Maps] to a new place: Using GPS responsibly
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Driving at night
DAN
Lights, distance
4/5
Basic Maintenance
BM
Getting gas, filling tires, replenishing fluids
4/30
4/19
4/20
4/26
4/28
Parking on Hills
PH
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Parallel Parking
PP
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U-Turn
UT
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Freeway non-rush hour
FNR
Merging: Entering and leaving
Lane choice and distance, signalling
4/24
5/7
Freeway rush hour
FR
Merging with traffic
Signaling, letting others pass, overtaking
4/30
4/18
4/24
4/28
Advanced Parking
AP
Parallel parking (with and without traffic)
Parking on hills
Park/enter/exit in tight spots
4/10
4/20
Freeway Driving
FD
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Night Driving
ND
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Special Problems and Emergencies
SPE
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Familiarizing the vehicle
FV
Mirror: positioning
Signals: Turn, brake, hazard lights, horn
Safety: belt, air bags. Putting away distractions
Controls: Defroster, wipers
Emergency: Parking brake, hazard lights, roadside assistance
Car health: fuel/charge, tire tread/pressure, engine warnings, oil / fluids
Paperwork: Insurance, registration
4/10
4/26
5/3
5/4
Basic Driving Maneuvers
BDM
Likely in empty parking lot
Starting and stopping
Left, right turn - steering through turn, acceleration
Going forward and reverse - turn directions
4/5
4/26
5/3
Emergencies and Special Problems
ESP
Your car: Flat tire, skids, brakes fail, stuck accelerator, overheating, etc
Collision / accident
Getting pulled over
Sirens and emergency vehicles
School bus, railroad crossings
5/9
5/7
Advanced Maintenance
AM
Change tires, oil change, etc
4/12
4/18
Driving during rain/snow/wind
WC
Changes to lighting, distance, driving style, steering
Stuck in snow/mud
Hydroplaning
4/13
Switching cars
SC
Adjusting to new car, learning new signals and controls
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Stick shift
STICK
Shifting with a clutch
When/how to switch
Using transmission to speed up / slow down
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