This coaching tip isn’t just for your teen, it’s for everyone that drives (even you!). When you’re driving on the road, the road is not the main focus. (Of course, you need to scan the road for debris, potholes, etc.,) The traffic scene – more specifically, the “relevant” parts of the traffic scene. Where are […]
Patrick’s sons Warren and John are raising money for Child’s Play by doing burpees for dollars. For every dollar donated, we will do a burpee. For just a few bucks, you can make us sweat AND help kids in hospitals. Everybody wins! You can make your donation online anytime at http://warrenbarrett.chipin.com/childs-play Child’s Play is a […]
It is so important, when teaching your teen to drive, that you never put your student in a situation that they are not prepared to handle. You don’t want your teen to get flustered or panic when they’re behind the wheel; that’s a hard thing to shake off and can make them nervous behind the […]
Most vehicles today use an automatic transmission, and unless you’re teaching your teen to use a sport or muscle car, chances are your teen is learning to drive on an automatic transmission. It may just happen to be that the vehicle you have to teach your teen to drive with is a manual transmission vehicle, […]
Most vehicles today use an automatic transmission, and unless you’re teaching your teen to use a sport or muscle car, chances are your teen is learning to drive on an automatic transmission. It may just happen to be that the vehicle you have to teach your teen to drive with is a manual transmission vehicle, […]
It’s the holiday season and for most of us that means a whole lot of rushing around to get things done. We’re rushing to get the shopping done, we’re rushing to get the decorations up, or we’re rushing to get the meals planned and prepared, etc. There is at least one thing that you definitely […]
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could control the other drivers on the road with your mind? Yes, it would, but you can’t. What you can do, though, is influence other drivers on the road with what you can control, and that’s your own behavior. You can control how much space you leave in front […]
Recently, we had to fall back, and by that I mean it was time to set our clocks back an hour. Most of you were probably really excited about getting an extra hour of sleep (I know I was!). ThereÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs more going on with Daylight Savings than just getting an extra hour of sleep. Daylight […]
We get comments from our customers telling us how much they like our classroom, that it lays out everything they need to know in a clear and thorough manner that makes it all very easy to understand. And we appreciate these comments and we do everything we can to make the classroom experience great for […]
It’s real important to be able to keep your vehicle in the center of the lane. That’s why it’s one of the first things a new student learns in the parking lot, after they learn the basics of how to start and stop the vehicle. Just in case you and/or your student are having a […]