I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Barbara Corcoran a while ago, and I learned a few things from her that helped me, and even a few things that can help you as you teach your teen to drive, or learn to drive yourself. Finishing up our three part series on what Barbara Corcoran of […]

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Barbara Corcoran a while ago, and I learned a few things from her that helped me, and even a few things that can help you as you teach your teen to drive, or learn to drive yourself. Continuing the three part series on what Barbara Corcoran of “Shark […]

Driver education is not an exact science, but it’s some kind of a science, so we can use a little help from one of the greatest scientists that ever lived: Albert Einstein. What does Albert Einstein have to teach us about driver education. He said “nothing happens until something moves.” He wasn’t specifically talking about […]

Peer pressure is nothing new and something we’ve all encountered. I want to point out, though, that you may find it in places you don’t expect. One of those places falls squarely in my area of expertise, so I’m going to tell you about it in this week’s coaching tip. Peer pressure while you’re driving […]

I bet when you were a teenager, you couldn’t wait to get behind the wheel and learn to drive. I know I was eager to be a driver like my parents! It used to be that was a right of passage for teenagers: a milestone of independence. These days, though, a bigger milestone for some […]

Recently, there have been a few stories on the news about people who were robbed when the criminals followed them home from where they were shopping. Did you know that following the habits of collision-free driving from Driver Ed in a Box® can help you avoid situations like that? One of the core principles of […]

Actually, you use targeting several times when you parallel park. First, when you pull over next to the vehicle you are going to park behind, you target your space well in advance just like pulling over the curb. Next, when you back into the parking space you target the path that the rear pivot point […]

Part 6 of our series on Targeting is all about targeting while backing the vehicle. Now, some of these modern vehicles today have cameras that assist with backing up the vehicle that display what’s behind your vehicle on a little screen, either in your review mirror or in your dashboard. Personally, I’m not a fan […]

Last week I talked about how to target and project the path of the vehicle when pulling over to the curb. As you may imagine, pulling away from the curb is pretty similar to pulling over to the curb. The key points are make sure you keep your eyes up, targeting well ahead so that […]

This is a very simple procedure, but very important. Going from a driving lane to a parking lane is a lane change, so the S.M.O.G. sequence (Signal, Mirror, Over the shoulder, & Go if it’s clear) applies here. Also what is very important is keeping your eyes focused at eye level (or above). A lot […]