I'm 17 and I hate driving with my mom. She's hates everything I do! She tries to give advice but instead she screams at me and nothing makes sense. Today, the green light changed to yellow and I had to stop really fast. I was too far away to go through the light and too close to make a smooth stop. And she screamed and shouted that I have to stop doing that. How can I keep this from happening from me?
2007-07-07 05:01:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Lots of good answers already, but why not take driving lessons? You'll get proper instruction and information, and they don't yell and shout at you.
2007-07-09 03:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by logicalgal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every green light is a potential yellow light waiting to happen. Your mom is panicking because she is overly-concerned about you having or causing an accident. Mom's aren't the best people to have in the passenger seat. The next time she wants you to drive, tell her you will as long as she doesn't have a cow; otherwise, you would rather she do the driving. You also have the option of pulling over, getting out and letting her drive. Tell her she is making you nervous. As you approach an intersection with a green light, slow down to a speed that will enable you to stop should the light change to yellow. Attempt to be about one car length behind the vehicle in front of you for each ten miles an hour that you are diving. It gives you plenty of time to stop without cramming on your brakes.
2007-07-07 12:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by Darke Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Realize your mom is scared, she's not used to being in the passenger seat without any controls. You are relatively new at driving and she isn't a professional driving instructor, she is just a licensed driver without the professional training needed to teach you how to drive and remember, she's your mom. People scream and yell when they don't know what to do in a dangerous situation and learning to drive qualifies as a dangerous situation. Tell your mom that the smoothness of driving will come with a lot of practice.
The solution is to hire an expert driving instructor to work on your visual scanning habits while driving, proper scanning habits eliminate the need for "sudden manuevers", you will drive smoother and your mom will relax and stop screaming. Besides, a few advanced driving lessons are much cheaper that any accident
2007-07-07 16:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by John C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't go through intersections too fast. Start slowing down just a tad when approaching an intersection. That way, if it turns yellow, you can slowly apply the brake.
2007-07-07 12:06:36 · answer #4 · answered by Blue Jean Baby 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the earlier advice on slowing and looking ahead is accurate. one little trick on looking ahead at intersections is to look at the crosswalk signals - the "walk" signal means the light will be green for a while yet - when it starts to flash "don't walk" the traffic signal will be going yellow soon. the solid "don't walk" signal isn't as much help to you, but probably means that the light will be turning soon.
2007-07-07 12:37:57 · answer #5 · answered by spur4eight 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her that her backseat driving will be the cause of an accident. That you love her but for the sake of a safe commute to sit quietly. Then put music she likes on the radio.
2007-07-07 12:07:39 · answer #6 · answered by unholycricket 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Blue Jean Baby says is accurate.....you shouldn't ever have to speed through intersection or slam on brakes....slow down! and Keep your eye on whats ahead of you.
2007-07-07 12:21:21 · answer #7 · answered by grdnangel0209 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anticipate what may be happening up ahead. Keep your eyes on traffic at least two cars ahead of you, but be aware of what's going on, directly in front of you.
2007-07-07 12:25:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carry Duct Tape. Leave her home.
2007-07-07 20:31:43 · answer #9 · answered by Bill S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your mom is being mom take it with a grain of salt just do your best we all had mom yell at us your new relax enjoy it all come's to a end . you will laugh about it later
2007-07-07 12:08:49 · answer #10 · answered by honda vtx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋