Stage 3
Stage 3: Overview
At this point, your teen is ready to venture into higher volume city driving. You’ll incorporate more hazards such as night driving and intersections. You’ll also practice u-turns as well as two-point and three-point turns. However, your teen is not yet ready for the highway. More...
Stage 3: Role Reversal
Role reversal allows your teen to give you a little taste of your own medicine. Simply switch places and allow your teen to critique your driving habits. Besides letting your kid let off a little steam, there are some other benefits to this exercise. More...
Stage 3: Expanding their Search Distance – Part 1
Creating an advanced searching and scanning system is key to safe driving. These set of exercises will help push your teen’s scan further down the road. More...
Stage 3: Expanding their Search Distance – Part 2
These set of exercises help you widen your teen’s search focus as well as teach you how to create a systematic approach to scanning. More...
Stage 3: Practicing the 3-second rule
Maintaining a proper following distance is crucial to safe driving. Being able to quickly determine your following distance is a skill that must be learned and practiced. This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to do so. More...
Stage 3: Two-point, Three-point, and U-Turns – Part 1
This article covers the do’s and don’ts of U-Turns. We also answer the oft-asked question, when referring to two-point and three-point turns, “What exactly is a point?” More...
Stage 3: Two-point, Three-point, and U-Turns – Part 2
Learn the procedure for two-point turns on both the right and left sides of the road (with video). More...
Stage 3: Two-point, Three-point, and U-Turns – Part 3
We’ll demystify the three-point turn and provide exercises for teaching this important skill to your teen driver. There’s a very good video in this one as well. More...
Stage 3: Learning Directions and Using a Map
Despite GPS navigation systems, knowing how to use a map and follow directions is still an important skill. More...
Stage 3: Incorporate More Commentary Driving
Whenever you want to take your teen into a new driving environment, it’s always a great idea for you to get behind the wheel and provide the “play-by-play” commentary. More...
Stage 3: Intersections – Part 1
Intersections are probably the most dangerous area on the road. While highways and expressways can be intimidating due to their high speeds, intersections provide a much tougher challenge for all drivers, especially those new to the road. More...
Stage 3: Intersections – Part 2
In our second article on intersections, you’ll learn what your teen should look for when they approach intersections. We also cover red-light runners, stale greens, and the point of no return. More...
Stage 3: Night Driving
The nighttime crash rate for teenagers is double their daytime crash rate. This article focuses on understanding the hazardous conditions presented at night and how to teach your teen to handle them. More...
Stage 3: Goals Checklist
Completing Stage 3 indicates that your teen has become a competent driver and is ready to tackle the highway. More...