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Driving Instruction
Book
Do you need help
teaching your teenager how to drive safely?
Now you have it!
Bill Kennedy, a public school teacher, private driving instructor and
father of four has written a common sense step-by-step driving book that
will aid in helping you teach your teenager how to drive safely. "Teaching
your teenager how to drive safely while maintaining your sanity"
is a light-hearted approach to a heavy-duty situation. This illustrated
teaching guide is both educational and entertaining. This information
can be utilized either as initial instruction for your beginning teenage
driver or as a supplement to a driver education program. The nine practical
lessons are listed in a logical teaching progression:
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Chapter I: The Vacant Parking Lot
- Pre-driving Procedures (before starting the engine)
- Dashboard Information and Starting the Engine
- Putting the Car In Motion (slowly)
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Chapter II: The Residential Area
- Review
- Backing Out of the Driveway (in reverse)
- Intersections
- Centering Your Vehicle (on your side of the street)
- Speed Control (under the speed limit)
- Proper Stopping Areas When Required to Stop at Intersections
- Defensive Driving
- A Patient and Positive Atmosphere
Chapter III: Light City Driving
- Review (residential area driving)
- Proper Following Distance (behind the vehicle in front of you)
- Right Turns On a Red Light (in some states)
- Approaching a "Stale-Green" Light and What To Do
- Other Defensive Driving Strategies
- Summary (the bonding experience)
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Chapter IV: One-Way Streets and Lane Changes
- Review
- Turning Into the "Nearest Correct Lane"
- One-Way Streets (just follow the arrow)
- Lane Changing Procedures (for a rookie driver)
- Summary (the bonding experience)
Chapter V: The Heavy Traffic
- Review (previous lesson, chapter IV)
- The Left Turn
- Defensive Driving
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Chapter VI: The Parking Adventure
- Review (in order to get ready for the parking adventure)
- Parking (choosing the proper lot)
- Backing Out (successfully)
- Defensive Driving
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Chapter VII: The Freeway and the Highway
- Review
- Freeway and Highway Driving
- Driving on the Freeway (successfully)
- Driving on the Highway (safely)
- Stopping Procedures
- Fatigue Factors
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Chapter VIII: Night Driving
- Speed
- Being Seen
- Following Distance Rules
- Paying Attention and Distractions
- Bright Light Reaction
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Chapter IX: Adverse Driving Conditions 
- Proper Timing for Successful Practice
- "Slow-Down" or Else
- Other Drivers
- Gravel Roads, Bad Roads and Heavy Traffic
- Hydroplaning or "Water Skiing on the Highway
- Proper Steering
Chapter X: Summary
- Keeping a Positive and Patient Demeanor
- The Bonding Experience
- Professional Training
- The Ultimate "Role-Model"
- Parent - Teen Driving Log
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This 77-page book may be exactly what you and your teenager need in order to facilitate this instructional bonding experience.
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If you are interested in purchasing this book, send:
your name, address, city, and zip code along with $24.95, payable to:
Kennedy Publications
c/o Topeka Driving School
3641 SW Plass Ave.
Topeka, KS 66611
Visa and Mastercard accepted, call:
In Topeka 272-1961
Outside Topeka 1-800-557-7357
- For immediate delivery, send money order or use credit card.
- With a personal check, please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
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