Do you remember those crazy/disturbing driver's ed movies created by the Ohio Department of Public Safefy? They have been discussed on here before... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27882 I have a daughter turning 16 next month. I worry that she doesn't take driving serious enough, and wondered if seeing these films would increase her sense of responsibility. Turns out, these old films are free to Ohio residents by simply filling out the following online form. http://www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/videoform.html How about it Ohio Hambers? Can you help me make a responsible teenage driver? Thanks, Rich
Luckily I Viewed This Type Of Film In The Morning And Was Able To Eat Lunch That Day.. Same Could Not Be Said For Those Veiwing It Right After Thier Lunch Or Loss Of It... I Do Remember 1 Being A Race -hotrod Kinda Story.. How They Got The Footage Before The Crash To Be Just Like The Crashes Was Neat For Its Time..
Does talking to a teenager ever work? She's a good driver, but I feel that she gets distracted too easily. Just figured that it couldn't hurt to give her a little scare. Rich
Show her the thread about Myron and how horrible that was, how many people are hurt because of someone running a red light. Thats real life and happening right now, and it ****s.
WOW SIGNAL 30! i remember that film from drivers education cl*** summer of 75'. caused a guy in cl*** to go into a epileptic seizure and damm near bit his tongue off. personally the seatbelt sled that simulated a 5 mph impact caused me to think more being the second ride on it was unbuckled,i never have forgotten that.
Its wise for you to take this very seriously. Especially as busy as todays roads are. I lost a son in an auto accident and feel the requirement to respond to you so no one will ever go through the loss of their child. We were just talking about this today at work with a few co workers who have kids at that age. One of them mentioned to me there is a program available in Ohio that tries to improve on driving experience. The kids are taken to a large college parking area and it is roped off. the are given the keys to a car and are told to drive. It is set up with lights, signs curves and the typical road hazards that we drive everyday. They are monitored as they drive. I think this goes on for weeks. Sounds like a good idea. Last weekend, a mile from my inlaws house, A 16 yr old girl going too fast upon an Amish horsebuggy hit her brakes skidded into the p***ing lane and hit a car head on. The driver of the other car was instantly killed and the p***enger was life flighted. Both 16 yr old girls lived with seatbelts on. The other cars p***engers were the girls grandfather and grandmother. 16,17 and 18 year olds just arent ready to drive. Their immaturity prevents them from being attentive. The major cause of death for teenagers is car accidents. Be very afraid. I wish they wouldn't allow kids to drive until they are older or meet some kind of maturity level.
First of all, I can't believe you have a daughter that old! You must have started when you were 10! Having gotten my license not that long ago (well less than 10 years at least...) I really don't know what has made me a conscience driver. All signs should have pointed the opposite direction: I drag raced every weekend, had been driving for a long time (I knew 'everything' in driver's ed ), and to top it all of I had a car that had 8 cylinders! Now my sister on the other hand, wrecked in the first week and drives like a bat out of hell to this day. We both were taught the same way and went to the exact same driving school. I guess what I'm getting at is I don't think there is anything you say or do that will make her a better driver. I would say kids learn by example but neither of my parents drove or drive the way my sister does! I think the best way to make sure she is a good driver is to drive with her (as scary as that could be). My parents made me drive everywhere we went as a family in all conditions (day, night, rain, snow, sun, sunset). And pray. Pray that she doesn't hurt herself or anyone else!
As a subscriber to AutoWeek magazine,I was reading awhile back that the editor/publisher Dutch Mandel has been trying to get a program together nationwide specifically to teach youngsters the proper wasy of driving.You might try logging on to their website for more information.He is really gung-ho about this project and it makes great sense. As to the "Highway Gore" movies;they may have made an impact on us when we were kids but there is more violence and gore in your average run of the mill video game today! You want to make a REAL impression? Take her to the ER of a large city hospital on a Saturday night(after 10pm)and spend a few hours in the lobby.Make sure you bring a few brown paper bags.
I worked with kids for a long time.They listen more than you think.They also like limits put on them. I had my son do driver's ed.I also rode with him and gave him every opportunity to drive. I told him about the friends that I had lost in accidents.I also put it in the vein of social responsibility.....don't drive like a jerk because you can hurt other people. I had to watch those movies too..
The only thing that sticks in my mind about one of those movies is when a guy was pushing his car with the driver door open (we've all done it) he crushed himself between the car door and a tree when the car got away from him.
My son just turned 16,I feel he needs experience in all types of weather.He's raced motocross for years and knows about shifting,clutches,sliding(under/over steer) but I want to take him to a parking lot next time it snows to slide around and stuff.Signal 30,man I saw that a few times when I was a pup,never did me any good,sort of like "Reefer Madness!"
when i was in High Scool{many moons ago , in da 50"s} we had a drivers ed film that was a cartoon. It was called "Mr. Wheeler" and it was basically the cartoon chraacter "Goofy" that changed personalities when he got behind the wheel...........it was hilarious and i remember it well.
This is what happens to teenage girls when they don't listen to there parents. These photos are heartbreaking. WARNING THESE ARE GRUESOME! DO NOT VIEW IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!! http://memelo.org/girl-lost-control-...ory-pics-1.jpg http://memelo.org/girl-lost-control-...ory-pics-2.jpg http://memelo.org/girl-lost-control-...ory-pics-3.jpg http://memelo.org/girl-lost-control-...ory-pics-4.jpg http://memelo.org/girl-lost-control-...ory-pics-5.jpg http://memelo.org/girl-lost-control-...ory-pics-6.jpg http://memelo.org/girl-lost-control-...ory-pics-7.jpg http://memelo.org/girl-lost-control-...ory-pics-8.jpg<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->
During this fall's homecoming week our fire dept participated in a mock accident at the high school. Ninth thru twelfth grades were ***embled and volunteer students andparents performed roles from victims to drunk driver to distraught mothers. It was done in real time begining with the post crash and the victims remained in the cars until a p***erby called 911. A sheriff's deputy provided commentary describing the sequence of events. When fire arrived, we conducted the excercise just as we would a real extrication. The ***embly was close enough to hear the victims, firefighters, EMS and a victim's mother (who arrived on scene after hearing of the accident) Before we began, the students were as loud as in any ***embly. After we finished, the students were quiet and several were upset. Parents in attendance were visibly affected. I think that seeing cl***mates in the accident made it more real for all. The main idea behind this event was to open teenagers eyes to their choices and consequences. Hopefully it will make a difference in that kids will take an extra second to think before they put themselves in a bad situation.
Hey: I spent a few hundred on a S&W roll bar and side impact set of bars. Took her out in the snow and showed her how to control skids etc. Said if she wanted to race I'd put her in my roundy round. So far so good. Oh and a lot of prayers.
the drivers ed teacher at my high school showed signal 30 up untill 1995 when a cl***mate of ours p***ed out in cl*** and fell out of her desk and busted her head on the floor. her parents raised such a stink about it, the school board banned the movie from then on.
Do what my folks did. Don't let her get her license until she's mature enough. When she does get her license, make sure you lay the ground rules...Disconnect the radio, no p***engers in the car, no cell phone. Driving is a serious responsibility. She needs to take it seriously or she'll kill herself or someone else. My oldest brother got his license the day he turned 16, and within 2 weeks of driving, he killed someone. I didn't get my license until a few weeks before my 18th birthday, and my kids will be the same way. See, kids back in the 30's - 60's were different. They had jobs. They had responsibilities. Perhaps they'd been driving the farm truck since they were 12...Kids these days can't even wipe their own ***es by the time they're 16. Scare tactics and movies aren't going to make her listen. Proper parenting goes a long way.
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