Originally Posted By peeaanuut according to the current CA vehicle code that is incorrect. <a href="http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d06/vc12509.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vct op/d06/vc12509.htm</a>
Originally Posted By Labuda "Then, there was the first time I backed a car out of a garage. I was all lined up to get the thing in motion, so I shifted to reverse, eased my way backward, steered to get good position out of the garage...then watched as the door's support pole smashed the passenger side mirror. My dad, unsurprisingly, was non-plussed about that." That reminds me of something my brother did. He was runing late one evening getting to school for a presentation he was doing, and our Mustange (well, Mustang II) took out part of one of the brick walls oof our garage. Made Mm & DAD NONE too happy. BUt Paul kept the photos and proudly dispalyed them. lol
Originally Posted By m2 redleg, I was never told that and my daughter did plenty of driving before her first behind the wheel class. One thing I am very stict about too is that she is not allowed to have anybody under 21 in the car with her for the first six months of driving with a license. I can't tell you how many kids I know that don't follow this rule. As easy as it would have been to allow my daughter to catch a ride to work with the other girl that worked with her I just wouldn't allow it. This is a deal breaker and my daughter knows it. I really try to impress on her that the rules are there for a reason.
Originally Posted By queenbee (2) Is age 15 years and 6 months or over and has successfully completed an approved course in automobile driver education and is taking driver training as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 12814.6. Hmm... could this be what the DMV employee is refering to? Maybe to be considered "is taking" you must have attended one class? They might want to be more clear about this.....
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP I know it is technically the law that your first time out be with a certified instructer type person, but there is no way to prove you have or have not. Your permit looks the same, there is no box to check off, ect. Condsidering that many kids start driving in the parking lot or field or whatever before they even have a permit, it's a pretty useless, if well meaning rule.
Originally Posted By redlegtwo Thanks for all your responses. He only had to wait a couple of weeks to get behind the wheel. He was very nervous, but he did okay. Now the real scary stuff begins when he starts driving with us. I say us, but I mean my husband. I'm just too nervous to get in the car with an inexperienced driver.
