Learning to drive is a major turning point in the lives of teenagers and their parents.
Our children are our most precious resources. They start learning to drive not at age 16 but from about the age of 2 years watching friends, relatives & we as parents drive. The investment of driver training for our new drivers is an invaluable life skill which will be rewarded in great dividends. Our goal is to develop responsible, defensive and co-operative drivers and have fun doing it.
Learning to drive well takes approx. 5-7 years of experience...think of it this way could you play for the London Knights with only 10 hours of ice time and 25 hours of coaching?!? Or could you play your favorite instrument and perform before a crowd of 5,000 at the JLC without proper training and years of practicing? Driving is not something we learn by trial and error. It involves skill, knowledge and habits that need to be carefully formed.
Remember getting a licence is NOT the end of learning to drive, its the beginning. The first year after licencing is critical to the development of safe habits, proper attitudes, knowledge & skills. Remember the M.T.O. Road Test only covers basic driving situations. Passing it does not make a driver safe or competent in dealing with all the different driving situations he or she will meet in a lifetime of driving. The newly licenced driver is still a novice with only basic skills. With practice and supervision a typical beginner will develop into a safer competent driver.
