TOP DRIVING LESSON MISHAPS
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A new survey by TrueCar reveals that the average parent yells ‘brake’ five times while instructing their teen on how to drive. Other findings:
– the average parent taps a non-existent brake in the passenger seat six times while attempting to teach their teen how to drive.
– 16% of parents say parallel parking is the toughest thing to teach their teen driver
TOP DRIVING LESSON MISHAPS … According to a new survey by TrueCar
Didn’t check my mirrors 32%
Didn’t check all directions before moving into traffic 25%
Cut tight corners 24%
Forgot turn signals 23%
Easily distracted 22%
Played with the radio/music too much 22%
Didn’t brake early enough 20%
Drove too fast 18%
Sped up too quickly after a stop 16%
Stopped too hard 13%
Too many tries to parallel park 11%
Distracted by my phone 9%
Tailgated 8%
Drove too slow 6%
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