I wish we were more like Finland in this regard. I first got my driver's license in the US state of Pennsylvania. The theory book was all about traffic laws and nothing about physics or techniques. The practical training should require, I believe, practice at full-speed emergency stopping, stopping and steering in slippery conditions, controlling slides and skids, etc. Too many people just freak out the moment the car does anything other than act like it is glued to the road. I also think that it should be mandatory to watch a video about the injuries caused by car accidents and people should get to see, firsthand, wrecked cars. I live in Massachusetts now, and I happen to live very near to a towing and body work company who always has a large lot full of wrecked cars which they towed away from accidents and held until either they were repaired or (in many cases) inspected by the insurance people and/or police and then scrapped. Just walking through that lot and seeing up-close how cars have been ripped apart and crushed by accidents gives you a WHOLE LOT more respect for the danger in driving. There's nothing like seeing the body caved in around the driver's seat and thinking to yourself "that could have been me in there and there isn't enough room left for my intact body there!" Sean On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Bob Blick wrote: > On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:38 -0600, "YES NOPE9" =A0wrote: > >> I would be interested in how other PIClisters teach driving. > > Driver's training in Finland: > > In Finland, the car driver's training can be obtained either in a > private driving school or given by a near relative who has a driver's > license. If the person is trained by a relative, the relative must > obtain a special instructor's permit and have a car fitted and inspected > with an extra set of brake pedals for the front passenger. The training > for B class license requires 30 hours of instructed driving, including a > spell on a slippery driving course, and 20 theory lessons. After this, > the person must pass a computerized theory test and a driving test in > city traffic with a minimum length of 30 minutes. C class training is > similar, but longer. > > from Wikipedia. > > If you want to win, get a Finn :) > > Bob > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .