{"id":2428,"date":"2018-01-25T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/?p=2428"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:16:18","slug":"driving-instructors-horror-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/driving-instructors-horror-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Instructors Share Student&#8217;s Horror Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The stories added below were gathered from seasoned driving instructors.<\/p>\n<p>Once you read them all, you may wonder if students were simply nervous or just terrible learners. Up to you!<\/p>\n<p>We all remember our first driving lessons. Your hands get sweaty, the rules seem complex and you\u2019re worried about not keeping both hands on the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>If you thought you would never learn, you should read about these.<\/p>\n<p>Note that sometimes instructors make teaching mistakes but, other times, newbies could make you go bananas.<\/p>\n<h2>Dual Brakes Always Help<\/h2>\n<p>For example, Peter Ciappa, president of the Howell Driving School, explained that dual brakes did not stop his student from slamming his car into a telephone pole following a left turn in Manalapan (New Jersey).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe student hit the gas instead of the brake as he was turning\u2026 When we hit the pole we were only doing under 10 miles per hour, so no injuries.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As a former police officer, Ciappa was not only scared, to say the least, about the deployment of the vehicle\u2019s air bags during the class, but also worried about the huge number of hubcaps that are lost because of his students \u2013 a couple per month, he estimated.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe kid makes a turn too tight and hits a curb, or we teach them how to park, they hit the curb.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Oh, That\u2019s the Hand-break, Not The Gear!<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes having a peripheral view does not stop students from making innocent mistakes. Dharmesh, a British instructor from Hyper Driving School, had an in-car lesson experience that he may never forget.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo I was with a student on a lesson and we were calmly driving on a dual carriageway at 50mph, at around 8pm.<br \/>\nEverything was going well when suddenly, out of nowhere- the handbrake appeared to have been pulled up!<br \/>\nThe car then swerved sideways into the middle lane, Tokyo Drift style! \u2026 It turns out that the learner was innocently trying to change into the next gear, but instead of grabbing the gear stick, pulled the handbrake up!\u201d said Dharmesh.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt that Dharmesh will have a great story to share with his students as they go back to the basics.<\/p>\n<h2>Just Push Your Foot Down On The Pedal!<\/h2>\n<p>Taken from confessions of a driving instructor, Mac Demere also has something to add when it comes to teaching terrified <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/teens-texting-and-driving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teenagers<\/a> and other amateurs to drive safely. At least, Demere knows that there\u2019s nothing wrong with pushing the brakes.<\/p>\n<p>Demere just needed his student to stay on the gas down the straightaway, and even tried to make the car not to bore down on the track\u2019s upcoming hairpin but it clearly failed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSTOP! HALT! Arret! Alto! Tomare! Anschlage!\u201d urged Demere.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There\u2019s no possible language that could have an effect on his student so they bounced off the course and ripped off the car\u2019s under-bumper air dam. Like in a Fast and Furious movie, his student was worried about skidding.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s my experience that most drivers hesitate to push a car hard\u2014they don\u2019t want to use more than half of a car\u2019s braking power, much less its cornering ability. Some will hit another car or a telephone pole rather than push harder on the brakes or turn the steering wheel with more gusto.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Let\u2019s Keep Things On Perspective<\/h2>\n<p>As a word to the wise: If you\u2019re taking in-car lessons. keep your eyes on the road. Also, try not to distract your instructor. They\u2019re only humans, after all, and they sometimes have trouble helping newbies drive the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Students can get past the theory, but a spin around the neighborhood in a 2,000-pound death machine is a little different. As driver instructors keep adding pressure and getting frustrated, it\u2019s easy to see why new drivers get flustered alongside the instructor.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s strange to consider the number of new drivers passing by your neighborhood\u2014if it\u2019s near a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/8-common-questions-dmv-tag-renewal-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DMV<\/a>, that is. At the end of the day, we can only be thankful. Instructors might be a little weird, and students might get thrown off, but most driving tests result in a pass.<\/p>\n<p>H\/T <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/cars\/a7797\/confessions-of-a-driving-instructor-10059428\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Popular Mechanics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The stories added below were gathered from seasoned driving instructors. Once you read them all, you may wonder if students were simply nervous or just terrible learners. 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