Avanti In The News
When you're 15, learning to drive can be
problematic
By Jana Krumholtz
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
You've just turned 15 and
you've received the greatest birthday present imaginable: your
driver's permit. Freedom bells ring in your head, you feel
mature, responsible, alive. There is just one problem - you
don't know a thing about driving.
One reason could be the lack
of driver's education courses in high school. they are no longer
offered in many schools in Palm Beach County because of the
extra expense and liability risks.
So where do you turn for
lessons on how to drive? Good old mom and dad. But they refuse
to enter a moving vehicle with you because the thought alone
traumatizes them.
The next logical stop is a
driving school, such as the Avanti Auto Driving School in Boca
Raton.
"We try to familiarize new
drivers with the basics: the brake, the gas, how to scan the
road" Avanti driving teacher Paula Sylvester said.
"I used Avanti driving school
because my parents wanted me to learn the right way the first
time around," said Allison Megano, a junior at Atlantic High
School. "In the beginning, I felt a little uncomfortable because
I was afraid that if I made a mistake, the teacher would yell,
but after awhile, I became much more comfortable."
During Avanti lessons, the
teachers go through the exact maneuvers you will be asked to do
during your license test.
"These include knowledge of
the content of the vehicle, safety check, following
instructions, right and left turn, quick stop, parking, brake,
three-point turn, reversing the car." Sylvester said.
Other exercises reviewed are
shifting gears, approaching crossing, observing the
right-of-way, obeying stop signs and traffic signals, passing,
staying in proper lanes, following at a safe distance and
maintaining proper posture.
Simple? Some might think so.
"In the 1980's, they eliminated
the parallel parking from the drivers test, but now you see more
of that type of parking, so they might bring it back, "Sylvester
said.
Fortunately for our generation
unlike our parents, we don't have to deal with parallel parking
... yet.
Published October 1, 2004 -
Sun-Sentinel Next Generation section.
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