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Originally Posted by MX52Z
She's so young and ther'll be plenty of time to learn manual. ...
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Well said. I think everyone should be able to operate a manual and she should get some training ASAP but mastery is not needed. Defensive Driving training is, IMNSHO, a must. I took some company-sponsored classes when I was in my mid-20s and learned more about driving a car properly than I could have ever figured out on my own.
Didn't have to worry about cell phones with my daughter but my rule would have been: NO texting and only answer incoming calls long enough to say "I'm driving. Call you back when I'm parked." The more I think about it, it might be better to just ask for her phone before she left.
Edit: It's not that my parents didn't give me plenty of training (including skid recovery on ice in the HS parking lot) but they couldn't teach me everything.