johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Jun 13, 2016 21:24:25 GMT
Ds started drivers Ed today (3 weeks of class time plus 6hrs drive time and 4hrs observation, then he can get his temps). Right after today's class he went to day 1 of basketball camp and broke his wrist  I have a call into the drivers Ed company but may not hear back till morning. In the meantime I thought I'd ask you guys what you predict......will he be able to complete the class? |
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Post by mlynn on Jun 13, 2016 21:33:15 GMT
Is the driving time after the three weeks? If so, I would think that it should not be a problem. If he won't be out of his cast or whatever for the driving time, I would postpone. When I have a fractured elbow, I do not drive. Nor when I have a lacerated thumb or a contused hand. It is a matter of safety. Plus, he is a learning driver with presumably no experience, which would add to the safety issue. Not to mention, additional stress on the injury that is trying to repair.
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Post by mrssmith on Jun 13, 2016 21:42:11 GMT
I would postpone. Maybe they would let him if it's after 3 weeks, but I can't imagine they'd allow it with whatever wrap/cast/brace he has.
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Post by melanell on Jun 13, 2016 22:15:45 GMT
I would postpone. I'm sorry about his wrist. My DS broke his wrist the last weekend before summer vacation started last year, so I know how much that sucks. |
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 13, 2016 22:20:01 GMT
Ds just finished the classroom portion, then he is to have 10 hours before he calls the instructor for lessons (unless we don't get along while he is driving).
Our class spaces the driving out so that you do it as you get more comfortable so they can help correct. They do different days of reaidential, town/city, higher speed low traffic, interstate and then mountain driving.
I bet they make them finish the classroom stuff before he drives. How long in a cast?
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Post by johnnysmom on Jun 13, 2016 22:21:48 GMT
The problem is that *I* can't postpone, it's really up to the driving school. We already paid the $400 this morning. The poor kid is bumming hard. School just ended Thursday so this is practically the first day of summer break, first day of basketball camp and first day of drivers ed. Now we're facing 5-6 weeks of a cast so no swimming, no ball camps (3 are scheduled, first 2 he'll be in a cast), he has basketball tournaments in July he'll likely miss, throw in drivers ed and he's not looking at the fun summer he was planing on  |
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Post by johnnysmom on Jun 13, 2016 22:24:57 GMT
Ds just finished the classroom portion, then he is to have 10 hours before he calls the instructor for lessons (unless we don't get along while he is driving). Our class spaces the driving out so that you do it as you get more comfortable so they can help correct. They do different days of reaidential, town/city, higher speed low traffic, interstate and then mountain driving. I bet they make them finish the classroom stuff before he drives. How long in a cast? Nope, they do it all concurrently here. By the end of 3 weeks they should have their driving/observation/class time done. It's a big class so there might be a slight extension but generally not. We see the specialist Friday for a cast, but the ped is estimating 5-6 weeks. |
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Post by mom on Jun 13, 2016 22:27:41 GMT
Im probably the only one, but I would let DS do it.
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Post by johnnysmom on Jun 13, 2016 22:32:39 GMT
Im probably the only one, but I would let DS do it. Oh, I am, if the school will allow it. I figure I already paid the money. Before he can get his actual license he has to drive with us for a year (has to be 16, he's not even 15 yet) so if they'll allow him to do it I'd rather just get it over with now when he has the extra time vs. in the fall when he has school and sports. I was more wondering if peas thought the school would refuse to let him continue. |
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 13, 2016 22:36:23 GMT
Im probably the only one, but I would let DS do it. Oh, I am, if the school will allow it. I figure I already paid the money. Before he can get his actual license he has to drive with us for a year (has to be 16, he's not even 15 yet) so if they'll allow him to do it I'd rather just get it over with now when he has the extra time vs. in the fall when he has school and sports. I was more wondering if peas thought the school would refuse to let him continue. so they let him drive before he is 15? Here you have to be 15 to get a permit. You have to have a permit to drive. |
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jun 13, 2016 22:39:50 GMT
Would he be allowed to drive with his arm in a cast if he had passed his test? Would you drive with your arm in a cast? Which arm is it and is he learning automatic or manual?
In my country most cars are manual transmission and with either arm in a cast, you wouldn't have the control that you would need to drive safely. If it's an automatic and it's his right arm then that might be slightly different. I still wouldn't though, and I reckon a driving school here would tell him to enrol in the next class when the cast is off.
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Post by johnnysmom on Jun 13, 2016 22:40:31 GMT
Oh, I am, if the school will allow it. I figure I already paid the money. Before he can get his actual license he has to drive with us for a year (has to be 16, he's not even 15 yet) so if they'll allow him to do it I'd rather just get it over with now when he has the extra time vs. in the fall when he has school and sports. I was more wondering if peas thought the school would refuse to let him continue. so they let him drive before he is 15? Here you have to be 15 to get a permit. You have to have a permit to drive. Yep. 14y8m is the minimum age for part one of drivers ed, at the end of drivers ed (where they do drive those 6hrs)they can get their permit. but no actual license until 16 (or at least 6mos of driving w/ permit) and they need to take part two of drivers ed before then as well. |
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Post by mom on Jun 13, 2016 22:41:05 GMT
Im probably the only one, but I would let DS do it. Oh, I am, if the school will allow it. I figure I already paid the money. Before he can get his actual license he has to drive with us for a year (has to be 16, he's not even 15 yet) so if they'll allow him to do it I'd rather just get it over with now when he has the extra time vs. in the fall when he has school and sports. I was more wondering if peas thought the school would refuse to let him continue. Honestly I don't see how they can refuse him unless he is under the influence of pain meds. If they do refuse to let him participate, I would expect a full reimbursement. |
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 13, 2016 22:42:10 GMT
Well, dd dislocated her knee back at the end of high school, when she was just beginning the road portion. They wouldn't let her drive (it was her left knee though, on an automatic) and I was totally fine with that. Even though she wasn't using that leg she was still a total beginner. What if a sudden stab of pain went through her leg causing her to jerk the wheel, or something like that?
It did keep her from getting her license before she went off to college. In fact she just got it this past year at school. She's been home and driving since the middle of May, and now she just had knee surgery today. sigh...
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Post by johnnysmom on Jun 13, 2016 22:43:14 GMT
Would he be allowed to drive with his arm in a cast if he had passed his test? Would you drive with your arm in a cast? Which arm is it and is he learning automatic or manual? In my country most cars are manual transmission and with either arm in a cast, you wouldn't have the control that you would need to drive safely. If it's an automatic and it's his right arm then that might be slightly different. I still wouldn't though, and I reckon a driving school here would tell him to enrol in the next class when the cast is off. Here almost all cars (including ours and the drivers training car) are automatic. It's his left arm (he's right handed). Yes, I would drive w/ an arm cast and I'd be surprised if an adult didn't. Would I allow him to drive in a cast if he was already a licensed driver? Probably. We live in the middle of nowhere, you have to drive 20+ minutes to even get to a highway, most roads are 2 lane country roads. |
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Post by oliquig on Jun 13, 2016 23:46:17 GMT
Here almost all cars (including ours and the drivers training car) are automatic. It's his left arm (he's right handed). Yes, I would drive w/ an arm cast and I'd be surprised if an adult didn't. Would I allow him to drive in a cast if he was already a licensed driver? Probably. We live in the middle of nowhere, you have to drive 20+ minutes to even get to a highway, most roads are 2 lane country roads. 1. Did the doctor okay him to drive? 2. The driving school may not approve it for insurance reasons, too much of a liability for an inexperienced, injured driver. |
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Post by Charlotte on Jun 14, 2016 0:19:33 GMT
Is it his dominant hand?
If not there is no reason why he can't do it. I only have one hand and took drivers ed with no problem.
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 14, 2016 0:21:13 GMT
Wow, that stinks.
If your DS can't grip the wheel with both hands, I'm not sure they would allow him to do any of the behind-the-wheel portion of the class. Only the use of one hand would limit his ability to open a window, turn on the lights, hazards, windshield wipers, etc. If it were my kid, I'd hope they'd let him continue with the classroom and defer the BTW portion. Good luck.
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Post by blue tulip on Jun 14, 2016 0:22:56 GMT
I bet they wouldn't let him. how's he going to do 10 and 2? and hand over hand turning? how's he going to work the turn signals with his right hand,when they are on the left of the wheel? honestly even if they DID let him, I would postpone. there's too much going on when he's supposed to be learning the solid fundamentals of driving, not wondering how to do that AND do it one handed.
you can't be the only one who just started a class and then had this or a sickness happen. I can't see any reason why they wouldn't allow you to apply the cost to a later lesson, especially on the first day.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2016 1:40:52 GMT
I would request from the driving school DS attend the classroom and observation portions and then postpone the driving portions until his cast is off. They should be able to handle that quite easily.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jun 14, 2016 2:52:17 GMT
I would request from the driving school DS attend the classroom and observation portions and then postpone the driving portions until his cast is off. They should be able to handle that quite easily.  Driving is hard enough to learn at first. It's common for new drivers to veer to far to the right and w/a broken arm I would think that it would be really hard to learn. The class will likely either let your ds do just the classroom portion or give you a credit to take the whole course after ds is able to use both hands. Poor guy. This just sucks for him. Hope he'll be able to find things that make his summer great, despite his injury. |
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Post by kelly8875 on Jun 14, 2016 3:08:54 GMT
Oh, I am, if the school will allow it. I figure I already paid the money. Before he can get his actual license he has to drive with us for a year (has to be 16, he's not even 15 yet) so if they'll allow him to do it I'd rather just get it over with now when he has the extra time vs. in the fall when he has school and sports. I was more wondering if peas thought the school would refuse to let him continue. so they let him drive before he is 15? Here you have to be 15 to get a permit. You have to have a permit to drive. In Iowa, kids can get a permit at 14. DD turned 15 a couple days ago, and is testing for her "school permit" tomorrow with the DOT. That will allow her to drive to school and home for all practices/sports/classes/events. All she had to do was have a permit for 6 months without violation, pass Drivers Ed, and be an incoming sophomore. |
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jun 14, 2016 8:43:49 GMT
Wow, 14? I couldn't reach the pedals at 14.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2016 12:48:43 GMT
Last summer dd fell and hurt her wrist. She was in a soft cast and the orthopedic told her by law she couldn't drive with a cast, since it impairs the ability to hold the steering wheel, turn the wheel, etc.
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Post by jesq on Jun 14, 2016 14:21:24 GMT
DD slammed her hand in a car door and has her wrist in a brace (non-dominant hand). Her doctor told her no driving until she has more mobility back and can grip the wheel. She is 21. She won't be driving most of the summer, because she has to have surgery on July 7.
As for the swimming, can't he get a waterproof cast?
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