# Learning to drive wothout hitting things **URL:** \ **Category:** The Show\ **Tags:** driving\ **Created:** [April 2, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-to-drive-wothout-hitting-things/63273 "2011-04-02T18:09:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sparkology](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sparkology/32/2345_2.png) [@sparkology](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sparkology)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-to-drive-wothout-hitting-things/63273/1 "2011-04-02T18:09:07Z")
In response to the woman in Florida whose mom’s caretaker was hitting things with the van. I use large appliance boxes and a deserted parking lot or street to teach friends how to not hit things. (Take the refrigerator out of the box first) ---
**Author:** ![sparkology](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sparkology/32/2345_2.png) [@sparkology](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sparkology)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-to-drive-wothout-hitting-things/63273/2 "2011-04-02T18:11:04Z")
With some large boxes that the driver can see they can maneuver the car around them and learn to not hit them. Empty garbage cans work well too. They will make a nice noise when you hit them, but won’t dent the car. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-to-drive-wothout-hitting-things/63273/3 "2011-04-02T19:11:12Z")
Or just slow down and watch were you are going. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-to-drive-wothout-hitting-things/63273/4 "2011-04-02T19:18:27Z")
Get your vision checked. Hitting thing sounds like some other problem. Hand eye coordination? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-to-drive-wothout-hitting-things/63273/5 "2011-04-02T19:19:26Z")
Anything is worth a try, but if the bad driver in question has poor depth perception or some other vision problem, the box/garbage can method will probably not really help. The driver in question may have some type of impairment that others are not aware of. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-to-drive-wothout-hitting-things/63273/6 "2011-04-02T19:20:21Z")
Check moms Perscriptions ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-to-drive-wothout-hitting-things/63273/7 "2011-04-02T19:45:44Z")
That driver needs to learn to DEFAULT TO THE BRAKES. ie; when in doubt…don’t. There is something else wrong with that driver as the others have said like sight and perception and the ability to know the difference. My wife lost the vision in her right eye more than two years ago after driving 35 years with two good eyes. This means the LOSS of depth peception and right side peripheral that we all take for granted. ---- SHE NEVER HIT ANYTHING…ANYTHING while, and since re-learning her driving perameters.----- ---
**Author:** ![impala61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/77aa72/32.png) [@impala61](https://community.cartalk.com/u/impala61)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-to-drive-wothout-hitting-things/63273/8 "2011-04-02T19:46:30Z")
I would think that not hitting things would be a requirement for someone who drives other people as part of their job. In fact, I think it’s taught in Driver’s Ed.