Track Your Teen’s Driving Skills

Learning a new skill takes time, especially one as complex and dangerous as driving. Before your teen is ready to drive without an adult in the car, they will need lots of practice with various situations and skills.

Use the tool below to check your teen's progress with 33 driving situations and skills, ranging from simple to harder. On a scale of 1 to 5, rate how comfortable you would be with your teen driving in each situation without you in the car. Any situation or skill you rate as less than comfortable (3 and below), your teen needs to practice more. Until you are comfortable (4 or 5) with 33 situations and skills, your teen is not ready to drive on their own.

Every so often, come back to this tool to see where more practice may be needed.

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Right now, how comfortable would you be with your teen doing the following without you in the car?

— Rating Scale —
1: Very Uncomfortable     
2: Uncomfortable     
3: Neutral     
4: Comfortable     
5: Very Comfortable

 

Beginner Situations and Skills

Use turn signals, windshield wipers, and headlights

 

1     2    3    4    5

Turn right onto a moderately busy street

 

1     2    3    4    5

Stay in their lane

 

1     2    3    4    5

Understand traffic signals

 

1     2    3    4    5

Keep up with traffic

 

1     2    3    4    5

Pull into a parking space

 

1     2    3    4    5

Back safely out of a parking space

 

1     2    3    4    5

Keep a safe distance from other cars

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive in good weather

 

1     2    3    4    5

 

Intermediate Situations and Skills

Drive safely around pedestrians

 

1     2    3    4    5

Turn left across one lane of traffic

 

1     2    3    4    5

Pass a bicyclist safely

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive in light rain

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive on a narrow country road

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive in a construction zone

 

1     2    3    4    5

Merge onto an Interstate highway

 

1     2    3    4    5

Exit from an Interstate highway

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive while listening to music

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive while talking with a passenger

 

1     2    3    4    5

Change lanes in moderate traffic

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive at night

 

1     2    3    4    5

 

Challenging Situations and Skills

Drive in rush hour (heavy) traffic

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive with sun glare

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive in an unfamiliar place

 

1     2    3    4    5

Pass a vehicle on a two-lane rural road

 

1     2    3    4    5

Change lanes in heavy traffic

 

1     2    3    4    5

Make a left hand turn crossing several lanes of on-coming traffic

 

1     2    3    4    5

Follow instructions from a navigation system (e.g., GPS) while driving

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive in fog

 

1     2    3    4    5

Deal with the unexpected (like someone cutting you off)

 

1     2    3    4    5

Stop in time if the car in front suddenly slammed on the brakes

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive in heavy rain

 

1     2    3    4    5

Drive on a snowy/icy road

 

1     2    3    4    5

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