{"id":225,"date":"2016-04-04T11:57:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T10:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.ingenie.com\/parents-guide\/?p=222"},"modified":"2016-06-29T17:13:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T16:13:04","slug":"second-gear-start-hazard-awareness-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ingenie.com\/parents-guide\/second-gear-start-hazard-awareness-early","title":{"rendered":"Second gear: start hazard awareness early"},"content":{"rendered":"

The current UK driving education is great preparation getting on the road - but it comes a bit too late. As we know children are picking up on how to drive when they're very young<\/a>, influenced by their parents' behaviour, it makes sense to start one of the most important aspects - hazard perception - early.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Would you pass your theory and practical tests now?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

It's hard. For a start, the theory test has probably changed since you took it - if you even did! The separate written test was only introduced in 1996, and hazard perception didn't come in until 2002. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

It's not until your child starts revising their theory test questions and doing hazard perception videos that you realise how difficult it is - as it should be. Giving them a head start by using online software means they'll find it easier and have a deeper understanding of road safety.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

How we process danger on the road<\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Passing the driving practical test relies heavily on top-notch observation and hazard awareness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The frontal lobe - the brain's risk centre - isn't fully developed until the age of 25, so this stuff doesn't come naturally and takes a lot of practice.<\/p> \r\n\r\n

Six months of lessons, most of which will happen in the same driving conditions, isn't enough. And it comes way too late.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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What happened when we challenged 2 older drivers to a retake<\/h2>\r\n\r\n