Long post as i have recent experience...

Is your daughter taking professional driving lessons? The only way to go & saves relationships. I learnt how to drive a few years ago(ok, i'm a bit late to the game & got me licence when i was 32 ).


Anywho..suggestions:
Continually scan the road & think about the area you're driving in. Be ready for anything to run accross the road to catch a ball, a cyclist not paying attention, etc.
Think about what you're doing while you're at the wheel.
Don't get bullied by other drivers.
Remember the 2 second rule
Driving a manual is indeed the best thing as it's similar to cycling-get into the wrong gear at a roundabout or hill & you'll look like a complete dork when you stall.. Think ahead.


Let her know that failing her driving test is ok. Driving test instructors are $*$*$*. I failed mine three times because of teeny things like not having my wheels parked the exact way uphill or parking a smidgen (and I mean a smidgen) bit too close to the side of the road...I ended up using my driving instructor's car during tests because it was easier to drive than our old clunky vehicle.

Funny story to tell you...When I got my learners, my dear said i'd be doing a lot of the driving to get used to it. Our friends lived on the North Shore (Auckland) and we lived on the other side & he suggested I drive. The Auckland Harbour Bridge is in the way & not the best place for a learer to gain confidence. As I was driving, a police car pulled up behind us & put his hazard lights on. (Yes, he saw the L plates..) When it was safe to do so & oddly enough right by the freeway police station, we pulled over. The officer stated they had received a call about a drunk driver on the bridge and then suggested perhaps it's not the best idea to take a new learner over the Harbour Bridge.

I'll never let my dear forget as I was freaked out driving in busy traffic!!!

I'm now known as the really short chick in the ute