My very important message to you,

"Learning wrong lasts a lifetime.  Learning right does too! Your teen's safety depends on you."     

Parents for Teens Driving Safely is a company devoted to showing parents how to become effective driving coaches for their new driver.  Extensive research shows that most parents are not prepared to teach their teens to drive.  Unfortunately, most parents will attempt to teach their teens to drive without any formal training on effective teaching techniques.   The result is a poorly trained driver with a new license.  In most states, the driver's test is simple to pass and will not reveal your teens poor preparation until its too late.     

I have put together a unique training program for parents who will soon be teaching their teen to drive.  The program was derived from the process of how pilots learn to fly airplanes. The complexity of today's driving environment contains the same basic elements as flying such as rapidly changing environments, instrument panel technology, sudden hazards, distractions, and the requirement for quick and proper decision making. 

I have been a pilot and flight instructor for over 33 years.  Receiving and providing training in very complex and dynamic environments has been an essential part of my career whether operating a small Cessna 152 or Boeing 767 commercial aircraft.  As an Aviation Safety Inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration, I investigated many aircraft accidents and witnessed first hand the consequences of poor training and minimum experience.  Referencing available highway statistics, I found interesting parallels among our young drivers.  Sadly, our teens are not adequately prepared to drive and parents could do a much better job if they only knew how.

Take a look at the two instrument panels below.  The two are very similar in complexity and when you add the dynamics of the fast paced environment it can be overwhelming for the new driver/pilot.  Unfortunately, when you start teaching in a vehicle, you will not have the added safety benefit of an extra set of controls in front of you like in an airplane!

  Small general aviation aircraft

  Small sports car

Why couldn't many of the instructional techniques used in teaching someone to fly be applied to automobiles?  It can, and I am confident that once you learn a few simple tools, you can teach and assess essential driving skills.  I have taught many people to fly, including teenagers.  More importantly, I  successfully instilled in them the realization they will have the lives of their passengers in their control.  Additionally, they were taught to realize how their actions directly impacts the safe operation of pilots (and drivers) around them.  Together, we must instill in our children the awesome responsibility that comes with driving a vehicle. 

I sincerely hope to see your order for one of our exciting and informative parent instructing kit.

Again, thank you for visiting our site.

Lawrence W. Lehr

Larry's Autobiography  

AS in Aviation Maintenance Technology - United States Air Force Community College

BS in Aeronautics – San Jose State University

MBA in Finance – National University

Federal Aviation Administration Advanced Accident Investigation Courses

International Civil Aviation Organization Safety Management Systems Course

FAA Certificated Flight Instructor (30 years experience)- Taught many teens to fly!

Federal Aviation Administration Certificated Airline Transport Pilot with Qualification Ratings On:

Boeing 757 Commercial Transport Jet

Boeing 767 Commercial Transport Jet

Convair 240, 340, 440,

Convair 580 Transport Turbo-prop

Cessna 500 Corporate Jet

Lear 60 Corporate Jet

Helicopters 

FAA Certificated Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic

Employment Highlights

Adjunct Faculty Instructor for Undergraduate and Graduate Classes. Palomar Community College and National University. Flight Instructor and safety oriented classes.  

Employed with the the Federal Aviation Administration for over 22 years. Aviation Safety Inspector (pilot group). Accident Prevention Specialist. Development of national and regional safety programs. Accident investigation processes with emphasis on accident causal factor assessment. Airline pilot certification evaluation flight checks conducted in aircraft and advanced flight simulators. Federal Aviation Regulation enforcement actions and federal court expert witness testimony. Initial airline certification with emphasis on internal safety programs. Trained airline flight crew personnel on training curriculum and operations manual development.

Patterson Aircraft Flight School Administrator. Flight Instructor. Flight curriculum and syllabus development. Pilot training assessments and remedial action programs. Safety manual development. Conducted flight checks for FAA certification.

United States Air Force. Instructor Mechanic on C-141 and C-5 heavy jet transport aircraft. Responsible for training of maintenance personnel.

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