chilly07 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Book a driving school who will also get her through the test then grit your teeth hang onto the dashboard and sit in the passenger seat whilst she practices on Thai roads. Fortunately I taught my wife to drive in the UK along with a school ( although she did tell me how fast my car will go!). Then she degenerated to Thaistyle in Thailand. Now I grit teeth and grab onto everything as she swears her way through Pattaya traffic and even if I drive she instructs me every step of the way despite 50 yrs experience. Tailgating at 120 kph to persuade the driver in front to move over is terrifying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 They have to do a driving school. But the driving schools here are a joke. About 4-5 days in total. With a few hours of driving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) Concentrate on pararell parking , they all fail that one , I taught the Ex , and her and sister they flew thru the test , maybe rent a car to save wear and tear and get them lil Yaris , easier to maneuver , I usually teach them at a closed school or Global House with big parking lots Edited January 29, 2021 by Ireland32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 20 hours ago, Thaifish said: again you need her Thai license translated to English A Thai license is already in English as well as Thai. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, Natai Beach said: Take her to an empty carpark. To get a feel for it. Brakes steering etc. I used to take girls that I had just started seeing and teach them to drive at the sports center carpark in Soi chairapruek dark side Pattaya. Exciting first or second date for them if they had never driven a car before. I had a 100% success rate doing it. Isn’t that called ‘dogging’ ? Edited January 29, 2021 by richard_smith237 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 54 minutes ago, Ireland32 said: Concentrate on pararell parking , they all fail that one , I taught the Ex , and her and sister they flew thru the test , maybe rent a car to save wear and tear and get them lil Yaris , easier to maneuver , I usually teach them at a closed school or Global House with big parking lots Parallel park, are you kidding, Thais do not know that you can do that. Most cases when I stop to do a reverse park, with left indicator on, a Thai will try to drive into the space front on with the ar8s of the car sticking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 19 hours ago, Catkiwi said: My advice, keep well away from trying to teach her and get the professional drivers in. Are you sure there a "professional drivers" here? The wife was "taught" by one of the DT inspectors moonlighting on the weekend. Got her license, 3 minor accidents later, all of which could have been avoided. Absolutely refuses to learn to drive properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxper Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I would take the individual to a school, let them have some lessons then take and hopefully pass the test and get a licence. Then you can start to teach the rules of the road western style and engagement with traffic and other obstacles and junctions actually out on the road legally. Just my view. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrJack54 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2021 First up I appreciate all the responses and as per usual they vary from A to Z. I guess the biggest difference of opinion is just get her lessons and obtain license with no advice/tips and practical driving from me prior. I realize that might give a quick result however bit opposite to my thinking. Even today when driving on major road similar to tollway, I was explaining to her that an understanding of the width of the car is learnt from experience. Example I showed that for me to drive exactly on the right marked lane markers is fairly simple. Driving with tyres on left marked lane can take little longer to achieve. Yes very boring example but one of MANY. In Oz there is a requirement that learners do a mandatory #of hours training. It's not insignificant. Nobody would do that with lessons from driving school. I'm in the camp that as many hours that I can give as a precursor to her finishing off with driving school the better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallmine68 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 put both hands together and PRAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtf Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Wow. You are so lucky to be teaching someone to drive in Thailand. There are so many many examples of what not to do every day in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catkiwi Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 3 hours ago, GreasyFingers said: Are you sure there a "professional drivers" here? The wife was "taught" by one of the DT inspectors moonlighting on the weekend. Got her license, 3 minor accidents later, all of which could have been avoided. Absolutely refuses to learn to drive properly. The luck of the draw I guess. I am not "sure" but it all seemed to be professional enough for us at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I had to go home for a family bereavement about 8 years ago, left the Mrs here, no time to do Visa applications etc, anyway, while I was at home she took proper ?? driving lessons, her instructor just told her to head for beach road, which 8 years ago Klang, Beach road & surrounding areas would have been manic. She passed the test, she is a very good driver and is now more or less my chauffeur, she also learnt a great deal from time spent in the UK. Send her to a driving school, a lot less hassle ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Driiving school and practice driving in empty parking lot and rural roads with no traffic. During practice until she and you feel comfortable keep your hand on the emergency brake and keep the button pushed in so you can slow it down but don’t lock it up.... hopefully she knows a bit about driving habits here to keep a look out for.. motos,cars entering from side street without looking for one... wish something would be done about that... it’s dangerous.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 45 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said: Send her to a driving school, a lot less hassle ???? A lot less hassle means exactly what. Have been retired here for 10 years and with my partner about the same. What's the hassle in spending time with intro lessons for driving. She also can't cook for nuts (who needs to in Thailand) however it's a hobby of mine. Should I teach her some cooking (if she had an interest) or send her to cooking school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, DJ54 said: motos,cars entering from side street without looking for one... wish something would be done about that... it’s dangerous Agree. The guys that ride motor bike previously in home country, really understand the concept of defensive driving (on motor bike especially). Always being aware and not assuming car drivers see them etc. Sadly Thai bikers don't all seem to have same outlook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 1/28/2021 at 5:55 AM, Natai Beach said: Take her to an empty carpark. To get a feel for it. Brakes steering etc. I used to take girls that I had just started seeing and teach them to drive at the sports center carpark in Soi chairapruek dark side Pattaya. Exciting first or second date for them if they had never driven a car before. I had a 100% success rate doing it. Just wondering, success at teaching driving or happy ending? Would be good to know. : ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 1/28/2021 at 8:07 PM, richard_smith237 said: I’m not aware of a ‘learner licence here’... Thus, go to a quiet area, get her to learn the basics. Then go to a driving school (if you want) Then get her a licence (the tests are basic, she should pass !) Then real the real learning starts. Its probably best you don’t do the teaching unless you have the patience and tolerance of a saint and don’t frighten easily. Driving school taught my missus and took them for med cert 115b and the get the license. It was in Chanthaburi 5,500 b (20hr) their dual controlled car (and tested on a real road). The only thing i taught her was driving forward and back in a straight line on waste ground, but she would sneek out at 6am and drive up and down a 3klm quite road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 17 hours ago, Jaxxper said: I would take the individual to a school, let them have some lessons then take and hopefully pass the test and get a licence. Then you can start to teach the rules of the road western style and engagement with traffic and other obstacles and junctions actually out on the road legally. Just my view. The school my missus went to, they can't really fail coz if you fail something you can just keep doing it over and over, she passed the computer questions first time, she said if you fail do it again, but i asked what if you spend all day and still fail? no problem you can go back the next day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 1/28/2021 at 8:55 PM, Natai Beach said: I had a 100% success rate doing it. And how did the driving lessons turn out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFMills Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 On 1/29/2021 at 12:25 PM, canthai55 said: Our town car - Nissan NV 2001 Class 2+ Tokio Marine - Third Party - 500,000 per person / 10,000,000 per accident 6,500.25 THB including Gov't Insurance The car in question is a 1997 Mazda Lantis...We don’t use it anymore, just drive it up and down the road every couple of weeks. I want to sell it because it’s just in the way. Have been keeping it for sentimental reasons because it’s my wife’s from new. It seems you cannot get a decent cover on older cars third-party wise. I’ve just gone with Roojai for our SUV 5 million third-party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashirelad Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Speaking as a former UK ADI (Approved Driving Instructor) of 24 years I would suggest teaching her the basics of car control on private land. Getting used to steering input, judging the width & length of the car, accurate clutch control, stopping at a line, reversing, bay parking, etc. Then employ a school to teach to test standard (such as it is) and deal with the paperwork. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokesaat Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I read a variety of Thai websites concerning teaching unlicensed drivers. Here's what I found.....cursory reading, and I'm not a Thai language expert: If you have a Thai drivers license for 3 or more years, it is legal to teach someone how to drive. Most suggest talking with your insurance agent about liability in the event of an accident. I taught my wife and my then 16 year old daughter how to drive a manual transmission. My wife grew up in Little House in the Jungle (Prairie), so she had no idea what a gas, clutch, brake pedal was. But while I was teaching her, our daughter, then 4 years old, learned those things. Teaching my daughter was far easier than my wife. In both cases, though, I found you need to put yourself in a 'teacher' mode, not a 'husband' or 'father' mode. I started both out in large parking lots to get the feel of things, then to quiet neighborhoods to practice the basics, including stopping and going on inclines as well as parallel parking (using cones). After my wife got her license, she had one accident....someone rear ended her, not her fault. Our daughter has had her license for 30 years....no accidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Oh dear.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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