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Do you think sixteen year old drivers should know how to change a flat tire on their car?

My dad made sure I knew how to do it at sixteen.

Posted - May 30, 2017
Tag : Flat tires

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  • 6477
    Driving age is 17 here and drivers used to be asked about how to check oil etc.. 
      May 30, 2017 10:24 AM MDT
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  • 6988
    I've seen many cars sitting along the highway that were totally engolfed in flames.  Many of these burning cars are due to Not Keeping Your Oil Level Up.  
      May 30, 2017 11:36 AM MDT
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  • Sure, anyone should learn it, even beginning drivers. That said, I'm 25 and I don't know how to do it. You failed me, dad!
      May 30, 2017 10:32 AM MDT
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  • 32700
    Every driver should know stuff like that. 
      May 30, 2017 10:43 AM MDT
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  • 1128
    Everybody who drives should know that.  Our oldest daughter learned how to change a tire by her dad many years ago. 
      May 30, 2017 11:04 AM MDT
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  • Absolutely! I knew how to do that and change my oil long before I could drive.
      May 30, 2017 11:20 AM MDT
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  • 44237
    We taught our children how to do it. My wife's spare is a can of Fix-a-Flat and a pump.
      May 30, 2017 11:21 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    they should but not every dad will do that
      May 30, 2017 11:52 AM MDT
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  • 9896
    What for? Just make sure they know how to call for roadside assistance. I've never changed a flat in my life and I'm doing just fine.
      May 30, 2017 11:56 AM MDT
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  • 19942
    Ditto.  I have road service with my car insurance as well as with the dealership where I bought the car.  Theoretically, I know how to change a tire, but why should I?  Truth is - I've never had a flat tire while on the road. 
      May 30, 2017 1:01 PM MDT
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  • 17404
    You bet!
      May 30, 2017 3:02 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Yes, but perhaps for an additional reason than actually knowing how to do something that may never be necessary.

    I recently was riding with a woman with a new car.  She was having trouble backing up.  I asked her if she had the brake on.  Her reply: "How would I know that?  I pointed the brake out and then how to disengage it.

    It seemed to me that she was perhaps a little afraid of the car she was driving.  If she showed similar signs of distress while learning how to change its tire, that might be an indicator that she could use a little focused education to prevent some real problems in the future while operating such "machinery."
      May 30, 2017 3:52 PM MDT
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  • I was very ignorant of basic car maintance. I knew nothing about changing a tire, changing oil or spark plugs. This was a great disadvantage for me. 
      May 30, 2017 8:12 PM MDT
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  • 2327
    Pfffft. There are drivers in their 30's who don't know how to do it. 

      May 30, 2017 9:02 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    You know something, I never see any 16 year old drivers.  Ever.  Do they exist? This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at May 31, 2017 1:30 AM MDT
      May 30, 2017 9:05 PM MDT
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