THE MISSING PIECE IN PARENT-TAUGHT DRIVER ED

Graduated Driver Licensing
From Passenger to Co-Pilot
The Missing Piece in Parent-Taught Driver Education

For over 30 years, Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws have asked parents to teach for 50+ hours, yet left them without physical control of the vehicle. We have seen the tragic results of this "good luck" approach for decades. It's time to move from shouting, "Hit the brake!", to having the tool to do it.

The Problem: The "Verbal Instruction" Flaw

The Reaction Delay: Verbal cues are processed too slowly in high-stress "near-miss" events.
Cognitive Overload: Shouting increases teen anxiety, shutting down higher-order hazard-perception skills.
Lack of Tools: Parents currently have no professional-grade method to intervene physically during a "running a stop sign" type of event. Once you stop, or correct an error, say it calmly: "it's okay, but remember that your eyes will give you all the information you need to drive safely".
Heart Rate Variability: Stress levels among teen drivers and parent/teachers using the Controller® versus those using standard Parent-Taught Driver Education (PTDE). You will notice much lower stress levels, which translates directly into fewer "panic-induced" crashes.

The Safety Tool: The CONTROLLER®

Don't be a helpless passenger. The CONTROLLER® is a professional-grade, hand-operated, non-invasive brake that installs in just 15 seconds. It uses a secure C-clamp that attaches directly to the vehicle's brake arm, not the brake pedal. Made from high-quality materials, including rubber-coated steel and lightweight aluminum, the CONTROLLER® sits over the center console, allowing the parent to smoothly slow or stop the vehicle with their right hand while keeping the left hand free for steering.

Accelerating Skills Acquisition and Retention

Haptic Guidance for Long-Term Skill Retention: Research indicates that "guidance-as-needed", such as the physical intervention provided by the Controller®, yields significantly better long-term retention of driving skills among young novice drivers than training without haptic support. Haptic guidance allows the driver to feel the feedback, the sense of touch, or force.
Hazard Anticipation Training Effects: Studies of integrated novice driver training programs show that structured intervention can accelerate the development of hazard anticipation skills that typically take 6 months of solo driving to develop.
Reduction in Driver Response Latency: Haptic feedback systems have been empirically shown to reduce driver reaction times to 0.89 seconds, compared with 1.24 seconds for auditory alerts alone.
Conflict Mitigation: Shared-control haptic systems, which mirror the "co-pilot" relationship between a parent and a teen, have been shown to reduce peak lateral errors by up to 35%.

The Curriculum: Driving Success, Inc. is included in the price!

The Muscle-Brain Connection: Building automatic habits in quiet areas before ever touching the highway.
Readiness Milestones: Knowing exactly when your new driver is mentally and physically ready to "level up."
Calm Instruction: When you have physical control of the brake, the stress goes away. You stop being a nervous passenger and become a confident coach.

Proven Global Success

In just 20 months, more than 1,700 families across the US, Canada, the UK, and Sweden have used this system to break the cycle of crashes and injuries, including fatal crashes.

Stop "Supervising" and Start Instructing.

Turn your vehicle into a Driver Education Station and equip your new driver with the skills to survive, not merely to pass a road test.