Free Printable Backseat Drivers License
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A backseat driver is a passenger in a vehicle who is not controlling the vehicle but who excessively comments on the driver's actions and decisions in an attempt to control the vehicle.[1] A backseat driver may be uncomfortable with the skills of the driver, feel out of control since they are not driving the vehicle, or want to tutor the driver while they are at the wheel. Many comment on the speed of the vehicle, or give alternative directions.[2]
Some backseat drivers exhibit this type of behavior simply because they feel the driver is taking risks they would not normally take, while others may have other reasons to be nervous, such as when the driver has a poor driving record.[3] However, the practice is dangerous and instead more likely to cause crashes, according to the Daily Mail, citing a 'Driver Distraction' study by Esure.[4] A survey of 2,000 British drivers in early 2018 found that 70% motorists found backseat driving an annoying habit and that life partners were those most likely to interfere. Although only 21% of motorists admitted to backseat driving, half said they have been in arguments due to interfering comments, and five percent admitted to accidentally jumping a red light during an argument with a backseat driver.[5]
Examples in context[edit]
The term has been used for technology, such as devices installed in a car which observe the driving through electronic means, and inform the driver or a third party.[6]
The Maine Department of Transportation[7] has a web poster 'Are you a Good Back Seat Driver?' asking 'True or False: Being a Backseat Driver means it is okay to be noisy or distracting to the driver as long as you are giving them safety tips.' The Inland Register[8] produced by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane makes use of it in a sermon: 'Even our phrase 'back-seat driver' reflects this new-found freedom. Which of us who has graduated to the status of driver enjoys a passenger, especially one out of reach in the back seat, who seems to know how to drive better than we do?'
The Art of being a Backseat Driver[9] in the San Bernardino County Sun summarizes various comments of the sort otherwise found in multiple blogs. Some are specialized, such as the Back Seat Driving blog,[10] formerly the 'LA Car Blog'.
Appearances in culture[edit]
A famous example of a back seat driver is Hyacinth Bucket on the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.[4] The term is also used in Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars, an episode of Invader Zim. A poem 'The Backseat Driver' by Parick G Hughes appears in the Northern Ireland BBC.[11]
The act of giving instructions to a driver has been used as a humorous idea for a game. In All things Considered[12] on NPR for July 19, 2006, there is an account of a 'Back Seat Driver competition in Forest City, Iowa. [..] The event—in which a driver races backward while blindfolded and instructed by the voice of a companion over an intercom—is in its eighth year.' It has even been noticed by People's Daily.[13]
In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers season 3 episode, Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, showed Rito being a backseat driver. He asks Master Vile 'Are We There yet?' and annoyed him. Rito gets yelled at by him for the whining and not letting him work in peace. Master Vile threaten to turn the Space Skull around and send him back to Rita and Zedd if he doesn't behave himself.
A couple of episodes in Power Rangers Zeo shows example of backseat drivers with Rita Repulsa and Goldar in the motorhome base they share with Lord Zedd, Finster, and Rito. On their way back to the palace, Rita's constant demanding lands the base a flat tire, which she and Zedd blame each other. After getting the tire fixed and back driving, Goldar shows up with the map that Zedd needs and unintentionally proceeds to be another backseat driver by overly trying to help them with the map that lands the motorhome base with yet another flat tire. Surely, Rita and Zedd blames him for the mess. Another example of a backseat driver is Rito whose constant asking of 'Are We There Yet?', irritated both Zedd and Rita to the point they threaten to kick him out of the motorhome and make him walk the rest of the way to the palace.
The earlier episodes of The Simpsons shows examples of backseat drivers in the form of Bart and Lisa annoying Homer to no end with their asking of 'Are We There Yet?', causing him to snap at them. One time in season 2's Oh Brother, Where Art Thou while driving to Detroit to visit Herb Powell, Marge actually lost her patience with Bart and Lisa being backseat drivers. She snapped at the two for misbehaving themselves in the car and makes her threat clear that she will have Homer turn the car around and take them home at once if they don't behave themselves. Under threat of being returned home and not being able to see Herb, Bart and Lisa behave themselves. When he complained about not meeting Herb, Marge reassures Homer that they will see him. She only threatened Bart and Lisa to return home because it was the only way the two will behave during the drive.
Related idioms[edit]
Armchair quarterback refers to a sports fan who thinks that he or she knows better than the players themselves and is always eager to shout advice, whether live at the game or, more commonly, sitting at home in a chair (hence 'armchair').[citation needed] Similarly, the phrase armchair general is used to refer to somebody who is not in the military but thinks that he or she knows better than the generals who plan military operations. This term can be used in many of the same situations as backseat driver. In Italy, the term umarell refers to men of retirement age who pass time watching roadworks, offering unwanted advice, similar to a 'sidewalk superintendent' in English.
References[edit]
- ^'Backseat driver - Merriam-Webster Online'. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^Eisenstein, Paul (9 June 2013). 'Who's the Worst Backseat Driver?'. CNBC. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^'How to Cure Your Inner 'Back Seat Driver''. myNationwide. December 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ abMassey, Ray (22 June 2011). 'Back-seat drivers cause one in seven accidents and near misses.. but the chances are you're guilty of it too'. Daily Mail. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^Elsworthy, Emma (6 June, 2018). All the signs you're a back-seat driver, according to study. The Independent.
- ^Eisenberg, Anne (February 4, 2007). 'These Back Seat Drivers Are Moving Up Front'. The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^'Archived copy'(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2006-11-07. Retrieved 2007-04-07.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-04-07.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2007-04-07.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ^'Home - LA Car'. www.lacar.com.
- ^http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/learning/getwritingni/sp_ph_backseat.shtml Writer's Showcase
- ^'Who's the Best Back Seat Driver?'.
- ^http://english.people.com.cn/200607/19/eng20060719_284572.html
External links[edit]
- The dictionary definition of back-seat driver at Wiktionary
Family road trips can be long and boring but with a little planning ahead, you can have a fun selection of printable travel games that will keep your kids (including preschoolers, tweens, even teens) occupied for hours. House md season 6 full torrent download.
Today I’ll show you how to easily make a DIY travel binder (no craftiness required) that’s a perfect way to store and use printable road trip games for kids.
Your whole family will thank you for this fun activity!
Best of all, you don’t have to be crafty or DIY-included to make this homemade travel binder; it’s really easy to make and the supplies are simple too.
I have four children and we’ve done quite a few road trips together since we have family 800+ miles away in North Carolina; that’s a good 15 hours or more on the road from our home in New Hampshire.
We’ve had some great trips in the past, and honestly some downright terrible ones, so I have a few tricks up my sleeve.
Road Trip Activity Binder
For our most recent trip, I came up with this road trip activity binder. I made one for each of my children. It’s simple and filled with fun games to play on a road trip that worked well to keep them busy…and off their tablets and phones!
The best part of this DIY kids travel binder is you can add whatever activities you like and easily personalize it for each child. Plus can reuse it again and again for future road trips!
Another nice feature is it includes an attached dry erase marker and holder so your kids won’t lose their markers in the dark crevices of your car!
Note: you’ll find a huge list of free printable road trip games and activities from more awesome bloggers and sites below.
What You’ll Need for a Travel Binder
- 1/2″ binder with a clear pocket in the front (I found 6 at BJ’s for $8)
- 1 dry erase marker per travel binder *dark colors work best
- craft cord (I used a shoelace-type craft cord at Walmart that works great)
- hot glue gun & glue sticks
- decorative mini duct tape
- optional – map of the route you’re traveling through Google Maps or other software (see more below)
How to Make a Kids’ Travel Binder:
You can download the free printable cover for your child’s travel binder here.
Kids Drivers License Template Free
Click here, then save.
If you choose, you can upload your free download to a photo editing site, like PicMonkey, and add your child’s name to make it fancier. Or you can just hand write it.
Insert this cover into the front of the binder.
Now make the simple holder for your child’s marker.
Cut off a 2-3 inch section of the decorated duct tape. Cut a small 3/4-1″ section of tape and add to the middle of the long piece’s sticky side.
Do this again for a second piece.
Using the dry erase marker as a guide, attach the tape to the middle top of your child’s travel kit binder.
Add two pieces of tape to the sides – this adds extra strength to the marker holder.
Now, cut off about 2.5 feet of craft cord (you’ll need enough cord to comfortably reach around any pages in the travel kit binder.)
Tie one piece to the top of the dry erase marker. Hot glue this in place.
Tape the other end of craft cord to the marker holder.
And you’re done with the attached marker and holder for your travel kit!
Map Activity Road Trip Printable
The free printable map activity is my favorite part of this kids’ travel binder. It’s perfect for elementary-aged kids on up because they can follow along as you travel.
It’s a great way to teach kids how to read maps in this age of GPS too! Plus you’ll hear less “Are we there yet?” with this simple addition!
I did include these map printables in my younger children’s binders (Josh, age 6 and Luke, age 4) simply because they like to follow their older siblings and I knew they would still enjoy it.
Kids can trace the route with the attached dry erase marker and they’ll love seeing the progress you’re making.
I recommend going a step farther and plan out your route including stops so your kids can see exactly how far between stops.
Go to Google Maps or some other map program and map out your route and stops. Then save and print out pages, depending on how long your trip.
Our trip has 5 pages for each way – 5 for traveling to Grandma and Grandpa’s house and 5 for traveling home. I uploaded each page to PicMonkey and added stars to mark where our stops with a big star for our destination.
This simple road trip binder printable alone will make your trip easier!
Last, but not least, print out activities for each of your children, depending on their ages.
There are tons of free car ride games for kids out there. Here are just a few we recommend:
Free Printable Travel Games for Kids:
I Spy / Scavenger Hunt Games
- Free printable iSpy travel game – traffic signs (Living Well Mom)
- Meander & Coast – travel scavenger hunt for tweens
- Make and Takes – for preschool – elementary age kids
- Live Laugh Rowe – summer vacation I spy printable
- 3 Boys and a Dog – Restaurant I Spy
Bingo Games
- Travel holiday bingo game – Living Well Mom
- From Playdough to Plato – bingo + scavenger hunt, story starters, I Spy, and more
- In the Playroom has beautifully illustrated games including car bingo, alphabet game, car search, traffic jam and more.
- Crazy Little Projects – road trip bingo
License Plate Games
- I Heart Organizing – (scroll half-way down the page) beautiful license plate game printable, bingo, alphabet eye spy, US map to color, memories
- Not Inadequate – license plate game, plus colorful graphs
Coloring Printables
- Disney (includes coloring pages, printable memory games, activity pages, etc.
- Crayola (includes tons of other games like mazes, bingo, + more)
More Printable Travel Games & Activities for Kids
- Kids Activities Woo – Printable Pinwheels
- Classroom Jr – Summer writing prompts
- Kids Activities Woo – printable mad lids
- education.com has a huge select of activities including fun facts for each state, bingo games, drawing tutorials, mazes, matching games and more.
- Mother’s Home has several printable road trip games including hangman, tic tac toe, battleship and more.
- Mom’s minivan has over 100 fun car ride games and activities for kids
- Minitime has 25+ few road trip car games to choose from
- Picklebums – cute free drawing prompts
- Country Cottage – Dr. Seuss Cootie Catcher
While these this handy travel activity binder and road trip printables can’t make the miles disappear, together, they can definitely help make the whole trip go by faster and smoother for the whole family.
Happy road tripping!
More Road Trip Tips:
- How to Take a Road Trip with Kids & Not Go Insane
- 11 Tips for Traveling with Baby
- 49+ Brilliant Ideas for Enjoying a Road Trip with Kids
Your kids might also love this super easy-to-make DIY Travel Coloring Kit!