Learner driver continues sucking thumb throughout driving lesson, parents get annoyed when instructor tells them she has to stop: 'She needs both hands on the wheel'

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Operating any kind of vehicle means prioritizing safety over comfort.

We all know by now that driving can be a perilous pursuit, often because drivers get careless and are more interested in things other than focusing their eyes on the road. You need a license to drive a car for a very good reason, because there are a lot of different factors that you have to be able to coordinate before you can be trusted to drive safely. It's a serious matter.

As a result, those learning to drive are usually swiftly made aware of any weaknesses they may have in their approach to sitting in the driver's seat. It is necessary if they want to pass the test and continue driving in a way that is safe for everybody. Failure to pay attention to these will not only stop them from getting a license, but it may well make them a liability behind the wheel whenever they take a lesson or a test. There are many reasons that driving is seen as a teenage rite of passage, and one of those is that it is supposed to show that somebody has the maturity and awareness to be trusted with a car.

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In this story, a driving instructor struggled to teach one of his students due to her habit of sucking her thumb. When they met, and throughout her first lesson, she continued with the habit. She stopped only temporarily when he informed her that she needed two hands on the wheel and that this was not an appropriate time.
It was such a big issue that he felt the need to inform her parents about it after the lesson. They were unsurprised and claimed that it was a habit she would grow out of. He wasn't sure if he had overstepped in his response.
Am I wrong for telling a student she can’t be sucking her thumb while driving and bringing it up to her parents?
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