Anyway, I wanted to thank you for the presentation as I talked specifically about the Gorilla theory all the way through teaching them to drive. It was incredibly useful to me as a parent because I never realised that they really don't have the peripheral vision in place yet and I found that they both were really struggling to be able to predict consequences of actions or working on assumptive thinking. Watching for the gorilla is something I pointed out often when impatient cars behind us would 'creep up' on the left hand side when the girls were giving way to the right, particularly at roundabouts - and they were so very surprised that experienced drivers actually would do that to them.

The gorilla was cool. (Gold Coast)

Yes, I am still remembering everything I learnt in BRAKE and I am driving very safe and cautiously. My sister and i have bought a car to share. Mum and Dad have checked it out and they had a mechanic look at it, and its in perfect working order. And don't worry, I am definitely looking out for the gorilla!