To be perfectly honest, I have not ridden with my wife as driver in a couple of years. But whe she rides with me, she is engaged and very much the "back seat driver". I have offered to ride or drive with her to some other nearby shopping places she might enjoy, and she has declined all offers. I would be comfortable riding with her in those situations of low speed driving. I would not want her to drive on the freeway or far from home. I understand there is a certain amount of liability in what she is doing now, but feel it is balanced by her remaining partially independent. I appreciate your question.