So you need to choose a driving school for yourself or one of your family members and you wonder - what driving school would be right for you? While most of driving schools would do their job well, each school however might target their specific audience and support their specific set of services which might not work for you individually.
Below are the main checkpoints to consider when selecting a best driving school for you.
License Types Your Driving School Supports. Check if your school provides training for car drivers, motorcycle drivers, commercial truck drivers and so on. Note, that school bus drivers usually require special training.
Target Audience. Check if your school provides special courses for first-timers, teen-drivers, seniors …show more content…
Check how many hours you will get in behind-the-wheel training with that school. This is very important checkpoint. Too few hours might not be enough to pass the test in DMV. Too many hours might look like a "money-oriented" school.
Free Pick-up and Drop-off Services. Most driving schools provide free pick-up and drop-off services for their students. However these free services normally apply to specific locations only (usually expressed in miles from driving school's main office). If your pickup/drop-off location is outside of the supported area you still can get pick-up/drop-off services but with some conditions - for example, the time an instructor drives from the school office to your location could be counted towards your driving lesson time. Make sure that you double checked this rule with your school of interest.
Success Rate. Most driving schools would proudly state that the success rate of their students is %99.99. Take these statements with a punch of salt. As of today - the success rate statistics is not officially tracked by DMV; hence the most of such optimistic statements are the subject of good faith only. Get a second opinion - ask your friends, colleagues or associates about your school of interest. You can also check on-line resources, forums and web communities to get the broader opinion
Below are the main checkpoints to consider when selecting a best driving school for you.
License Types Your Driving School Supports. Check if your school provides training for car drivers, motorcycle drivers, commercial truck drivers and so on. Note, that school bus drivers usually require special training.
Target Audience. Check if your school provides special courses for first-timers, teen-drivers, seniors …show more content…
Check how many hours you will get in behind-the-wheel training with that school. This is very important checkpoint. Too few hours might not be enough to pass the test in DMV. Too many hours might look like a "money-oriented" school.
Free Pick-up and Drop-off Services. Most driving schools provide free pick-up and drop-off services for their students. However these free services normally apply to specific locations only (usually expressed in miles from driving school's main office). If your pickup/drop-off location is outside of the supported area you still can get pick-up/drop-off services but with some conditions - for example, the time an instructor drives from the school office to your location could be counted towards your driving lesson time. Make sure that you double checked this rule with your school of interest.
Success Rate. Most driving schools would proudly state that the success rate of their students is %99.99. Take these statements with a punch of salt. As of today - the success rate statistics is not officially tracked by DMV; hence the most of such optimistic statements are the subject of good faith only. Get a second opinion - ask your friends, colleagues or associates about your school of interest. You can also check on-line resources, forums and web communities to get the broader opinion