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Driver Education Comparison ChartEvery California teenager must take drivers education to receive a California drivers license before they are 18 years old. Many students take driver ed in their local high school. Unfortunately, many high schools do not offer drivers ed or make the students wait until after they are 15 1/2 because of over crowded classrooms. You may also take drivers education from a local driving school. Unfortunately, most classes are taught on weekends or evenings which interfere with extra curricular activities such as sports, church, etc. The advantage to these courses is that some students learn better from lectures and classroom interaction. It is now possible to study driver education online or with home study workbooks. The advantage is that you can study according to your schedule and finish as soon as your motivation and reading skills allow you. Drivers education is the one course that you can't (shouldn't) goof off in or cheat because the true "final exam" is at your local DMV office where you have to take their written test all by yourself! If you haven't learned the the class materials you won't pass their test! |
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| Type of Class | Driving School | Online Study | Home Study Workbook Class | ||||||
| Where do you study driver education? | Local Driving School | At Home on Computer | At Home or Anywhere | ||||||
| How old do you have to be? | 15 years old | 15 years old | 15 years old | ||||||
| Time spent in class | 25-30 Hours | How well can you read? | How well can you read? | ||||||
| How to you get to class? | Parents have to drive you | Walk to computer | Find your workbooks | ||||||
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| What does the driver education class cover? All methods teach basically the same information | |||||||||
| Driving Responsibilities | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Human Physical and Psychological Issues | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| The Effect of Natural Forces on Your Car | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Signs, Signals and Road Markings | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Licensing, Registration & the California Vehicle Code | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Vehicle Systems | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Rules of the Road & Safe Driving Practices | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Accidents - Causes and Prevention | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Sharing the Road | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Alcohol and Drugs | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| What does student receive when they pass? All methods issue the same DMV Certificate of Completion | |||||||||
| DMV Certificate of Competion (DMV Form 387) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Regardless of where you take Drivers Education the process from here on is the same ... |
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| What Does Student Do After Driver Education? | |||||||||
| Enroll in Local Driving School. (Must be 15 1/2 years old) | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| Take Enrollment Certificate and Driver Ed Certificate to DMV | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| Pay DMV $24.00 fee for California Learners Permit | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| Take written drivers test at DMV. | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| Take first "Behind the Wheel Lesson" from driving school | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| Learners Permit is now valid, begin driving with parents | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| Practice until student turns 16 AND has six months practice | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| Go to DMV and take driving test | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| Show proof of insurance | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| Receive your California Drivers License | YES ! | YES ! | YES ! | ||||||
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Our Driver Education Course is Accepted by the California DMV View Our California DMV Verification Letter Sample DMV Driver Education Certificate of Completion  "Cal-Driver-Ed is a pioneer in the field of online driver education. Over 80,000 California teenagers have taken their courses and are driving today." "I recommend Cal-Driver-Ed for home study driver education." The following quotes are excerpts from a California DMV Study on the Effectiveness of Home-Study Driver Education (PDF) dated April 2003: "Home-study students performed just as well or better than classroom students ... " "Home-study courses may also have the additional benefit of increasing parental involvement in their teen's learning process, which has been shown to be an important factor ..." |
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