| It is a Saturday afternoon, a perfect
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| | lessons in both SUV's and compact cars,
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| afternoon to run your errands and do all
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| | you just have to look around.Make sure
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| that time-consuming shopping you have
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| | the driving school's instructors are
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| been putting off for the past week. You
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| | capable. A restaurant's only as good as
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| need 1) to buy groceries, 2) get an
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| | their chefs and a driving school is only
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| outfit for cousin Betty's wedding next
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| | as good as their instructors. A
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| week, 3) to help high school grad-to-be
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| | legitimate driving school hires
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| Johnny select a college, and 4) sign up
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| | professional, highly trained instructors
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| 15 year old Tina for drivers education.
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| | to teach their students. Some of the
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| It sure is going to be a busy Saturday,
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| | leading-edge schools even hire
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| better get to work!So, after sitting down
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| | instructors who have strong backgrounds
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| for 15 minutes and making a grocery list,
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| | working with teens. Studies show that
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| you head to the local market and spend
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| | teens learn more effectively when they
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| another hour and a half picking out the
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| | are mentored, not dictated to.
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| perfect cantaloupe, sirloin, and finding
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| | Furthermore, the best driving schools
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| the best deal on bread. Now it's off to
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| | will thoroughly screen their instructors
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| the mall where you are determined to find
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| | with background and drug tests. After
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| that perfect ensemble of clothing to wear
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| | all, you should be able to trust leaving
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| to the big wedding. Two hours and four
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| | your child with an instructor without
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| department stores later, it's in the bag
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| | having any reservations. Finally, top
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| and you're finally on your way. You get
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| | driving schools also have a mix of both
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| home and look at your to-do list: find
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| | male and female instructors, allowing you
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| college for Johnny. "Well," you think to
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| | to choose the best fit for you.Choose a
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| yourself, "that'll take a few days to
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| | driving school with nothing to hide.
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| figure out, I'll just tackle that when I
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| | Your first instinct about the quality of
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| have a few days off from work." Finally,
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| | a driving school is probably your best.
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| you come to the end of your checklist and
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| | A good driving school usually will give
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| let out a sigh of relief, all you have to
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| | you a good feeling from the start. If
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| do is sign up little Tina for driving
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| | you ask specific questions, you get
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| school. You open up the yellow pages,
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| | specific, no nonsense answers. In
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| dial seven digits, and five minutes later
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| | addition, a respectable driving school
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| Tina's enrolled at Uncle Bill's Driving
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| | will keep you in tune with what's going
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| School and you're half way to your bed
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| | on with your child. Some advanced
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| for a nap.So let's recap, shall we? You
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| | schools in California actually provide
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| spent an hour and a half buying food for
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| | written feedback after each lesson
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| the next week, 2 hours purchasing clothes
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| | regarding the child's progress. One good
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| you'll wear for a day, you'll need
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| | test of a driving school's reliability is
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| several days to select that college
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| | requesting to accompany your child on his
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| Johnny will attend for four years, and it
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| | or her fist lesson. An upright driving
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| took you five minutes to select your
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| | school will accommodate this
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| daughter's driver training that she will
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| | request.Verify basic driving school
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| not only use for the rest of her life,
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| | services are intact. Unfortunately,
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| but that will hopefully save her from one
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| | many driving schools are just trying to
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| of life's most lethal tasks: driving.Did
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| | make a quick buck and don't provide some
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| you know that the number one cause of
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| | of the basic services a customer would
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| death for teens ages 15-19, according to
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| | come to expect. For example, make sure
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| the National Center of Health Statistics,
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| | your child is the only student in the car
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| is automobile accidents (they account for
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| | during their lesson, not splitting their
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| nearly 40% of all teen deaths)? It's no
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| | time with multiple teen drivers. Also,
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| secret that teen drivers have a higher
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| | will the driving school pick you up at
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| rate of serious and deadly accidents than
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| | your front door? From school? From
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| other drivers. Many of these accidents
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| | work? Or do you have to drop your child
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| are caused by common mistakes, or an
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| | off for their lesson. Does the driving
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| incomplete knowledge of traffic laws.
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| | school have cell phones in their cars in
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| With these poignant statistics, it's a
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| | case of emergencies? Do they have a GPS
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| wonder parents don't take choosing a
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| | tracking system in their training
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| driving school more seriously. The
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| | vehicles in case you need to track down
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| knowledge gained from a good, qualified
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| | your child? And a good driving school
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| driving school decreases the chances of
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| | will keep an open line of communication
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| being involved in a costly, injurious or
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| | with you between lessons - are you
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| possibly deadly collision. When choosing
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| | getting feedback from them after each
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| the right driving school for you or your
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| | lesson?Find a driving school with several
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| loved ones, there are some obvious and
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| | products to offer. A successful driving
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| not-so-obvious points to consider.Price
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| | school usually offers more than just the
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| should not be a factor. Driver training
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| | basic or minimum driving packages. If
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| is one of the most important investments
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| | they're experienced, they know that not
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| you'll ever make for your teen. When
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| | all students learn at the same level and
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| looking for a driving school, there is
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| | may need different amounts and types of
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| usually an inverse relationship between
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| | training. Some good questions to ask a
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| price and quality. Though the most
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| | prospective driving school might be, "Do
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| expensive school isn't automatically the
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| | you offer special freeway training?" or
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| best, there is a reason why certain
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| | "Do you have special courses that help
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| schools charge less than others. Some
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| | prepare for the DMV drive test?" Also,
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| driving schools cut corners by investing
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| | find out if they have various hourly
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| in cheaper, less safe vehicles. Others
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| | packages; most respectable schools offer
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| hire unqualified instructors that they
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| | 6, 10, 20, and 30 hour drive packages.
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| find on the street and can pay minimal
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| | Again, inquire about their vehicle line,
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| wages. Not to mention, most inexpensive
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| | do they just have cars available for
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| schools teach "off the top of their
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| | training, or can you train in an SUV if
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| head," and have not taken the time or
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| | desired?Make sure you they can
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| money required preparing a structured,
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| | accommodate your schedule. If you decide
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| comprehensive curriculum. If you find a
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| | to go with a "mom and pops" driving
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| school you like, but the price is a
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| | school, plan on scheduling your lessons
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| little steeper than you expected, find
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| | around their calendar. If they only have
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| out if they have a payment plan. Many
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| | one or two cars, chances are you'll have
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| customer friendly driving schools not
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| | to go when they are ready to take you. A
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| only help you by breaking up costs into
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| | well-rounded driving school should have a
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| affordable payments, they also offer
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| | fleet of vehicles (and instructors) so
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| promotional discounts to help lower the
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| | that you can schedule lessons around your
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| price.Verify the driving school is
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| | life. Furthermore, they should cater to
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| licensed in your state. If your child
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| | the time of day you would like to
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| needed surgery, you surely wouldn't take
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| | schedule your teen. Do they have early
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| them to an unlicensed surgeon. Don't
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| | morning lessons? How about evening
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| make the same mistake when choosing a
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| | lessons for practicing during the
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| driving school. Licensed schools truly
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| | nighttime.Driving schools should be able
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| have to earn their credentials by
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| | to help get your permit. It's very
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| complying with a number of state laws and
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| | common for driving schools that teach
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| regulations. You can check on the status
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| | behind the wheel training to also offer
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| of any licensed driving school and verify
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| | some sort of driver education to help get
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| what type of courses they are approved
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| | your permit. If the driving school
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| for. For example, in California, the DMV
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| | doesn't offer the education you need to
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| provides a free driving school look-up
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| | get your permit, they should at least be
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| service located at If a school is not
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| | able to refer you to someone who does.
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| on their list, keep looking!Review the
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| | Of the driving schools that do offer
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| driving school's website. You may not
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| | driver education, many only offer it in a
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| always be able to judge a book by its
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| | classroom setting. The more credible
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| cover, but you can get a pretty good idea
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| | schools are heeding the results of a CA
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| of what's inside. The same is true of
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| | DMV study conducted in 2003. The study
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| driving schools and their websites, and
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| | showed that students who received their
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| you should take the time to see what
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| | education online or via a computer based
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| their site has to offer. Is the site
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| | program outperformed and tested higher
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| professional? Is it easy to use? How
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| | than students who sat through the
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| about the content - is it pertinent,
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| | traditional classroom training. As a
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| helpful, and organized well? Does the
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| | result, progressive driving schools have
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| site have just minimal information, or
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| | made the investment and now offer their
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| does it go above and beyond what you'd
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| | education via the Internet. When
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| expect? Is contact information clearly
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| | choosing an online course for your child,
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| stated and easy to find? If you answer
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| | double check that the online course has
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| no to any of these questions, you might
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| | been DMV approved and is not some
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| want to say no to that driving
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| | unsanctioned course created just to take
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| school.Customer service should be a
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| | your money.Is the Driving School involved
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| priority. A good test for any
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| | with the community? Ask them what
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| service-based company is to see how
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| | programs they are affiliated with outside
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| helpful and professional their customer
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| | of their own driving school. Do they
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| service is. After all, if they have poor
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| | work with any teen driving organizations
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| customer service before you are their
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| | like DARE or SADD? Do they go to high
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| customer, who knows how they will treat
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| | schools and talk with kids about driving
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| you once they've already got your money.
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| | defensively, drugs and alcohol, etc. Do
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| Put a list of questions together and give
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| | they champion the high schools in their
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| the driving school a call. Most
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| | community, or are they just out to make a
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| reputable companies will have well
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| | profit and don't give back? A successful
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| trained phone staff that should be able
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| | driving school knows that the driver
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| to answer any question you have regarding
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| | training business is a long term venture
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| getting your permit or license. And they
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| | and that being a positive part of society
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| should answer those questions with a
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| | is an important part of being around for
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| positive attitude. If a school
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| | years to come.As you can see, choosing a
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| representative answers the call on a cell
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| | suitable driving school requires a little
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| phone, they probably don't have an office
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| | more forethought than opening up the
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| or they are in the middle of a driving
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| | yellow pages and randomly dialing a phone
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| lesson. This should raise a red flag and
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| | number. While many teens may opt to take
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| you should run, not walk, in the other
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| | the quickest and easiest route they can
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| direction.What does the driving school
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| | find, a prudent parent knows that this is
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| offer in the way of training vehicles?
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| | not a decision that should be rushed.
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| One of the most overlooked aspects of
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| | After all, your 15-year-old "baby" is
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| driver training is the vehicle used to
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| | about to get behind a 3,000-pound
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| train your teen. Shouldn't the primary
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| | machine, a machine that many Department
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| tool used to train be of primary concern?
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| | of Motor Vehicles consider a deadly
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| Many of the best schools train in
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| | weapon. So before you "load that gun",
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| up-to-date vehicles equipped with extra
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| | make sure you do your part by "putting
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| safety equipment such as side & head
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| | the safety on", that is, get them the
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| curtain airbags and vehicle stability
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| | best driver training possible.Chris
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| control systems. Another item to
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| | Kramer is a content writer for both and
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| consider is the type of vehicle you will
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| | Drivers Ed Direct. Check out our
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| train in. If your teen will be driving
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| | websites for more information about
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| an SUV as their primary vehicle, it makes
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| | online traffic school or drivers
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| sense to have them trained in an SUV.
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| | education for teens.
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| There are schools out there that offer
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