Useful Information
General
The Driver's Education and Training courses at Westwood are
designed to meet the social responsibilities and legal requirements
of aspiring students. These driving courses are set in an
atmosphere that is informative, creative and friendly. These
courses provide the student with essential information concerning
knowledge of the laws and the system. Our curriculum includes:
Causes and Prevention of Accidents
Signs, Signals, and Highway Markings
California Vehicle Codes
Rules of the Road
State and Local Motor Vehicle Law and Ordinances
Defensive Driving Techniques
Sound educational principles shall be employed which include
one-on-one instruction requiring student involvement in a variety
of ways. A text book and 20 films are utilized, and each is
concluded with discussion, observation, demonstration and review.
The student is tested, quizzed and given spontaneous evaluation of
his or her individual progress.
Information on our Driver Education Classes
The minimum requirements set by the Department of Motor Vehicles
for Driver's Education ( the teenager classroom course) is thirty
50-minute sessions. Alternatively Westwood Driving School also
offer Online Drivers Ed. For a comparison of the two courses
click here.
Driver Training Information
The minimum requirement set by the Department of Motor Vehicles for
a Driver's Training (behind-the-wheel) course is six-hours of
training. We pick up and drop off our students for most lessons.
(Pickup can be at home, school, practice, or any place arranged in
advance; please have a working [turned on] cell phone with you if
your pick-up is not at home).
Driver Training is accomplished in a vehicle with a licensed
instructor. Six (6) hours training with licensed instructor in a
public or private driving school are required by law. It takes
three days, (two hours per day) to complete, though it is best NOT
to take the lessons too close together - practicing between lessons
is imperative! Driver Training can be taken any day of the week
with an appointment and the training covers basic driving skills.
Once these skills are mastered and the instructor feels the student
can do so safely, freeway and parallel parking will be covered. It
is up to the instructor to decide if the student is ready without
interfering with learning and practicing basic driving skills (feel
free to request freeway or parallel parking, and our instructor
will make every effort to comply).
Do you have any questions? Please feel free to Contact Us.