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The practice became so pervasive that in the 1970s, a whopping 95% of eligible students across America took a driver’s education course, mostly for free via the public school system. But soon ...
Driver's education, driver education, driving education, driver's training, driver's ed, driving tuition or driving lessons is a formal class or program that prepares a new driver to obtain a learner's permit or driver's license. The formal class program may also prepare existing license holders for an overseas license conversion or medical ...
Drivers under 18 are usually required to attend a comprehensive driver's education program either at their high school or a professional driving school and take a certain number of behind-the-wheel lessons with a certified driving instructor before applying for a license.
Some American high schools offer drivers' education. At some schools, a student can take it during school as a regular course for a credit. At some schools, drivers education courses are only available after school. The Association for Career and Technical Education is the largest U.S. association dedicated to promoting this type of education.
Red Asphalt is a series of instructional driver's education films and videos produced by the California Highway Patrol, known for their graphic depictions of fatal traffic collisions in a shockumentary style. [1] Horrendously injured and dismembered bodies are shown, typically those of negligent drivers.
In 1932, Amos Neyhart, assistant professor at Penn State University, began the country's first driver's education in-car course at State College Area High School. [4] The program was altered after the 2010–2011 school year due to budget cuts from the new school board, which removed the course's behind-the-wheel component. [5]
High Performance Driver Education (HPDE) refers to driving schools held on dedicated race tracks designed to teach drivers proper high-speed driving techniques. HPDE events are held by various automobile enthusiasts' clubs at some of the most renowned road-course tracks around the world. Participants include both students and instructors.
A new state law requires Palm Beach County middle and high schools to start no earlier than 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively. How will school leaders do it?