LOCATION OF CLASSES
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL
CURRICULUM
METHOD
DRIVER'S TRAINING
Your interest in Westwood Driving School is greatly appreciated. Westwood Driving School serves you by presenting the most comprehensive program developed for the purpose of providing important information relating to the needs of new and experienced motorists. We are experts in the field of driving instruction and we intend to give you the best service possible. Learning to drive will be easy and enjoyable with us. We offer only private lessons to ensure the instructor's undivided attention and to provide continuity in the learning process. We have seventeen years experience instructing both teenagers and adults.
Why choose Westwood Driving School?
- We have friendly, courteous, punctual and well-trained male and female driving instructors. Our driving instructors are trained in the most modern techniques of instructing and are licensed by the State of California through the Department of motor Vehicles. It is a California law that each instructor be trained for a total of 60 hours, and we insist they continue learning with additional materials on their own.
- We offer convenient scheduling seven days a week.
- We have quality service at reasonable rates.
- We include pick-up and return in our driving instruction packages. This especially convenient for busy people who find it difficult to take time off work or leave household duties to transport themselves or their children to their driving sessions.
Westwood Driving School has been licensed by the State of California through the Department of Motor Vehicles. All vehicles have been inspected for safety and are bonded and insured by reputable insurance companies. Our license number is #3642 , if you wish to inquire at the DMV.
We utilize late model vehicles for all driving instruction. Our vehicles are dual control (brakes only, as we have found through experience with students that dual steering doesn't allow the student to feel they are actually doing the driving).
We offer driver's education and training for students under the age of eighteen. For adult beginners, we offer a package of twenty (20) lessons hours. This course offers the novice training in the fundamentals of driving skills, a knowledge of driving strategically in traffic, a review of basic laws and rules of driving, as well as instruction in freeway driving and emergencies.
Our package of intermediate driving lessons consists of twelve (12) hours of lessons. This is a good package for those who have driven some, but need a little practice to pass the road test at the DMV. The refresher driving course is a package of six (6) hours of driving lessons used to refresh a student on the DMV road test only. You may also take just one driving lesson and determine from your experience and an evaluation by your instructor, how many more you need or if one is all you require. If you decide to continue with more than one lesson, you can upgrade to a larger package by paying the balance of the larger package. You are in control of the lessons you choose to take. Whether you take one or twenty lessons, we are at your service. We have no contracts to sign . In order to assist you in getting your California driver's license, you may take advantage of taking your road test in the vehicle you were practicing in. Since you are already comfortable in this vehicle and familiar with the traffic in this vehicle, you are more likely to pass your test on the first try. We offer a discounted charge on your test day for this service. Now that you have the facts give us a call and schedule one lesson to see how you like us. We are looking forward to serving you!
Sincerely,
Suzanne Kunz,
manager
Sincerely,
Suzanne Stavast,
manager
LOCATION
OF CLASSES
On the corner of Westwood Blvd. / Kinross Ave. / Broxton Ave., two blocks north of Wilshire Blvd. Click for Map
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The minimum requirement set by the Department of Motor Vehicles for Driver's Education is thirty 50-minute sessions. The minimum requirement set by the Department of Motor Vehicles for Driver's Training is a six-hour program of behind-the-wheel training.
GENERAL
The Driver's Education and Training courses are designed to meet the social responsibilities and legal requirements of aspiring students. These courses are set in an atmosphere that is informative, creative and friendly. These driving courses provide the student with essential information concerning knowledge of the laws and the system.
CURRICULUM
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
METHOD
Sound educational principles shall be employed which include one-on-one instruction requiring student involvement in a variety of ways. A textbook, four comprehensive lectures 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 their individual progress.
DRIVER'S TRAINING
Driver's training is accomplished in a vehicle with a licensed instructor. Six (6) hours training with licensed instructor in a public school or private driving school are required by law. It takes three days, two hours per day, to complete. Driver's training can be taken any day of the week with an appointment. Driver's Training does not automatically freeway driving and parallel parking. Basic driving skill must first be covered and mastered by the student. Once this is done, if the instructor feels the student can drive on the freeway safely and take the extra time to learn parallel parking, they may cover these. It is up to the instructor to decide if the student is ready without interfering with learning and practicing their basic driving skills.