Our driver's education course is available in two formats: Interactive CD-Rom and textbook. Both formats contain the same information, so choose the one that works best for you!

Lessons are laid out in an easy-to-follow format to make the classroom hours go by smoothly and quickly. Included are 17 short videos, 15 of which are from the perspective of the parent and teen actually working together in the vehicle.

Completion Certificate issued upon completion of course! Good for insurance discount in many cases. Certificate is required for license in Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico.

Interactive CD-ROM format

3 Interactive CD-ROMs include the textbook, student workbook, automatic scoring of most student tests & quizzes, and automatic record keeping of classroom lessons.

Your package comes with:

3 CD-ROMs

Included on the Interactive CD-ROMS:

• The FULL TEXT of our course textbook, which is over 350 pages, divided into three sections: Before You Drive, Techniques of Collision-Free Driving, and Social Consumer Issues
• COMPLETE Student Workbook, with tests, quizzes & exercises
• AUTOMATIC SCORING of all tests & quizzes
• 17 SHORT VIDEOS—15 of which are from the perspective of the parent and the teen actually working together in the vehicle plus 2 Bonus Videos!
• VIEW ON-SCREEN (or print out) the written content of 6-Part audio series for Parent/Instructor

Parent Companion

One 60-page Parent Companion, spiral-bound for easy in-vehicle use.

The Parent Companion will guide you, the Parent/Instructor, through the in-vehicle process of training your new driver in the habits of collision-free driving. Includes diagrams, coaching tips, in-vehicle record keeping & checklists to track your new driver’s progress, plus much, much more!

General Instructions

This is a User Guide for the Interactive CD-ROMs

3 Audio CDs

Our Driver Education expert walks you, the Parent/Instructor, through the process of building the habits of collision-free driving in your new driver, step-by-step, in a logical sequence of new skills. (This is a 6 Part Series.)

State Supplement (special information for your state)

1 Instructor’s Rearview Mirror, which allows you to see what's going on behind you

1 Instructor’s Eye Check Mirror, which allows you to coach your teen in developing proper head & eye movement habits without staring at you teen.

Textbook format

Your package now comes with:

Textbook, which is over 350 pages and is divided into 3 sections:

• Section 1: Before You Drive
• Section 2: Techniques of Collision-Free Driving
• Section 3: Social Consumer Issues

Student Workbook, which is used along with the textbook to measure the student's understanding of and progress through the driver's ed course. It includes comprehensive, easy-to-use tests and quizzes. The answer keys are all included in the Parent Companion.

3 Video Cassettes or DVDs

Included on the Video Cassettes or DVDs are:

• Full text of our course textbook
• Complete Student Workbook tests, quizzes & exercises
• 17 SHORT VIDEOS—15 of which are from the perspective of the parent and the teen actually working together in the vehicle plus 2 Bonus Videos!
• View on-screen (or print out) written content of 6-Part audio series for Parent/Instructor

Parent Companion

One 60-page Parent Companion, spiral-bound for easy in-vehicle use.

Guides you, the Parent/Instructor, through the in-vehicle process of training your new driver in the habits of collision-free driving. Includes diagrams, coaching tips, in-vehicle record keeping & checklists to track your new driver’s progress, plus much, much more!

3 Audio CDs

Our Driver Education expert walks you, the Parent/Instructor, through the process of building the habits of collision-free driving in your new driver, step-by-step, in a logical sequence of new skills. (This is a 6 Part Series.)

General Instructions insert

Supplement (special information for your state)

1 Instructor’s Rear View Mirror, which allows you to see what's going on behind you

1 Instructor’s Eye Check Mirror, allows you to coach your teen in developing proper head & eye movement habits without staring at the teen

Behind the Wheel Version

6 Part Audio Series (On 3 CDs or on cassette, by request.)

Listen while traveling to and from work, running errands, or working around the house. Listen to the section just preceding the next area you will be working on in the vehicle, so the information is fresh in your mind as you begin that training phase.

Some parents select certain segments of the audio series for the student to listen to before or after beginning a training area. This way the parent does not have to explain everything, and it gives the parent credibility because the student hears it from another source.

6 Part Audio Series for Parent/Trainer:

Part 1
Preparing to Teach In-Vehicle
3 Errors Driver Ed Teachers Make
3 Parts of a Successful Lesson
Tips on Communicating: What to Say & How to Say It

Part 2—Parking Lot
Void Area, Blind Spots, Basic Controls,
Targeting, Pivot Point, Starting & Stopping,
Commentary Driving, Clearing Intersections,
Lane Changes, Figure 8, Turns, Backing & Parking

Part 3—On the Road
Neighborhood Selection, Building Habits,
Fundamentals of Vision, Clearing Intersections Visually,
“TLC”, Point of No Return, More Commentary Terms& Path of Least Resistance

Part 4—Basic Habits of Collision-Free Driving
Neighborhood Driving, Expanding Fundamentals,
Reading the Scene, Reading Intersections,
Commentary for Gap Selection,
Reading Other Drivers & the Scene,
& More Commentary, plus Coaching Tips

Part 5—Building Driving Skills
Light Traffic, Route Planning,
Point of No Return Revisited, 3 Second Rule,
Stabilize Rear, Path of Least Resistance, Night Driving, Fatigue, Graduated License or “Probation”, Heavy Traffic, Freeway & Rural Driving, Adverse Conditions

Part 6—The Finishing Touches
In-Vehicle Road Testing, Handling Road Rage,
Expert Driver Evaluation Form, Testing After the License

1 DVD (17 Videos)

15 Videos are from the perspective of parent and student working together in the vehicle. Most of these videos are between 5 and 11 minutes each. These videos were specially produced in 2000, and actually show the process of parent/teen in-vehicle training. These are not just “off the shelf” stock videos designed for ticket dismissal classes or traditional driver education courses—the type that are commercially available, but generally not very effective. No other course has gone to the expense of developing these specific, directly to the point, videos which demonstrate many of the key training elements. Topics covered on these 15 videos include:

Parking Lot: Blind Spots, Targeting, Void Zone, Starting & Stopping, Turning, Figure 8 Exercise, Backing, Parking & Lane Changes

Neighborhood: Identifying Types of Intersections, Reading the Scene, Turnabouts, Learning the Point of No Return, Yielding
Light Traffic: 1, 2, 3 Count, 3-Second Following Distance, Path of Least Resistance, Secrets of How to Keep a Safe Space, and more!

Heavy Traffic
Freeway Driving
Rural Driving
Testing to Produce a Collision-Free Driver

Also included are: One Video addressing ABS brakes (anti-lock brake system), courtesy of General Motors, Inc., and one Video dealing with drinking and driving, courtesy of the National Road Safety Foundation.

The Parent Companion

The Parent Companion is designed for both the parent who wants to know everything, and the parent who just wants to get to the meat of the matter. The first few pages contain the absolutely necessary information and the lesson plan/record keeping pages. This is followed by support material for those who want to go deeper.

Coaching Tips & Diagrams for effective in-vehicle training and other helpful tools.

A glossary of 89 Commentary terms is included. These are terms that make it easier for you and your student to communicate quickly and clearly in the vehicle.

In vehicle check list & driving logs. Keeps track of what you have introduced and what your student has mastered, as well as the logs to record your in-vehicle time and progress.

Also included in your Parent Companion are forms you send back to us via fax or mail for your completion certificate and insurance discount. (A few states have varying requirements, and you will receive special forms in your State Supplement if you are in one of those states.)

2 Training Mirrors (If you're not teaching with mirrors, you're teaching blind.)

This set of Instructor Mirrors is a very important tool to assist you in developing the habits of collision-free driving in your new driver. No other course offers this set of mirrors. In fact, many high school and commercial driving school instructors have never been trained to use instructor mirrors.

Place the rear-view mirror high on the passenger side of the windshield, to cause the least interference with the driver’s view, and adjust it as the parent/trainer’s rear-view mirror. This allows all the mirrors attached to the vehicle to remain focused for the student driver, allowing the student to develop the habit of actually using all the mirrors.

Place the eye-check mirror in the upper right corner of the windshield, and adjust it so you see the student’s face.

This mirror lets you watch the student’s head and eye movements without turning around to look, making the student nervous and taking your eyes off the traffic scene. By watching your student’s head and eye movements, you can remind the student to check the mirrors at the appropriate time, and watch for that look over the shoulder or slight turn of the head before intersections that are such critical habits for your student to develop.