subject: Driving Schools Provide Instruction Prior To Taking A Driving Test [print this page] My son recently turned 16 and although he is showing no interest in learning how to drive there are plenty of teenagers that cannot wait to get behind the wheel and earn their driver's license. When I was a young man I could not wait to take driver education classes and take the state driving test. Back then the rules of road were a little different and a person had to complete the instructional course work and practical driving requirements before earning a leaner's permit.
Today a student must be in possession of their learner's permit before enrolling in any Alaska driving school. I suppose that makes more sense as the students that are behind the wheel are required to go out onto the road and practice their driving skills. For me the temporary permit was valid for six months and I had that long to take the Alaska driving test before I could get my license.
Nowadays the driving schools Fairbanks teens attend have a much more intense curriculum than I was exposed to. Even with 60% of the training taking place in the classroom and an additional 40% or practical work in a car the students that are enrolled in driver education classes today are taught more about the dangers of texting and talking on cell phones as well as watching the footage of drunk driving accidents and high speed collisions.
Being graded and given a certificate of completion before they can apply to take the Alaska driving test students have an opportunity to learn defensive driving techniques that can help them to know what to do to avoid a skid and control a vehicle in all sorts of weather or road conditions.
With the practice that takes place in a car as well as in the classroom individuals that want to qualify for their driver's license can gain experience as they use their learner's permit to go out with an adult who is responsible for the teenager behind the wheel. Going on a few errands and learning how to gauge distance and speed of other cars on the road the advantages of learning the proper driving techniques from a professional instructor allow young drivers to gain the skill that I have been continuing to practice over a lifetime of driving.
Understanding that a license to drive is a privilege and that by signing their license the individual is agreeing to honor an obey the laws of the road the teenagers that are signed up for instruction at the driving schools Fairbanks offers are preparing for the day that they will be able to take the Alaska driving test and earn their right to a license of their own.
