Driver's Training (behind the wheel) for Teens

Ventura Driver's training is the behind the wheel portion of the training process. Each lesson is two hours long and we offer pick-up at your home, our office or School Pick-up (Click Here for School Pick-Up locations ).  At Safety First, we have developed a structured curriculum for our behind the wheel lessons. They are geared towards safety and a thoroughness so that your teen will be ready to handle themselves on the road. We have broken the lessons out as follows:

Lessons 1 through 3

• Fundamentals of driving
• DMV drive test preparation

Lessons 4 and 5

• Freeways
• Canyons

Lessons 6 and 7

• Defensive driving
• Accident avoidance techniques and thought processes
• Evasive maneuvers (e.g. sudden stops, swerving to avoid objects in the road)
• Emergency procedures

Lessons 8 through 28

• Practice of advanced driving techniques
• Driving in progressively more difficult situations (night time driving, congested traffic etc.)
• Phase checks approximately every 7 lessons

We recommend that once your teen starts the driver training program, you try to schedule lessons about every two weeks. This will give enough time to practice with your parents or other adult drivers while not stretching out the lessons so long that the student forgets what was learned in the last lesson.

Scheduling of Driver training lessons

Please bear in mind that while we strive to make everyone happy, sometimes it can take a while to schedule you driver training lesson. Depending on your location and availability and the location and availability of your instructor, there are occasions when it can be several weeks before a driver training lesson can be scheduled. Remember, you have to hold the permit for at least six months before you can take the drive test so if you cannot get on the schedule for a few weeks, it really won't affect the date you can get your driver's license.

At Safety First, we offer several packages for driver's education and training. The tuition for each package varies depending on the number of behind the wheel lessons and classroom or online driver's education.

Customers in Santa Barbara Area - Please note: Due to higher cost of operation for this area, we are forced to have a separate pricing structure for this district. -
Click here for Santa Barbara Area Driver Training and Education packages
(Includes: Carpenteria, Fillmore, Goleta & Santa Barbara)

Ventura Driver Training and Education packages

Ventura Driver's Education Only
Online Driver's education only	Online Driver's education Click Here to Test Drive	$50
Driver's education only	Classroom Driver's education	$145

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Available Upon Request:
Women Instructors | Spanish Speaking Instructors | Farsi Speaking Instructors

We also serve the special needs students, please ask for details.

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