Frequently Asked Questions
Auto Road Test
We charge $70 for the test and $30 for the rental car if needed.
We use 4 door midsize vehicles, similar to Chevy impala or Chevy equinox.
NO REFUNDS – If you fail the test for any reason you will not be given a refund.
It is very important that you are preparing for the test by practicing and making sure that you have all of your paperwork and equipment in good working order.
Passing score is 6 points or less. A score of 7 points or more is a fail on the (basic control skills) parking portion of the test.
No. If you fail the (basic control skills) parking portion of the road test the road test is over and you are not allowed to drive on the road.
You can take the test again the next day. However it’s always a good idea to get some practice before attempting another road test.
25 points or less is a passing score on the road portion of the road test, 26 points or more would be a failing score.
Yes. There is a list of automatic failures on the road portion of the road test in the road skill study guide.
Document failure is when you fail to provide the correct documentation in order to perform your road test. If you come to the test and do not have the proper paperwork it will be considered a document failure.
When the vehicle that you bring is not in good working order working order. (Like a brake light, tail light, head light, or blinker not working etc.)
Drivers Training
Segment 1 Driver Education:
Yes homework is mandatory. Students that fail to complete their homework will be dismissed from class.
Segment 2 Driver Education:
Adult Lessons
Once we have done the 1st lesson we will be able to give you an idea of what we think in our professional opinion. It’s very difficult to tell you how many lessons you will need if we’ve never seen you drive.
We drive 4 door midsize vehicles, with driver ed signs, and dual control brakes on the passenger side for the safety of everyone.
Unfortunately no, we have found in our professional experience that 2 hours is a very good amount of time for a lesson. less time and it seems like we are just getting started and we need to finish and more time and it can sometimes become tedious.
Yes ultimately we can work on anything that you like, but are professional opinion is you should work on the driving first and when the driving is comfortable move on to the parking for the road test.
No we only use Safeway Driving cars with duel controlled brakes and student driver signs.
We will talk about everything after the lesson – as far as how did it go, areas for improvement, homework, additional lessons, etc.
Yes, we always request that all students drive for at least 10 hours with their friends and family between lessons, to work on all the things we covered in the prior lesson, so that we can work on something harder and more difficult on the next lesson instead of repeating things.