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Driver's education, driver education, driving education, driver's ed, or driving tuition or driving lessons is a formal class or program that prepares a new driver to obtain a learner's permit or driver's license. The formal class program may also prepare existing license holders for an overseas license conversion or medical assessment driving test or refresher course. It may take place in a classroom, in a vehicle, online, or a combination of the above. Topics of instruction include traffic code or laws and vehicle operation. Typically, instruction will warn of dangerous conditions in driving such as road conditions, driver impairments, and hazardous weather. Instructional videos may also be shown, demonstrating proper driving strategies and the consequences for not observing the rules.
Education is intended to supplement the knowledge obtained from government-printed driving handbooks or manuals and prepares students for tests to obtain a driver's license or learner's permit. In-car instruction places a student in a vehicle with an instructor. A car fitted with dual controls, which has pedals or other controls on the passenger side, may be used.
History[edit]
Driver training began as a business in the United Kingdom in 1909-1910. The British School of Motoring (BSM) was founded in 1910 in South London by Hugh Stanley Roberts. It offered hands-on training and courses in driving skills (managing the controls and road aptitude) and repair. It also offered vehicles to drivers who wished to practice.[1][2]
In the United States, Amos Neyhart, a professor at Penn State University, started the first high school driver's ed course in 1934 at a high school in State College, Pennsylvania.[3]
The more correct and original designation is driver education, without the possessive, as with teacher education, or driving education as with nursing education. However over time the possessive version has become dominant.
Instruction[edit]
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Driver's education (or driver education) is intended to supplement the knowledge obtained from government-printed driving handbooks or manuals and prepares students for tests to obtain a driver's license or learner's permit. In-car instruction places a student in a vehicle with an instructor. A car fitted with dual controls, which has pedals or other controls on the passenger side, may be used. In the United States, driver's education is typically offered to students who are sixteen years old or will be by the end of the course. Each state has its own laws regarding the licensing of teenagers.With the growing US population, traffic accidents are becoming more common than ever before. In Germany, space is at a premium while traffic is able to flow very efficiently and with less accidents. The way in which people are taught driving fundamentals plays a huge role in the safety and efficiency of traffic. Within the United States, students may have access to online training, classroom training, or parent-taught courses. While these classes may provide a lot of information to the student, their effectivity may only be limited to one area of knowledge. In Germany, students are given a hybrid of these classes. They have much more exposure throughout their school to real-world scenarios and classroom curriculum. Fundamentals of driving are reinforced in these classes, including the importance of turn-signal usage, keeping a safe distance behind others, and maintaining situational awareness. It is argued that more efficient and safer traffic flow can be achieved by increasing the length of driver's education classes in the United States, to involve more hands-on training and a strengthening of driving principles.
Online courses[edit]
An online driving education is one of the most affordable and convenient ways to acquire driving education. Many driver's education courses are available online.[4] It is up to the relevant government authority to accept any such programs as meeting their requirements. Online drivers ed may be taken as a substitute for classroom courses in 13 states[5]. Some car insurance agencies offer discounts to those students who have completed a driver's education program. Online programs allow parents to administer the behind the wheel driving instruction. Many studies have also started looking at the relationship between online activity, especially among the young adults, and driving licence holding[6]
Obtaining a license[edit]
Successful completion of a driver education course is required by many agencies before young drivers receive their driver license or learner's permit. In some countries students taking driver's education have the opportunity to receive a waiver for successful course completion which allows them to receive a learner's permit or driver's license without taking some of the tests.
On track[edit]
Some car clubs conduct driver education programs focused on how to handle a car under high-speed driving conditions rather than on learning the rules of the road. These programs take place at road racing courses and include both classroom instruction and vehicle-based instruction.
Students drive with an experienced instructor until they are 'signed off'. At this point they can continue practicing and improving their skills without an instructor. Driver education programs involve multiple cars together on a racetrack, but they are not considered racing because they are not timed, winners are not declared, and drivers must wait to pass until the driver being passed gives permission with a hand signal.[citation needed] These programs require approved racing helmets and rollover protection for convertibles. Some require long-sleeved shirts and long pants for fire safety. However, they do not require full roll cages, five or six-point seat belts, fire extinguishers, fire-resistant racing suits, or other safety features seen in racing and more.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Driver's education. |
- Impact Teen Drivers (in the US)
References[edit]
- ^'A Brief History of Driver Education in the UK'.
- ^'The British School of Motoring in the Edwardian era'.
- ^'Driving Instruction Pioneer: Amos Earl Neyhart'. road-and-track.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^'Online Practice are the most Flexible way to Study'. igottadrive.com. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ^'Which States Allow Online Drivers Education?'. aceable.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^Vine, Scott Le; Latinopoulos, Charilaos; Polak, John (2014-05-28). 'What is the relationship between online activity and driving-licence-holding amongst young adults?'. Transportation. 41 (5): 1071–1098. doi:10.1007/s11116-014-9528-3. ISSN0049-4488.
Eo Smith Driving School
| E. O. Smith High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
, , United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°48′09″N72°14′39″W / 41.8026°N 72.2441°WCoordinates: 41°48′09″N72°14′39″W / 41.8026°N 72.2441°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | September 1958 |
| School district | Regional School District 19 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,137 (2016–17)[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Team name | Panthers |
| CEEB Code | 070754 |
| Website | eosmith.org |
E. O. Smith High School, named after politician Edwin O. Smith, is a secondary school located in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. E. O. Smith was established by the University of Connecticut in 1958.
Overview[edit]
E. O. Smith serves the towns of Ashford, Mansfield, and Willington, which together make up Connecticut's Regional School District #19. E.O. Smith also serves students from nearby Columbia.
Students from surrounding towns such as Coventry and Windham may also attend E. O. Smith, as participants in the school's Agriculture Education program, if their school does not offer an agriculture program. The E. O. Smith campus lies adjacent to the larger campus of the University of Connecticut. E. O. Smith High School was established in 1958 as a regional school to serve the towns of Ashford and Mansfield. Originally part of the University of Connecticut campus, owned by the state, and operated by the university, it has been operated as a regional public school since 1987. In 1993 the town of Willington was added to the region served by the school.
The current principal is Dr. Louis DeLoretto.
Clubs and activities[edit]
The E.O. Smith Drama Club presents four shows per year, including a winter musical, two straight shows in the fall and spring, and a night of senior directed one acts at the end of the year. The spring show is performed at the Connecticut Drama Association Festival where cast and crew members have a chance to win awards and advance to the New England Drama Festival. E.O. Smith's Drama Club has won several awards from the Connecticut Drama Association including outstanding performance for Animal Farm (2009) and Lily's Purple Plastic Purse (2010), allowing them to continue on to the New England Drama Festival, which E.O. Smith hosted in 2009.[2] Several E. O. Smith actors have also won individual awards for their performances in the shows or in the Connecticut Drama Association Monologue Contest.
Notable alumni[edit]
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- Desireé Bassett – guitarist
- Rivers Cuomo – musician, frontman of Weezer
- Tim Page – Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author
- Vin Suprynowicz – Libertarian newspaper columnist
- Peter Tork – musician, member of The Monkees
- Lyle Yorks – retired MLS soccer midfielder, former Gatorade Player of the Year
References[edit]
- ^'E.O. Smith High School'. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^'Connecticut Drama Association Newsletter'(PDF). Connecticut Drama Association. 2008. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2010.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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