CA Driving Instructor case studies
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The California Driving Instructor License is the credential the California DMV issues to people who teach behind-the-wheel driving for a licensed driving school, and it is also the qualifying credential for driving school owners and operators. It is for experienced drivers who want to turn driving knowledge into paid, structured instruction - typically people moving into driver education as a second career, former fleet or safety professionals, and instructors who already teach classroom material and want to add in-car training. The CA Driving Instructor case studies are 5 cases and about 3,815 words.
1The Box at the Yellow: A Permissive Left Turn Goes Red
You are evaluating a 16-year-old in her 12th hour of behind-the-wheel instruction on a six-lane arterial at 6:10 p.m. She entered the intersection on a green ball behind three other vehicles and now sits in the left-turn pocket waiting for a gap, front wheels straight.
748 words, about 4 min2Trash Can at Fifty: Brake or Steer?
A 17-year-old student is driving 50 mph on a two-lane rural highway in your dual-control car. A 32-gallon plastic trash can tips off a landscaper's truck 130 feet ahead and rolls into your lane.
718 words, about 4 min3The Merger Who Slows Down
Marcus, 17, has 14 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. He handles residential streets and light arterials competently.
777 words, about 4 min4Range of Motion, Range of Options
R, 79, was referred by her daughter after a low-speed parking-lot collision. She drives a 2011 sedan with no adaptive equipment.
757 words, about 4 min5The Blue-Ink Log
A parent of a 16-year-old calls your licensed driving school nine days before the teen's drive test. The teen holds a permit and needs 50 hours of supervised practice, 10 of them at night, certified by the parent.
815 words, about 4 min