IN Driving Instructor study materials
IN Driving Instructor study resources

IN Driving Instructor case studies

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The Indiana Driving Instructor credential - referred to by candidates as the IN Driving Instructor, Indiana Driver Training Instructor, or Indiana Driving School Instructor certification - is the authorization a person needs to teach behind-the-wheel and classroom driver education at a licensed Indiana driver training school. It is aimed at experienced, licensed drivers who want to move into professional instruction: people teaching teens in a formal driver education program, career changers entering the driving school industry, and current school staff who need instructor standing. The IN Driving Instructor case studies are 5 cases and about 2,988 words.

1

Flashing School Zone, Stopped Bus, and a Ringing Phone

on a Tuesday, you are in the front passenger seat of a dual-brake training car with a 15-year-old learner-permit holder who has held the permit for seven weeks and logged 14 of the required 50 supervised hours. You are on a two-lane road beside an elementary school.

668 words, about 3 min
2

Interstate Rain, Worn Rear Tires, and a Tailgating Student

You are on I-65 with a 16-year-old probationary-license holder during a steady rain. The school's 2018 sedan has front tires at 7/32 inch and rear tires at 3/32 inch.

588 words, about 3 min
3

Advertising, Cash Lessons, and Pre-Signed Certificates

A licensed Indiana driver training school owner has two dual-brake sedans, three instructors, and a new lease on a former retail space. To build enrollment, the owner plans a radio ad: 'State-approved course-guaranteed to pass your BMV test or your money back.' The owner also wants to accept cash from a parent for six behind-the-wheel hours and have the instructor deliver them in the parent's car, which has no passenger-side brake, 'to save wear on our cars.' Completion certificates are pre-signed by an instructor who is out on medical leave.

552 words, about 3 min
4

Renewal Pending, an Old OWI, and a Posted Student Video

An instructor's Indiana driver training instructor license expires in 21 days. He holds a valid Indiana driver's license, but his driving record shows a misdemeanor OWI conviction 8 years and 2 months ago.

592 words, about 3 min
5

Dusk, a Buggy, High Beams, and a Deer

At dusk on a two-lane rural Indiana road posted 55 mph, you are teaching a 16-year-old with a probationary license. The road has no shoulder, a double yellow center line, and a slight curve ahead.

588 words, about 3 min