ME Driving Instructor case studies
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The Maine Driving Instructor credential authorizes you to teach driver education in Maine - typically both classroom theory and behind-the-wheel lessons - under a licensed driving school or an approved school-based program. Candidates are usually experienced drivers who want to move into instruction: former law enforcement, career driving professionals, teachers adding an endorsement, or long-time motorists changing careers. The ME Driving Instructor case studies are 5 cases and about 3,594 words.
1The Certificate Request With Two Inflated Behind-the-Wheel Entries
An instructor at a licensed Maine driving school is reviewing files on a Tuesday morning. A student received a learner's permit 5 months and 20 days ago and turns 16 in 18 days.
765 words, about 4 min2Night Route 2 Deer Encounter With High Beams On
on a wet two-lane stretch of U.S. Route 2, a 16-year-old with 8 behind-the-wheel hours is driving at 50 mph in a posted 45 mph zone.
730 words, about 4 min3Stalled in the Unprotected Left-Turn Lane
At 4:45 p.m., a student with 5.5 behind-the-wheel hours is fifth in line at a flashing-yellow left turn onto a four-lane arterial. She has made two protected lefts successfully but has never completed an unprotected left.
708 words, about 4 min4The Adult Learner Who Wants the Road-Test Car Anyway
A 58-year-old adult learner has taken eight refresher lessons at a licensed Maine school. Her steering, lane position, and speed control are smooth, but during a 25-minute mock road test she checked her mirrors only when the instructor prompted her, missed two mirror checks before lane changes, and failed to scan a driveway where a car was waiting.
716 words, about 4 min5The Gift Card and the Missing Classroom Hours
On a Thursday afternoon, the parent of a 16-year-old student hands an instructor a $100 gift card and says, 'Just get her finished; her road test is tomorrow.' The student has 28 of 30 classroom hours, missing two because of flu; 9 of 10 behind-the-wheel hours; and all 6 observation hours. Her supervised-driving log shows 70 hours, including 10 at night.
675 words, about 3 min