NV Driving Instructor case studies
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The Nevada Driving Instructor License Examination is the knowledge and competency assessment used by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as part of its approval process for people who want to teach behind-the-wheel or classroom driver education in the state. It is intended for prospective instructors at licensed commercial driving schools, for school-district driver education staff, and for experienced drivers preparing to move into instruction as a second career. The NV Driving Instructor case studies are 5 cases and about 3,424 words.
1The Log Book That Won't Hold Up
You are a licensed Nevada driving instructor. Your student Maya turned 16 five months and one week ago and has held her instruction permit since that birthday.
834 words, about 4 min2Flashing Yellow Arrow, Two Conflicts at Once
Dry, clear evening at 6:40 p.m.; the sun is low but not in your eyes. You are in the left-turn lane of a four-lane arterial posted 45 mph, facing a flashing yellow left-turn arrow.
503 words, about 3 min3The Pass That Almost Fits
You are on a two-lane rural highway posted 55 mph. Your student has been stuck behind a hay truck doing 28 mph for two miles.
509 words, about 3 min4The Car That Isn't Roadworthy
A parent brings a 2013 sedan for a two-hour lesson. Your walkaround finds: left front tire at 26 psi (door placard says 35 psi), right rear tread at 3/32 inch, no spare in the well, brake fluid at the MIN line, the driver's wiper blade torn, and a 9-inch crack across the lower driver's side of the windshield inside the wiper sweep.
758 words, about 4 min5Six Percent Grade, Pedal Going Long
You are descending a 6% mountain grade on a two-lane highway posted 55 mph - about four miles of continuous descent - in a 2016 SUV with four passengers aboard. Your student has never driven a sustained grade and has held the brakes lightly, almost continuously, since the summit.
820 words, about 4 min