About American Driving School

OUR COMPANY

American Driving School is licensed by the PA Dept. of Education,
License #300-09-007-0.
We have been serving the Delaware Valley since 1993.

OUR INSTRUCTORS

Our courses are taught by experienced, sensitive instructors.
All instructors are licensed and certified by the PA Dept. of Education and PA Dept. of Transportation, and have passed criminal checks and child abuse checks.

OUR COURSES

30-Hour Defense Driving Classroom Course

Course includes:

• Review of all potential questions in the Learner's Permit Test
• Distribution and review of PA Driver's Manuals and safety brochures
• Review of all PA traffic laws
• Effects of emotional, physical, and visibility factors on driving ability
• Effects of social pressures (drugs, alcohol, distractions) on driving ability
• Discussion of drinking, illicit drugs, and prescription drugs and driving (legal and safety)
• Traffic signs, symbols, and markings
• Rules of the road
• Basic driving skills:
  • knowing and controlling your automobile
  • starting, stopping, and steering the car
  • turning, parking, and positioning the car
  • auto vs. manual transmissions
  • antilock vs conventional braking systems
  • handling adverse driving conditions (snow, rain, glare, etc.)
  • handling different environments (urban street, rural roads, highways, etc.)
  • sharing the road (other drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, etc.)
  • encountering unforseen hazards

Reinforces learning with videos, role-playing, guest speakers, and exams

6-hour Behind-the-Wheel Driving Instruction

Course includes:

• Orientation and basic operation of the vehicle
• Left and right turns - mechanics and legal aspects
• Parallel and reverse parking
• Problem solving
• Recognition and negotiation of everyday hazards (school buses, pedestrians, bicycles, railroad crossings, etc.)
• High-speed driving environments (turnpikes, interstates, expressways, throughfares) including entering and exiting linited-access highways
• Review and critique of the student's knowledge and ability
• Preparation for the state exam
• Driver's Completion Certificate, in your name, signed and dated, when you complete the 6-hour course

Course is conducted in our carefully maintained, dual-control automobiles.
Students are picked up and dropped off at home, school, or place of work.