Driver Education

BEHIND THE WHEEL INFORMATION

 

THANK YOU TO ALL THAT PRE-REGISTERED FOR SUMMER DRIVER'S EDUCATION.  IF YOU PRE-REGISTERED BUT DID NOT GET A SPOT FOR SUMMER, YOU HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE WAIT LIST.  IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A SPOT AVAILABLE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, AN INSTRUCTOR WILL CONTACT YOU.

 

IF YOU ARE A STUDENT WITH A PERMIT AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THE WAIT LIST FOR A BEHIND THE WHEEL SPOT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM.

 

2024 - 2025 BTW Wait List

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 YOU MUST UPLOAD A PHOTO OF THE STUDENT PERMIT

Students must have completed Driver Education Classroom before taking Behind the Wheel

 

 

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Driver Education topics include:

Highway Transportation System • Signs, Lines & Roadway Markings • Intersections • IPDE System & The Smith System • City (Urban) Driving • Laws of Nature • Expressway Driving • Adverse Conditions • Emergency Driving Situations • Driver Condition, Emotions & Attitudes • Alcohol/Drugs • Interacting with Motorcycles • Insuring & Owning a Car

 

Driver Education students will:

  • Evaluate traffic scenes in order to make safe and effective decisions while driving

  • Understand the risks and consequences involved with operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

  • Know the Illinois Rules of the Road

  • Know how to adapt to a variety of driving conditions

  • Understand the financial and practical aspects of owning a vehicle

  • Know the basic techniques of operating a vehicle

  • Explain how overall attitude can affect safe driving

 

Behind the Wheel topics include:

Stop-Start-Turns-Backing • Residential Turns • 2-Lane Rural Highway • 4-Lane Highway • Turnabouts • Left-Bay • Right-Bay • Reverse-Bay • U-Turn • 3-Point • Uphill & Downhill Parking • Parallel & Angle Parking • Congested Driving • Expressway Driving • Emergencies & Adverse Conditions

Drive Right: Grade 9