Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Five-hour pre licensing course
Safe Driving Course Requirement
Before you can make a road test appointment, you must first complete an approved pre-licensing safe driving course from Adrian's Driving School. This requirement is automatically fulfilled as part of every high school or college driver education course. All other drivers must complete this requirement by taking a special five-hour course available at Adrian's Driving School Tel: 914-631-0268. To locate where this course is offered, look on Google of your local telephone directory under keyword "5 hour course" After you take the course, you will receive a certificate to present when you make your road test appointment. The certificate is valid for one year.
Note: A defensive driving course taught through the DMV-certified Point/Insurance Reduction Program does NOT qualify as the required 5-hour classroom pre-licensing course.
Before you can make a road test appointment, you must first complete an approved pre-licensing safe driving course from Adrian's Driving School. This requirement is automatically fulfilled as part of every high school or college driver education course. All other drivers must complete this requirement by taking a special five-hour course available at Adrian's Driving School Tel: 914-631-0268. To locate where this course is offered, look on Google of your local telephone directory under keyword "5 hour course" After you take the course, you will receive a certificate to present when you make your road test appointment. The certificate is valid for one year.
Note: A defensive driving course taught through the DMV-certified Point/Insurance Reduction Program does NOT qualify as the required 5-hour classroom pre-licensing course.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Westchester driving school in The Journal News
High gas prices put crimp on learning to drive
By David Schepp
The Journal News • June 16, 2008
NEW CITY - High prices for gasoline and other fuels is putting a squeeze on many livelihoods in the Lower Hudson Valley. Among the latest victims: driver-education schools and parents of driving-age teens.
Steve Green, a White Plains father of two teenage boys, is not only spending more on gasoline - as much as $500 a month, or more than double what he used to just a year ago, he said - he also is spending more time educating his boys on ways to cut down on their use of gas.
"I'm trying to get my son to understand that things have changed," said Green of his eldest son, Jason, 19, who likes to jump in the car to visit friends, say, in New Jersey.
"You really have to think twice about where you're going, how you're getting there, and drive more efficiently," Green said.
It takes about $80 at today's prices to fill up the tank of the Greens' Jeep Cherokee, one of three cars the family owns, that gets 10 to 12 miles to a gallon, Green said.
The average price for regular unleaded has surpassed $4.30 a gallon, according to a June 3 survey conducted by the Westchester County Department of Consumer Protection. In Rockland, the average price for regular rose to a bit more than $4.25 a gallon, according to a June 6 county survey.
Furthering Green's concern about the rising cost of gasoline is his other son Eric, 16, who is due to take his license test Friday and, should he pass, will likely want to drive more, including to high school in the fall.
One tip Green has given both his sons is to avoid accelerating quickly when a red light turns green.
Before, Green was concerned about the safety of gunning it at a traffic light, but today he's mindful of the fuel that's being wasted, he said.
Making young drivers aware that jack-rabbit starts are wasteful is a fine message, said AAA New York spokesman Robert Sinclair, but it shouldn't come at the cost of teaching safety first.
"We wouldn't be emphasizing the gas savings message as a means to make young drivers slow down," Sinclair said.
"If (drivers) slow down because of safety, then you'll have the byproduct of saving gasoline."
At Adrian's Driving School in Tarrytown, owner Adrian Mic said his business has been impacted by the increase in the cost to fuel his cars - a Toyota Corolla and a Honda Civic.
Eight years ago, when gas prices were much cheaper, Mic said it cost $13 to fill the tank and he charged $45 for a 60-minute driving lesson. "Now, we charge $60 and we need $50 to fill up the tank," he said. "It's a huge difference."
Mic can't raise his prices in step with the rise in fuel costs. If he did, he'd have fewer customers, he said.
Mic's current $60 rate is a $5 increase above the price he charged just two months ago, he said.
Even that incremental increase, he said, made some potential customers reconsider his service.
New Yorkers aren't required to take in-car driver instruction from a certified driving school. The state's teenagers, however, must have 20 hours of supervised instruction with an adult, usually a parent or guardian. A bill pending in Albany would raise that number to 30 hours and amend other provisions of the law as it pertains to young drivers, their passengers and their parents.
Alba Arias, president of All County Drivers Training Center Inc. in New City and Suffern, has seen a measurable decline in business from last year's levels, she said.
Arias blames the drop on less disposable income among consumers. "I just think they don't have the money. People are trying to spend on necessities," she said.
Arias, who runs a fleet of seven Toyota Corollas and trains an average of 25 students a day, said she isn't sure what she can do to counter higher fuel prices and is simply absorbing the additional cost.
"With the way the recession is ... I don't believe in putting fuel surcharges," said Arias, who charges $55 for a 45-minute private driving session.
Doing so, she said, would crimp the mission of the school, to teach safe driving techniques to a wide variety of teenagers and adults.
Reach David Schepp at dschepp@lohud.com or 845-578-2437
By David Schepp
The Journal News • June 16, 2008
NEW CITY - High prices for gasoline and other fuels is putting a squeeze on many livelihoods in the Lower Hudson Valley. Among the latest victims: driver-education schools and parents of driving-age teens.
Steve Green, a White Plains father of two teenage boys, is not only spending more on gasoline - as much as $500 a month, or more than double what he used to just a year ago, he said - he also is spending more time educating his boys on ways to cut down on their use of gas.
"I'm trying to get my son to understand that things have changed," said Green of his eldest son, Jason, 19, who likes to jump in the car to visit friends, say, in New Jersey.
"You really have to think twice about where you're going, how you're getting there, and drive more efficiently," Green said.
It takes about $80 at today's prices to fill up the tank of the Greens' Jeep Cherokee, one of three cars the family owns, that gets 10 to 12 miles to a gallon, Green said.
The average price for regular unleaded has surpassed $4.30 a gallon, according to a June 3 survey conducted by the Westchester County Department of Consumer Protection. In Rockland, the average price for regular rose to a bit more than $4.25 a gallon, according to a June 6 county survey.
Furthering Green's concern about the rising cost of gasoline is his other son Eric, 16, who is due to take his license test Friday and, should he pass, will likely want to drive more, including to high school in the fall.
One tip Green has given both his sons is to avoid accelerating quickly when a red light turns green.
Before, Green was concerned about the safety of gunning it at a traffic light, but today he's mindful of the fuel that's being wasted, he said.
Making young drivers aware that jack-rabbit starts are wasteful is a fine message, said AAA New York spokesman Robert Sinclair, but it shouldn't come at the cost of teaching safety first.
"We wouldn't be emphasizing the gas savings message as a means to make young drivers slow down," Sinclair said.
"If (drivers) slow down because of safety, then you'll have the byproduct of saving gasoline."
At Adrian's Driving School in Tarrytown, owner Adrian Mic said his business has been impacted by the increase in the cost to fuel his cars - a Toyota Corolla and a Honda Civic.
Eight years ago, when gas prices were much cheaper, Mic said it cost $13 to fill the tank and he charged $45 for a 60-minute driving lesson. "Now, we charge $60 and we need $50 to fill up the tank," he said. "It's a huge difference."
Mic can't raise his prices in step with the rise in fuel costs. If he did, he'd have fewer customers, he said.
Mic's current $60 rate is a $5 increase above the price he charged just two months ago, he said.
Even that incremental increase, he said, made some potential customers reconsider his service.
New Yorkers aren't required to take in-car driver instruction from a certified driving school. The state's teenagers, however, must have 20 hours of supervised instruction with an adult, usually a parent or guardian. A bill pending in Albany would raise that number to 30 hours and amend other provisions of the law as it pertains to young drivers, their passengers and their parents.
Alba Arias, president of All County Drivers Training Center Inc. in New City and Suffern, has seen a measurable decline in business from last year's levels, she said.
Arias blames the drop on less disposable income among consumers. "I just think they don't have the money. People are trying to spend on necessities," she said.
Arias, who runs a fleet of seven Toyota Corollas and trains an average of 25 students a day, said she isn't sure what she can do to counter higher fuel prices and is simply absorbing the additional cost.
"With the way the recession is ... I don't believe in putting fuel surcharges," said Arias, who charges $55 for a 45-minute private driving session.
Doing so, she said, would crimp the mission of the school, to teach safe driving techniques to a wide variety of teenagers and adults.
Reach David Schepp at dschepp@lohud.com or 845-578-2437
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Driving School without peer
Adrian's Driving School is in my mind without peer. Adrian is supremely organized and genuinely concerned about the ability of his students to succeed. You are not taught how to pass the road test, you are taught how to drive a car in a variety of situations, skills that will serve you well in the road test and beyond. Adrian utilizes a full sensory approach, using visual queues as well as written diagrams that stress how to properly approach an intersection, change lanes and beyond. I highly recommend Adrian's driving school in westchester to anyone that needs to learn how to drive a car. His professionalism and teaching style stands out above the rest I have encountered. The best driving lessons you can get is with Adrian
Friday, February 1, 2008
Adrians Driving School....informations and questions
www.nysdmv.com
New York State DMV Website. General Information About Driver Licenses, On-line transactions, renew vehicle registration, Renew a drivers license, Replace a driver license, Schedule a road test, more...
CERTIFICATION OF 50 HOURS OF SUPERVISED DRIVING (MV-262)
Every driver license applicant who is 16 or 17 years old at the time of the road test, and who has a junior learner permit issued on or after February 22, 2010, must present this certification to the DMV license examiner at the time of the road test. The certification must be signed by a parent or guardian. Certification of 50 Hours of Supervised Driving MV-262.
GENERAL RULES FOR ALL DRIVERS WITH LEARNER PERMITS
Learner permits, limited-use junior driver licenses (Limited Class DJ or MJ), and full-use junior driver licenses (Class DJ or MJ) allow limited driving privileges for people learning to drive. The laws and regulations described in this publication restrict where, and under which circumstances, you may drive. If you are under age 18, these restrictions depend on where you drive in New York State and the time of day. As a learner or junior driver, it is your responsibility to know and obey the restrictions described in this publication.
Defensive Driving Class Brochure
The Point & Insurance Reduction Program (PIRP), approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles, is available through private companies or corporations, called "course sponsors," throughout New York State. Each qualifying course must meet strict standards for the safe driving information presented and program effectiveness.
Application for Driving School Instructor Certificate
Application for certification as a driving school instructor. MV-523
Personal History
Required for all owners, partners, corporate officers, managers, agents, employees and major stockholders of a driving school or private service bureau. MV-521
Eye Test Report NYSDMV
Completed by eye care practitioner to certify a driver meets basic DMV vision standard (otherwise, use form MV-80L). May be used instead of taking vision test at a DMV office. MV-619
Frequently Asked Questions About the Road Test Scheduling System
New York State DMV Website. General Information About Driver Licenses, On-line transactions, renew vehicle registration, Renew a drivers license, Replace a driver license, Schedule a road test, more...
CERTIFICATION OF 50 HOURS OF SUPERVISED DRIVING (MV-262)
Every driver license applicant who is 16 or 17 years old at the time of the road test, and who has a junior learner permit issued on or after February 22, 2010, must present this certification to the DMV license examiner at the time of the road test. The certification must be signed by a parent or guardian. Certification of 50 Hours of Supervised Driving MV-262.
GENERAL RULES FOR ALL DRIVERS WITH LEARNER PERMITS
Learner permits, limited-use junior driver licenses (Limited Class DJ or MJ), and full-use junior driver licenses (Class DJ or MJ) allow limited driving privileges for people learning to drive. The laws and regulations described in this publication restrict where, and under which circumstances, you may drive. If you are under age 18, these restrictions depend on where you drive in New York State and the time of day. As a learner or junior driver, it is your responsibility to know and obey the restrictions described in this publication.
Defensive Driving Class Brochure
The Point & Insurance Reduction Program (PIRP), approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles, is available through private companies or corporations, called "course sponsors," throughout New York State. Each qualifying course must meet strict standards for the safe driving information presented and program effectiveness.
Application for Driving School Instructor Certificate
Application for certification as a driving school instructor. MV-523
Personal History
Required for all owners, partners, corporate officers, managers, agents, employees and major stockholders of a driving school or private service bureau. MV-521
Eye Test Report NYSDMV
Completed by eye care practitioner to certify a driver meets basic DMV vision standard (otherwise, use form MV-80L). May be used instead of taking vision test at a DMV office. MV-619
Frequently Asked Questions About the Road Test Scheduling System
- How do I schedule a road test?
- How do I find road test locations?
- How does the on-line road test scheduling system work?
- I can't log on to the Road Test Scheduling System. Is the system down?
- Can I request a specific date, time and place for my road test?
- How long will it take me to get a road test appointment?
- How can I find out the earliest available appointment date at a specific site?
- Can I be put on a waiting list for an appointment slot that has been cancelled by someone else?
- Why do I have to cancel the appointment I have before I can look for another appointment at a different location?
- Do you schedule Saturday appointments anywhere?
- How can I confirm my appointment?
- What should I do if weather or a local emergency might be cause for the cancellation of my road test?
- Can I schedule my road test before I take the 5-hour pre-licensing course?
- My certificate is expiring before I can get a road test appointment. What can I do?
- If my certificate expires, can I renew it?
- What can I do if I lose my 5-hour course completion certificate?
- I have a foreign license. Must I take the 5-hour pre-licensing course?
- What should I bring to my road test appointment?
- If I fail my test, how long do I have to wait to reschedule another test?
- How many road tests can I take, and do I have to pay any additional fees?
- How can I ask another question about the scheduling of my road test?
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