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Besides the conveniences
and advantages already mentioned on this web site's Home Page, successfully
completing our private driving course has the same benefits as a public school course.
As with public school driver education, students
completing a driver education course at Wichita Driving School
usually: 1) Receive the license at the Driver's License Office
without any additional testing (besides the eye test)......and......
2) Pay a better rate for insurance. Individuals,
which bypass driver education usually pay more for insurance.
Defensive Driving Classes from the National Safety Council:
Defensive
Driving Schedule Class dates/times are subject to change.
DDC-8
- (2
day, 8 hr or 1 day, 8 hr
courses) There is a description
below.
Current
2010
Schedule:
Your driver education class must be completed first before taking DDC-8.
Feb 22/23 (Completed),
Mar 27 (Completed),
May 3/17 (Completed),
June 14/15 (Completed)
June 28/29 (Completed)
July 8/15 (Completed)
July 26/27 (Completed)
NEXT CLASS IS ON:
Aug
23/30 Mon/Mon 5:15-9:15 PM (West side) 724 Country Acres
Sept
28/Oct 5
Tue/Tue 5:15-9:15 PM (West side) 724 Country Acres
These Defensive Driving courses (authorized
by the KS Department of Insurance) are nationally certified for an insurance discount or point
reduction. (Check with your insurance agent)
Monitor this schedule & let us know which class you prefer.
You must attend both four hour sessions of Defensive
Driving to receive credit.
DDC-8
CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY OWNER, MIKE JOHNSON AT WICHITA DRIVING SCHOOL.
After obtaining the license, an excellent way to reinforce/enhance defensive driving
philosophy,
and to receive additional insurance discounts or point reductions
is to take one of the
National Safety Council's Defensive Driving courses. These
refresher courses cost $90.00.
WDS Driver Education students, which pre-enroll for the course get the discount
price of $45.00.
Defensive Driving is nationally approved by most insurance companies for an insurance reduction, if the driver qualifies for the
discount. (Please check with your insurance
agent) Family
members of Wichita Driving
School students can also attend for $40.00. We
encourage families to get involved because Driver Education, Defensive
Driving, and Alive at 25 may be the most important classes your teen ever takes.
Our goal is to make students responsible, low risk drivers by establishing a solid foundation of safety awareness
and defensive driving that will continue to evolve over time with
the proper attitude. For enrollment information, contact Wichita Driving School
at 651-0848.
Defensive Driving
is
a 2 day/8 hour or 1 day/8 hour academic class that identifies risky attitudes and
behaviors which cause problems on the road, as well as identifying
why most collisions are preventable. This class also studies the
difference between good driving and defensive driving, and teaches
important techniques in hazard detection and collision
avoidance. Defensive Driving provides a driver
with tips for handling what one can control (You and your vehicle) and
provides useful guidelines for handling conditions one cannot control (traffic,
weather, roads, other drivers, etc..). This meaningful course teaches
that safe driving is created through a personal, life long commitment to be a
responsible, low risk driver and that these habits can be the difference
between health/injury or life/death. Kansas
Driving Laws/Parents
.....A driver education student, which has signed up for Defensive Driving has
12
months to take the course after completing our Driver Education course. The NSC recommends completing the 50 practice
hours/and or obtaining your license before
taking this course. Please confirm with us, which class you plan to
attend. Note: In our driver education contract/agreement, we are offering this class
to our driver education students at a 50% discount price (no refunds please). The
cost is $45.00 to WDS students, provided they sign up for Defensive Driving at
the time of original enrollment, or before the 6 hours of driving is
completed.
Wichita
Driving School has 10-12 NSC DDC-8 classes per year.
Alive at 25
is a 1 day 4 hour course that is geared for the
younger, less experienced driver. It studies the reasons why
drivers in the age group (16-24) have the
highest collision, injury, and fatality rate of all drivers.
It identifies immature, high risk behavior and the consequences of
it. It also examines the issue of peer pressure, and other
situations which can lead to bad judgment and driver error. Alive at 25
has a curriculum that encourages teen drivers to think
before they act, and examines ways to keep control, as a driver or
passenger.
.......No courses currently
scheduled for 2010.......
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Allstate
Insurance Company offers discounts for graduates of our program, and has
information for parents of teen drivers, including a downloadable Teen Driving
Contract: www.allstateteendriver.com
. We work with Tracy Rutledge of the Rutledge Agency. For
more info, visit www.allstate.com/TracyRutledge
select Planning Tools from the header at the top, then Teen Driver (on the
right).
Tracy
Rutledge - The
Rutledge Allstate
Agency
9415
E. Harry, Suite 704 Wichita
KS 67207
phone (316)
651-5600
Fax (316)
651-5609
email: TracyRutledge@allstate.com
http://www.allstate.com/TracyRutledge
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American Family Teen
Safe Driver Program
A Free Program offered by American Family
Insurance
The Teen Safe Driver Program helps parents identify risky driving and coach
for improvement before dangerous behaviors lead to vehicle damage, personal
injury or worse.
The program has been recognized locally as well as by Good Morning America,
CBS Morning Show, and The Wall Street Journal.
Did you know that when
mom and dad are out of the car:
40%
less likely to wear their
seatbelts
Teens are 9
times more likely to crash
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading
cause of death for teens in the
U.S.
HOW IT WORKS:
The Teen Safe Driver Program uses a small device placed behind the rearview
mirror of a teen’s vehicle. It captures the view out the front, and into the
interior, of the vehicle but never saves any data UNLESS activated by an
erratic vehicle movement – extreme braking, cornering, and acceleration or if
there is a collision. When the device is activated, it saves an event comprised
of the previous ten seconds and the following ten seconds showing not only WHAT
happened but WHY it happened.
Parents and teens log in to a secure Web site to view the video and tips for
safer driving.
In addition to the individual events captured, parents receive a weekly
driver report card. Teens are coached for improvement in problem areas, and
also praised for good driving events.
Results are dramatic and immediate:
- On average, teens reduce the frequency and severity of high risk driving
events by more than 70% in the first four months.
Driver seatbelt use improves from less than 40% to an unprecedented
100%--and passenger seatbelt rates increase dramatically, too.
The program is entirely free.
It will not impact the teen's insurance rates, even if risky driving
behavior is recorded. Nor will it impact American Family's willingness to
pay for a crash where the teen is at fault. The clips are not sent to
American Family.
Teen Safe Driver helps make a transition to a safer, more mature driver an
enjoyable experience for both the teens and their parents.
For more information or to get enrolled – please contact:
Valerie N. Mejia
American Family Insurance - Agent
Your Auto, Home and Life Insurance Specialist
3876 N Woodlawn, Suite 300
Wichita, KS 67220
Office: (316) 688-1030
Fax: (316) 440-6518
Cell: (316) 990-1669
Email: vmejia@amfam.com
For more information regarding the Teen Safe Driving Program
visit my website at :
http://www.valeriemejiaagency.com
Other discounts
may be available
Call Wichita
Driving School for more information at (316) 721-7950 or
651-0848.
One can email us at wichitadriving@cs.com
or go online to
www.wichitadrivingschool.com
or www.wichitadrivingschooleast.com
or www.drivereducationwichitakansas.com
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