Why Your Child Needs Professional Driving Lessons in Las Vegas

driving lessonsUtilizing a Las Vegas driving school when first learning to drive is one of the best things a new driver can do. Taking driving lessons with a professional driving instructor allows new drivers to put their best foot forward from the very start. In doing so, a new driver quickly develops good habits, exceptional knowledge and confidence from the very beginning. Oftentimes, we are hired to provide driving lessons just before a student takes their driving test, only to find out that the new driver has picked up several bad driving habits that would surely sink their chances of obtaining their Nevada driver’s license on the very first try. While parents certainly do not intend to teach their children unsafe or improper driving habits, some of these bad habits just sort of “creep” in due to the parent having years and years of driving experience, not realizing that some of what they do are not completely proper, legal or safe. Some of these “bad habits” are not even known to the parent until their child employs the same bad habit during a drive test, resulting in a drive test failure.

 

Our Las Vegas driving school allows students to get off to an excellent start. In most cases, just a single lesson with a professional driving instructor will alleviate the anxiety a parent has when first teaching their child to drive. After a couple hours with a professional instructor, the new driver will possess the necessary skills to safely maintain their travel lane, slow and stop the vehicle when needed, accelerate smoothly, make safe lane changes and safe turn movements, just to name a few. Much of the parent’s anxiety comes from having no control over the vehicle when their child is behind the wheel.  It’s truly a powerless feeling when you are unable to stop the vehicle because you are seated in the passenger seat. Hiring a professional driving instructor to provide the very first driving lessons to your child can make all the following parent / child driving lessons much more enjoyable and panic free.

 

Remember, your child needs a minimum of 50-hours of supervised experience. Most of this will be spent with you – the parent, seated in the passenger seat without the ability to control the vehicle. Make that time more enjoyable and stress-free (for you and your child) by hiring a Nevada DMV licensed, professional driving instructor. Doing so will go a long, long way in your child’s driving education.

 

Driving schools in Las Vegas fill up quickly during summer and winter breaks. Be sure to schedule early! To schedule driving lessons in Las Vegas and the surrounding areas, call us at 702-907-9992.

Red Car Myth

Many students ask, “If I buy a red car, will the police stop me more often and give me a ticket?” Some people believe that the police focus on red cars because they stand out in a crowd or they are more prone to have drivers who speed or break the law. This is probably due to insurance companies rates for sports cars. Red is a common color for sports cars and sports cars go fast. People that buy sports cars like to go fast and when they do, they crash more often than they would otherwise. Sports cars are also very expensive to repair, so insurance rates are much higher for these types of vehicles. Red has much more to do with rates of insurance for the type of vehicle than with tickets from the police. There is, however, a direct correlation to the color of the vehicle you drive and your chances of getting stopped. Studies show that you are more likely to get stopped if you drive a white car. The reason for this is simple: white is the most common color for cars. Silver or gray is the second most common color and, you guessed it, is the second-most ticketed vehicle color.

Let me assure you that the police do not focus on red cars. Our company was founded by two police officers, both with a combined four decades of police experience. Red cars are no more eye catching than a jacked up four wheel drive, a motorcycle with loud pipes or a minivan. It is a car and what attracts the attention of the police is what the driver is doing with the car. Studies have shown the color of the car makes no difference in the driver getting a ticket if it is stopped. In fact, when asked, police will tell you that it is the seriousness of the violation and the attitude of the driver that most influences their decision to issue a citation. As we all know, always be polite because you never you know if it could be the difference between a ticket and a warning.

If you like red cars, rest easy. The police are not out looking to stop you, but just remember that it is what you are doing in that red car that counts. The NV Drivers Ed Team encourages all of our students, their parents and all future drivers to remain dedicated to keeping our streets safe. It is a life long endeavor and begins at home, cultivated in young drivers and shows results all through life. Be safe, everyone!

Driving Lessons in Las Vegas

As you may know, NV Drivers ED not only has the #1 online teen drivers ed course in the State of Nevada but we also offer driving lessons in Las Vegas and the surrounding areas. Our Las Vegas driving school is the only school in Nevada that is owned and operated by local, recently-retired police officers. These professional and friendly instructors have had great success not only in teaching the skills necessary for you to easily pass the Nevada driving test but also making safe, courteous and defensive drivers on our Nevada roadways.

As a Nevada DMV licensed driving school, we currently serve the entire Clark County area including Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas. Our instructors have taught teens from virtually every school in the Las Vegas Valley, including Bishop Gorman, Green Valley High School, Faith Lutheran, Coronado, Clark, Desert Oasis and Silverado High School…just to name a few.

At NV Drivers ED, the safety of our students is always our top priority. All of our Las Vegas Driving school vehicles are model year 2016 or newer. Each vehicle undergoes a complete safety inspection and they are all equipped with dual control brakes that allows the instructor to slow and/or stop the vehicle should it be warranted. This allows our students the ability to learn and to progress faster with their driving lessons. Knowing that the instructor beside them can intervene with the vehicle controls if needed helps makes students feel more comfortable and relaxed when beginning to learn how to drive.

Once of the best things about our driving school in Las Vegas is that new drivers hit the road quickly and therefore they can more quickly gain the knowledge and skills they need. Many parents have expressed how much easier it is to teach their children to drive after they have had lessons with one of our professional driving instructors. Once the student spends time with us, they have a firm grasp on maintaining travel lanes and they have become accomplished with making proper lane changes and turns and they have experience in being able to slow and stop the vehicle when necessary. This alone makes for much less anxiety when parents are sitting in the passenger seat while their child is at the wheel. To sum it up, as a parent, your time riding with your child will be much more pleasant after they have had lessons with our driving school.

Our driving school offers free pick-up and drop-off at your home. There is no need to come to us….we come to you! This is a convenient way for our students to maximize their time behind the wheel and it saves parents having to wait around for their children to finish their driving lesson.

Lessons are typically 2-hours long but they can be customized to fit your needs. We offer lessons throughout the week and on weekends. We teach everyone from the complete beginner who has never been behind the wheel to those who are just struggling to pass their Nevada DMV driving test…to everyone in between. To schedule your next lesson, please call us at 702-907-9992.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Top 5 Steps to Getting a Nevada Drivers License

The following points are the top 5 steps, in recommended order for obtaining your full Nevada drivers license.

1. Take a 30-Hour Nevada Driver’s Ed Course:

If you are a teen, under the age of 18 years old, Nevada law requires you to take a 30-hour Nevada driver’s ed course before you can get your Nevada driver’s license. This drivers ed course can be taken in a classroom or online, as long as the course is licensed by the Nevada DMV. Although this step is not required to get a Nevada instruction permit, it makes more sense to do so before taking the written permit test for two reasons.

(1) Taking this course first, since it is required anyway, will vastly help you achieve a passing score on your Nevada permit test on your very first try. Remember that a large percentage of first time permit test takers do not pass the written test on their first try. Taking this course before your test significantly increases your chances of passing the written test on your first try.

(2) Students can take a Nevada driver’s ed course when they are 15 years old, but they cannot take the Nevada instruction permit written test until they are 15 1/2. This gives the student 6 months to prepare for the written test while also completing a course that is required of them to take.

2. Get Your Nevada Instruction Permit:

The two portions of testing required by the Nevada DMV in obtaining a full, Nevada drivers license are the written test, also known as the “knowledge test”  and the driving test, also known as the “skills test.” Both must be passed with an 80% or better to pass.

The Nevada DMV does not take appointments for the knowledge test. You simply need to show up, provide proof of age (birth certificate) and have a parent with you to sign the necessary paperwork. There is also a fee required each time you take the test.

While an appointment for the knowledge test is not needed, you will need an appointment for the behind the wheel skills test. Remember, a skills test cannot be taken until you have had your Nevada Instruction Permit for at least 6-months.

3. Take Driving Lessons with a Licensed Nevada Driving School:

In many states, taking driving lessons with a licensed driving instructor is a requirement. This, however, is not the case in Nevada at of yet. Although it is not required in Nevada, we strongly encourage new drivers to take a few behind the wheel driving lessons with a licensed Nevada driving school. In our experience, these lessons with a licensed instructor not only will help you to more easily pass your skills test, it will also make parent practice sessions much less stressful. When a student learns the basics of driving with a professional instructor, the skills learned during those sessions go a long way in their confidence and abilities when they take the road with their parents.

4. Practice, Practice, Practice

As you may know, a teen driver must log 50 hours of behind the wheel experience before they can apply for a full Nevada drivers license. 10 of these experience hours must be conducted at night. This means during hours of darkness – not just time of day. In other words, if you are taking your night time driving hours at 6-8pm in July, the DMV will not count this as night time because in southern Nevada, the sun doesn’t set until late during the summer months. Many students make this mistake and are turned away by the DMV for not having enough night time driving experience.

A good thing to follow in getting your 50 hours of driving experience is to keep a notebook in the vehicles you will be driving. Then, every time you get behind the wheel, ensure that you log your time. Those quick 10-minute trips to the grocery store or drives home from school can really add up.

Also, don’t forget to log your behind the wheel hours that you spend with your professional driving instructor!

5. Take Nevada DMV Road Test

The final necessary to obtain a Nevada drivers license is the skills test. This is where the rubber meets the road and you get to demonstrate everything you’ve learned along the way between your 30 hour teen drivers ed course and your 50 hours of driving experience.

Yes, you will be nervous. Everyone who takes the test feels the same way (even adults!). The key is to relax and focus on your driving — not what the evaluator is writing, thinking or doing. The evaluator will guide you along a testing route, but they will not help you. They are they only to ensure that you possess the skills to drive safely on Nevada roadways.

Take each direction by the evaluator as a test. When they tell you to change lanes, remember that they are evaluating your lane change. When they tell you to make a right or left turn, remember that they are grading each one of those turns. Make everything count!

Conclusion:

We hope this article has been informative. Our 30-hour teen drivers ed course is available throughout the state. If you are seeking Las Vegas driving lessons, please call us at 702-907-9992.