Why we are better
Did you know that 80% of drivers who are trained by a driving school will get into a collision within the first 2 years of their driving career?
That is a sobering statistic! We believe that the reason for that statistic is that driving schools in BC are not teaching students to drive - they are simply teaching students to pass the road test. Instead of teaching vehicle dynamics and operation skills, schools are simply teaching students road rules and the skills necessary to meet the requirements of the examiner. Some schools even use their lesson time following examiners on their road test route over and over. These schools are simply preparing students to pass that specific test, while ignoring the overall skills of driving. That is a short term goal - therefore causing problems in the future.
Our belief is that when we teach students the proper skills, the road test is simply a formality - because the skills are embedded! That is a big difference - and that is what is going to make a good lifelong driver.
Below are some of the reasons that we offer superior driver training...
WE HAVE THE BEST INSTRUCTORS! Ask around at any other school you are comparing with. Ask them how long their instructors have been teaching, and who else they teach. Unlike us, most are not drivers by profession. We did not make a career change to all of a sudden start teaching driving like many instructors, we have been teaching advanced driving for over ten years. Other instructors don't have the knowledge and background that we do. They can teach you to pass the test, but not how to really drive and control the car in all situations. As well as teaching young drivers, we also regularly teach elite drivers such as the police and high performance drivers.
LEARN WITH NO STRESS! One of our biggest assets is our private driver training facility. Instead of trying to learn how to drive on the city streets will all kinds of other vehicles around - which is very nerve wracking - we start students out by themselves on our private 500'x1000' asphalt training area. They start by learning to operate the vehicle through a series of cones. This makes that critical learning stage more effective. There are no other cars, no obstacles, and no pressure - only a bunch of orange cones!
STUDENTS GET MORE DRIVING! All GLP courses have the same minimum hours, but only our school uses the extra 3 "discretionary" hours for driving sessions instead of classroom sessions. In that time, students will get a 3-hour Collision Avoidance course where they will put all their skills to the test on our private training facility and learn more advanced techniques such as how to avoid and deal with emergency situations and how to control skids.
START TRAINING AT 15!! Because we start drivers on our private training facility, drivers don't need their Class 7L for the first few lessons! This allows drivers to not only get a head start on training, but also leads to a safer situation - having a driver with some lessons under their belt by the time they start driving the family car on public roads!
CO-PILOT INVOLVEMENT! We believe that students develop more thoroughly if there is positive co-pilot involvement. We invite our co-pilots to attend classes and stay active in the learning process. Our Mid-point review involves three parties - the student, the instructor and the co-pilot. This ensures that students are staying on track and that they are having the proper techniques reinforced while driving with their co-pilot.
HIGH SUCCESS RATE = SAVING MONEY! We understand that driver training costs money. However, proper driver training from the best in the industry means that you will more than likely save money in the long run. Chances are that a fully trained driver through our program will pass their road tests on the first try. Re-tests are expensive too, and it is not uncommon for students without proper driver training to fail their first (perhaps even their second) attempt at their road tests. Just one re-test at each level would cost an extra $100 in test fees alone. Also, we have statistics to prove that drivers who have been trained by us have less road incidents, therefore reducing the long term costs of damage repairs and insurance rate increases.