Driver training news

Knowledge test pilot project

We are conducting a pilot project through January 31, 2011, that allows students to take their driver license knowledge test at participating driver training schools. To learn more, see:

• Questions and answers
• Policies and procedures
• Terms and conditions agreement
• Instructor checklist
• Electronic Student Course Completion Report (E-SCCR)
• Auditor checklist (for auditors observing the testing process)

Options for students affected by the closure of Evergreen State Driving School

We’re helping students affected by the closure of Evergreen State Driving School to relocate to another school so they can complete their driver’s education. The schools listed below have offered to help student complete their training:

If you choose a driving school that’s not on this list, please contact Joann Ryan at 360-485-7257 so we can forward your student records to the school you’ve chosen.

Any costs incurred with the new school should be negotiated between the student and the new school. We can’t recover or reimburse funds paid to Evergreen State Driving School. However this doesn’t restrict your right as a consumer to address your complaint through private legal actions.

If you have additional questions, please contact Mark Mangold at 360-664-6697 or mmangold@dol.wa.gov.

“Parents are the Key” campaign

Here are some resources for parents or groups who want to play a role in teen driver safety.

• “Parents are the Key” website:  www.cdc.gov/parentsarethekey
• A new series of posters and flyers, with an emphasis on parents as safe-driving role models: http://www.cdc.gov/ParentsAreTheKey/materials/index.html
• A “Parents Are the Key” Facebook page: www.facebook.com/cdcparentsarethekey
• A video for parents, highlighting steps they can take to keep teens safe: www.cdc.gov/cdctv/SafeTeenDrivers/index.html
• An implementation guide for businesses and community groups: http://www.cdc.gov/ParentsAreTheKey/community/groups.html 
• Materials specifically designed for pediatricians, developed in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.cdc.gov/ParentsAreTheKey/peds/index.html