Why take Driving Training?
Over the years, there has been a substantial increase of traffic on our roads and highways. There are more cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians. Even the technology has changed, more fuel efficient cars, air bags, anti-lock brakes and all-wheel drive. With these changes, we need to upgrade our skills and improve the way we drive.
A professional driving instructor can teach you the proper techniques and skills to be a safe, defensive driver. Our instructors are specially trained to observe and detect poor habits early and correct them. A professional instructor can teach you everything you need to know to do it right, the first time, every time.
The Vancouver Island Safety Council offers driver training for beginners in our automatic, dual control car.
We can do either single or package lessons and cover all aspects from vehicle control skills to freeway driving. If you are a beginner or preparing for a road test we can create a custom training package just for you.
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What will you learn?
Even though you may have some or all of the following skills, we can show you ways to be an even more effective, comfortable and safe driver:
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- Vehicle knowledge
- Vehicle control
- Hill parking
- Backing straight
- Backing left
- Backing right
- Stall parking
- Parallel parking
- 2-point turns
- 3-point turns
- Handling curves
- Lane changes
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- Road positions
- Intersections
- Proper left-hand turns
- Proper right-hand turns
- Entering traffic
- Leaving traffic
- Freeway driving
- Highway driving
- Route planning
- Urban traffic
- Residential traffic
- Right of way
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Available Lessons and Cost
With the exception of the 'Experienced Driver Evaluation & Review', lessons are 90 minutes in length.
All lessons are individual (only one student at a time). Free pickup/drop off in Greater Victoria area!
Single Lesson, 90 minutes - $115.00
Good for drivers with lots of experience to either upgrade their skills or to prepare for a road test.
Three Lessons Package, 90 minutes each (4.5 hours total) - $330.00
Good for new drivers with a minimum of 30 hours practice and need to prepare for a road test.
Five Lessons Package, 90 minutes each (7.5 hours total) - $550.00
Great for the beginner. With the proper amount of practice between lessons, this package should be enough for the novice driver to learn safe and defensive driving skills.
Level 2 Road Test - $150.00
Prepare and use our vehicle for your class 5 road test. Pick up one hour before your test which will take about 50 minutes to complete then drive you back home. You must be at ICBC 10 to 15 minutes early. Total time: 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Experienced Driver Evaluation and Review, 60 minutes - $75.00
This review is designed for those drivers with plenty of driving experience.
You will drive a pre-planned route where the driving instructor will evaluate your driving habits, then the instructor will review your driving with you and take you through the pre-planned route again to show you what you need to know to improve your driving habits. This is a great course anyone who wants to polish their driving skills, and is of real value to seniors.
(All prices listed do not include HST)
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Training Risks and Liabilities |
We at the Safety Council take every precaution to minimize the risk of accidents occurring during training and we have the excellent safety record to prove this. However, a certain element of risk is always present in learning to operate a motor vehicle. The Safety Council accepts the risk of damage to our training equipment. Students will not be required to bear the cost of any accidental damage to our equipment.
However, we cannot accept responsibility for any bodily injury or damage to student's property while they are participating in our courses.
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Registration Information
To register for any of our Driver Training sessions, please contact the office.
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Refunds and Course Transfers
The Refund and Transfer Policies are designed to ensure that committed course expenses and administration expenses involved with re-scheduling are covered and to encourage an attitude toward participation in courses.
Our Refund Policy is as follows:
All tuition's—less a $ 50.00 administration fee—will be refunded up to seven (7) days prior to the start of training.
Withdrawals by students not attending an introductory session are required to be made seven (7) days prior to the first practical session. NO REFUND will be issued after that date for that portion of the course.
Our Transfer Policy is as follows:
Students will be permitted to transfer to another course prior to the course commencement, provided the request is made more than seven (7) days before the course begins.
Subsequent transfers/make-up training for missed days in the regular course schedule—including failure to show up—shall be assessed at an $85.00 fee.
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