Driver’s Training with Specialist
New drivers
Learn to drive with our Defensive Driving Specialist, who brings over 30 years of experience in traffic safety. For students with minimal to no driving experience, we offer a brief demonstration drive. The initial lesson typically covers vehicle control, making left & right turns, understanding right of way rules, visual search techniques, smooth stops & starts, navigating light traffic, and an introduction to defensive driving principles. Receive a detailed, written assessment of your driving performance, along with an estimate of any additional training required.
Experienced drivers
In the first 20 minutes, the specialist will assess your current driving skills, identifying any bad habits and discussing areas needing improvement. The remainder of the lesson will focus on addressing these issues. If you’re preparing for a road test, we can conduct a mock test during the second half of the lesson. At the end, you’ll receive a comprehensive, written evaluation of your driving performance, along with an estimate of any additional training required.
Freeway lessons
Feeling anxious about freeway driving or dealing with a driving phobia? This class is perfect for you. Boost your confidence and enhance your freeway driving skills with our lesson. You’ll learn proper techniques for merging, changing lanes, maintaining following distance, visual search strategies, defensive driving, and accident avoidance. A comprehensive, written evaluation of your driving performance will be provided.
Phobia lessons
Driving phobias are more common than you might think. Our Defensive Driving Analyst can customize an in-car session to address various driving anxieties, including fears of freeway driving, bridges, and general driving anxiety. You will receive a detailed, written evaluation of your driving performance. Receive a thorough , written evaluation of your driving performance and lesson summary.
Private lessons
We offer entirely private lessons where only the student and instructor are present in the vehicle. Family members are not permitted to observe the lessons.
Driver’s training vehicles
Training will take place in our vehicles. Our fleet consists of Honda Civics with 4-door configurations, automatic transmissions, and dual controls. Each car is marked with small “Student Driver” decals on the doors and rear bumper.
We service the following cities
Alameda – Alamo – Albany – Berkeley – Blackhawk – Castro Valley – Danville- Dublin – El Cerrito – Fremont – Hayward – Kensington – Livermore – Newark- Oakland – Piedmont – Pleasanton – San Leandro – San Lorenzo – San Ramon – Union City. For those who live in other cities, we are happy to meet you at our main office OR at a nearby B.A.R.T. station.
Travel fee
A travel fee of $20 or more per lesson applies, based on your location. If you prefer to come to our office at 1070 A Street, Hayward, there will be no additional fee. *We are currently offering FREE pick up and return for the following cities: Hayward, San Lorenzo, Castro Valley and San Leandro
Health & safety
At Bay Area Driving School, ensuring the health and safety of our customers and community is our top priority. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have implemented several changes:
- Students who are ill or experiencing cold or flu-like symptoms (e.g., sore throat, cough, fever, body aches) will not be permitted to take lessons.
- High-touch areas in the vehicle will be disinfected between lessons.
- Hand sanitizer will be available in all training vehicles.
- Face masks are optional and will be at the instructor’s discretion.