NORTH CAROLINA
DRIVER EDUCATION

  

North Carolina requires that all drivers under the age of 18 take a local driver education course either through the public school system, if offered, or through an available commercial driving school.  (At this time there is NO provision for a parent taught course.)

 

Teen drivers may apply for a permit at the age of 16, with the approval of a parent or legal guardian.  Driver Ed in a Box® gives you the tools to work with your teen during the permit stage.  Our course will guide you past the handling skills learned in traditional driver education, giving you the tools you need to teach the skills your teen driver needs to become a safe, collision-free driver.  The tools you receive in Driver Ed in a Box® will help your teen build the habits of safe, collision-free driving (click here to access our Product Description page).  Driver Ed in a Box® creates habits that are proven to be effective (see Survey).  

 

The Driver Ed in a Box® program gives you the tools to master the skills of each section of driving (we break it down to Parking Lot, Neighborhood, Two Lane and Four Lane Light Traffic, Freeway, Rural and Heavy Traffic). With our checklist and audio CDs, it allows the student to master the skills required in each area at their own pace before moving on to the next section.    Once you have had your permit a minimum of 12 months and are at least 16 (North Carolina state requirements), you can go to the local driver license examiner and take your road test.

Parents using Driver Ed in a Box® to work directly with their teen and supervise their progress ensures the safest teen drivers on the road.

For more information about North Carolina's driver license laws, please visit:

Parent/student comments:

"Excellent. Provided all the necessary information with good supporting materials." - Erin James, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

"Even though I did not particularly like the oral commentary at first, I soon learned how necessary it is. For example, the SMOG sequence taught me how to change lanes safely. I learned that I must develop a habit of always going over SMOG in my head before I change lanes until it becomes an automatic function. The same is true for all of the commentary used in the program." - Mark Bulpitt, Student

 

"Driver Ed in a Box® is very thorough - comments from friends in drivers ed. thought we were getting much more information and help than their teen." - Dianne Logan, Parent