Driving instructors

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

Hi, Posting for a friend...

She hasn't driven in awhile and still has her license, but she feels very uneasy about the idea of driving without taking some refresher lessons.. I have taken her out driving and really she just needs confidence, but I don't have the time to do it again as I am really busy of late.

Does anyone know of a good driving school in the Somerville/Cambridge area?

Thanks!

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[ron_newman]

I've tagged your post "cars". I think this is the last time the question was asked here.

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[heliograph.livejournal.com]

I used Friendship and they were great: easy, painless, and covered all the stuff I needed to pass their sponsored driving test. I used them about three years ago.

[geoffroi.livejournal.com]

The local BMW car club teaches 'advanced driving skills' classes. It's all the stuff you'll never learn at Driver's Ed. I'm an instructor, and think the class is of value to anyone that wants to be a better driver. We have students that range from newly licensed to those who haven't driven in ages, to enthusiasts who are getting ready for advanced classes that take place on a race track.

The day begins with a "chalk talk", where our expert instructors explain about vehicle dynamics, the techniques students will be taught, and summarize the exercises for the day.

Students will spend time on our skid pad and figure eight course, learning about understeer, oversteer, steering with the throttle, secondary effects, "the line", and power-slides. These basic building blocks are key to learning how to bring you car under control, when the unexpected happens.

Our braking exercises allow students to learn braking with ABS, threshold braking, braking and turning, and one and two lane emergency lane changes. These life saving accident avoidance maneuvers prepare students for numerous real-world situations.

At the end of the day, the students get to put together all the skills that they have learned, through numerous fun filled runs through our Autocross course. Students demonstrate braking while turning, inducing rotation, countering oversteer, and other techniques by navigating through this challenging course.

http://www.wmc-bmwcca.org/adss_school.html

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

My friend would totally be overwhelmed by this, but I think it sounds awesome! I may sign up at some point.. I really need to learn these sorts of things and it would be great to learn them in a situation where it's safer than in the actual times when I need these skills..