Driver Ed in a Box®

This product is for a single student. If you want to teach multiple students, contact Driver Ed in a Box^® customer service for an existing customer discount: 800-562-6405.

Patrick L. Barrett created Driver Ed in a Box^® based on his years of experience in driver education. A licensed and certified driving instructor since 1975, he's the former owner of the largest driving school in Texas and has certifiably improved — by over 50 percent — the safety records of fleet drivers who've attended his seminars!

Barrett says the standard driver's ed courses spend too much time discussing the importance of safety belts and the dangers of alcohol while directing too little attention to how a student can become an effective, collision-free driver. Driver Ed in a Box^® focuses on equipping your teen with the skills needed to stay safe on the road.

Driver Ed in a Box^®, is designed for the student with little or no "classroom" experience. It's the only program with all materials fully integrated. You don't have to choose between print and CD-ROM--you get it all! With Driver Ed in a Box^®, you get everything in one package so you can choose to use any format you like when you need it. For example, your student can work through the course on the computer while you follow along in the print textbook. From the DVDs to the six-part audio series, every piece works together to help equip your teen to be a safe and capable driver.

Both an Interactive CD-ROM version (Windows or Mac) and the 362-page textbook are included in your order. The student workbook is included on both print and electronic versions as well. The Interactive CD-ROM version has quizzes built into the product and automatically grades your student's work for you! Driver Ed in a Box^® also includes 17 short videos contained on DVD; three audio CDs for parents;two specially designed mirrors: the Instructor's Rear-View Mirror and the Eye-Check Mirror; and a 160-page parent companion book.(The Parent Companion is a print book, so mom or dad can bring it along while son or daughter drives!)

The Textbook is divided into three sections titled Before You Drive (covers basic traffic laws, signs, and driving procedures), Techniques of Collision-Free Driving (best practices for matters like changing lanes, getting around in a parking lot, backing, driving in neighborhoods, driving in light and heavy traffic, freeway driving, rural highways, adverse conditions, and emergencies), and Social and Consumer Issues (emotions, attitude, road rage; alcohol, stimulants and depressants, inhalants and tobacco; vehicle ownership; insurance; maintenance; fuel choices; tailpipe emissions; land use; the impact of manufacturing autos; and how to improve gas mileage).

Wow! Every way we looked at it, we were impressed! Driver Ed in a Box^® has thought of everything and more.

The Student Workbook helps measure your student's knowledge and progress.

The 17 videos cover 24 different key factors in collision-free driving, matters like blind spots, parking, turnabouts, yielding, following distances, and much, much more.

Besides the materials directed at your student, the three audio CDs teach you how to effectively teach your child to drive. These CDs teach you how to introduce each new concept to your student, why the concept is important, tips to help your student master each skill, the three most common errors driver education teachers make, and parent/student communication techniques.

The 160-page printed Parent Companion contains all the information that is absolutely necessary for you to know within the first few pages. But it also contains coaching tips, record keeping pages, support material, answer keys for the Student Workbook, a glossary of 89 commentary terms so that it's easier for you to communicate with your student, and the necessary forms you need to fill out in order to acquire your student's completion certificate (needed for those wonderful insurance discounts).

Last, but not least, you should know about those two special mirrors: the Instructor's Rear-View Mirror and the Eye-Check Mirror. The first mirror allows you to see what's happening behind the car without having to crane your neck. The second mirror permits you to observe your student's eye movements without staring. While it may seem unimportant, this tool may be the thing that initially warns you of a driving error your student is about to make.

Driver Ed in a Box^® is the most comprehensive, high quality driver's ed course we could find. That's why we've chosen to offer it instead of other do-it-yourself programs we examined.

If you have any questions about whether Driver Ed in a Box^® will meet your state's licensing requirements, please contact your state's Motor Vehicle Department. Please check with your insurance company to ensure they will honor the Driver Ed in a Box^® completion certificate.

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