1. Want to Take Driver’s Ed?
“The Idaho public Driver Education Program is an essential introduction to the tools and skills needed to become safer drivers.”

2. Why do I NEED Driver Education? I can drive!

3. 5 to 7 Years
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, young drivers crash at a much higher rate than other drivers and as a group take 5 to 7 years of driving before they have the ability to drive in a mature and reduced-risk manner.
Driver Education is the beginning of those 5 to 7 years. Your instructors are here to teach you the skills, laws, and attitudes necessary to not only make it past those 5 to 7 years, but enjoy many, many more years of safe and enjoyable driving!

4. Idaho Teen Driver Statistics
Drivers under age 19 are
2.3 times
more likely to be involved in fatal or injury traffic collisions.
Teen drivers make up about 7% of all licensed drivers in Idaho but are involved in nearly 17% of all driver collisions and 16% of fatal and injury collisions!
Why?
Rev 2/2005

5. Top 7 Causes of Collisions in Idaho
Inattention/Distraction
Speeding
Failure to Yield
Following too close
5. Alcohol/drugs
Miss or disregard signals or stop signs
Overcorrecting
Rev 2/2005

6. Idaho Teen Driver Statistics
Compared to adult drivers, teen drivers have higher rates for: speeding, inattention, following to close, and disregarding stop signs.
Motor vehicle crashes are the LEADING cause of death for teenagers ages 15-20!
Rev 2/2005

7. Driver Ed. Requirements
Classroom hours: 30
Driving hours: 6
Observation hours: 6
* Remember: This is just the beginning of the 5 to 7 years of driving practice necessary to become a skilled driver!

8. Let’s Talk About Schedules
Class is 2:55 to 4:25 on M-W-F
Behind-the-Wheel is 90 minute drives scheduled with the car instructors

9. Program Policies Attendance 1st Absence reviewed – Makeup
2nd Absence – Makeup or failure
3rd absence = failure
All missed drives must be made up
Unarranged driving absences = $20
Tardiness

10. Signing Up Step 1: Select which session you want:
Session 1 is September and October
Session 2 is November to Semester’s End
Session 3 is Mid January to Spring Break
Session 4 is April and May

11. Signing Up Step 2: Register Online Go to westada.org
Click on the Parents and Students Tab
Click on the Driver’s Education Link
Click on How to Register
Fill out the form

12. Signing Up
Step 3: Wait!!
After the registration deadline we contact everyone by .
Don’t pay the bookkeeper until after the orientation meeting.
Make sure you are on time to orientation