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Drivers Ed 101

877 229 8898

To get general information of our school
We are located
Capitol City Driving School or capitolcitydriving.com  good free info on how to prepare for the permit test
3679 Thornton Ave
Fremont CA. 94536
You can sign up by check or money order (see below)
Q)  Who are we?
A)  Capitol City Driving School has been in operation since 1972. Historically our school has been extremely successful in teaching Driver Education and Driver Training.
The owner is a Berkeley Graduate and has written Driver Education and Driving Manuals.
Our website was developed  from an Oracle technical writer. We hire the best to develop our website
We did not cut corners in preparing this website.
Capitoldriversed.com is our website. We have made this website to meet the demands of the students who wants to take the course online and do not have the time to go to a classroom. 


We believe that the online Driver Education can never replace a live in classroom teacher. Driver education is not a boring subject.
The mission of this website is to provide students with the required knowledge to pass the Department of Vehicle 46 question multiple choice written permit test. We ask all prospective students to do their homework in looking for the best online website. We have allow students to log in to our website and take the first four chapters for free. We spent our money on providing a professional e-learning website. We have provided graphics, animations and interactive situations. Notice how our information is presented and go compare it to the other websites. Some websites only have reading material and absolutely no graphics, animations, videos or interactive situations.
 
Q  Why is there Driver education online?
A) Cutbacks in the school budget has allowed online website to emerge.
 
Q)  How does the parent or teen choose the best website for driver education online?
A)  I was taught before you buy anything  you must do your research.  You will prevent yourself from getting ripped off.
It depends on the student. Some students do not do their homework (due diligence) and sign up for the flashiest website. If they would have been looking and was able to try out the demos they can make an inform decision of what is the best website for them. Some websites will not let you try their demo. Some websites want you to pay up front to try their website. We are getting very busy now because word of mouth is spreading about our school. 
 
CASE AND POINT Flashy websites lures you in and all you get is just text. The student is force to read and read only text. There are no illustrations or videos. The student takes the permit test and forgets everything and has to take the permit test over.
Our website asks you to go through our website and it gives you pointers on how to pass the test and what to expect for Driver Training in our Case and point stories.

Q)  What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking a course online?

A) Advantage: Easier, you can do it on your own time. You can save time by not driving to school. Some students just do not have any time to go to a class.  My Junior year was the most stressful time in my academic life.  I felt I had to use my important time to study for the PSAT and SAT test. 
 
Disadvantage: If you get stuck or you do not understand you must chat with us or email us. You can never replace the interaction with the teacher. The Teacher is a reservoir of information. If you get a question wrong you can ask the teacher for the right answer. A excellent teacher will give you insights and there are answers to all your questions. Our Driver Education class has a retire CHP as a guest speaker. The teaching is more personal. A good teacher can make the subject very interesting I remembering receiving excellent instructions from a professional teacher.
Our website as an added value includes a chapter on how to drive a car. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
My high school requires me to take Driver's Education to graduate; can I use this course to fulfill the requirement?
Yes and no.  Some high schools force you to take it with them. Some high schools just want you to take it elsewhere.  The problem with taking at the high school is that you must wait and some students want to drive earlier.  Even though you may still have to take Driver's ED in high school, many students will take my online course to begin driving ASAP.  Case and point-Mary wants to drive but she has to wait 8 months before she can take her class at her high school.(classes are booked for a long time)  Her mother is sick of driving her around and wants her to get the driving license to drive her younger sister and brother around.  Mary is 15 1/2 years old and needs to drive so she will take our course and by the time she is sixteen she will get her license.  Mary will have her license and may still have to take Driver's ed in her high school.  Many school are aware of this situation and are allowing students to use our course as a fulfillment to graduate.  So contact your counselor about whether or not our online course can be used so you do not have to take the Driver's Ed at your high school..


Q)  Why do we charge only $30?  The answer is WHY NOT!
A)  The cost is $30 for the website. Back when I was in high school driver education was free. We set the price at $30 and many schools have followed our price. We will lower the price further as we get more business. Go look at the other website and look at their material. If you think it justifies paying an extra $50 then by all means go pay the extra money.  Also compare the other websites at $30.    

Q)  Why are there so many different prices for driver's education?
A)  I personally feel you are almost getting ripped off.  Some charge high prices for online education, which should be free. We believe Driver Education should be free and if the website does well we will lower the price even more. We are focus on driver education not in luring you to buy other stuff.. So if you want to get educated at a reasonable price this is the website for you. After our course we will show you other websites that are free to check out for you to be a good driver.
 

Q)  Are the information secure and safely guarded?
A)  The credit cards transaction is encrypted to Authorize.net. Read our privacy policy. We are part of the Better Business Bureau.
My credit card gets rejected

Please enter the address of the person whose card you are using in the billing information section.  Enter the address that you are living at currently in the shipping information section.  this means  if your Dad signed up and his billing address is in Los Angeles and you the teen use a San Jose address, the card will be rejected.  If you use your Dad's address then you must also use that address in your sign up form.  Ie Mary signs up at 1234 Oak Street San Jose but the Dad's address is in Los Angeles, the card will be rejected.  Mary needs to sign up using her Dad's address. 


Q)  Is the student and credit information confidential?
A)  All information is confidential under our privacy act.
The credit cards transaction is encrypted to Authorize.net


Q)  Can I pay by check or money order?
A)  Yes send a check ($30) write payable to Capitol City Driving School to our address 3679 Thornton Ave Fremont CA 94536  and include your teen's full name, address, city, zip code, phone, email address, the mom or dad's first name (this is the password) and the high school and also include how did you find out about the online course. 
We will manually log you in.  It is simple but it takes three to six days to process the check.

Q)  After this class can I take the permit test?
A)  The course does fulfill the 30 hour requirement of the DMV. Yes, you can take the permit test provided you have the proper documentation.

Q)  Why do we want you to go into our website and try it out?
A)  Go into our website and try it and if you do not like it, there is no obligation except your time and the knowledge that you gain. Compare it to other websites and make the comparison. Most students want the best value at the most reasonable price. We offer that.
 


Q)  What is the online drivers education course like?
A)  The beginning-log in and press the right gray arrow to advance the pages.
You log in and our database will remember where you began and stopped
We have a page and a related graphic or animation . Our website has 9 chapters and at the end of each chapter is a ten question test. If you miss 3 or more you will have to repeat the quiz until you pass. Whenever a question is missed, it will link to the page where the correct information is.

At the end of the 9 chapters will be a final of 46 questions. where you must pass with 38 correct. If you fail you must repeat the test. You will be able to click on videos to teach you Aspects of The California Driving license, Rules of the Road and Safe Driving Practices. We also have at the end of the lesson a local driving video.

Q)  What is the process after you finish the course?
A)  When you pass we will send you a blue OL237. Make sure you review chapter 2 (free) on what steps you need to take the permit test. Note you must understand that you must call a driving school in your area to get an additional form (enrollment in driver training form) to take the permit test. How to choose a good driver training should be a no-brainer. Ask your friends and parents.
Thanks from the owner who personally believes education should be free