Choosing Driving Instructors for Sydney Learners

Finding the right driving instructor ensures that the driving lessons will go smoothly.  Taking the time to meet the driving instructor before the driving lessons commence is a good first step. 

The first few questions you need to ask is if the driving instructor is RTA (or Roads and Maritime Services) accredited and if he or she is a member of ADTA (Australian Driver Trainers Assn.).   The Accreditation and Membership means that the driving instructor is well equipped and has the knowledge to teach learners about proper driving and road safety in Sydney.  This also means that they have dual control vehicles which is very useful for learners who a bit more inexperienced. 

A driving instructor that encourages a relaxed and friendly atmosphere during the course of the lessons can build a confident and well-adjusted learner.  There are driving instructors who push their students to drive to impress.   Focus on safety and confidence is much more important so find driving instructors that have this outlook.

Sydney driving instructors should also understand that learners are eager to be driving on the road and may sometimes forget things, so patience is a virtue they should possess. Learners with strict unfriendly instructors will have a tendency to be on edge and make more blunders than usual – and that does not encourage road safety.

Structured lessons are a plus, so learners are taught systematically, making sure they know and understand what they are doing.  The Sydney streets are full of distractions and it would be unwise to unleash the first time driver just because he thinks he knows “a little driving” already.  Skipping learner steps could lead to a traumatic experience for both learner and pedestrians. 

Each driving student have different learning abilities and different levels of confidence so the length of driving lessons for students vary.  Some students may need more hours on the road to be deemed as a safe driver while others just need one or two sessions.  Choose a driving instructor who understands this and is able to adjust his lessons.