Serving Albany, El Cerrito, and Richmond
Driving Lessons - What to Expect
Driving Lesson for Teens
90 minute sessions,
4 sessions required to complete DMV requirements.
Each lesson is individualized and tailored to build off of students' strengths and growth areas. Students will enhance their understanding of positioning and control of the vehicle, while practicing the rules of the road, and learning to be a safe, courteous, and defensive driver.
Adult Driving Course
90-minute session
Adult drivers who need new driver instruction, a confidence boost driving in the busy Bay Area, or a skills refresher will get what they need from Bubble of Safety.
Bubble of Safety will help you prepare for your driving test and brush up on your safe driving skills.
Jacqueline is an experienced educator with decades of experience working with learners of English and Carlos speaks both English and Spanish, his mother-tongue. Speakers of languages other than English welcome!
Scaffolding - Driving Lessons
We scaffold instruction in comprehensible chunks (90 minute lessons), building upon students' skills and helping them comfortably stretch to further develop their confidence and performance. We do not/will not "fast track" teens to accommodate families in a rush to complete their teens driver's training. If our timeline doesn't work with your teen's schedule please book with another company.
Lesson 1
The Grid
In the first lesson we develop an understanding of the outside and inside of the car and establish good habits for monitoring our surroundings and controlling steering and speed in predictable neighborhoods like Albany, West Berkeley, and El Cerrito. Emphasis on body position (footprint and handhold), lane position, stopping position, traffic scanning, left and right turns, and lane changes.
Lesson 2
Hills and Curves + Higher Speeds
In the second lesson (typically) we seek out more challenging road conditions, uncontrolled intersections like yields and Ts, and advance to higher speeds including the freeway.
Lesson 3
Paradise & Parking Lots
By the third lesson students are (typically) ready to challenge their safe driving skills in busy urban spaces and complicated parking places.
Lesson 4 +
Extra Stretch and/or Test Prep
By the fourth lesson, (typically) our focus is on making sure students have established good habits and are ready to take and pass the behind-the-wheel test.