The online driving course is designed to teach you all about the rules of the road when driving in California. The course will require about 30 hours of study, so you must be prepared to dedicate yourself to this task.

The course is broken down into ten units, with each unit having a specific purpose. The units, and their corresponding purposes are:

1. Driving Responsibilities:  Introduce the student to some of the general responsibilities associated with driving, the meaning of a driver license, the importance of driver education, and the impact of the automobile on society.
2. Human Physical and Psychological Issues:  Acquaint the student with important physical and psychological issues of the driver. Includes vision, hearing, emotional state, and an introduction to the effects of alcohol and drugs.
3. The Effect of Natural Forces on your Vehicle:  Acquaint the student with some of the natural forces acting on a vehicle while stopping, maneuvering, and during a crash. Explain why certain features of a vehicle and maneuvers mitigate the effects of crash forces.
4. Signs, Signals and Road Markings:  Acquaint the student with purpose and meaning of traffic signs, signals and road markings.
5. Licensing, Registration, and the California Vehicle Code:  Acquaint the student with the laws and procedures for obtaining a driver license, registering and owning a vehicle, and the scope and general content of the California Vehicle Code.
6. Vehicle Components and Systems:  Acquaint the student with a vehicle's main systems and components in terms of their purpose, safe and legal use, maintenance, and certain economic considerations. Includes vehicle purchase issues.
7. Rules of the Road and Safe Driving Practices: Urban and Rural Driving:  Acquaint the student with the rules of the road and safe driving practices. Includes issues dealing specifically with city and urban driving, rural driving, and freeways.
8. Accidents: Causes and Prevention:  Acquaint the student with the causes of accidents and how to prevent them. Includes issues dealing with defensive driving, financial responsibility, and accident reporting.
9. Sharing the Road:  Describe for the student the issues related to sharing the roadway with other vehicles, pedestrians, and animals. Includes issues dealing with pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, large trucks, emergency vehicles, animals, school buses, construction equipment, trolleys, and trains.
10. Alcohol and Drugs:  Acquaint the student with the effects of alcohol and drugs on driving performance, how the law treats driving under the influence, and how to avoid accidents involving alcohol and drugs.

After you've started this course, you will have up to six months to complete it. Please set aside sufficient time to accomplish this task. If you take longer than six months to complete the course, your account will be put on "hold," and you must contact the driving school administrator to continue.

Keep in mind that as you progress through this course, your web browser profile and IP address are logged. The logs are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that those who sign up for the course are indeed those that actually do the work.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact the driving school administrator using the contact information under the "About" menu selection, submenu "Contact."