Here are some considerations when choosing a driving school:

MTO-approved. Ensure the driving school program is approved by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.

Defensive Driving Techniques:

Look for a driving school that will teach defensive driving techniques that will help avoid every single type of collision. A good school teaches collision avoidance skills which enable drivers to detect potentially hazardous situations.

Instructor Certification:

Find out if the school's instructors have taken an annual recertification to maintain their level of skill.

Private In-vehicle Classes:

Consider a school that offers private in-vehicle training, where there is only one student with the instructor at all times.

Emergency Maneuvers:

Check if the driving school teaches life saving techniques, such as rear crash avoidance, emergency braking, emergency swerving techniques, and head-on collision avoidance. These should be practiced in vehicles, not just discussed in class.

Learn At Your Own Pace:

Everyone learns differently. Knowing this, Young Drivers of Canada has launched YD e-Experience, a new, interactive online training session that allows novice drivers to learn at their own pace from their home computer. The 10-hour online training features interactive videos, 3-D animations, photos, graphics and voice-over narrative.

YD e-Experience is part of the YD Novice Driving course, which is a ministry-approved beginner driver education (BDE) course. The other course components consist of 20 hours of in-class instruction that includes state-of-the-art HD video footage and 10 hours of private in-car training with only one student in the vehicle with the instructor.

You can test-drive YD e-Experience for free online at www.yd.com/edemo.