5 Invaluable Driving Skills You’ll Learn From Your Northwest Instructor

Learning how to drive is a step into the unknown and not knowing entirely what you are doing can often make people nervous. For many of our younger learner drivers, learning to drive is their first taste of real responsibility. The realization that you are suddenly in charge of a ton and a half of a motorized vehicle, with no real idea where to start, can come as a bit of a shock.

But don’t panic! The instructors at the Northwest Driving School are some of the best in Nevada, with decades of experience both behind the wheel and teaching people like you how to become excellent drivers. To help you feel more at home in the car and give you an idea of the abilities you’ll gain, here are five invaluable driving skills you’ll learn from your Northwest instructor.

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How To Merge

Merging is the term for when two lanes of traffic converge into one lane or traffic coming from multiple directions must filter into the same place, such as when entering a freeway. This can be a particularly challenging and high-pressure situation for newer drivers who are unsure of exactly how to merge appropriately and haven’t perfected their roadway courtesy yet. Your Northwest driving instructor will show you the correct technique for safely merging into traffic and how to make sure you are in the correct position to merge.

Parallel Parking

Learning how to parallel park, especially if you live in an urban environment, is a crucial skill that every driver needs to develop. Parallel parking used to rank as one of the hardest parts of driving to perfect, right up there with hill starts, but advances in technology, such as rear-facing cameras and parking radar, have made it much less difficult. You can expect your Northwest driving instructor to show you how to position your car and use your mirrors to find the proper alignment for the perfect parking job.

Parking Or Starting On A Hill

Anything related to driving that includes a steep incline is going to be harder than driving on a nice flat surface, and starting your car or parking on a hill is notoriously difficult. Thankfully, our driving instructors have the skills and experience to show you how to use your emergency brake to keep the car in place and position your tires to stop your car from rolling away if the brake fails.

Right-Of-Way

Learning the rules of Right-Of-Way is best done by studying your highway code to learn the rules and then experiencing them in real-life situations. That way, you’ll have your Northwest instructor on hand to help out if you forget the answer to questions like who should go first when there are multiple vehicles at an intersection or if traffic is coming towards you and you’re making a turn, do you need to let them pass before you can go?

Accelerating And Stopping Successfully

This might sound really obvious, but breaking and accelerating properly isn’t as easy as it sounds. There is a reason that learner drivers often brake and accelerate in jerky, choppy motions. Finding out how hard to brake or how quickly to accelerate is something you learn through practice and your Northwest driving instructor will be there to help you at all times. Don’t worry if you stall the car, it happens to everyone, we promise!

Expert Driving Instruction At Northwest Driving School

Northwest Driving School in Las Vegas ensures top-notch driving education with skilled instructors and operates DMV-approved vehicles.

Contact Northwest at (702) 212-5667 for expert guidance on achieving success.