Articles about Driving School

Lectures, simulators, and hours of first-aid training

In case you haven't noticed, our roads are getting messier, more chaotic, and more difficult to deal with than ever before. Is it the number of buses plying our streets? The number of cars? Or our inane habit of not giving

Aptitude tests, simulators, first-aid training—this is how Japan does driver education

I'm not the best driver. If anything, I'm probably the most scared and unconfident driver whose name has ever graced the Top Gear Philippines staff box. And despite my being part of the country's number one automotive publication for

Here’s how they’re deemed fit to be behind the wheel

Given that their country has an ideal train system, reliable bus lines, and even honest taxi drivers, younger Japanese nationals and citizens apparently don't see the much of a point in getting a driver's license or owning a car.Reports

Pretty sure this isn’t your average driving school

In the world's busiest and most congested cities, buildings are designed upward to produce more floor space while using a small amount of land. But how would facilities such as a driving school-those that demand big, open spaces-be built

They grow up so fast

Kids: As much as you love them, there will always be instances when they can get on your nerves, or try their darndest to push your patience to its limits. Raising them is as much a test as it is a gift.

Gleaned from other countries

Recently, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Edgar Galvante voiced his wish to have a standardized curriculum for driving schools in the country. If you ask us, we're all for it. Actually, we're in favor of Filipino motorists getting any semblance

Formal driving training will be required

How did you learn how to drive?Did you teach yourself ('widow' style, as others say), or did your parents or friends coach you? Or did you enroll in a driving school?If Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Edgar Galvante

Madness? Or genius?

If you're anything like us, then you can't imagine life without your smartphone. Our days are spent creating content online, so even when we're not on our computers we're synced to our phones trying to find out what'

This program promotes responsible driving

We see more vehicle-related accidents caused by plain ignorance, thanks to CCTV cameras and dashcams. We witness motorists intentionally or unintentionally counterflowing, beating the red light, or swerving. Some are even unable to do even basic tasks like parking without causing

Not bad for a beginner

If you're viewing this on a mobile device and can't see the video, please click here. Who can ever forget their early stints behind the wheel? Sure, for a lot of drivers, it comes naturally-from the moment they first

To cope with the changing times

Several years ago, motorists were left dumbfounded at the thought of having touchscreen controls inside their vehicles. Today, no modern ride would be complete without one. Technology has made its way into our cars faster than anyone could anticipate.With that in

For safety of motorists and commuters

Since trucks are the usual culprits during on-road accidents, Rep. Linabelle Ruth Villarica (4th District, Bulacan) has filed a bill that seeks to establish a mandatory driver education for truck drivers "to promote road safety for motorists and the commuting public."

No need to go to Europe or the US

The BMW Group has announced that it is scheduled to open its very first driving center in Asia in Incheon, South Korea.According to the German carmaking conglomerate, while the BMW Group already has driving centers in Germany and the United States,

Watch the video showing luxurious fun on four wheels

In April, we were fortunate enough to have been invited by CATS Motors, the exclusive distributor of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the Philippines, to join the 2013 staging of the \"Mercedes-Benz Driving Experience.\"Facilitated by Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy\'s chief

After 2 months of rigorous training

Multi-awarded Filipino race driver JP Tuason has another item to add to his already long list of achievements. The founder of Tuason Racing School has recently been certified by BMW as an M Driver Trainer.To achieve such a highly coveted

On 130 hectares of land in Germany

BMW recently opened its own driver training center just outside Munich, Germany. Located on what used to be the Furstenfeldbruck airfield less than 30km from the BMW headquarters, the BMW Driving Academy lies on 130 hectares of land, making it the perfect

Committed to reducing traffic fatalities and injuries in the country

Ford Group Philippines recently sent two representatives to the regional refresher training courses for the instructors of its award-winning Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) campaign to "further its commitment to reducing the number of traffic fatalities and injuries in the country."

So, you want to be a Formula series driver?

A newly established local racing school with purported ties to Winds Garage, a Japanese racing outfit that grooms its drivers through Formula racing, will display three of its cars on June 18 and 19 at Bonifacio High Street in Taguig.The three-