Our six hour, Behind-the-Wheel program is rigorous, akin to a driving boot camp. As we see it, our job is to instill, in this short amount of time, the best driving habits and practices possible to give your teen a firm foundation for a long, safe and enjoyable driving career. We also want to prepare our students for the Colorado Driving Test. Additionally, we send each parent or guardian a handout which will help you and your teen get the most out of our Colorado Driver’s Ed program because, let’s face it, we only have them for six hours while you’ll be driving with them for much longer. This handout covers our “Tangibles” upon which our program is based as well as providing tips for teaching your teen to drive. If your teen has been driving a while already and you want us to concentrate on specific aspects of driving, we’ll be happy to custom tailor a program that fits their needs and abilities.

Our Behind the Wheel program was created by Don Corthell, our Senior Instructor and a 40+ year veteran of the driving industry, as well as a former Boston policeman. He’s designed the training of our instructors and created the routes to accomplish as much as possible in the state-mandated six hour time frame. Don is a Commercial Driver’s License instructor and Examiner, a Defensive Driving Instructor, and the Assistant Transit Manager for the Buff Bus program at the University of Colorado where he teaches college students to drive buses. Don also has certifications from the Department of Transportation Safety Institute in Safety, Training, Operations, and advance accident investigation. For information on what we cover in each session, please see below: An Overview of Our Routes and Sessions and What We Teach and Practice on our Drives.

The six hours are divided into three 2-hour sessions. All lessons are conducted in one of our company vehicles which are fully insured and have a passenger-side brake and passenger rear view mirror. We schedule Denver Driving School lessons seven days a week so we can usually find a time that is convenient for you and your teen’s busy schedules. This training can be purchased as a stand-alone package or as part of our 30 Hour Classroom Package or 30 Hour Online Package. If you need just an hour or two Behind-the-Wheel to refresh your driving technique or prior to your drive test, we have other packages available below. Please also see our Testing Page.