What Should Be in Your Vehicle if Your Car Breaks Down?
A sudden car breakdown is one of the biggest inconveniences you can have on a day-to-day basis. They always seem to happen at the worst possible moments: birthdays, weddings, vacations, etc. But when you think about it, at least one of the many moving parts in a vehicle are bound to malfunction eventually; it’s not… Continue reading What Should Be in Your Vehicle if Your Car Breaks Down?
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Important Facts About Texting and Driving
7 Facts About Texting and Driving You Need to Know You’ve probably seen it all-too-frequently, even in your own neighborhood: you stop at a light or pass someone on the highway and catch a glimpse of the driver next to you who is…staring down at their phone. It’s never a good look. People wrongly think… Continue reading Important Facts About Texting and Driving
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What is a Specialized Driver Education Program?
For drivers with ADHD and other executive-functioning disorders, it’s important to practice driving in a welcoming and calm environment with minimal distractions. A specialized driver education program provides individualized skill training that promotes new cognitive routines for the driver through coaching. Research has shown that using a coaching approach with this particular population is more… Continue reading What is a Specialized Driver Education Program?
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What is a Remedial Driving Course?
Top Driver is an approved Illinois Secretary of State Driver Remedial Course provider. We offer more classes and driving lessons than any other driving school—giving you the flexibility to choose the class that best fits your schedule. Learn more about remedial driving courses and in what situations your teen could be required to take one.… Continue reading What is a Remedial Driving Course?
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What is a Cognitive Driver Assessment?
Driving skills can change. If you’re worried about someone’s driving it might be time to have them take a cognitive driver assessment. In partnership with SafeWay Driver Fitness Centers, Top Driver provides an on-road driving evaluation which is an objective and unbiased assessment. Definition of Cognitive Driver Assessment A cognitive driver assessment predicts the quality… Continue reading What is a Cognitive Driver Assessment?
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What is the Proper Following Distance When Driving?
By definition, proper following distance would be the distance you would have to be from the vehicle in front of you so that no matter what that vehicle does, i.e. slam on the brakes, you would not rear end that vehicle. Proper following distance is the distance between you and the car in front of you… Continue reading What is the Proper Following Distance When Driving?
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About Top Driver
The Midwest’s largest private driving school, since 2003.
Top Driver is a private driver education provider founded in 2003, teaching teens and adults from 43 classroom locations across Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin. More than 250,000 new drivers have trained with our Driver Intelligence™ curriculum, which exceeds state minimums, and our 300+ state-licensed instructors. We are one of the few Illinois driving schools approved as a Cooperative Road Test provider, so eligible teens can take their official Illinois Secretary of State road test with their Top Driver instructor.
- 2003Founded
- 250,000+Drivers trained
- 43Classrooms
- 300+Instructors
We teach teens (15+), adults, and students with ADHD / executive function differences.
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