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Driver Education External Resources

Listing of text, video and electronic resources available to driver training instructors for use in the classroom.

Text Resources

  • Drive Right; Scott Foresman, Teacher-Resource Kit
    1-800-848-9500
  • Responsible Driving; Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 1997 Teacher Resource Kit

Supplementary Text Resources

  • How to Drive; American Automobile Association, 9th edition, 1997
  • Problem Solving Skills for Drivers; Safety Enterprises, 1997
  • How to be a More Perceptive Driver; Safety Enterprises, 1997
  • Learning to Drive, Safety Enterprises, 1992

Video Resources

American Automobile Association
1000 AAA Drive
Heathrow, Florida 32746

  • Get a Grip (19 minutes)
  • Teaching Your Teens to Drive: A Partnership for Survival

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (Outside Source)
1440 New York Avenue, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20005
1-800-305-7233

  • Alcohol, the Unlabeled Drug (14 minutes)
  • Are You Reading Me? (9 minutes)
  • Breaking the Accident Chain of Events (8 minutes)
  • Children in Traffic: Why Are They Different? (13 minutes)
  • Dangerous Crossings: A Second Thought (14 minutes)
  • Don't Let Up (9 minutes)
  • Heavenly Debate (7 minutes)
  • Just Another Saturday Night (13 minutes)
  • Managing Space and Time for Safe Driving(8 minutes)
  • Night Driving (8 minutes)
  • On the Scene: A Guide to Bystander Care at a Roadside Emergency (15 minutes) 
  • Parents Discuss Kids, Card and Alcohol(20 minutes)
  • Ready, Set, Winter (17 minutes)
  • Semi-Conscious: Driving in the Real World(12 minutes)
  • Sharing the Road (8 minutes)
  • Signs, Signals, and Markings: Understanding the Language of the Road (16 minutes)
  • Using Your Eyes Effectively (8 minutes)
  • Vehicle and Personal Security (14 minutes)

General Motors Corporation
GM Mobility Assistance Center
PO Box 9011
Detroit, Michigan 48202

  • On the Move Again

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
1005 North Globe Road
Arlington, Virginia 22201
703-247-1500

  • Young Drivers/The High Risk Years (14 minutes)
  • Kids and Airbags (5 minutes)

The Manocherian Foundation, Inc.
3 New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004
212-837-4860

  • The Aftermath (24 minutes)

Safety Enterprises
1010 South Summit
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
309-828-0906

  • Problem Saving Skills for Drivers
  • How to Be a More Perceptive Driver
  • Handbook for Learning to Drive

Interactive Driving Systems, Inc.
PO Box 98
Cheshire, Connecticut 06410
203-272-9391

  • Empower Yourself with Zone Control Driving
  • Partnership for Excellence: Student, Parent, Teacher

Traffic Safety Resources

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Outside Source)
An alliance working together to make America's roads safer.

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (Outside Source)
An association serving motor vehicle professionals.

American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (Outside Source)
A professional association representing traffic safety educators.

Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (Outside Source)
Supports driver education, driver training and transportation equipment modifications for persons with disabilities.

California Association for Safety Education (Outside Source)
Traffic safety through quality instruction of beginning driver's.

California Department of Motor Vehicles (Outside Source)
Forms, office locations, and drivers handbooks.

California Office of Traffic Safety (Outside Source)
Reducing deaths, injuries, and economic losses due to traffic accidents.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (Outside Source)
Dedicated to reducing highway crash deaths, injuries, and property losses.

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (Outside Source)
Devoted to stopping drunk driving and providing victim support.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Outside Source)
Provides accurate and complete safety information to the traveling public.

National Safety Council (Outside Source)
Promotes safety, health, and environmental policies to prevent accidents.
Questions:  Kristen Cruz | kcruz@cde.ca.gov | 916-323-6407
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